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@tempestjay78656 жыл бұрын
Looks amazing! I'm definitely getting the Sony XBA Z5 in 2018.
@DanielMendozaDev4 жыл бұрын
Just got a pair of these today and I'm loving them so far (coming from an IE 800, very different sound signature). Mine have a serial number in the 30,000's with a 10-2018 manufacturing date so Sony hasn't made many of these huh.
@311Decepticon9 жыл бұрын
Nice video Mike, Greetings from Colombia!!!!
@HiFiInsider9 жыл бұрын
311Decepticon THANK YOU!!!! :)
@andrewr83649 жыл бұрын
Mike, nice with the sony's.. on another topic good meeting and spending time with you and Jack in Toronto at TAVES on Sunday! Looking forward to receiving my order from the show. Will keep in touch
@HiFiInsider9 жыл бұрын
Andrew Roden It was really nice to meet you at TAVES. Perhaps a video from you on your system. ;)
@kennethchan89029 жыл бұрын
How does this set compare to the Sennheiser IE800?
@omykola9 жыл бұрын
Great video! I have Sony ex 1000 and sennheiser ie 80, want to upgrade to se 846 or ie 800 or z5, which one would you buy?
@kennethchan89029 жыл бұрын
The Kimber Kables for the Z7 are fantastic
@HiFiInsider9 жыл бұрын
Kenneth Chan I need to get those cables.
@xedjflowx9 жыл бұрын
Would you mind sharing with us if you find that the bass is overpowering or bloated? that's what we want to know
@nathangodinez60629 жыл бұрын
Liked the video actually thinking of getting these
@HiFiInsider9 жыл бұрын
Nathan Godinez these are well worth $699. I would pay more if I had to. :)
@Alamini969 жыл бұрын
Please review the XBA-A1 :)
@absa648 жыл бұрын
mike did u buy them ? and which one you prefer Sony xba z5 or Akg 3003
@ApriliaGuy19699 жыл бұрын
They'd go well with my new Sony Hi-Res Walkman. :-)
@kennethchan89029 жыл бұрын
another drawback compared to Z5 is IE800 cables is shorter...which is a minus point now in terms of earbuds i have to be fair because i use stock for each model it is said that the IE800 only caters for their own earbuds both are rubber however if slight effort is used try using the Z5 rubber filled one of the 3 sizes which fits your ear canals it might make a difference
@michaelburt98889 жыл бұрын
Apparently, like the MDR-EX1000 and the new MDR-Z7, the earpiece has a Magnesium shell. It looks to me to be a matte-finish alloy, not quite as sleek-looking as the EX1000 exterior. Either way, the casing should be very light and very strong. Minus the cord, specs have them at about 5.5g apiece, which is roughly 30% less mass than the Sennheiser IE800 earpiece.
@ricardoanton-ifiaudio9 жыл бұрын
Great Video!
@HiFiInsider9 жыл бұрын
Ricardo Anton THANK YOU!!!
@hernan22829 жыл бұрын
you sound sick Mike hope you get better soon :D,im trying to get in to the better soundquality stuff so im considering one of those DAP flac players and i have my eyes on the fiio x1 dap, do you think it will be a good upgrade from the average sony walkman and ipods that i use? have you tried or owned anything from that brand? ill blindly trust in your advice as always tk.
@HiFiInsider9 жыл бұрын
hernan2282 Thank you for the kind words. Been a long five days for work. :) Wait till CES for the next Sony flagship Walkman.
@kevinzeng96069 жыл бұрын
Any thoughts on these vs EX1000?
@Moli01237 жыл бұрын
Hello, there. How would you compare these to the ex800 (vent taped) ? Regards ; )
@geraldyulianto18259 жыл бұрын
I have xba h1 if I want to have a new one better with the z5 or jh7? Since they r in that price range area.
@Prophet2939 жыл бұрын
where's your Denon DA-10 video?
@spawnrider94858 жыл бұрын
Xba a2 all da way! Punchy deep bass and warm sound. A2 is even better than a3 in my opinion. A2 > A3 > Z5
@thecowgoesmoo24899 жыл бұрын
another nice unboxing. Any idea when we're gonna get the xb950 bt/ap review?
@HiFiInsider9 жыл бұрын
thecowgoesmoo2489 I just got home from a five days trip for work. Will have more videos and reviews very soon. :)
@SuperDuperUberTuber9 жыл бұрын
How do these compare to the Sony EX-1000 ? Is the Sony EX-1000 now out of production even in Japan ? The left ear-bud on my set has just stopped working and I'm not sure whether to seek another set of those, a replacement cable for them or to consider these instead *if* they are an improvement.
@kennethchan89029 жыл бұрын
actually the fitting for the earbud to the cable for the EX1000 is much more secure than XBA-Z5 due to the fact that XBA-Z5 is attached by pressing it together with the cable whereas the EX1000 uses screw tight connection to the cable
@SuperDuperUberTuber9 жыл бұрын
Kenneth Chan Thanks for pointing that out. Are there any after-market cables available for the EX1000? My step-father has mended my cable (for a second time) with ordinary wire and replaced the jack. He is highly skeptical that this will make any difference to the sound quality but said he had never seen a cable that contained as much insulation as the EX1000's. Do the XBA-Z5's SOUND better/bigger than the EX1000s ? Do they run better/louder un-amped from mobile phones ?
@ariweiss89929 жыл бұрын
I wonder how are they comperd to the Sennheiser ie80?
@JJ-op4oj3 жыл бұрын
Believe it or not, the sound quality of old Z5 is obviously better than the recent Sony IER M7. I also prefer Z5 to Sen. ie 800 after years of listening. An old masterpiece of Sony.
