As a $40 less expensive version of Sony's earlier and somewhat unusual MDR-EX90LP earphones, the new MDR-EX85LP ($60) continues Sony's evolution of the classic earbud into a shape that still rests in your outer ear but uses a silicone tip to channel most of the 13.5mm driver's sound more directly into your ear canal. MDR-EX85LP is available in high gloss black or white versions, each with silver metallic accents, rubber stems, an asymmetrical cableā¦