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The spec page adds a warranty card."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.jp/headphone/products/MDR-EX15AP/spec.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["spec_sheet_url","frequency_response_hz","impedance_ohm","sensitivity_db","sensitivity_reference","max_input_power_mw","microphone_element","microphone_frequency_response_hz","microphone_sensitivity_db","analog_connectors","cable_connector_headset_side","cable_length_m","cables_included","in_the_box","passive_wired_listening","wireless_receiver","charging_port","carrying_case","connection_types"],"notes":{"spec_sheet_url":"Sony Japan full specification page.","frequency_response_hz":"Spec table: playback band 8-22,000 Hz. Test method is not stated.","impedance_ohm":"Spec table: 16 ohm at 1 kHz.","sensitivity_db":"Spec table: 100 dB/mW.","sensitivity_reference":"Spec table prints dB per mW.","max_input_power_mw":"Spec table: maximum input 100 mW, measured to the IEC standard.","microphone_element":"Spec table: electret condenser type.","microphone_frequency_response_hz":"Spec table: effective frequency band 20-20,000 Hz.","microphone_sensitivity_db":"Spec table: open circuit voltage level -40 dB with 0 dB = 1 V per Pa.","analog_connectors":"Spec table: 4-pole gold-plated L-shaped stereo mini plug. A stereo mini plug is 3.5 mm.","cable_connector_headset_side":"The 1.2 m litz cord is part of the unit and no headset-side jack is listed.","cable_length_m":"Spec table: cord length 1.2 m, litz wire, Y type.","cables_included":"The cord is fixed to the earpieces. 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The spec page lists no wireless or USB connection."}},{"url":"https://ik.imagekit.io/pimberly/65707b38e31f5a94719d7ba0/ac2c7722/676b437e4411651d82224243/product-pdf","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["model_numbers","gtins","segment","wearing_style","microphone_type","control_types","variants"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Distributor datasheet for Sony MDR-EX15AP in black, product code MDR-EX15APB.","gtins":"Black datasheet prints EAN 4905524931235 and 4056572581801.","segment":"Datasheet: recommended usage calls and music.","wearing_style":"Datasheet: wearing style in-ear and cable length 1.2 m.","microphone_type":"Datasheet: microphone type in-line.","control_types":"Datasheet: control type buttons.","variants":"Black row MDR-EX15APB with EAN 4905524931235. The second black EAN is only in the base list."}},{"url":"https://ik.imagekit.io/pimberly/65707b38e31f5a94719d7ba0/27d77da9/676b437f4411651d82224246/product-pdf","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["model_numbers","gtins","variants"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Same datasheet for the white unit, product code MDR-EX15APW.","gtins":"White datasheet prints EAN 4905524937305.","variants":"White row MDR-EX15APW with EAN 4905524937305."}},{"url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JG2WRUO","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["model_numbers","gtins","variants"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Item details: Model Number MDREX15AP/B, ASIN B00JG2WRUO, sold in the US as the black unit.","gtins":"Item details: UPC 027242867284 and GTIN 00027242867284.","variants":"US black row MDREX15AP/B with UPC 027242867284."}},{"url":"https://www.jbhifi.co.nz/products/sony-mdr-ex15ap-ex-monitor-in-ear-headphones-black","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["anc"],"notes":{"anc":"Retailer specification table: Noise-cancelling False. Sony lists no noise cancelling feature."}},{"url":"https://rank-king.jp/product/973","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"Japanese comparison page calls the MDR-EX15AP a 2013 model. K's Denki and Tsukumo listings seen in search results give release on 2013-07-12 in Japan. Those pages did not open, so the month rests on the search result text."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/res/manuals/4466/44662569M.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["manual_url","microphone_pattern","microphone_count","volume_control","mute_button","compatible_platforms","platform_connections"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Sony Stereo Headphones operating instructions for MDR-EX15AP, English, 2015 edition (4-466-256-91). Sony Canada also lists a 2013 edition.","microphone_pattern":"Specifications, Microphone: Directivity omni directional.","microphone_count":"The How to use diagram labels one microphone, in the cord remote. The specifications list one microphone.","volume_control":"The remote has one multi-function button. The manual lists answer and end call, play and pause, and next and previous track on iPhone. It lists no volume keys unless the Smart Key app is installed on an Android phone.","mute_button":"The only button is the multi-function button for answer, end, play and pause. No mute button is listed.","compatible_platforms":"Compatible products: use with smartphones. The manual describes operations on iPhone and, with the Smart Key app, on Android OS 4.0 and above. No other platform is named.","platform_connections":"Analog 4-pole mini plug. Microphone support per platform is not stated for specific models, so it is left out."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/wired-headphones-in-ear/mdr-ex15ap/specifications","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["driver_diaphragm_material","drivers_per_side"],"notes":{"driver_diaphragm_material":"Sony USA support specifications page: Diaphragm PET.","drivers_per_side":"Sony USA and Japan spec tables list one driver unit (9 mm dynamic). No second driver is listed."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/res/manuals/W001/W0012352M.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["warranty_years"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"Sony Limited Warranty (U.S. only), Portable Audio, listed on the Sony USA manuals page for this model: a term of ninety (90) days from the original date of purchase. Other markets may differ."}},{"url":"https://www.techradar.com/audio/earbuds-airpods/sony-mdr-ex15ap-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["launch_price_usd","volume_control","mute_button"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"Review text: list price of $19.99 for the MDR-EX15AP. The review was first published in January 2025 and says the model launched in 2014. No launch-dated price source was found.","volume_control":"Review: the controller only has a play/pause button, no volume controls.","mute_button":"Review: the controller only has a play/pause button."}}],"fields_filled":47,"updated":"2026-10-21"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}