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Sony’s iconic 1979 Walkman headphones return as the MDR-3R (same colorful ear pads and everything). Very cool
It was 1979, and suddenly it was possible to take your favorite music with you wherever you went. Sony’s first Walkman, the TPS-L2, marked the start of a revolution. For those of us who were there, those slim headphones with their colorful ear pads remain a real trip down memory lane.
Now, almost half a century later, the MDR-3 headphones are making a comeback as the MDR-3R. Thankfully, Sony hasn’t tried to modernize away their original charm.
