[Lorspeaker]

  Does anyone think they might be better than the MDR R10?
 
lorspeaker: http://www.head-fi.org/t/728006/sonys-new-flagship-2014/90#post_10773816
 
not too many pictures available yet, I think this is the only one that isn't obscured with photoshop.

 
Thats a "peek a butt" foto...  
Kinda minimalist...simple lines....stealthy...ok...gonna stop speculating..n come back 20pages later.

 

[AUserName501]

Spoiler: Quote: Lorspeaker

   
Thats a "peek a butt" foto...  
Kinda minimalist...simple lines....stealthy...ok...gonna stop speculating..n come back 20pages later.

 

 
Looks like the MDR-1R which does look good. Cable is most likely detachable.
 
Hopefully it won't be as disappointing as many other new Sony headphones that have fat, bloated bass that obscures everything.
 
The pictures show two different headphones I think. I'm worried about them using metal because of the potential of ringing and likely a lack of acoustic damping material.

 

[mrenvy]

Why there is nothing in sony.jp about these new headphones?

 

[audionewbi]

Why there is nothing in sony.jp about these new headphones?

The target audience of certain Sony product is different globally. It seems that they are aiming this to be big in china/hong kong and eventually release it to other regions.
 
The big headphone makers have a different tunning philosophy for different part of world. They believe the sound that the American market likes is different to the sound for the Asian market. 

 

[haloxt]

^I agree about the tuning, but I think the flagship headphones will be released globally. China Sony decided to leak it because it's just how unorganized Sony is. We'll probably also see two sentence product descriptions on amazon for the flagship headphones.

 

[audionewbi]

  ^I agree about the tuning, but I think the flagship headphones will be released globally. China Sony decided to leak it because it's just how unorganized Sony is. We'll probably also see two sentence product descriptions on amazon for the flagship headphones.

We are not sure if this is going to be a flagship or just a entry to a new line up that is going to be eventually leading to the release of a new flagship.

 

[AppleheadMay]

Anyway, I'm subbed.

 

[john57]

Sony did introduced three headphones but two are bass cans.

  MDR-XB450 and MDR-XB250

 

[Raiechun]

Confirmed:
  mdr-z7:
    Successor to the mdr-z1000.
  mdr-z7 & z5:
    Made in Japan.
 
Reference:
  http://www.loxpo.com/thread-496-1-1.html
  http://bbs.erji.com/read.php?tid=1699932

 

[GL1TCH3D]

Confirmed:
  mdr-z7:
    Successor to the mdr-z1000.

  mdr-z7 & z5:

    Made in Japan.

Reference:

  http://www.loxpo.com/thread-496-1-1.html

  http://bbs.erji.com/read.php?tid=1699932

Made in Japan but first mentioned on the Chinese site?

 

[Sopp]

Confirmed:
  mdr-z7:
    Successor to the mdr-z1000.
  mdr-z7 & z5:
    Made in Japan.

Reference:
  http://www.loxpo.com/thread-496-1-1.html
  http://bbs.erji.com/read.php?tid=1699932

The two linked threads are for people to input their guesses or wishes if you read the thread titles.

 

[Olympus Mons]

Really like what I'm seeing so far. Was contemplating buying the Z1000 but might hold off to see how this turns out.

 

[Raiechun]

The two linked threads are for people to input their guesses or wishes if you read the thread titles.

And there are some confirmed info in the threads if you read it.

 

[Sopp]

  And there are some confirmed info in the threads if you read it.

 
This one? "收到可靠信息，此次发布的动圈新旗舰，100% Made in Japan。" It says that the flagship is made in Japan according to some reliable source, but not saying both Z7 & Z5.
 
I would like to see the new flagship is made in Japan. However, did Sony announce the specifications and these phones are MIJ officially? If not, how can you state that it is confirmed?

 

[allets]

We should push Sony to make this either fully closed or fully open-back