Name: Sony MDR-XB50AP Extra Bass Earbud Headset, 12mm Drivers, In-Line Mic, L-Type Stereo Mini Plug, Black
Brand: Sony
SKU: SOMDRXB50APB
Price: 49.99 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.3 (137 reviews)

Sony MDR-XB50AP Extra Bass Earbud Headset, 12mm Drivers, In-Line Mic, L-Type Stereo Mini Plug, Black

Sony MDR-XB50AP

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Sony MDR-XB50AP Extra Bass Earbud Headset, Black

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Sony MDR-XB50AP 

Buy: Sony MDR-XB50AP Extra Bass Earbud Headset, 12mm Drivers, In-Line Mic, L-Type Stereo Mini Plug, Black Band Style: Earbuds

Take calls and control your phone while you enjoy powerful sound with this Sony MDRXB50AP Extra Bass Earbud Black Headset featuring integrated mic and Smartphone playback control. The Extra Bass design and 12mm driver units keep your sound pumping while the hybrid silicone buds give you a safe, secure fit that's music to your ears.

These headphones are some of the best I have owned, and I own many Sony products. The family resemblance shows; great bass response, great clarity, and great power handling. My music sounds the way I like it to; strong enough to get me dancing and singing even when I feel low. Sony, you rock me. I love you <3

My fifth pair, because I love them

As the title says; these headphones are my new favorites. The sound quality is so much better than many other brands and the bass is oh so good, very clear and yes- very extra bassy but not too much to where it will ruin your music. The comfort on these are literally supreme and I choose these every time over my old favorite headphones.

New Favorites

Incredible sound quality with a lot of clean bass for the price

Amazing sound for the price

Excellent product for the price. Replaced tips with Comply Premium ones and both sound and fit are enhanced.

Great Value

Returned them as faulty and was refunded
Would not connect to my iphone contacted Sony who said return as faulty

Not suitable

the best headphones out there! .....................

my fav headphones!

I have bought these earbuds twice and they have never disappointed me. I lost my first pair and have owned my new ones for the past 2 years. I think these are the best budget earbuds that you can buy on the market if you need a pair for daily use. The sound quality is way above average and just right. The only issue is the features and that's because they do not have that many. A mic and a pause button, which could be improved but otherwise a very great product. Fit comfortably in my ears as well

Best Budget Earbuds

Great sound quality and easy to use and to link up with other so y products

Brilliant

I've been using these for 18 months now. Sound is good, fit is good, build is good. But the mic stopped working after about 2 weeks of use, which is a real pain if you're hoping to use these to take calls or participate in video meetings. Warranty returns was too much trouble (I would have had to pay postage both ways and wait without headphones) so I had to eat the cost and get another pair with a mic. Not very pleased, Sony.

Good sound, but mic broke 2 weeks in

These have the best sound quality of all headphones I’ve used to date, and I love them for that, but they always end up breaking within the year. I’ve bought these twice, because the first time I thought I broke them somehow, but it happened again the second time around as well. I have not bought these since because I don’t want to keep replacing them, but I would buy them again in a heartbeat if they were made to be more durable because the sound quality is just that good.

Best sound quality but not durable

I have a problem with it. I connect it to my iphone but there is no bass. After i set my phone to bass booster, there is still no bass. Is there anything i need to do to have better bass sound?

No bass when you use it with iphone

Sound is excellent, squarely in the back of my head, nicely mixed. Only problem is that I can't get the mic to work with my Pixel 3a phone or my iPad; can't talk to my Google assistant with it, can't call. Downloaded the Smart Key app, and couldn't find this model number. Really wanted to use the mic for phone calls, so will keep trying. No troubleshooting I can find so far for this issue.

Sound's great for classical music; mic not working

I wanted a pair of decent headphones. That is what I received. Really decent quality and sound for the price.

Comfertable, useful headphones

These sound amazing, everything else to me is a downgrade after listening to these. I've recommended them to countless friends. They've even survived the wash a few times. If there was one thing I would change about this product, it would be to add volume control. It's unfortunate that they don't have it but that's my only nitpick.

Been my go-to for years

Hi, I bought a pair of these and absolutely loved them, but they ended up breaking within weeks. Disappointed that the sound was great but the quality of the material was so fragile that it broke so fast.

good sound, horrible durability

I buyed these headphones atleast 3-4 times and everytime i got problem in mic after 3-4 months and its garbage now

Not satisfy at all

Bought these over 3 years and the performers better then ever and the best ear phones ,I ownEd alot soNY earphones I remember how all the old oSony sounds, you guys done great job with ear phones keep great work guys

The best sound ever

Bought as backup, seldom use but internal speaker damaged after 13 month.

