Are Sony MDR-F1 worth anything?

http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00009VSQU?tag=hebinoheadpho-22&camp=243&creative=1615&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=B00009VSQU&adid=10YRPK5CRNQ7K6KES0P1&

18,816 yen.

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Full-Open-Air-Headphones-Impedance-Compensator/dp/B000095SA1/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1299915207&sr=8-1

499.95 USD

Never heard them before.

Yeah, I've only heard them mentioned a handful of times and I believe I've only seen two for sale in the FS forums. Can't remember the prices they sold for though.

Google is your friend...

http://www.google.nl/#hl=nl&source=hp&biw=1431&bih=851&q=Sony+MDR-F1++review&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&fp=d57615e152ae008f

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/49256/sony-mdr-f1-review

If the price is reasonable the MDR F1 is worth it at least as a collecter item. From what I read the Sony seemed sensitive for a good set up.

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Originally Posted by FearSC549 

Are the MDR-F1's drivers not suppose to touch your ears? Like basically they float on your head and the only thing touching your head is the headband and the earpad? Or are the drivers suppose to be pressed against your ear?

Yes, the pads touch the area around the ears.

Yea they don't touch the ears.

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Originally Posted by imadome 

Yea they don't touch the ears.

 

Unless your ears protrude.

When I tried the F1s the driver part was very close to touching my ear, it is pretty shallow. Still, it is off my ear.

They sound good, but not spectacular. I would have done a more in-depth comparison with the headphones I had but it was at the NYC meet, and the environmental noise was killer for such an open-air headphone. I also wasn't listening to my own music. From what I heard they sound similar to the AKG K501, with less detail and more soundstage. A couple years ago I remember checking Amazon, which had new sets for around $150 or so. There are very few nowadays but I would say they go for maybe $150-200 used. eBay has new prices at around $275-300.

IME they are bass neutral, it is there in the right amounts. IME they are V E R Y picky about how you power them, you power them right they sound awesome. They are however not super crazy detailed however. They have an incredible soundstage, among the best of all my cans. They are AWESOME for gaming, yet handle music beautifully too, an awesome all around pair of computer cans.

I had sold a pair about 8 months ago for about $130, they were in EXCELLENT condition, but not as good as one of the pairs I kept, the pair I use however, heh heh heh, that's a different story (they're beat to crap, but I bought them that way) The outer ring sits around your ear, the actual speaker mesh doesn't touch your ear (unless your ears protrude) but as the earpads wear you might notice that you will have to move them a little more forward to keep the mesh from making contact.