What's the difference between the MDR-EX70 and the MDR-EX71?

[Tekron]

See subject. ;)

[Bob]

slightly different size drivers

[Tekron]

Sorry, my knowledge of earphones isn't that big. What does that mean?

[Jackonicko]

Bigger is, all other things being equal, better.

Not sure that there is any difference in driver size though, think that both are a nominal 9-mm, and think that impedence, sensitivity and frequency response is the same.

I think that the 71 is marginally better than the EX70, though the bass is too heavy for my taste and I find the Apple buds and Senny 500s much better, while the Sony 888 is on another planet, quality-wise.

[Tekron]

So basically, the 71's just provide more bass?

[stasyna]

Originally posted by Jackonicko

I think that the 71 is marginally better than the EX70, though the bass is too heavy for my taste and I find the Apple buds and Senny 500s much better, while the Sony 888 is on another planet, quality-wise.


Tin-Can and a piece of cotton string is better than the Apple buds. Even the "improved" ones with the 2nd gen onwards are garbage.

[sean_chan]

Jackonicko wrote,
> I think that the 71 is marginally better than the EX70, though the bass is
> too heavy for my taste and I find the Apple buds and Senny 500s much
> better, while the Sony 888 is on another planet, quality-wise.

'bout the "Sony 888 on another planet, quality-wise" - as in much better or
worse than the EX70/71's? Would like to get your opinion. I own both EX70
and E888SP's and find that bass gets very distorted. But I've heard lots of
ppl rave about E888's.

Sean

[Jackonicko]

Infinitely better than the horrid 70 or poor 71. But a 16 mm driver, so who's surprised?

[FanaticBee]

Actually i have a friend who works at sony and he sait its exactly the same.The 71 was just an excuse to sale the white 70 in europe.

[Jackonicko]

The 71 and 70 do differ slightly in appearance. I suspect that the 71 and 51 may use many common components however, since they look identical.