Unfortunately you have to open them up and have a look at what's inside.
Guys.....I have two pairs of the CD1700 sitting unused for the last few years now. I always feel that they are a very good sounding headphones but a little muffled sounding at time despite its rather nice quality in voices, soundstage and treble department. I got curious what they would have sounded like with much better cable and out of a good balanced amplification. So I recabled one pair with a left over Moon-Audio Black and another with the Blue Dragon. Also modded them with dual cable entries....soldering the + & - wires directly to the each driver so i can use it with my DMP-Z1 and 1Z/1A/ZX507 walkman. Both are now reterminated with a 4.4 mm TRRRS plug. The result is a truly wonderful sounding headphones that punch way way above the asking price. I have many top class headphones in my collection and can't seem to stop listening to my modded CD1700. Sony was holding the CD1700 back quite a bit with a rather poor stock cable. They also restricting it for single-end operation only. I encourage any CD1700 owner to perform this mod to bring out the best in the CD1700. I can guarantee that you will absolutely love it. The modded CD1700 is so musical and capable of revealing nuances and nuances of details. The presentation is relaxed and effortless but the sense of scale is considerably larger when driven in balanced. Really no weakness anymore. I would take this over the MDR-Z1R for sure.
Correct. They are my reference books at work.
Good luck. I love the CD1700!My first CD1700 is on the way! The box can be an indicator, if "Sony Corporation @ 1996 Printed in Japan" is written on it, it should be the right one. Or at least I hope.
Hello fellow Norwegian! I remember the event in the picture very well - I was walking to school in downtown Tromsø. Small world!
Hello. I'm Fairly new to all this audiophile stuff so i haven't really looked that hard for them.. did snoop around for some of the models mentioned in this thread, but didn't find anything. Kinda hard finding anything of interest in the myriad of Sony Headphones for sale. Considering that Sony makes so much cheaper stuff i'm sure someone will list a high-end model on the cheap thinking that it is crap, so deals are almost sure to be had if one is patient.
Looks great, I'll take a pair!Behold the 2nd pale blue horse.
The Legendary Sony SS-R10
These are Sony's electrostatic SS-R10 loudspeaker!! Yes, you heard it electrostatic loudspeakers made with the same team around the R10 CD-players, headphones and DACs!!!
Alas, they will never be mine. For some reason, Sonys summit FI stuff is so alluring, yet so rare and unobtainable. Love your stuff on these older legendary items.
