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Sony Relaunches 1979 MDR-3 Headphones as MDR-3R With USB-C

Sony has reissued its original MDR-3 headphones, first released in 1979 alongside the Walkman TPS-L2, under the name MDR-3R. The new version keeps the original look, orange and blue ear cushions, and the same 23mm driver units, but swaps the connector for USB-C and adds an in-line remote with microphone. The MDR-3R is priced at $60.

Sony relaunches 1979 Walkman headphones as MDR-3R with USB-C

Sony has revived its original MDR-3L2 on-ear headphones from 1979 as the MDR-3R, keeping the retro design but replacing the 3.5mm plug with USB-C and adding an inline remote and microphone. The new model weighs 38g, uses the same 23mm drivers as the original, and ships with a shorter 1.2-meter cable along with recreated packaging, manual and removable orange and blue foam earpads.