[Burtybum]

So...
 
That would make the XBA-4 roughly £260 ($410) using current market exchange rates. I have a feeling it won't be priced that keenly around the rest of the world though. I reckon... £300 will be the RRP. 

 

[kiteki]

 
It says 24,800 Yen here http://www1.jp.sonystyle.com/Qnavi/Product/XBA-4SL/
 
a.k.a. $324 USD
 
 
Get your tenso.com accounts ready.

 

[lazy student]

@Kiteki: yeah, even its sony store online sells much lower than MSRP, hopefully other retailer will sell even lower than JPY 24800.
 
I'm just wondering why the price difference between XBA-1 and XBA-2 is that big (~9000 Yen in Japan Sony Style, ~11000Yen in MSRP), considering the price difference among XBA-2 to XBA-4 is not that much.

 

[kiteki]

I'm guessing it will sell for 21,000 Yen on amazon.jp.
 
For a flagship 4 driver IEM from Sony... I think that is pretty decent!
 
 
 
 

 

[Varley]

These prices are less shocking than I was expecting

 

[a_recording]

They are monitoring this thread and trying to figure out the price that will sucker us in.

 

[kiteki]

$50N¥

 

[svyr]

They are monitoring this thread and trying to figure out the price that will sucker us in.

$300 and a removable cable lol ...(as in attached to the IEMs, not just bundled that you can't use )

 

[cue003]

Very interesting.

 
Any ideas on when pricing details etc. will be known?

Highly interested in the 4 driver XBA-4! Wonder how it compared to the W4s... It look like sony is gonna get serious.

I too am very interested to hear/see how these compare to the W4/se-535. If they can take the best out of those 2 iems and then put in more authoritative bass while keeping separation and NO amp use necessary then they will be getting my money. I am probably in the wrong headphone family for the music I listen to anyway (RnB, neo-soul, house, funk, dub, reggae, jazz etc)

 

[kiteki]

 
These aren't going to sound anything like SE535.
 
 

 

[Fizban]

Quote:

 
These aren't going to sound anything like SE535.
 
 

Is that a good or a bad thing? =p
 
 

 

[svyr]

$300 and a removable cable lol ...(as in attached to the IEMs, not just bundled that you can't use )

and a 12 month warranty on everything incl the cable and finish .... (an international one...because sony can)

 

[D3athangel]

 
Quote:

Hi all, you can check the official pricing in Japan here: http://www.sony.jp/headphone/lineup/balanced_armature.html
XBA-1 = JPY 7455
XBA-2 = JPY 18375
XBA-3 = JPY 24675
XBA-4 = JPY 30975
 
XBA-1iP = JPY 8715
XBA-2iP = JPY 19635
XBA-3iP = JPY 25935
XBA-4iP = JPY 32235
 
XBA-S65 = JPY 8715
XBA-BT75 = JPY 24675
XBA-NC85D = JPY 43050

Hmm, the prices seem pretty decent, but I still don't understand the huge price difference between the XBA-1 and XBA-2. It would be awesome if the XBA-2 was a bit cheaper, say around JPY 15000, then I would definitely buy it once it hits the shelves. For now though, I seem more interested in saving up money for the XBA-3 

 
 

 

[kiteki]

 
@ Fizban - I meant these will sound better than the SE535, imho the SE535 is ultimately a "stage monitor" sounding IEM and these will be Hi-Fi sounding IEM'
 
@ D3athangel - I think the XBA-1 is "cheap" to get the non audio geeks "into the game" at a price which in their eyes is already expensive.
 
Anyway I hope I can demo these at a Sonystyle store so I know which one to buy.

 

[Bokyung]

Quote:

$300 and a removable cable lol

...(as in attached to the IEMs, not just bundled that you can't use

)

I agree, removable cable would be AWESOME.