I hate the ear buds, but didn't want big headphones for during my birth. These were perfect to practice with and during my birth. I could have only one ear on and lay down with my other ear on the pillow. I especially love these, because of the retractable cord. I had another pair and the cord would always get tangled up.

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Product Description

Easy to carry clip-on style headphone with retractable cord

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Product Details

• Color: Black
• Brand: Sony
• Model: MDRQ68LW
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds

Features

• Soft ear pads for sit comfortable on the ear
• Comfortable hanger w/ spring action to adjust ear size
• Lightweight and thin body for stable fitting
• Retractable, silent cord (behind the neck cord and plug cord)
• Gold plated mini-plug

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Customer Reviews

I tried the JVC version and returned them. These rock
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2ZHR75HHA6ZV8 They rock!
Watch the video to see why this product is so much better than the JVC version of it.

Update 12/2009. Still working great. My wife made me get her one.

Great Product
I am an audio engineer, and although these are not professional quality headphones, they are the best mix of price and convenience I have ever had in a set of headphones. (I have gone through quite a few). They are easy to carry around without getting your cables twisted up, they sound great, they are comfortable, and they are well built. For those who don't like earbuds, I strongly recommend this pair.

Not as good as hoped for
Just so you know where I am coming from, my previous headphones were Sony MDR-Q22LP w.Ear Headphones with Interchangeable Headphone Caps. I thought they worked great and I went through 2 pairs of them over the last 6 years or so. My only complaint was that the cord was always getting tangled up. So when my last pair broke I thought these would be the perfect answer, still made by Sony and with a retractable cord.

Well, the retractable cord works great, no complaints about that so far. My complaints are that first off, the cord is much shorter then in the MDR-Q22LPs. I measured it to be only slightly longer than 3 ft long (a fact that isn't found on the product's page). I am not a tall man, only 6 ft tall, but the cord bearly reaches from my ear to my pocket where I have my Ipod. This is very annoying and I have almost dropped my Ipod several times because of this short cord. Also,I find that the sound quality of these headphones is worse than that of the MDR-Q22LPs, which are $10 cheaper.

All in all, I think next time I'll save the money (and the problems) and buy the MDR-Q22LPs.