Headphones Vs In Ear Monitors

These classic Sony headphones are without a doubt the best sounding and most comfortable of all the headphones and in-ear monitors I have tried, and being a freelancer in the post-production business, I have tried scores of them. There are more expensive headphones but there are none better.

I was leary of the negative posts about these headphones, but am I GLAD I ignored them. I have had two other *high-end* in-ear monitors and these are great at 1/2 the price of the 500-series. The others died death by accidents (don't ask) and these are a welcome benefit of bad luck. Great sound, good design, stiff wires actually AID in keeping them in place. The custom mold offer is confusing, weak and essentially worthless- support a local audiologist.

I use these headphones as in-ear monitors for live gigs and they have been amazing! The contour of the ear bud attachments fits right in the curvature of your ear which means they lock in and stay put. Love the range of lows and highs. I finally have headphones that don't fall out and give me a full mix! I've also been using them for when I'm getting work done at coffee shops and the snug fit means you block out the noise around you and can get stuff done! I'd highly recommend these headphones. Great for people who want high quality but can't afford customs.

This is the first time I've used in-ear monitors and I didn't feel or hear a difference from my over head headphones. I like that these are discreet and are much easier to pack and travel with. When shooting hand-held doc footage I tend to have just one in one ear so that I can monitor the audio while still having a clear idea of what's going on around me. The biggest selling point to these is that I do not find the quality to be any different than my over ear headphones from Sony or Audio-technica. In the description these are marketed as being usable for regular listening to music. I definitely would not recommend these for that given that these are truly designed to monitor audio so they lack the bass that regular listening devices add - this is a good thing. In other words, it might sound weird if you intend to use these for regular listening to music. [I have received this product in exchange for my honest review]

Hard to beat a good ViewSonic monitor. This might be the best value at 1080P 165hz! If it's anything like my past VS monitors, it'll last you 10+ years!

Very nice over the ear headphones. I’m still learning how to use them, but so far, I really like them!

Ear pods always fall out of my ears and over or around ear headphones are heavy and uncomfortable after a while. So I was looking for something different and found these! OMG…they sound fantastic and I don’t even realize that I’m wearing them. I’m sold for life!

Nice headphones. Comfortable around the ear. The ANC works really well.

These are my first open ear headphones. No more earbuds for me!

I do not like anything in my ear, these headphones are ideal, sounds great and comfortable.