These free Sony MDR-1R headphones they're giving away...

parapaul · Feb 11, 2013

Right. Who thinks these are actually going to be any good?

http://www.sony.co.uk/product/hps-prestige-headband/mdr-1r

The list price is £299, yet they're GIVING them away with every Xperia Z. I can't see any for sale yet on ebay, but I expect there will be a glut of them throughout March!

I have no interest in them, I'll be selling them straight on, but if I was buying I wouldn't pay more than 10% of the retail price.

Biffy · Feb 11, 2013

parapaul said:
Right. Who thinks these are actually going to be any good?

http://www.sony.co.uk/product/hps-prestige-headband/mdr-1r

The list price is £299, yet they're GIVING them away with every Xperia Z. I can't see any for sale yet on ebay, but I expect there will be a glut of them throughout March!

I have no interest in them, I'll be selling them straight on, but if I was buying I wouldn't pay more than 10% of the retail price.

Plenty of reviews on the web saying they ARE good headphones.

They're giving them away because they don't cost Sony £299 to make them.

There are some for sale on ebay, with people explaining they won't have them till March. IMO, they will be lucky to get the £150+ they are asking, when you can buy them new with a warranty for £170ish.

Having a good pair of headphones is great, I have a £300 pair of Sennheisers and I'll still be keeping these Sony's.

Warrimonk · Feb 12, 2013

I wouldn't be complaining about free headphones.... This is a special deal only to people in the UK! Be grateful because some people like myself who live in another country couldn't get this if we wanted to.

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hndr_haryanto · Feb 12, 2013

Stereo Bluetooth Headset SBH20 and Wireless Headset DR-BTN200M

And how price for ftereo Bluetooth Headset SBH20 and Wireless Headset DR-BTN200M?

Egan · Feb 12, 2013

Warrimonk said:
This is a special deal only to people in the UK!

Also to people in The Netherlands and probably more countries.

vivftp · Feb 12, 2013

Reviews on these headphones indicate they're excellent quality for the asking price and VERY comfortable. I'm surprised Sony is providing them as I feel they're actually TOO good for something like this, but eh, more power to them for actually doing this.

I hope Canadians get something nice when we get the ZL

Ambroos · Feb 12, 2013

parapaul said:
I have no interest in them, I'll be selling them straight on, but if I was buying I wouldn't pay more than 10% of the retail price.

Seriously? Even at their RRP they are pretty good headphones that are suited for almost all kinds of music. They really sound pretty good, they look great and they are probably the most comfortable headphones I have ever tried. What kind of headphones do you usually use then?

Akiainavas · Feb 12, 2013

Im not going to get them cause i'll buy my Xperia without that deal ( not from carrier ) but i'd love to have them so if any of you want to sell theirs for reasonable price via ebay - i might be interested

Warrimonk · Feb 12, 2013

vivftp said:
Reviews on these headphones indicate they're excellent quality for the asking price and VERY comfortable. I'm surprised Sony is providing them as I feel they're actually TOO good for something like this, but eh, more power to them for actually doing this.

I hope Canadians get something nice when we get the ZL

I hope we get something with the ZL as well.... But knowing how much of an asshole the Canadian providers are.... There probably won't even be a preorder. If you really want these headphones it might be worth ordering from three with a 1 month contract... If they will even internationally ship it.

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parapaul · Feb 13, 2013

Ambroos said:
Seriously? Even at their RRP they are pretty good headphones that are suited for almost all kinds of music. They really sound pretty good, they look great and they are probably the most comfortable headphones I have ever tried. What kind of headphones do you usually use then?

I can't get on with over-the-ear heapdhones at all - I just don't find them comfortable. I have a pair of Sennheiser in-ear buds that are a couple of years old but they produce really good quality sound and I can wear them all day comfortably.

parapaul · Feb 13, 2013

Akiainavas said:
Im not going to get them cause i'll buy my Xperia without that deal ( not from carrier ) but i'd love to have them so if any of you want to sell theirs for reasonable price via ebay - i might be interested

If you're still interested when I have them, then I'm happy to talk about it

OsiBasi · Feb 13, 2013

These are great headphones, I own a pair... For F***s sake, now I'm mad cause I bought them about 6 months ago.

If you're 100% certain for this phone You should pre-order for the headphones, they're a great piece of cans. One of the best I've tried.

I was planning to wait to buy it and wait for some price drops... If I just didn't buy these headphones. I would've made a great deal

Oh well - Sh** happens.

djq · Feb 14, 2013

i mean look at the reviews on amazon http://goo.gl/GIUab they look to be pretty good

only 17 reviews but 15 of them are either 4 or 5 stars which isnt to bad

parapaul · Mar 3, 2013

I have the headphones, still sealed and boxed. They're on ebay, but if anyone's interested, PM me with an offer?

AnubisNefer · Mar 3, 2013

Warrimonk said:
I wouldn't be complaining about free headphones.... This is a special deal only to people in the UK! Be grateful because some people like myself who live in another country couldn't get this if we wanted to.

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I live in holland and we had the same pre-order deal here.... So i got one, a silver one. Not sure if other countries offered the same.

samxool · Mar 4, 2013

wow,look at the prices of these on ebay.
Before the XZ came out, these were selling for lik £180, now there's so many, they're going for like £70-80!
might be time to buy some.
it annoys me giving money to scalpers, but then, they're gonna get less than half of what they wanted for them!

kakkaroto · Mar 4, 2013

They're actually very good headphone, however is anyone else having problems with the volume up & down buttons?
On mine they don't do anything the play/pause button works fine tho.

Bigmille · Mar 4, 2013

kakkaroto said:
however is anyone else having problems with the volume up & down buttons?
On mine they don't do anything the play/pause button works fine tho.

The remote control is designed to work with iOS devices such as iPhone, iPad ect. It don't necessarily work on Android.

I just use the cable without the remote control.

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kakkaroto · Mar 4, 2013

Bigmille said:
The remote control is designed to work with iOS devices such as iPhone, iPad ect. It don't necessarily work on Android.

I just use the cable without the remote control.

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Well that makes no sense, Sony headphones bundled with a Sony phone...... works better with an iphone!!

I'll probably still use the cable with the remote at least I can play/pause with it.

yaabaa1986 · Mar 4, 2013

Just use the normal cable with a Sony bt heidset, atleast then the phone has no cables...

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