[mochill]

These looks good

 

[kova4a]

Well, he auditioned them but as expected he couldn't give me more info other than "The music files on my iphone don't sound very good with them." and " They only come with a bih plug cable and not a standard 2.5mm one". Well, he'll be there 10 more days, so I still have time to think about it.

 

[XERO1]

Here is a pretty good overview and review of the MDR-M1ST.

https://www.phileweb.com/review/article/201908/24/3550.html

It's in Japanese, so just use Google Translate (unless you speak Japanese, of course).

 

[generick]

Here is a pretty good overview and review of the MDR-M1ST.

https://www.phileweb.com/review/article/201908/24/3550.html

It's in Japanese, so just use Google Translate (unless you speak Japanese, of course).

Interesting review, however the description of the bass concerns me, the 1a mkii was similar to the z7, it was a slightly loose and flabby bass that had some bleed ibto mids. While I loved it, it most definitly is not reference by any standard. Since this is marketed as a reference monitor I hope it has a tighter and much more in line bass section

 

[Ra97oR]

Anyone got their hands on it yet?

 

[Windseeker]

Anyone got their hands on it yet?

A short while ago, I had an opportunity to audition a pair at an audio store while I was in Tokyo. I was very much impressed with the sound and build quality of the pair that was on demo, so I went ahead and bought one on the spot.

Since I have no idea whether aging matters for them, I'll refrain from going too deep into sound performance stuff until I put in 150-200 hours of play time (only about 50 hours so far), but I can say it feels sturdy, light, well-isolated, resolving, fast, low-distortion, relatively naturally sounding (including the bass, a big departure from CD900ST), and sources tend to feel closer than "audiophile phones". In other words, just as one would expect from what is primarily a professional studio monitoring product.

 

[b0ssMax]

Very natural sounding but i thought bass quantity was too much. Changed to dekoni pads and I got the bass where i like them.

Sound stage is a bit narrower than cd900st, but everywhere else M1ST for me.

 

[equalspeace]

Is the treble bright? Can you listen for long periods without fatigue?

 

[WilcoRoger]

e-earphones also seem to have it for ¥34k, which with 8% tax-free for foreigners applied works out at ca €275 or $300

 

[ervin192]

Is there any measurement pages? Searching "m1st measurements" still leads to nothing.

 

[Windseeker]

A recent in-depth review by @sandalaudio (it is in Japanese, so the use of Google translate is suggested).
The article includes some measurements on impedance & phase curve as well.

 

[sandalaudio]

A recent in-depth review by @sandalaudio (it is in Japanese, so the use of Google translate is suggested).
The article includes some measurements on impedance & phase curve as well.

Thanks. I've been using it for a couple of weeks now and haven't found anything particularly bad.
I think it is worth every dollar but it is what it is and people shouldn't expect anything extraordinary. It feels to me like a typical modern Sony sound, especially the consumer style bass might annoy some traditionalists, but definitely feels like a modern upgrade over the old CD900ST. It feels like an MDR-1A with less sparkly soundstage spread, and more up-close analytical detail. The way it fits my head is also very similar to MDR-1A.

 

[nick n]

I particularly enjoyed your reviews of the JVC MX100Z and SW01.
How does it compare to the MX100Z ?

 

[Beagle]

I've always had a soft spot for Sony headphones since the early 90's.

 

[ervin192]

I've also found out a Japanese measurement of the FR: https://ameblo.jp/eruna-captor/entry-12514871205.html

Looks not bad