Sony - In- Ear Headphones - Blue (MDRE10LPPB) Review

 I've had the Sony in-ear headphones for nearly a year now and surprisingly they're still working great. The sound quality is not perfect, but I've found that they provide better sound quality than the Apple earbuds that come with the iPod/iPhone, or even my Jlab JBuds Hi-Fi Noise-Reducing Ear Buds which cost nearly 4 times as much when not on sale.

I find the Sony earbuds to be comfortable, and I often go to sleep with them in to drown out my fiancé's snoring. Since they were so inexpensive ($10 at Target) I'm not too concerned about breaking them, and admittedly, I treat them rather shabbily. I often listen to music while I cook and the long white cord constantly gets caught on the handle of my cupboards, yet it hasn't caused any notable damage to the sound or punctured the silicone, so no wires are exposed. And unlike the Apple earbuds, the earbud itself has not come apart. They don't have a case, so I just wrap them around my iPod when I'm not using them, or if I'm using an auxilary cable in the car I often just take them off and throw them in the passenger seat. Still after nearly a year of this abuse the only thing I can fault them with is the fact that the white cord is now more of a light beige color.

They aren't the most stylish headphones on the market, nor are they for anyone who pretends to be an audiophile, but if you're in the market for some inexpensive earbud style headphones that you can treat rather roughly, I don't think you could go too wrong with these.