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To update that was the USD price for Asia.
The Official Sony MDR-Z1R Flagship Headphone Thread (Live From IFA 2016)
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I'm curious about that comparison too, but the Sony isn't going to be available till November or December, and the Utopia is just now starting to ship. We won't get that till Xmas...
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Amazon still has preorder at $2199...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KOE8DKU?ie=UTF8&tag=sonyelect08-20
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And sony.ca has them for $2999!
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To further clarify:
USD Prices (Projected For Asia)
WM1Z - 3199
WM1A - 1199
ZH1ES - 2199
Z1R - 2199
1000X - 399
deafdoorknob
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yup, 48 hours ago ppl were freaking out over how it wax bass light and slightly too much treble, now it's too bassy and muffled ... ha! as the hypre turns
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For me, I wouldn't panic. Just read, take it as more info, and continue researching. Also, please let me know about the impressions, so that I can link to it and hopefully get us moving faster towards a baseline. Thanks a lot guys.
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Did anyone mention how well it isolates? the design doesn't seem like a closed back or an open back. I dont know what to make of it .
Interesting cable connectors, being part of the gimbal rather than the driver cups. Any advantages or disadvantages?
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And sony.ca has them for $2999!
http://www.cnet.com/news/sonys-high-end-personal-audio-range-is-suitably-nuts-hands-on/
from CNET
i wonder how many units of both the new dap and cans will actually sell?
while i think it's great that Sony is upping their game and coming out with better sounding products,
these prices are out of reach for many.
read an article by Darko on this same issue (price vs sales) about Audeze $$$ cans:
that they couldn't rely on their high end gear to sustain them
...hence the popularity of the sine portable cans:
offered great sound for a decent price.
Sony's new high-end audio range is nuts (hands-on)
Sony's new high-end audio range is nuts (hands-on)
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And sony.ca has them for $2999!
http://www.cnet.com/news/sonys-high-end-personal-audio-range-is-suitably-nuts-hands-on/
from CNET
i wonder how many units of both the new dap and cans will actually sell?
while i think it's great that Sony is upping their game and coming out with better sounding products,
these prices are out of reach for many.
read an article by Darko on this same issue (price vs sales) about Audeze $$$ cans:
that they couldn't rely on their high end gear to sustain them
...hence the popularity of the sine portable cans:
offered great sound for a decent price.
Sony's new high-end audio range is nuts (hands-on)
Sony's new high-end audio range is nuts (hands-on)
trickle down may not only be an economic concept but a technology one as well. Sony knows that the battle at the top trickles down to the bottom. Ignore each end at your own peril.
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I agree. Sony has given me a solid impression from this event that they know what is needed to compete at summit fi level, and I am sure that they can handle the mid and entry range appropriately.
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