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Sony's $60 MDR-3R brings original Walkman headphones back with USB-C
James Pero praises the sound but finds the build flimsy; during his 15-minute call, the microphone picked up ambient noise.
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Sony's $60 MDR-3R recreates the foam-padded, wired headphones that accompanied the 1979 Walkman, now with USB-C. Sony aims to reproduce the original sound using 23mm drivers, though the reviewer had no original pair for comparison. The review praises clear mids and highs but finds the build flimsy and outside noise hard to ignore. In a 15-minute call, Pero reports that the in-line microphone picked up ambient sounds.
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