Sony's earphones for sports

If you know me well, I'm a person who plays sports a lot. Recently I've been going to the gym for almost one year, and one of the exercises that I couldn't have done without earphones is jogging/running on the treadmill. It would be a long session for me to do these exercises without listening to some nice songs. I used Mi's earphones that cost around RM50 that time I bought them. The bottom wire connecting the mp3 player is fabric type material, while the upper wire connecting to the earplugs is normal rubberised material. There's not much problem for the wire of fabric type material but not the rubberised type. If you're an earphones user, you'll probably face the same problem: the outer layer of wire will break, and the inner copper wire is exposed. Well, this is the problem that I faced. Sometimes I can even feel minor electricity contacting my skin when I touch it.

So, I've decided to get some new earphones. Yay!
I went to Mahkota Parade, Malacca and bought these Sony earphones. It was not sold at Sony's phone outlet at the Dataran Pahlawan. You can only get it at Sony's camera stores or store that sells accessories.

Aimed for the earphones for normal use where the price is around RM100+, below RM150. The price is RM299, excluding the 6% charge of GST. Then the worker there recommended me earphones for sports usage as the earplugs would not fall off the ears when you are exercising, and it is waterproof. (I wonder why Sony likes to produce their products with waterproof function). I'm a tough user of earphones as normally I would throw the earphones inside my bag after I finished using them and pull them out whenever I need them. But after buying this new one, I think I need to take good care of it, storing it properly after finish using. 

So, the free gifts stuff that is included in the box are:

• Long hybrid silicone rubber earbuds - SS x2, S x2, M x2, L x2 sizes
• Arc supporters - SS x2, S x2, M x2, L x2 sizes
• Carrying pouch

• Clip
• Cord adjuster

Reasons for buying it :

• Wanna see if the earplugs really won't fall off.
• Wanna test on the waterproof material whether it is long-lasting or not (whether it breaks after some time)
• Test whether it can be tougher than the other earphones as the price is quite expensive.
• Test on the sound quality of earphones.

This is what the box looks like.

I choose the blue colour cause it looks special. :D 

Well, another speciality of these earphones is that it has arc supporters. Arc supporters are placed at the concha, designed to hold the earplugs in place, so they won't drop when you are having drastic or vigorous movements while exercising. 

If you don't know where to place the arc supporter, it's at the outer ear called concha, as shown in the picture above.

After trying it out for the first month:

• The earphone's sound quality is quite stable, but I will need to turn it on to higher volume while I'm at the gym cause the music they play is quite loud.
• I do not need to adjust the earphones once placed on my ears cause they won't drop off and switch places. Looking at how they designed these earphones with ergonomic aspects, I love it a lot!
• The material of the cord of wire is different from the normal type as it is waterproof and sweat-proof. I didn't try it in the pool yet, cause I think I won't bring it for swimming. :P
• The magnetic pouch is as dainty and easy to use with magnetic openings. [I've lost it at the gym, dropped it somewhere, and can't find it back. So sad!]

Well, overall, I am giving 4.5 stars out of 5.

Half star lost for the sound system as I would like it more with bass when listening to music. 

Would definitely recommend it for those athletes or people exercising with earphones. 

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