Amazon price matched BestBuy in the US today. Black only.
There's another post with the same link but price reduced so thought this is something not to be missed.
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CamelCamelCamel.
Uh oh… my wallet.
OK, it's black only. I wanted grey beige, which is $298. Wallet saved.
It's not really grey - it's beige, we have one of each and I prefer the black.
It looks a little bit sandy gold. I kind of like it, provided it looks the way it does in the photos.
I'd be all over it if both colours were that price. For now, I'll wait for local stock around $350.
Awesome first post!
Bought now will think later. I already have QC35.
ha ha ha…True OzB…
Pls tell me which one is better when you got them both please!
My friend has the QC35 when I had the QC25, I preferred the sound of the QC25 over QC35 and he agreed. I bought the MDR-1000X recently and we both prefer the Sony over the Bose QC35
On what criteria? Thanks
what about QC25 vs MDR-1000X?
@amuthan: Reviews have made me buy some shitty products in the past (Samsung Galaxy S4, before I knew about their Marketing/PR power)
owned them both for month. I can vouch for the sound quality of the Sony but the comfort was just unbearable after 20min for me.
Haha you bet me to posting this deal - just ordered one. :-)
You have our ears. We'll be nice to you on your first post.
What about the headband issue?
Still a problem, may as well be the reason for the price drop.
Hrm, not gonna get it then :P
Not even sure what the warranty is like for a sony good from Amazon.
It looks like Amazon and Sony are happy to swap but yep, chances are it'll happen with the new pair.
@montorola: Just return it to Amazon. They'll ship a new one out before they even receive your return.
The problem apparently lies in a certain batch, depending on serial number. You'd have to think they're aware of the issue and rectified it in later batches.
If this is new stock, you should be safe.
google it plz! its a design failure not the material, doesn't matter what batch, same model then u will still have the same problem.
lots of videos on youtube, go watch it first be4 u talk.
@samelight: Maybe they redesigned it in the later batches?
Google doesn't know everything. It's not a sentient entity. It's only based on what other people say, and other people are not infallible.
There are people in this very thread who've had it for 5 months and not seen a problem. If you're meant to start seeing the problem after 3 days, then maybe not every single one of them is affected?
I literally duct tape mine around the area that cracks to hopefully help prevent them from cracking by giving it some extra reinforcement. Looking to get some 3M vinyl to tape over soon so that they look better than the duct tape currently.
whats the /B mean? do they fix the headband cracking issue and put a "/B" to indicate?
if not, then still not recommended, i asked more then 20 owners, all cracked.
/B just means black and /C beige. Should I just change the title?
Yeah, not delete, maybe just a warning would be good.
You know everyone who bought one, and not a single one of them didn't crack?
@lostn:
dude really ?! with ur logic surveys would be totaly bs waste of time and momey, then why ppl still doing it?
and i didn't say all the mdr1000x "not a single one of them didn't crack".
what i said was "i asked more then 20ppl they all cracked."
i don't need to know all the owners of that headphone to make this comment right?
dude, how much sony pay u to bs like this ?!
wtf are you babbling about?
"i asked more then 20ppl they all cracked."
Do you know 20 people who bought them, or did you post a question somewhere and 20 people replied saying theirs cracked? There's a big difference there.
Did they all buy it around the same time? I wonder if new batches have been fixed. It'd make more financial sense for them to do that.
@eug: dude is not that hard, just like the way u do survey, go to a forum like this one, search in the history post look for those who ordered one, sent them a msg ask how is it, go to different forums to get more answers and more accurate results.
i thought about the batches too thats why took my chance and bought one, and screwed.
if you could understand chinese there is a youtube link below to explain why it cracks, its a design failure doesn't matter what batches as long as it got the same mechanism, it will crack.
once again not a quility issue, theoretically all the mdr1000x have the same problem and they will crack.
just a friendly warning to anyone who want to buy it, if you think im babbling ( @idonotknowwhy ) you could go ahead follow ur heart, why get so mad about my warnings?? so many dislikes! i don't need to know "everyone who bought one" to post a warning right?
dude is not that hard, just like the way u do survey, go to a forum like this one, search in the history post look for those who bough it, sent them a msg ask how the feel about it, go to different forums to get more answers and more accurate results.
I'm not saying the problem doesn't exist, but you do realize that by doing it that way, your sample is skewed? You're only limiting yourself to people who post on forums.
The vast majority of the time, people only post on forums when they have problems. For example, you might be totally happy with your TV, but you've likely never looked for a forum just to write a post saying "My TV is working really well - I have had no problems at all with it!".
But if the TV develops a problem, you'll almost definitely look for a forum to ask others about it, or mention the problems in a thread where others are talking about that TV.
