Sony MDR-XD200

Last had these about 5years ago. Was disappointed when Argos stopped selling them (£24:99). Found them last week in Cash Generator for £15. Yes not new, but happily bought them. I use them for the bedroom telly. Long cable perfect. Good all round sound and the best of this price range. A wee bit creaky but would definitely recommend for the average user. You do get a lot more than what you pay for. Bargain.

I have had these headphones for a while and I can say that I have encountered almost no issues with them. The sound quality is just what I'm looking for. The very small list of issues that I have with them is that the cord was a bit to long for just plugging it in to a computer, and you can only wear them for so long until they start to hurt your ears and you have a cord all twisted around you. Otherwise these headphones are great and I would for sure recommend them.

I bought these for use on my computer.

I also own Senn HD600, HD500, Sony XB700 and MDR-IF5000 collected over a few years, more for hi-fi use.

Hence I am used to good quality headphones. Whilst these don't beat the best for sound quality or comfort, for the price of <£20 I think they are very very good.

They are reasonably comfortable and the sound quality is fine for computer sound quality (creative labs sound card).

There is some lack of detail in the bass compared to the best but marginal, and the mid is not as sweet as the best but I am comparing them to £300 headphones here.

Soundstage is better than some more expensive ones, most likely due to the angle of the drivers which point towards your ears from the front slightly rather than perpendicular.

I have in ear headphones and they really don't compare, the best I have are Sony MDR-EX85's, but the XD200's are far more clear and natural.

They are not designed to be noise isolating nor to allow others in the room to not hear you, that's really not the idea of headphones to be honest, but they will let you keep your neighbours sweet or your family happy if you like late night listening at good levels.

Overall a very good buy for the price, natural sound and revealing enough for computer use or mp3 players, any better and you'll be wishing you hadn't - esp if you listen to the terrible quality on you tube, or low quality mp3's...

I bought these headphones about 6 months ago and I really liked them, for $30 dollars they were really good. however last weekend when I hooked them up to my MP3 I discovered that only the right speaker was working, and when I took it apart every thing looked fine, all the connections were in order and none of the wires were pinched or severed. In the end I just pitched them, I guess you really do get what paid for. But for cheap headphones they were really, really good, for a short time.

I bought these thinking well there sony should be ok WRONG outside noise comes in I had to stop listening because the missus could hear everything and could not watch the telly ,. Sound quality is ordinary . taking them back tommorrow absolutely rubbish . I have a pair of in ear headphones from poundland that are better and these cost me thirty times that.

I have owned these for a few years. The sound quality is reasonable for the price. However, they creak terribly whenever you move, which is very annoying. They aren't very comfortable, and I find I can't wear them for too long. The Sound Mode switch on the right earphone does almost nothing, I cannot notice any difference.

In short I would not recommend them.

I bought my headphones from Amazon for £16.42 in Jan 2006. Keeping them clean when not in use by the simple expedient of enclosing them in a plastic bag, they are as good as new after 4 years of use.

They are light and comfortable, with excellent sound quality.

These can be bought direct from Sony for £19 + delivery, but Amazon are now selling these at £13.99 including postage - grab them whilst you can!!

I've had this pair of headphones for more than 4 years (!) now and I can tell you they're still in a very good shape and I haven't encountered any problem about them, be it sound or their design. If you're an "overbass" lover then I'd recommend you go for something else, but I dare to say these guys have a very well balanced and rich sound with no tendencies to sound plastic at all. They're not properly isolated so you can hear the outer noises but I use it in my studio and they work really good. I'd recommend it to anybody who's on budget and doesn't want to spend a fortune on a 200' model. I'd definitely buy them again.

I have bought two pairs of these; the first pair failed after about two weeks of use (the left side lost connection) and the second pair failed after 6 days (the right side lost connection). Sound quality and comfort were both excellent but the lifetime left a lot to be desired...

Got these little bad boys about 8 months ago now for an impressive 16 squid down the local Arndale. Sound quality is good, they look stylish and have a super long cord. My only concern is the audio leakage being emitted - 'er indoors can hear me listening to Motorhead on YouTube.

In summary, I'd recommend the MDR-XD200's.