[Uebelkraehe]

In Europe, Germany
https://www.hlaudio.de/sony-pro-audio/sony-mdr-mv1.html

European prices are ridiculous, they jacked them up when the exchange rate was at its worst and they never came back down...

 

[rga02]

I'll only consider getting one if it came with the "FOR DIGITAL" sticker on the side

 

[osiris1]

I probably missed this, but what website did you pre-order them off of? Sony Japan’s website?

local dealer in my country. I asked if it was coming in, price, etc...

 

[Lerrens]

looks plastic.

actually from sony's japanese website, the 'developer interview' mentioned it being aluminum alloy:
https://www.sony.jp/feature/products/230411/?s_pid=jp_/headphone/_products/_MDR-MV1

There's a part under Point 3 about the lightness of the headphones.

Google translated:

The first thing that strikes you when you pick up this product is that it's "light!" You have succeeded in making it lighter than you could imagine from its high functionality and appearance. What kind of difficulties did you face?​

Ozaki: We used a lightweight, high-strength aluminum alloy for the housing, and then reduced the thickness of each part by a few percent. We proceeded while measuring each part. However, even though we are talking about weight reduction, it would be putting the cart before the horse if we only wanted lightness and made it difficult to use. The ear pads of the MDR-MV1 are thick enough to make them comfortable to wear. It was difficult to determine where we could shave while maintaining performance that we could not compromise on, even if the weight increased a little.

 

[RedJohn456]

Sony Fanboy checking in, will be keeping a close watch. After many years of ownership, I sold my MA900 earlier this year, and I knew immediately I had made a huge mistake. I hope it will be easier to buy replacement pads for this because MA900 pads were really hard to come by even, when I got it in 2016.

 

[jdlafleur]

I am extremely tempted to try these and see how they fair against my T1. These definitely are on my radar

 

[michaelpunym]

Would love to pair these with WM1ZM2, this might be my first SONY headphones.

 

[OkPsychology]

subscribed

 

[StiggyPlue]

Audeze just introduced the MM-100.... might be interesting to see how it stacks against this MDR-MV1.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq-3a8bNTRd/?hl=en

 

[theexexpat]

	MM-500	MM-100
MSRP	$1,699	$399
Style	Over-ear, open-back	Over-ear, open-back
Transducer type	Planar Magnetic	Planar Magnetic
Magnetic structure	Fluxor™ magnet array	Fluxor™ magnet array
Phase management	Fazor™	Fazor™
Magnet type	Neodymium N50	Neodymium N50
Diaphragm type	Ultra-Thin Uniforce™	Ultra-Thin Uniforce™
Transducer size	90 mm	90 mm
Maximum SPL	>130dB	>120dB
Frequency response	5Hz – 50kHz	20Hz-25kHz
THD	<0.1% @ 100 dB SPL, 1kHz	<0.1% @ 100 dB SPL, 1kHz
Sensitivity	100 dB/1mW (at Drum Reference Point)	98 dB/1mW (at Drum Reference Point)
Impedance	18 ohms	18 ohms
Max power handling	5W RMS	5W RMS
Min recommended power	>100mW	>100mW
Recommended power level	>250mW	>250mW
Earpads	Premium Leather	Gel-filled Leather
Weight	495g	385g*

*Audeze has not confirmed the weight yet

Updated spec. Thanks to @deafLovesMusic

 

[theexexpat]

Gentlemen do we have a weight for the MDR-MV1 yet?

 

[KPzypher]

Gentlemen do we have a weight for the MDR-MV1 yet?

It's 223g (wow!) according to B&H's product specifications. MM-100 vs MDR-MV1 will def. be an interesting comparison.

 

[StiggyPlue]

It's 223g (wow!) according to B&H's product specifications. MM-100 vs MDR-MV1 will def. be an interesting comparison.

Really looking forward to what the MM-100 can offer at the low end frequency range.

 

[Mike F]

Interested in these. Expensive, but competitively priced considering the likely competition.

 

[theexexpat]

	MDR-MV1	MM-100
MSRP	$399	$399
Style	Over-ear, open-back	Over-ear, open-back
Transducer type	Dynamic	Planar Magnetic
Magnetic structure	n/a	Fluxor™ magnet array
		Fazor™
Magnet type	Neodymium	Neodymium N50
Diaphragm type	Curved corrugation diaphragm shape and Tri-duct structure	Ultra-Thin Uniforce™
Transducer size	40 mm	90 mm
Maximum SPL	100 dB	>120dB
Frequency response	5 Hz - 80,000 Hz	20Hz-25kHz
THD	<0.1% @ 100 dB SPL, 1kHz	<0.1% @ 100 dB SPL, 1kHz
Sensitivity	100 dB/1mW (at Drum Reference Point)	98 dB/1mW (at Drum Reference Point)
Impedance	24 ohms	18 ohms
Max power handling	1.5W RMS	5W RMS
Min recommended power	?	>100mW
Recommended power level	?	>250mW
Earpads	Suede	Gel-filled Leather
Weight	223g	385g - TBC Audeze has not confirmed the weight yet
Available	EU Pre order, US Pre order, APAC?	US Pre order shipping June, EU ? APAC?