As a result, you'll find far more complaints on the internet than positive comments. So if you limit your research to a skewed medium, your results will also be skewed.
i thought about the batches too thats why took my chance and bought one, and screwed.
Is your headphone's serial number within the affected batch? i.e. within 5000001-5256984?
https://community.sony.com/t5/Webcast-Discussion/MDR-1000X-H…
if you could understand chinese there is a youtube link below to explain why it cracks, its a design failure doesn't matter what batches as long as it got the same mechanism, it will crack.
Different material choices or internal reinforcement could mitigate failures while maintaining the same external appearance.
@eug: don't know about the others, speak for myself my one's serial number start with "507", you could add a follow up and say "507" too but at least there is not only 1 batch affected. and once again if comments on the youtube video ar correct, unless the "Different material choices" ar metals， otherwise its gonna crack.
my sample is skewed? why dont you just go buy one then give me ur sample afterward? @lostn @idonotknowwhy, plz go buy one and give me ur "sample" later!
i dont know why u guys so emotionally attached to sony, but they first refuse to give out warranty, then BS about "serial number",i really dont know what else i could say mate, i will leave u alone, u have a nice day.
you could add a follow up and say "507" too but at least there is not only 1 batch affected.
Huh? There would be many batches within that range of serial numbers.
my sample is skewed?
Yes. You didn't understand the explanation above?
i dont know why u so emotionally attached to sony,
Can you state why you think I am so emotionally attached to Sony? I questioned your methodology, not the result. Sony themselves have already admitted there's a problem.
It certainly looks like you're emotionally attached, negatively, to Sony, though.
then BS about "serial number"
Do you have a reason why you don't believe them when they say serial numbers 5000001-5256984 are affected?
i really dont know what else i could say mate,
You really need to stop posting based on emotion. Somehow me questioning your survey methodology has made you all emotional, and all of a sudden you think I'm emotionally attached to Sony. It doesn't help your credibility - almost as much as Sony isn't helping their credibility with their handling of this fiasco.
@eug:
did u c this reply from ur link?
"I have just (a few minutes ago) received a new SONY MDR-1000X. It's serial number is 5282734, so it's not in 5000001-5256984 range. It's brand new and already has very tiny crack on right side. Take a look below.
https://www.lesiu.eu/IMG_20170821_105602.jpg"
u still wanna BS me with the "serial number"?? ya my one its in range but im sure its not about that bs range. now do you need anymore reasons why im don't believe them??
Sony themselves have already admitted there's a problem, "right after lost the damn lawsuit"!! u miss out the most important part
am i posting based on emotion? maybe,i got to admit that the way they BS piss me off! but u sir, u have to had ur own emotion first to made u start asking me question like this !
i went to a forum,
search for ppl who replied "Bought one" but didn't say cracked, otherwise there is no need to ask them again right?
then send them a msg ask them how the sound quality,
and they all reply "good sound quality but headband cracked",
i found out about the headband issue during the sound quality survey !!
plz tell me whats wrong with this "methodology", and what make u said its "skewed"??
with the TV, happy or not thats personal opinion, it could be different to every person.
but cracked or not thats the physical state, it cannot be affected by ur thought.
the way u put them together and make it as a "example", that sounded "emotionally attached" to me.
ur "example" doesn't help your credibility - almost as much as Sony isn't helping their credibility with their handling of this fiasco.
anyway, as i said sir u have a nice day.
am i posting based on emotion? maybe!
Yes you are. Calm down, no need to get so emotional over headphone bands.
search for ppl who replied "Bought one" but didn't say cracked, otherwise there is no need to ask them again right? then send them a msg ask them how the sound quality,
plz tell me whats wrong with this "methodology", and what make u say its "skewed"??
Calm down and re-read my post with an open mind. I'm not sure if you don't understand what I said, or are simply unable to see that you can be wrong too, just like anyone else.
You need to realize that there's a big world out there outside of the internet. There are many, many people who buy headphones but don't post on forums. Did they also experience cracking problems? You'll never know.
As I said previously, there is a problem. But your research methodology is flawed.
ur "example" doesn't help your credibility - almost as much as Sony isn't helping their credibility with their handling of this fiasco.
Oh how cute, you're trying to use what I said against me. Unfortunately it doesn't work that way. You need to calm down and not get so emotional over a pair of headphones.
Evidently you don't understand how biases work, and refuse to admit there's a possibility of it in your online forum research. Perhaps read up on sampling bias and selection bias first.
In your emotionally-fueled rage you seemed to skip over the part where I said the problem is real, and that new batches may be fixed. It is just your methodology that is flawed due to biases.
