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Re: OT: headphones Sony MDR-A21

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Earlier, I wrote:
> Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> wrote:
> > I can never get earbuds to stay in my ears, so I use these Sony 
> > headphones which have a folding headband.
> > 
> > Problem is they are old and falling apart!
> > 
> > So I would like to replace them with - ideally - the same model.  But I 
> > can't find anybody selling this model on the internet.  There is a 
> > variant which has an in-line control but my experience with these 
> > controls on other headphones is that they become intermittent very quickly.
> > 
> > Any recommendations as to where I can buy the Sony MDR-A21 or something 
> > very similar?
> 
>   Searching Google on 'Sony MDR-A21' shows one at eBay, but at EUR 170
> probably not interesting. BTW, that one also shows some in-line thingy,
> so it probably isn't the real thing.
> 
>   Also a few for-sale sites.
> 
>   Anyway, I advise you to post a picture, specs, etc., because it seems
> to be a quite uncommon form, so without a reference, it's probably hard
> to advise anything.
> 
>   FYI, I have a (very old) very light-weight Sony MDR-30, which has very
> light removable cushions. Maybe something of that form will suit you.

  As Chris said, these days, most if not all headphones with a headband,
will be over/on-ear ones.

  Yours seem to be in-ear ones. *Why* do you want in-ear ones?
  
  If it's for sound quality, on-ear ones can be quite good, because the
'speakers' can be much larger than the ones in in-ear headphones. If
it's for isolation from ambient sounds, on-ear and obviously over-ear
can have very good isolation, but the wearing comfort is probably less
than for in-ear.

  My preference is my Sony MDR-30, which looks a bit like this:

<https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/soundlab-lichtgewicht-on-ear-stereo-hoofdtelefoon-oranje-1-2-meter/9200000107809038/>

 But of course not at that price! :-) The real thing is at eBay for $150:

<https://www.ebay.com/itm/285080744393>

  I also have an on-ear JBL LIVE 400BT Bluetooth headphone for watching
TV, because in that scenario a cable is too inconvenient. According to
my wife, the ambient sound isolation of that one is excellent, because I
apparently don't pay any attention to what's happening around me! :-)

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OT: headphones Sony MDR-A21 Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2025-01-28 11:49 +0000
  Re: OT: headphones Sony MDR-A21 Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-28 13:39 +0000
    Re: OT: headphones Sony MDR-A21 Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-28 20:29 +0000
  Re: OT: headphones Sony MDR-A21 Peter Johnson <peter@parksidewood.nospam> - 2025-01-28 15:26 +0000
  Re: OT: headphones Sony MDR-A21 Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-01-28 19:08 +0000
  Re: OT: headphones Sony MDR-A21 Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2025-02-03 10:07 +0000

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