[Sonic Defender]

My contact who is basically in charge of marketing for ONKYO headphones has promised to get me some news about retail availability soon, hopefully early this week. I may grab a set of H900M and review them as I would like to hear the closed version of this ONKYO signature. The moment I hear anything I will update this thread.

 

[T.R.A.N.C.E.]

Btw guys, these Onkyo's are all engineered by WOOX, the same crew who engineered all the Philips headphones like X1, X2, and A5-Pro, so they know what they are doing. These Onkyo's don't use the same drivers as those Phillips, but there is certainly similarities. I'm a fan of the Phillips headphones so will be picking up both the Onkyo's hoping they are the next step up.

 

[Sonic Defender]

Just to update the thread. I spoke with my contact and as of yet there are still some distribution details for the North American market that are being worked out, but it should be resolved soon apparently. My understanding is that it will be done through Amazon and I also suspect any other licensed dealers.

 

[Klonatans]

Any news about H900M availability in Europe, particularly in Germany? 

 

[Sonic Defender]

  Any news about H900M availability in Europe, particularly in Germany? 

Hopefully I hear something soon, my contact is in charge of all product development so he will certainly know and he has promised to contact me the moment he has news. I wonder if they had any issues with supply chain not allowing them to roll out enough production? Speculating of course, it could be many things. Regardless, looking forward to being able to update the thread with good news.

 

[Klonatans]

  Hopefully I hear something soon, my contact is in charge of all product development so he will certainly know and he has promised to contact me the moment he has news. I wonder if they had any issues with supply chain not allowing them to roll out enough production? Speculating of course, it could be many things. Regardless, looking forward to being able to update the thread with good news.

Thanks. I'm pretty interested to try them out as portables with my DX80. By the way, maybe you know why is there such a delay? They were scheduled to be available in March.

 

[nlse]

had a short listening to the h800m today, it definitively has some definition and a good bass, compared them to Philips X1 X2, that did not sound good at all and that i felt that they were not good compared to the Onkyo m800m, that had more definition, a stronger bass, and an all overall nice experience
 
not sure what people like about the X1 X2, still the Onkyo were better in everything when i listened to them and the SQ for what it is was good

 

[Klonatans]

The H900M are available online in Germany at Mediamarkt. The expected delivery time is 7-8 working days. I would probably give them a go. What's bizarre is that H900M have at the same time disappeared from two UK online shops where they were in "available soon" status since spring.

 

[sealykojac]

Looks like they are finally about to land in the US
 
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/onkyo-over-the-ear-headphones-black-gold/5657265.p?skuId=5657265

 

[Subhakar]

   

 
Closed-back is close enough to open-back in value for money? At $299, it seems too good, though? https://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-Over-Headphone-H900MB-27/dp/B01LZER749 These are the flagships Onkyo promised along with E900M when they launched DP-X1?! Or something new cooking? 

 

[erich6]

  Looks like they are finally about to land in the US
 
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/onkyo-over-the-ear-headphones-black-gold/5657265.p?skuId=5657265

​Thanks! Looks like Best Buy has them now.
 
Wonder when the A800 will come out.  Anyone know?

 

[erich6]

Also, would be interested to hear more impressions on the H900M.  Wonder how they compare to the sound of the Onkyo H500BT or the B&W P7 (the new wireless version).

 

[xanlamin]

It is quite hard to get hold of them. Interested to hear more too.

 

[Klonatans]

I ordered H900M from Media Markt and was soon informed that they would probably be delivered on 7th calender week due to manufacturing delay. So I cancelled my order and got refund as there's no point to keep money frozen.

 

[Sonic Defender]

I have an H900M on my head now listening to the The Weekend Party Monster from Starboy. These are very nice headphones. After a few weeks using them I'm going to do a review. These were sent to me as a review sample. Okay, put aside your suspicion that people simply give glowing reviews in exchange for positive reviews, hopefully you can do that, and if you can then I hope you believe me when I say I think people are going to really enjoy these. Apparently there will be some distribution in the North American market soon. I know we have heard that before, but I do believe my source who is the manager for this portfolio at Gibson Innovations, the company who is responsible for ONKYO headphones.
 
The H900M is a little smaller than the A800, and man I really love how it feels and looks. Instead of a velour like fabric for the ear-pads it is either real leather, or a good quality synthetic. I'll have that information in time for my review.