XBA-1 ? O.O The sale man is very generous! The Balanced Armature will give you true audiophile experience! I'm now thinking of investing another pair of Sony EX310 Monitor which is equally priced but utilized dynamic drivers instead.

I own a pair of XBA-S65 which is a sport type. Wanted to get the XBA-VP but couldn't find any since it was just launched.

EX310 is totally different from XBA-1/ip/vp from the aspect of drivers, being dynamic driven and balanced armature driven respectively. If you want crystal clarity, details, good treble and good layering, go for XBA series; if you want punchy and deep bass then go for EX series.

But if I recall correctly, only XBA-1 feature a mic-equipped variant which is the XBA-1VP you own. So if you want audiophile quality sound but don't want to lose the function to talk with headphones, XBA-1VP is the only choice.

Sony Xperia's sounds aren't as good as their professional line of headphones, except for MW600 & Smart Headset Pro. :

Hey guys, after my Xperia Sola being stolen, I've been thinking of getting a new Xperia. Was considering Xperia SL or Ion. However, decided to save extra money for my camera lenses, and get a Xperia P instead. Wonder how much does it cost now.

Any latest pricing on XP?