@eug: im calm, u posted a link and u dont even read it urself, u should be the one need to calm down ~~
you ar right about 1 thing, re-read your post with an open mind, i do c something new,
f**k the survey, don't need that coz sony already addmitted 256k of their unites ar faulty(5000001-5256984),
how many they have made in total? 1million maybe? then thats 25%faulty rate. plus those refused
"I have just (a few minutes ago) received a new SONY MDR-1000X. It's serial number is 5282734, so it's not in 5000001-5256984 range. It's brand new and already has very tiny crack on right side. Take a look below.
https://www.lesiu.eu/IMG_20170821_105602.jpg"
enough to make me say this headphones ar shitty and my warnings ar not emotional!
and btw, everything you said samsung own the copyrights! when their not7 blow-up they literally said the exact same things. next time plz ask them for permission first.
sir u have a nice day~~
im calm, u posted a link and u dont even read it urself, u should be the one need to calm down ~~
f**k the survey,
Calm down, relax, no need to get so worked up over headphones.
re-read your post with an open mind, i did c something new,
So you now realize that your survey methodology is flawed?
how many they have made in total? 1million maybe? then thats 25%faulty rate. plus those refused
Are you sure the serial numbers are sequential?
The point is, maybe the new batch is fixed. So far there has only been 1 report of a crack, and you're taking that to mean all of them are affected. I guess you still don't understand what a sampling bias is. It's certainly possible that the problem hasn't been fixed, but you can't conclude that from 1 report.
and btw, everything you said samsung own the copyrights! when their not7 blow-up they literally said the exact same things. next time plz ask them for permission first.
Relax, calm down, no need to get so emotionally worked up over a pair of headphones. No point bursting a blood vessel over this.
@eug:
not in sequential ? really ?! Calm down, relax, im sure they won't mass around with those numbers, questioning about the sequential doesn't help your credibility.
and how do u know "So far there has only been 1 report of a crack" ? you tapped into sony's phone line sent some man in blacks to all sony's retail store? just curious！ i am not questioning about ur "methodology is flawed" or not, coz i dont have the permissions from samsung.
once again, im relax and calm, im totally fine with ur double standards, judging urself and the others differently thats human nature, i can totally understand that.
Calm down, relax. You're so worked up and angry over a pair of headphones. Hopefully one day you will be capable of holding a coherent discussion. That's simply not possible if you're so deeply emotionally involved in a topic.
dude really ?! with ur logic surveys would be totaly bs waste of time and momey, then why ppl still doing it?
Surveys never claim that not a single person/thing is unaffected.
and i didn't say all the mdr1000x "not a single one of them didn't crack".
Here's what you did say: "i still have not hear of 1 won't crack within the warranty period."
i don't need to know all the owners of that headphone to make this comment right?
To make a statement like yours, yes you do.
what i said was "i asked more then 20ppl they all cracked."
20 people is not a big enough sample size to draw any conclusions.
dude, how much sony pay u to bs like this ?!
Not as much as whoever's paying you, it seems.
i dont know why u guys so emotionally attached to sony
What makes you think I'm emotionally attached? I just don't buy your methodology. If you ask 20 people who say they have no problems with it, can you say "I don't know a single person who has a problem with it, therefore it is perfect"?
speak for myself my one's serial number start with "507"
Yours is within the affected serial numbers range.
am i posting based on emotion? maybe,i got to admit that the way they BS piss me off! but u sir, u have to had ur own emotion first to made u start asking me question like this !
He's actually been quite unemotional. You clearly are biased. He is not. If he was, he'd be denying that there is a problem, which he isn't doing. He's very calm about this but you like to shout with a lot of "!!".
how many they have made in total? 1million maybe? then thats 25%faulty rate. plus those refused
If it's 25%, that's certainly a high percentage, but it's only 1/4 of the 100% you think are affected. You said it yourself, it is a design flaw, so it will eventually break no matter what.
I'm glad I returned mine if that's the case.
Mine's headband broken after a few month regular use.
Were you able to get it replaced/fixed under warranty?
sony refused, but after too many complaints and lost a lawsuit in China, now they will fix it for you but it will crack again becoz its a design failure not the material.
after the warranty period then u ar on ur own.
sure only fix it for you
no refund no deal
won't buy any sony product
@GavinS: if its been "fixed" for more then 3 times, you can ask for a refund.
what you need to worry about is what if it cracks after the time period for the warranty.
@GavinS: if its been "fixed" for more then 3 times, you can ask for a refund.
What are you talking about? There is no law that says that and even if there was in Australia you have to enforce it yourself through the court system. Or are you saying that Sony has a voluntary 3 cracks refund policy?
