[Eargasmo]

This thread is hillarious.  me likey.

 

[AnakChan]

Realistically speaking though, aside from the marketing stats, the bottom line is really what it sounds like, how comfortable it is, etc.

 

[Arkyle]

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To me this venture seems stupidly pointless. NO ONE can hear 80 KHz. It's physically impossible.

You're right, they can't be heard, but you can feel them. Still, to feel frequencies like that you need a huge speaker (concert sized) in front of your body. 

 

[Arkyle]

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You see, that proves a point that the 80 khz is useful. Their marketing team not only cares about your audio bliss, but extend that love and care to your pets as well. I have seen alot headfier's avatar with dogs and cats on headphone, dogs could hear 40khz and cats at 60khz ... and rodents at 90khz. Sony's marketing team have it all covered my dear friends...

Not every company cares about the listening pleasure of the whole fauna in my house 

 great job sony!

 

[Armaegis]

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LOL it makes a good argument on YouTube videos.
Something along the lines of:
"Beats are crap, they only have a frequency range of 20Hz-20kHz. Buy Audio Technica because their frequency range is 15Hz-42kHz"
^ bigger = better

 
Sadly, this is going to be the likely response of most consumers.  I wonder what FR charts look like when extended out to 40kHz...

 

[takato14]

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To me this venture seems stupidly pointless. NO ONE can hear 80 KHz. It's physically impossible.

LOL it makes a good argument on YouTube videos.
Something along the lines of:
"Beats are crap, they only have a frequency range of 20Hz-20kHz. Buy Audio Technica because their frequency range is 15Hz-42kHz"
^ bigger = better

This states that the drivers go lower AND higher than the beats. You can't hear below 20 Hz but you most certainly can feel it. Supersonic frequencies can't possibly do anything detectable by human ears. The most you could get from 80 KHz is a headache. I can't hear 40 KHz but when I have it playing from SineGen I get lightheaded after about 5 minutes.

 

[Eargasmo]

We are talking pretty heartily on the 80kHz figure.
 
So I guess we can consider ourselves MARKETED!!!
 
Afterall, any publicity is good publicity.  And I'm sure the 80kHz figure is gonna draw an extra listen or two just to see if such sensitivity makes a difference within human audible range.

 

[Audiowood]

I am definitely marketed by Sony. Whatever sony say, i will buy.. Me, fan boy of Sony since 1982. I got my first walkman in 1982 and listen to Tarzan boy and Cindy Lauper, I can never forget that stereo on the go...Omigoosh ..That's 30 years ago... I am sold on the 80khz and who cares how it sound, remember I am a fan boy of sony..

 

[thedips]

Damn I haven't wanted a new headphone in a while !!! I hope they sound good for the price

 

[astroid]

Yep super excited by these (specifically the 1R , wireless is of no interest to me) , the design looks stunning. The  MDR-1 name is a pretty serious statement of intent from Sony, traditionally the "1" is an upgrade to the 10 , for example MZ-RH10 came first and was upgraded to the "iconic" MZ-RH1.
I am not impressed with the use of "artists" in this case, no slight to Katy B and Magnetic man but it makes me nervous that these will be tuned for bass, i have no issue with that , my current Sony V55s are pretty bassy but for these "statement" Sony cans i am hoping for a more balanced signature.
 For me these and the VModa M100 are the most interesting of the many releases coming up, the Beyer Custom Pro was on my radar but i have had reports from my headphone dealer that they are pretty underwelming/average cans.
 
I guess i am still hoping deep down that Sony will fund another R10 , non profit making experiment , in these economic times and with Sonys less than stellar performance its unlikely but we can live in hope.

 

[Dyaems]

the z1000 also has that max frequency response--- 80khz
hd650 has 39khz
hifiman orthos has 50khz
the list goes on...
 
 
i also noticed that the qualia 010 model number is.. Q010-MDR1

 

[stv014]

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I wonder what FR charts look like when extended out to 40kHz...

 
These are fairly old, but there are frequency response graphs of some headphones here that extend to 40 kHz.

 

[Xymordos]

The SA5000 specs says they hit 120kHz doesn't it?

 

[dweaver]

I see that Sony Canada has moved the availability date of these forward to the middle of this month and talking with a Sony store in town the guy they are showing 37 for Western Canada in their wharehouse but they are not released yet. So it looks like availability is imminent in Canada at least.

 

[takato14]

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the z1000 also has that max frequency response--- 80khz
hd650 has 39khz
hifiman orthos has 50khz
the list goes on...
 
 
i also noticed that the qualia 010 model number is.. Q010-MDR1

Frequency range gives absolutely no bearing on the quality of a headphone.