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Originally Posted by karbomusic
Exactly
They were in ear, but turned sideways aka you still shoved them in until there was a seal and the bass was there. There were plenty of on ear (with foam etc.) at the time but the in ear part was why I loved the Sony's. Later that basic idea turned in to the bud style we see today minus the head gear part - but even then, the early ones weren't buds yet but that sideways design that went in the ear.
Now it is highly possible I got them separately than the cheapo's that came with them but here is what I'm talking about... Once I had a pair of those, any foam on ear models went in the trash and have ever since.
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Never seen that type. Just the on ear ones.
Walkman headphones were standard dynamic headphones, a little like regular box speaker drive units scaled down (most earbuds - including the IE800s I mentioned are this type too).
The in ear type I am on about is a slightly different tech called balanced armature. Explained crudely here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uzFhlpKIvM
Another:
https://youtu.be/T7dc8kAp4rc?t=56