Sony's MDR-3R headphones go on presale in Mexico for about $72

Sony's reissue of the headphones that shipped with its first Walkman in 1979 is on sale in Mexico. The MDR-3R costs 1,349 pesos ($72, at 18.63 pesos per dollar on Nov. 6) at Sony's Mexican online store. The exchange rate is the FIX from Mexico's central bank.

Presale, with free shipping, runs Nov. 5 to 17, and deliveries start Nov. 18. On Monday the listing showed the product as out of stock and offered a notification for when it is available.

Sony lists these specs:

• An open, on-ear design with a Y-shaped cable of about 1.2 meters (3.9 feet) that ends in a USB-C plug.
• No battery and no wireless connection, so there is nothing to pair or charge.
• Drivers of 23 mm (0.9 inch), the same size as in the original MDR-3, and a weight of about 38 grams (1.3 ounces) without the cable.
• An inline remote with a microphone for playback, volume and calls.
• Two sets of swappable ear pads, blue and orange. The headphones are not water resistant.

The store also lists a Stranger Things edition on its own page.

For a phone or laptop with no 3.5 mm headphone jack, a wired USB-C pair works without an adapter. Anyone with a Walkman should know that Sony warns the USB-C connection is not designed for those devices.

Everything about the sound, including the deeper bass the company promises, comes from Sony. There are no independent tests yet. The store also advertises 10% off with the code OLDSCHOOL, without saying whether it applies during presale.

Deliveries begin Nov. 18.