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Designers’ Interview
Specifications
MDR-
Z1000
MDR-
V900HD
MDR-
V700DJ
MDR-
V500DJ
MDR-
ZX700
MDR-
ZX500
MDR-
ZX300
MDR-
ZX100
Type
Closed,
Dynamic
(circum-aural)
Closed, Dynamic
Closed,
Dynamic
(supra-aural)
Driver Unit
50mm diameter dome type
(CCAW adopted)
40mm diameter dome type
(CCAW adopted)
40mm
diameter
dome type
(CCAW Voice
Coil)
30mm diameter dome type
(CCAW Voice Coil)
Sensitivity
108 dB/mW 107 dB/mW 106 dB/mW 104 dB/mW 102 dB/mW 100 dB/mW
Impedence
24 ohms at 1 KHz
70 ohms at
1 KHz
24 ohms at 1 KHz
Magnet
Neodymium Ferrite
Frequency Response (Hz)
5-80,000Hz 5-30,000Hz 10-25,000Hz 5-40,000Hz 8-25,000Hz 10-24,000Hz 12-22,000Hz
Power Handling Capacity
4,000mW (IEC) 3000mW (IEC) 1000mW (IEC) 2,000mW (IEC) 1,500mW (IEC) 1,000mW (IEC)
Cord
3m/1.2m
7N-OFC
Litz cord,
detachable
OFC Litz cord,
2.5m+2.5m
cord length
OFC Litz cord, 3m cord length 1.2m, L-shaped stereo mini-plug (gold)
Supplied Accessories
3m cord/
1.2m cord/
Unimatch
plug (gold)
adaptor/
Carrying
pouch/
Product
information
Unimatch plug (gold)
Extension
cord (1.8m)/
Cord adjuster/
Carrying
pouch
-
Weight (Without cord)
Approx. 270g Approx. 260g Approx. 300g Approx. 220g Approx. 260g Approx. 180g Approx. 120g
Recreating the dancefloor experience
“A key feature of the XB series is that they deliver a deep,
thumping bass line. They were originally developed based
on the assumption that they would recreate the sound eld
of a club dance oor because both Matsuo and I belong
to the generation that grew up listening to club music,
so we are familiar not only with the sound that you hear
from the best se at in a concert hall, but also with the sound
that washes over you from speakers that are taller than
you are.”
Atsushi Komiyama, Headphone Designer
The bigger the better
“When we were making the headphones, the rst thing we
did was to come up with these king-size ear pads. When
we were thinking about how to visually express the sound
reproduced by the headphones, one of the engineers said
he wanted to make some fun ear pads. No existing ear pads
expressed the deep bass sound and beat that you feel on
club dance oors by their very existence and we thought it
would be fun to do that.”
Atsushi Komiyama, Headphone Designer
Perfect fit for anyone
“Sony’s headphones have an ‘ear-conscious design’. The
shape of the housing and the movable range are determined
by detailed calculation of the angle of the ears, the shape
of the face, etc. With ordinary headphones, the movable
part is bigger to allow them to suit all angles, but with these
headphones, the ear pads are so thick and soft that, to a
certain extent, they t any angle.”
Tomohiro Matsuo, Headphone Engineer
Feel the bass, mids and highs
“We gathered the best of the technologies accumulated
during our long history in the eld of headphones and
devoted them all to these headphones. Of course, it was
important to produce deep bass tones, but we didn’t forget
the high tones too. On a club dance oor, you can feel the
width, depth and movement of the sound all at the same
time, so we thought it was very important to hear and feel
the high frequency tones too. In that sense, I think we have
achieved balanced sound creation.”
Tomohiro Matsuo, Headphone Engineer
Pump up the bass
Discover the explosive, exciting and totally exhilarating XB Series headphones. Designed for those who love their music
with serious amounts of bass, it’s all about feeling the rich, deep thumping bass line - without crushing the mids and highs
along the way. And you can enjoy all this extra “oomph” in extreme comfort and total sound isolation because of the thick
squashy, king-size ear cushions. Get ready to for a bass attack.
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