jwong
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Thanks the heads up. Picked up the last MDR-ZX701IP in my local store (Mesa, AZ). There was still a floor model, but I didn't ask about that.
I've got 2 Staples stores within reasonable driving distance (~40min) that are showing the Sony cans as in stock, but can't find them.
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I've got 2 Staples stores within reasonable driving distance (~40min) that are showing the Sony cans as in stock, but can't find them.
Just got back from the Orem, UT Staples. They had one pair of the Sony DR-ZX701iP left which I got for $39.50 + tax. The seal on the box was broken but they look brand new. Can't wait to put them through their paces.
While I was there I tried a pair of Beats Solo as well as a pair of SOUL by Ludacris headphones (not sure what model) for the first time and I was blown away. People were staring at me wondering why I was laughing. They sounded absolutely, unequivocally, terrible. The SOULs actually had decent mids but the rest of the frequencies sounded like they were coming from the bottom of a muddy puddle. The Beats were the same, sans the forward mids. With both 'phones my music sounded like it had been compressed to 64k mp3 and then bumped up a few decibels. It was truly laughable. Both were no better, and possibly worse, than the HD202s I recently got for $17 and yet these monstrosities cost a gazillion times more.
They afforded me a good laugh though.... which is priceless. ;P
I had to ask. They weren't out on display anywhere; they were in the back.
Awesome flowchart courtesy of Barry S (from the full-size deals thread):