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Sony’s retro headphones brought me back to my childhood in the best way

Sony’s retro headphones brought me back to my childhood in the best way
The Verge Thursday 05 November 2026, 16:00 UTC By John Higgins 1 min read
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Even though I used a phone instead of a Walkman to listen on the Sony MDR-3R, the experience brought back familiar memories. Many of my childhood summer afternoons were spent riding around my hometown on my Huffy bike or, in later years, taking the bus into Harvard Square to walk around and hang out at The Garage. My Sony Walkman was always in my jacket pocket, and a pair of headphones were always on my head.

Even though I used a phone instead of a Walkman to listen on the Sony MDR-3R, the experience brought back familiar memories.

Many of my childhood summer afternoons were spent riding around my hometown on my Huffy bike or, in later years, taking the bus into Harvard Square to walk around and hang out at The Garage. My Sony Walkman was always in my jacket pocket, and a pair of headphones were always on my head. For many of those years, they were a pair of Sony MDR-3L2 handed down (or maybe "borrowed") from my older brother. I wore them constantly - until the cable caught on my handlebars, pulled off my head, and I ran them over with my bike. But now I can relive those days with the release of the Sony MDR-3R wired headphones.

The Sony MDR-3R are remarkably similar …

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