Sony MDR xb1000? NEw? OMG - Page 32

I still very much would like to see a frequency response graph for these with Sony listing the specs as reaching down to 2 Hz. :P

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Originally Posted by RPGWiZaRD 

I still very much would like to see a frequency response graph for these with Sony listing the specs as reaching down to 2 Hz. :P

Which, of course, remains completely moot unless you're listening to earthquake recordings.

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Originally Posted by joelpearce 

Which, of course, remains completely moot unless you're listening to earthquake recordings.

Ofc but I'm interested in seeing how the curve looks like down low (not so much past like 10Hz) but on the way DOWN TOWARDs 10Hz, if it's like a steep uphill from say 70Hz downwards for example. :P Based on the description these doesn't seem to have that much of a midbass presence at all so I'm thinking it would look quite funny. XB700 already was quite special in this regard, started having the biggest boost around the areas where other headphones starts rolling off. Also I'm interested in the mids/highs, if the recessed mids can be seen from the graph or not like quite a lot people described.

I found the XB 1000 from Beach Audio for $189 & I think that was shipped. They arrived promptly in a new, unopened box. There were 11 pairs left the last time I checked. I think your offer of $200 used is fair because $299.99 is the lowest price elsewhere. Good luck selling them. By the way, I absolutely love the XB1000. I don't tend to think of them as "bass-ie;" just accurate with a very good frequency response.

OK, didn't know Tyll had actually tested these as I didn't know he had tests up for headphones he hasn't written a review about. Anyway here's the link, doesn't look impressive at all from the frequency response curve and what's suprising is that XB500 and XB700 both have better bass extension too. Oo  Too unbalanced in the mids and highs IMO. Bass looks fine for a basshead though. But that drop at 2kHz & 5kHz, ouch. Now it makes sense about the comments about the perhaps even more recessed mids.

http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/SonyMDRXB1000.pdf

Are the XB1000s out of production ?

Sony's website says they are "No Longer Available"

http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&partNumber=MDRXB1000

Does anyone know for sure if they discontinued the XB1000s ?

Wouldn't suprise me as they didn't seem to be that impressive sound wise and probably cost too much to make so there's little profit to make out of a special 70mm driver that would need a peaked interest to be worth having in production which doesn't seem to be the case (probably worse than expected).

Hey, i own a pair of XB 1000's and 500's.

Out of both of them i would say that the 500's have a more punchy bass thats "in your face",  initialy it comes off as though they have more bass.  But after listening to the 1000's you realise that the bass is more of a feel, and that there is more of it in smaller doses.

Both have exeptional Highs and mids.  I listen to all kinds of music ranging from all types of electronic music to Rock.

With that said if you get the right type of song the 1000's will not sit back idle, they can and will punch you in the head given the chance. Its honestly like having massive subwoofers straped to your head.

When it comes to the other headphones you mentioned, i never listened to them so your gonna need someone else for them.

I just got my XB500's today and I got to say I truely underestimated them.  Their bass is pretty stunning with an EQ.  Right off the bat they weren't bad, but once I used iTunes to amplify the EQ and give it a Treble Boost while adding Bass Frequency Boost to it, it started shaking my head.  It got too fatiguing.  I really like how much bass they have, I just wish all that bass wasn't fatiguing after a while.  I still crave for it though.