Sony MDR-ZX310 On-Ear Overhead Wired Headphones, Swivel Fold, 3.5mm Headphone Jack - Metallic Red

This is the perfect set of headphones for listening to audio whilst out and about. Why? I'll try to tell you: (1) no hot ears and comfortable. I have a small brain and head, but these still fit well. They don't heat my ears up too much when walking fast either. (2) not too expensive to be worried about loss or theft. I had a £350 headphones that I occasionally took outside and would just be in a state of panic in case I lost them. Best not to buy too expensive when out and about. Also, it's a different listening focus to at home listening. (3) excellent speech - I listen to a lot of podcasts, radio 4. The audio is truly excellent. (4) music quality - it's very good for the price. I listen to various genres on Spotify. Look folks - I've heard and owned lots of modern music devices and the music quality is a good step down from the quality I get from a separate hifi. Digital music/online music just hasn't quite got the quality despite reading lots of amazing reviews. Most people using headphones will be using their mobiles and listening to similar sources to the above. These headphones are excellent in terms of music quality in this context. For bass lovers, the bass line on hot thing, Prince sounds great to me. Noise cancellation- don't know as never owned this feature before. I avoid as I worry I'll get run over by a bus with them on. Hence, three stars - it's a don't know!

I brought a pair of these upwards of 5 years ago and they had reached the end of their life. I'm a bit of a creature of habit, so I was very happy when I found out that they still sold them (or incredibly similar) all this time later. I listen to music on average around 5-6 hours a day on a mix of headphones, phone or speaker system and I've never had a problem with these headphones, which is clear from going back to them. I have to say though, a new pair was like breaking in leather shoes. The adjusters are stiffer and they aren't stretched or fitted to my head and the earpieces actually click back into place which is nice. The biggest shock was the 'pads' on the ears. On my old headphones, I'd worn them so often that they'd cracked and the foam had broken up so I replaced them with some spare ones my Dad had off of some expensive broken Sony Volvo headphones. I was so used to these more expensive ones that the little circle ones it comes with felt hard against my ears. But considering for at least 4 years I had the original ones, it couldn't have been that bad, I've just got used to better quality. Needless to say, I transferred my better ones over and now my headphones feel perfect. (It's really easy to switch them over if you want to) I also find the built-in mic works well and I use it when on online calls on my laptop or calling people on my mobile and I've never had an issue. For noise cancellation... I'm not sure? I listen to my music loud enough that I cut out the outside world anyway but they don't actively cancel noise like more expensive models. So, for the price they give good sound and fit and pack up small enough to fit in a small (phone-sized) handbag. I'd definitely recommend it for those looking for headphones without all the bells and whistles or on a budget. Hopefully, in another 5 years, they still make them and I can get another pair...

Good sound. Really nice warm red colour. Fits very nicely. The wire came a tad loose after about a year but I think that's my fault for maybe not storing it correctly.

These are very good value for money. One reviewer here complains about the cable being thinner than his previous ones and getting tangled. If you choose the the ones with an in-line microphone then they have to have a thinner cable for the microphone connection. The ones without the in-line microphone have a much thicker cable which doesn't get tangled and this is the one that the reviewer is referring to as his previous headphones. He just chose the wrong ones for his purpose, there is nothing wrong with them.

Love these. Good sound

As a family with young children it is vital to have a good and diverse selection of headphones - each of us is frequently connected to an electronic device and either shouldn’t disturb the others or requires some peace and quiet. Now our oldest needed a wired headset to take to school and potentially keep it there in her locker, so we simply had to add another one. This Sony headset perfectly filled the need at a very friendly price. Being black it is quite neutral, it is light weight, wears comfortably can be folded together rather neatly. The headband is fairly broad and not as flimsy as you would often see with cheap headsets, so this will survive rough handling in schoolbags. The sound quality is good enough for our purposes; online education, video calls and the occasional podcast. If yo would use it to listen to music you will not be disappointed; the bass is fine, the different sounds are highly distinguishable. Though the headset lacks any controls for bass or volume, nor does it include a micro phone. It does however claim to have active noise cancelling, however I found it fairly ineffective (compared to my super-upscale Bose headset (that has noise cancelling that isn’t even perfect) - I could still my wife’s usual rant directed at me through it , way too clear. All in all this is a very good value, no frill headset. Surprised by the price / quality actually. Would recommend.

Not the comfiest headphones I've owned but the sound quality is decent enough. No noise cancellation but they do the job. Mic quality is good.

Good and works decent