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Sony Ultimate MDR EX90LP headphones with wide dynamic range | 
| Manufacturer: Sony
Category: CE
Buy New: £53.29
New (9) from £17.00
Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 1842
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 3.5 x 1.6
Model: MDREX90LP.CE7
EAN: 4905524331356
ASIN: B000FKNZOI
Release Date: August 22, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews: Read 26 more reviews...
 Look Great Sound Good For the Price September 10, 2008
D. Lovegrove (Dan)
I Brought these headphones twice and thought they were great they each lasted me a long time, but i love my music and i am always looking for something to enhance my experience so i purchased some Shure E4Cs as there was a pair available on here for the same price and they simply blow these out of the water, i want some se530s now. Anyway I digress, If your budget is up to 70, they are probably the best you will get, they sound good if you have your EQ set right, and you are using a good bit rate (which you should always do if you don't want to lose any quality).
These headphones are light, compact, they look great, but when you step back down to them after listening to a high end headphone, you realize that the sounds seems to lack presence, i found i had to listen to them lot loader to get the ambience of the music, but then they began to sound a little tiny. You get a lot of high tones that you wouldn't get if you had cheaper headphones, and the bass is fairly accurate for the price to. The vocals are relatively good, and they should be as these headphones were designed for that reason, they are midrange headphones, meant for more professional use, but if you are a musician, or a professional looking for quality, increase your budget and look at some shures, get the right fit and you will never look back and if you do you will be disappointed with anything else!
These Headphones are good for the price, but considering the audience they are aimed at, ie. musician, and other music professionals, i am sorry they are just above average, in all areas and like me you will soon be looking for better.
 Superb, well balanced earbuds. August 27, 2008
Mr. S. Edwards (Newbury, UK)
I also own:
A pair of MDR EX85LP which are slightly bass heavy until you crank up the volume, then the mid-range cuts in. They are very detailed.
A pair of cheap "MDR EX90LP" from a non-Amazon seller. These look identical to the Amazon supplied units, although they came in a blister pack. There are a couple of differences however; the earbuds do not fit the carrier well - they get a little stuck - and the sound is compressed and "muffled" or "confused". They cost 12 and I guess you get what you pay for at that price, I got a fake.
Now I also own a pair of these Amazon supplied MDR EX90LP at roughly 50.
These Amazon supplied MDR EX90LP are supremely detailed. The bass isn't as heavy as the EX85LP. In back to back listening its even perhaps a little light. However it extends a tad deeper. Overall its a more balanced sound.
Unlike the 85LP There's no need to raise the volume to get the mid-range to cut in because the mid-range is there all the time.
Initially I thought the 90LP sounded a little bright, but a few minutes of listening had them settling down. Like any new speakers or 'phones they benefit from being used for a while before the real sound appears.
My verdict is that these are some of the best earbuds that I have ever heard.
My warning to all of you is to avoid the cheapest sellers, as you'll only regret it later. Buy the real units, not the fakes, and you won't have any problems. The offer price is a big hint about the origin of the units.
If you did buy some 90LP units and they sound compressed and muffled, you simply haven't got genuine Sony drive units in those pretty casings.
Excellent Headphones!! July 30, 2008
Dr. TM Darr (slough)
I have had headphones before but these are by far the best! The sound is excellent and cancels out noise brilliantly. They are very loud and I sometimes have to keep my iPod volume at half for it not to be too loud! However the bass is not very impressive. Perhaps this is due to the ipod itself as I am comparing the bass to the Walkman's MegabassTM which is far superior. The headphones fit very comfortably and do not fall out like the original ipod headphones. This is a very good buy!
Brilliant but just broke! July 23, 2008
Sm0t
This is probably the best pair of headphone's I've ever owned (so far). In the past 3 years I have gone through a pair of Sony EX71s and Sure E2Cs, with the EX90s blowing them both out of the water.
The Sures had great sound but annoyed the hell out of me as their weight and design kept making them slip out of my ear in the gym. The EX71's were decent, but had a very frail cable in which the rubber wore away after a few months. After that, I was hesitant to buy another pair of Sony's but I decided to plop the cash down on a pair of MX90's anyways.
The sound is absolutely brilliant, although the bass isn't super strong. To be honest, no longer being a teenager, I much prefer a clear, audible bass than a rumbling distorted one anyways. They look great, feel perfect in my ear and effectively block out most external noise. Unfortunately, after a year of solid use, the cable is dying on me again, with the rubber coating pulling away from the jack and exposing the copper wires inside. Then, just yesterday the sound started conking out from the right ear and there doesn't seem to be any amount of wiggling or adjusting that can fix it. And of course, my year warranty JUST expired so now I have to buy another pair. I've been (mostly) loyal to Sony for over a decade, but I think I may actually go with some Sennheiser CX 95s this time around.
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