Picked up a pair of MDR-EX1000 from Sony in KLCC last weekend.



According to Sony KLCC staff, overall supply is very limited - only 2-3 units allocated to them.

For a Sony flagship item, these were retailing for a not unreasonable RM1499 before discount and also Made in Japan no less, so I said "what the heck"...

Sorry, no SQ impressions yet coz I picked these up on Sat nite and Sunday was a heavy workday for me *sigh*.

These days, Sony is seen more as a casual "consumer" brand rather than a "audiophile" brand when it comes to headphones but they have a good track record in high-end headphones and the EX1000 has been pretty well-regarded among the head-fi crowd.

I've generally been spoilt by Jaben - heh! - where I get the chance to audit headphones with my own gear till I'm truly satisfied before I buy so this was not normal for me to just "buy without trying." But I have good vibes for the EX1000s.

Packaging, as par for Sony flagship products, is very stylish & presentable - you'll still sayang & jaga the box nicely after taking out the 'phones

It comes with 10 - yes, TEN - earbud sizes: 7 normal silicone tips and 3 noise-isolating tips.

Comes with two cables; the default 1.2m cable with L plug and a much shorter 0.6m cable with straight plug.

Okay, will be back with some solid sound impressions after I've had a chance to do some critical evaluation against my library of 24/96 HD flacs



P/S
I have the Sony Style loyalty card which gave me an automatic 10% off the RRP, so I only paid RM 1,350 for anyone who's curious.

This post has been edited by jwcy: May 28 2012, 04:40 PM

One year direct from Sony themselves.

In other words, biasa lah

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Added on May 28, 2012, 4:56 pmBro, this link:

https://store.sony.com.my/CustomerService/termCondition.aspx

This post has been edited by jwcy: May 28 2012, 04:56 PM

@tunertoobe: I think they've had this since the day they launched ! In one form or another.

I don't bother to test headphones anymore unless I'm using my own gear coz most times I find the demo unit source quality at most places to be pretty shite. Plus you don't know if the demo unit has somehow been damaged before by other customers.

For what it's worth, I did have a quick listen to the EX1000 briefly at KLCC and it sounded worse to me than the bundled Apple earbuds, LOL

But I bought a set anyway

The EX1000s have been on my head for the past 2 days now - will post some firm impressions by this weekend !

Can ask either Sony or Jaben, I suppose...

Useful review/comparison link:
Two Flagships Pass in the Night: Sony XBA-4 Review VS the MDR-EX1000

noprobs bro