how well do they work when used in bed with the side with the earbud in being pressed against the pillow?

Mine shipped yesterday from Amazon.fr . Hope it arrive in one piece on Monday.

Pioneer XDP-100R is available for $285 +tax you must use the newegg mobile app, and apply code MBLNXX28 expires at 9:59pm PT on 2/8/2017   https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA3JX3VY0163&cm_re=Pioneer_Portable_High_Resolution_Digital_Audio_Player-_-55-475-001-_-Product

Pioneer XDP-100R is available for $285 +tax you must use the newegg mobile app, and apply code MBLNXX28 expires at 9:59pm PT on 2/8/2017   https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA3JX3VY0163&cm_re=Pioneer_Portable_High_Resolution_Digital_Audio_Player-_-55-475-001-_-Product

Is it safe to assume that xdp300r and dpx1a can easily change the language if needed even if bought from Japan?

Thanks for the detail!

Can someone comment on the quality of the screen? I saw people complain about the screen being plastic for the xdp100r, did they change it for the 300r?

was thinking of jumping on this, but when i found out the newer version (xdp-300r) comes with balanced output  and it was on sale for $370ish 2 weeks ago from amazon japan.

are there any dap that work with the stock balanced cable for z5?

if i want to pair this with xba-z5 with the balanced output, i would need the new 2.5mm balanced output cable right?

ok just tried to pair this ring thing to my a17, and it doesn't workLooks like  the HID bluetooth profile is required for the ring to work, and A17 only support a2dp, avcrp, and opp bluetooth profile.

Damn, I thought Sony would use one of those strengthened glass for a 300$ dap. Even a cheaper phone has one of those nowadays.

How scratchable is the screen ? My case won't arrive for another two weeks, so I am kind of worry

It's a shame tho, they used to have some pretty good deal. Not sure if they plan on closing the Sony reward site. The a17 is on sale for 21000 points ($210) if you have a Sony credit card on sonyrewards.com

looks pretty good! i think i am going to grab one of those