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That was what and how I read it, but when and if price goes down, I will be on board
The Official Sony MDR-Z1R Flagship Headphone Thread (Live From IFA 2016)
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That was what and how I read it, but when and if price goes down, I will be on board
beowulf
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Amazon.co.uk still didn't ship my order. Asked them about it and got a generic canned response about "1-2 Months availability", which is the current estimation on the product page. The Pre-order always listed October 10th as ship date.
Seems my recent pre-orders are going quite well. The other item was a Galaxy Note 7, Pre-Ordered two and a half months ago... well, haven't received anything yet and we know how that is going. Maybe it's the universe telling me to be frugal
Seems my recent pre-orders are going quite well. The other item was a Galaxy Note 7, Pre-Ordered two and a half months ago... well, haven't received anything yet and we know how that is going. Maybe it's the universe telling me to be frugal
Amazon.co.uk still didn't ship my order. Asked them about it and got a generic canned response about "1-2 Months availability", which is the current estimation on the product page. The Pre-order always listed October 10th as ship date.
Seems my recent pre-orders are going quite well. The other item was a Galaxy Note 7, Pre-Ordered two and a half months ago... well, haven't received anything yet and we know how that is going. Maybe it's the universe telling me to be frugal
I noticed what Amazon does is list the release date as the pre order delivery date even if they know in advance they won't even have stock... Had the exact same thing on several pre orders and ended up having to cancel them because other places got immediate stock and Amazon pushed back the delivery date by weeks/months. Very shadey practice in my opinion :mad:
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Amazon.co.uk still didn't ship my order. Asked them about it and got a generic canned response about "1-2 Months availability", which is the current estimation on the product page. The Pre-order always listed October 10th as ship date.
Seems my recent pre-orders are going quite well. The other item was a Galaxy Note 7, Pre-Ordered two and a half months ago... well, haven't received anything yet and we know how that is going. Maybe it's the universe telling me to be frugal
I was hoping to maybe read a review from someone who got there's today from Amazon, yes I saw that, 1-2 months availability even though the pre order was up some time ago, usually they take the pre order down when it's covered the stock, it seems a bit under hand.
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Amazon.co.uk still didn't ship my order. Asked them about it and got a generic canned response about "1-2 Months availability", which is the current estimation on the product page. The Pre-order always listed October 10th as ship date.
Seems my recent pre-orders are going quite well. The other item was a Galaxy Note 7, Pre-Ordered two and a half months ago... well, haven't received anything yet and we know how that is going. Maybe it's the universe telling me to be frugal
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True, but one of the reasons I pre ordered from the UK was the lowest list price (1700 GBP). At today's rate that's 1887 EUR. Thats a huge difference UK<>Germany. It was probably ordered the first day they listed it, with Oct 10 as ship date.
Not the first time with Amazon lately, guess they're getting worse and worse. Items raising cost after advancing checkout, paid reviews, useless preorder dates.. And got a couple of used items sold as new recently.
thanatosguan
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Sony's pricing differs quite a bit in different regions. I got my MDR-Z7 for about 500$ at launch, plus shipping from Japan to California. I believe the MSRP in the US was around 700? With the money saved I got the Kimber 3.5mm upgrade cable for it.
Due to recent exchange rate fluctuations, JPY is up and CNY is down, I suppose buying from China or HK will be cheaper. Plus most Kimber options are about 30-40% cheaper here, if you can get someone to ship it to your country.
Gotta love companies with poor distribution systems... you can almost buy anything from the gray markets lol. Most outrageous would be Sony's imaging products. Grey imports can sometimes get you 1000 euro off their A7r II...
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I really hate auditioning high-end headphones at CanJam (RMAF). I'm home now and my Z7 no longer sound good. I hear the limitations of Z7 after using Z1R the last three days.
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And that meant Z1R is the successor of Z7 
. Of course, Sony current newer top dog have to sound as an improvement to the last
. Of course, Sony current newer top dog have to sound as an improvement to the last
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So, you have z1r for 3+days now, will you share more about your impression. thanks.
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I'm surprised you didn't hear the limitations of the Z7 from the beginning. Joking of course.
Joeybgood
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Does the Z7 and the Z1R share the same input connectors? I would like to use my aftermarket hp cable should I choose to purchase the Z1R.
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