Well there's actually some reviews from way back then if you look around, maybe some head fi repositories from early 2000 mentioned the R10 too? (you can find quite a few of them, just use the search func)This really is the million dollar question.
I tried to answer it at some point in my audio journey then realized that it’s a moot point to try and look at proper technicalities for anything that has already been deemed a legend and discontinued. It’s true for cars, perfumes, headphones and everything else ...
You could probably find equivalent enjoyment with the stuff on the market today as you would with an r10.
I would love for forums to have been around back in r10 days so we could see what people were saying about them.
Looking at the hd800, they could be found at 750$ used at some point, it’s terrific value at that price, we’re starting to see them slowly creeping up instead of going down or stagnating. Although it may never reach r10 status given the amount of units sold, the fact that it’s discontinued has people looking.
Another one I get a feeling will be good some day is the z1r: giant dynamic drivers, amazing cup design, extreme comfort, vertical sense of space you just don’t get with most other dynamic headphones... they have weird highs in some cases but for the right tracks, it’s like riding on a cloud of sweetness ...
cheers,
https://hometheaterreview.com/sony-mdr-r10-headphones-reviewed/?page=2
https://www.headphonereviews.org/headphone/Sony/MDR-R10
Its funny how people are clamoring about how "A Sony R10 has been sold y'know?" and here we are with a lot of other brands, from no name to boutique to established put out their own 2K+ gears every other day.... and the MDR-R10 itself appreciating to more than double that
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