Been very impressed with the Sony MA-900 these days... especially for the price and how it actually is almost as good as the much more expensive AKG Annies — both of which are similar in signature.

Bought a MDR-100AAP for the wife. My impressions, not bad, but not great either. The bass has some decent depth to it, but it's not very tactile. Mids are a little on the laid-back side but I do like the mostly smooth treble. For a closed headphone, the soundstage is surprisingly wide and airy.

Comfort wise, pretty damn good. Very light and the pleather doesn't actually make my ears sweat like the MDR1 before. I know the material is slightly different, but whatever Sony has in the MDR-100AAP earcups, good choice. Now let's hope it lasts...

The MDR-100AAP are pretty fun headphones as an overall thought. It's not going to win any awards in any department, but as a portable headphone, there aren't many sealed headphones that sound a whole lot better at this price (RM299 last checked at Lazada, legit version).

I did overpay for it though. RM399 at Sony KLCC last weekend. But it made the wife happy, so there's that.

This post has been edited by SSJBen: Jun 20 2016, 10:53 PM

The MDR-Z1R is the spiritual successor to the "almost-no-one-knew" fantastic Sony MA-900.

Glad to see Sony bringing it "back", improving it on all fronts and really putting the effort to market it properly this time.

This post has been edited by SSJBen: Sep 6 2016, 03:39 PM

Cup design yeah. But the driver itself much more resembles the MA 900.