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willpaudio t1_itjyw4r wrote

None of these dedicated high end audio companies can make “whole package” headphones. The sound is good but the features never seem like a priority and are just there to tick boxes. Garbage ANC, terrible transparency modes, high noise floor, flakey bluetooth and app controls.

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LikesTheTunaHere t1_itk6824 wrote

I keep kinda waiting for sony to throw something out there, since they are one of the kings of ANC and can make a good sounding headphone they are in a good spot where they can combine technology and don't have to invent their own ANC or buy it from someone else and try to make it work.

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willpaudio t1_itk6gys wrote

I would absolutely drop big money on something approaching Sony’s wired flagships with all their consumer digital features.

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LikesTheTunaHere t1_itk925v wrote

I don't need it to be the Z1 either, id probably honestly prefer its baby cousin in terms of audio quality and that way once Sony adds on all the extra cost associated with doing wireless on it, and ANC and all the other features its not a $3k usd headphone.

I know id want to the ANC-Z1 out of the house and do daily activities with it because im sure it would be amazing I'm just not sure if want to take the risk of doing that with a 3k headphone and then treating it the way it would be treated as a daily beater headphone.

Id be much more inclined personally to buy and use one that sits around the $700-1.5kish mark.

Like what focal is doing but give me sony build and sony feature's. Ill pay a premium for that, so 1.5k id do.

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