Posted Tue Sep 6, 2016 at 06:30 AM PDT by Steven Cohen
The company's new flagship headphones are now available for pre-order.
Sony has announced the latest addition to its portable audio lineup. The MDR-1000X are premium wireless headphones with industry leading noise cancellation tech and high-res audio support.
"The MDR-1000X are not just Sony’s best-ever noise-cancelling headphones," said Dunja LaRosa, Director, and Head of Mobile Audio at Sony Electronics. "They are also great looking, and most importantly, fantastic sounding headphones worthy of the Sony name and tradition."
The headphones use 40mm, dome type drivers and offer premium noise cancelling performance with advanced signal processing, an upgraded filtering process, optimized dual noise sensor technology, and newly developed ear pads. Likewise, the device includes a personal NC optimizer feature, allowing users to customize the noise cancelling technology to suit their specific ears through the company's new SENSE ENGINE which can analyze the shape of a customer's head and their wearing style. In addition, the headphones provide high-res audio playback support through wired connections and LDAC Bluetooth streaming for high quality wireless playback. DSEE HX is integrated as well, letting customers upscale compressed music like MPS files from any source (including wireless) to near high-res quality. Users can also activate a "Quick Attention" mode by placing their hand on the side of the headphone shell, enabling natural sound to come through. Finally, an "Ambient Sound" mode lets customers hear ambient sound while still enjoying their music. Battery life is rated for up to 20 hours in wireless mode with noise cancelling activated.
Sony's flagship MDR-1000X are premium wireless headphones are now available for pre-order in Black or Ivory for a suggested retail price of $400. The headphones are expected to start shipping in October.
Source: Sony
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