@Maverick-au:
u ar right there is no law to say they have to refund you, but if you keep sending it back the cost of repair + shipping ar huge, so most of the companies got this hidden "refund policy" including sony.
i was told by a customer service when i sent my VAIO laptop back to repair for the 3rd time, they offered me a replacement or refund.
its not u enforcing them to refund, more like they had enough with you and want you to go away. in other words "fk you, im not going to fix it anymore, you can either get a new one to try ur luck again or take ur momey and fk off."
@GavinS: Regardless what the company claim, all electronic devices sold in Australia have 2 years warranty. That's the law.
Not all they're cracked up to be 😜
@GavinS: Regardless what the company claim, all electronic devices sold in Australia have 2 years warranty. That's the law.
Why do people post this bullshit? All it does is create confusion and consumers who have no idea about the law and what they can expect. There is no 2 year warranty in the ACL!!!!!!
If you want to learn about the ACL go to this website - http://consumerlaw.gov.au/the-australian-consumer-law/legisl… and read the Framework Overview.
For an easier read go to this website - https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers
Now you will know what your rights are.
@maxdba: no by law one year only, NZ 2 years.
NO, there is no implicit timeframe! If I sell a 50c electronic toy and I offer 7 days warranty on it that is perfectly legal.
@Maverick-au: I don't know what the actual rule is, whether it's 2 years or whatever.
But electronics manufacturers do advertise their products in their AU site as 12 months, however you do get more than that.
My Surface Pro 4 says on the box 12 months, but I checked my warranty status online via serial, and it expires 2 years and 1 month after the day I purchased it.
There probably isn't a hard and fast rule, but some types of items will get you 2 years despite what the manufacturer states on the box.
Nowhere just gave it to my dad. hope he can fix it.
I also got qc35(better nc) for road trip and flight and pxc550(better sound) for everyday use.
@GavinS did u buy from oz?
Yes JBhifi DFO
Bought one think later
You will regret.
Hmm.. hopefully not that fragile ! One of my colleague has this for quite awhile now , no issue with his
Are you sure he uses it regularly?
Thanks for quoting！ The group now consists more than 500 victims. Many have swapped for twice and these broke again.
They're all crackers 😳
Yeah. Dont buy this one due to headband cracking issue. Shame its got great sound and features.
Don't buy these. I knew it had a cracking head
band issue and was very gentle with it. Headband broke after a month, got it returned and broke again.
Where exactly are these cracking? Had a pair for just over a month and would like to know what area to keep an eye out for the crack.
Edit: Nevermind - just saw link posted above.
I want one but don't trust them to last..
But I guess amazon are the best for returns..
Hmm, I expect that the price will change by the time I decide.
I went into Southland JB HiFi a few days ago and had a look at them.
The display model was completely broken/snapped. I asked one of the sales guys if this was a normal thing and he wouldn't give me an yes or no answer, but instead told me to look into the new version Sony will release if I had any concerns.
Apparently it's true… https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/6vt24l/new_vers…
If that's the case, I wonder if they will replace these with the new version when they break? If so, that's a score. Buy now for cheap, and get a free upgrade to the new version.
ya in ur dream.
sony dont even cover this in their warranty at the beginning(be4 they lost the lawsuit),
they will give u a free upgrade?? lol
sony dont even cover this in their warranty at the beginning(be4 they lost the lawsuit)
We are past the lawsuit now, so anything they said or did before it is no longer relevant.
The links posted in this page said Sony were replacing it for free, after the china lawsuit.
they will give u a free upgrade?? lol
It's not an upgrade. It's the exact same model with a redesigned band. When I said "upgrade" I didn't mean a literal upgrade to a better version. I meant to the latest version which is merely a redesign and not a better product.
If they give you a replacement with the same design and it will break again, it makes no sense. They might give you the new design model instead, or else they'll have to deal with the problem again down the road.
You did something similar to me, but I checked on Beats Studio Wireless 2.
I went into southland also and saw that broken/snapped one :D. Funny thing is I tried sony headphone next to that broken thinking MDR1000x. I only find out after unsuccessful try of finger swipes after long time; so stupid.
Me too :'(
dw, it will drop to around $300 by the end of the year.
300 dollars with great pair of stuff don't think too much
I haven't had any issues or cracking with mine. Been using it for 6 months no issues.
Maybe the size of your head also matters?
u should be the one who worry the most!
if it cracks right after the warranty period then u screwed.
I'll stick with Airpods anytime anyday.
Maybe the size of your head also matters?
Do you are a small head?
This cracking fiasco is turning into Sony's version of the LG bootloop.
As with LG phones, you'd need to be very brave to buy without a local warranty .
Wow, cheaper than Sony X!
Double check that.
Oh wow it's gotten even cheaper… damn…
Wow $299..! Should I? Got a qc35 already…
Can you fix it using super glue and sticky tape?
Does it affect any functionality?
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Damn, awesome deal!