Affordable, but not durable

... the instructions told me to download software, but then they are not on the drop down menu of listed products. Which took me about ten wasted minutes to find out

Good headphones but ...

I used to buy Beats By Dr. Dre for the past 15 yrs or so. Beats are great but these knock Beats out. Way better than beats!!! The overall sound on these Sonys is greater and the bass is like being in the clubs. I bought 2 pairs. I keep the 2nd pair in the unopened box as backup. Gonna stack up and buy more for the crib cause the price on these babies is nice. You can buy 3 pairs of these for $10 bucks less than 1 pair of the beats.

Great

Purchased these headphones for working out (after reading reviews) about a month ago now and I loved them up until a few days ago. Bass is definitely decent, they are fairly comfortable and available at what is I guess, a reasonable price point. 
I now cannot wear them for more than 5 seconds without them pausing/skipping to other songs at random and it has caused a great deal of mental suffering as well as a minor injury to my right shoulder from ballistically throwing them at the gym wall and other large hard bodied objects.

About as durable as a china mug

Good When I got it it was so good quality jus the controls

Good but just the controls

I got this pair of earbuds about a year ago, and they've worked wonderfully so far. My only issue is that recently I've been hearing bad crackling in the earbuds, and the last time I wore them I heard the same crackle, but then they SHOCKED my ears with electrical current. Will not be buying these again for my safety.

ELECTRICAL SHOCK WARNING

It lives up to its name- extra bass, but its not something everyone would enjoy. Mid and high frequencies compromised in favour of big muffled bass but with this price range I am happy with the sound. It broke after 5 months but was able to use one year warranty, so i am happy.

extra bass as the name says

Was lead to buy the wrong earphones for my computer. Hooked them up to something else that they fir and they sounded fine.

I've owned several pairs of these headphones. I keep purchasing them because they are otherwise very good and meet my standards for sound quality. However, I feel it is worth mentioning the one huge issue I have with them. The plug. Rather, where the wires enter the plug housing. After several months of use the connection(s) inside begin to fail. It is a constant problem with these, from my experience. I modified my new pair accordingly. If sony were to improve the durability of the product I would gladly rate 5 stars.

5 stars if...

I bought this week ago there just as good 90's earphones

Best sounds

I bought this product over 5 years ago and still working like brand new! I would buy these again 10/10. They have been through the washer more times then I can count which hasn't phased them. They are tough, durable and work well with my rough life style in agriculture.

Great product!

I have had these headphones for nearly four years and they still work perfectly. I work at a body shop and they are constantly getting dirty and beat up but never fail. They have been through the wash and still work fine. Sure they look gross but they still sound great.

4 years later...

Chose this model while looking for a very discrete, good quality earphones that I could use for traveling. Included in the kit are a nice pouch bag and 4 pairs of silicone earpieces. The 3.5 mm terminal is 'L' shaped and thin. The cable is long enough to reach the side pocket of cargo pants comfortably. A slider is provided to adjust the aperture of the 'Y'. The earphones fit very properly. The Right earphone is identified with a very discrete red dot, but no tactile marks are provided. However, once you remember the control button (the 'multi-function button') is on the Left side, this is no longer an issue. 

This model delivers superior clarity during phone calls, which is something not properly advertised but that is immensely appreciated, if you like me spend a lot of time on the phone for work and during traveling, and need proper sound cancelling. For calls, the button on the remote controls answering and hanging up with precision, but it can't control volume (I didn't try the Smart Key downloadable app). 

However, where this model shines is for music playback, where the extra bass features become quickly evident. Using these earphones with the apple music on an android phone, finally allowed me to use the equalizer functions and notice differences between settings that simply were impossible to appreciate with other in ear headphones I had previously tried. The sound is very rich, subtle sounds are reproduced clearly (i.e. the clash of wooden drumsticks), and the bass is just perfect in a way that they don't choke the higher sounds. Amazing. 

Finally, these earphones have something else: They're really comfortable. They are unnoticeable even after prolonged day long use, making them a perfect choice for long flights and transits, either with your smartphone streaming service, or a Walkman.

Sony MDR-XB50AP Extra Bass Earbud Headset, 12mm Drivers, In-Line Mic, L-Type Stereo Mini Plug, Black

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