A fond farewell to my favorite pair of ear clip headphones, which finally developed a non fixable short in the base. I’ve had them since 2005, used them daily (on computers/mp3/walking the dog and bike riding). They’ve served me well and lasted longer than any other pair I’ve ever had.

I looked and looked, and had to go to amazon’s “old” stock to find a replacement pair because Sony’s “upgrade” to the MDR-Q22 was actually worse than the original. The replacement arrived today.

Farewell, and Adieu to my old headphones. You’ve served me well and will now be used for “parts”.

PS. If you want a really great pair of headphones, look for the Sony MDR-Q22 – if you can find it… and Maybe… someday, Sony will “reinstate” their production.