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Wired headphones are having their moment. As we turn to more physical media and collect more vinyl and cassette tapes, we need to get our hands on the best ways of listening to them. Is streaming dying? Well, no, not by any means. But more and more people who have invested in physical media need a way to listen to their music.

Anyone you talk to who had a music collection in the '80s and early ‘90s will tell you the same thing — the Sony TPS-L2 Walkman and the MDR-3 changed the audio game. You could take your music with you anywhere and look pretty stylish while listening.

In line with the retro audio revival, thanks to a trend of digital fatigue , Sony has reimagined its iconic 1979 headphones with the release of the MDR-3R.

The same, but different

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In looks, there’s not much that separates the headphones back then from the headphones now.…