@mugen-mundo9 жыл бұрын
Cant wait to hear these with the complementary SONY PHA-3..
@HiFiInsider9 жыл бұрын
Mugen Mundo waiting for that to show up. :)
@InterFace959 жыл бұрын
hej mike! what I was wondering about right now was: in lots of videos and also in the beyer a2 review you show equipment like the new but also old amp, the expensive akg in-ear and so on. but in your head-fi profile there are only few of them listed.. why?
@HiFiInsider9 жыл бұрын
dead_Kitty I haven't updated that in many many years LOL...
@tempestjay78657 жыл бұрын
I'm going to get these after I get the Sony XBA-A3.
@HiFiInsider7 жыл бұрын
Z5 are better. I say skip A3.
@tempestjay78656 жыл бұрын
Hi-Fi Insider Well looks like I'm getting the Sony XBA Z5 instead.
@sebdude109 жыл бұрын
When are u going to make a xb950 review
@HiFiInsider9 жыл бұрын
Sebastian Jamali just got home from a five days trip for work. Will have more videos soon. :)
@sebdude109 жыл бұрын
Thx
@tomfan2069 жыл бұрын
Compare to the Sony MDR-EX1000, which is better in terms of sound quality?
@wreiad9 жыл бұрын
He said the Z5 creamed everything he ever heard... But that was with the balanced cable and pha-3. www.head-fi.org/t/733404/sonys-new-2014-flagship-iem-xba-z5/195#post_10958061
@lachlanlikesathing9 жыл бұрын
GAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH *makes grabby hands while dripping acid from forked tongue*
@AstroFantastica9 жыл бұрын
Haha when I clicked on this video I thought it was one of your reviews! I remember you saying you're a bit of a Sony fanboy :)
@lachlanlikesathing9 жыл бұрын
Heh. I'm still saving up for these beauties.
@SuperDuperUberTuber9 жыл бұрын
***** Looking forward to your opinions...
@HiFiInsider9 жыл бұрын
***** I just got the PHA-3. Testing it right now.
@amartinez977 жыл бұрын
@Lachlanlikesathing should of just got the XBA A2,s they sound better than these and the rest of the XBA series.
@kennethchan89029 жыл бұрын
I have no doubts XBA-Z5 sounds alittle better in terms of bass after much using however the IE800 does give a better seal and in terms of detail sounding IE800 delievers better Z5 has detail sounding but not as strong as IE800 it is quite a subjective issue there even when IE800 does have bass ports yet it isn't strong like the Z5
@donatusedi6 жыл бұрын
Which is louder and/or better considered as audiophile-quality? XBA-Z5 or IE800?
@Khaleel_aldory938 жыл бұрын
whats about xba-300
@AndroidVageta19 жыл бұрын
Can anyone comment on how these are vs. the XBA-H3's?
@kennethchan89029 жыл бұрын
PHA-3,Z5 and Z7 good combination
@HiFiInsider9 жыл бұрын
Kenneth Chan PHA-3 is a must if you get Z7.
@Digiphex8 жыл бұрын
Nice review. The Hi-Res, or anything Hi-Res is a joke in light of the Nyquist Theorem and also that humans can't hear any of the frequencies they are touting in their charts on Sony website, but they are nice headphones anyway.
@noahsutter99699 жыл бұрын
how do these stack up against other hi-res in ear's in the price range?
@HiFiInsider9 жыл бұрын
Noah Sutter these are the BEST
@noahsutter99699 жыл бұрын
And would these need an amp or Dac or could these function well just from a phone?
@wreiad9 жыл бұрын
Noah Sutter You'll need the pha-3 amp and an additional balanced cable. That's about $1,100 worth of extra of stuff! *evil cackle*
@zac5122703329 жыл бұрын
Calm down! Let those who just bought XBA-H3, like me, cry for a while!
@static.snow229 жыл бұрын
first view comment and like
@MrBarclonista8 жыл бұрын
xba z5 or ie800?
@tempestjay78657 жыл бұрын
ajr13 that's a tough choice. The z5 are definitely cheap atm though at only $499 while the ie800 are still around $700-800.
@abs2fast2furios9 жыл бұрын
The housings on these are so... chunky! The IE800 is so elegant, shows the difference between the Germans and the Japanese. (no offence to any Japanese people watching this.) And no, nothing personal against sony, i love sony tbh, i grew up on their products.
@dereksbooks5 жыл бұрын
Z5 uses magnesium, which is one of the absolute best metals, thinnest, and lightest metals that can be employed. The reason why these are rather large is the driver size. They're certainly superior to the IE800 in sound.
@Idle5669 жыл бұрын
why is the price so high
@HiFiInsider9 жыл бұрын
Idle566 the sound and design. It's worth the money.
@1bboyred19 жыл бұрын
ill buy these when i become rich c:
@HiFiInsider9 жыл бұрын
RR redaxis don't have to be rich. Just budget for it. :)
@tiodom85059 жыл бұрын
what you say about XBA-A1AP ????
@chauhannishit889 жыл бұрын
powerfull but expenciv
@tiodom85059 жыл бұрын
its Z5 bro... its Most expensive earbuds in Sony.
@mohdfaizism4 жыл бұрын
For the sake of suspense !!!don’t open the box 📦 before the video😆
@DmytroBaldr829 жыл бұрын
Aaaaagrhhhhh) ( Homer Simpson's face)))
@dillondeyoung14299 жыл бұрын
700 dollars for earbuds, your crazy?!?!?!
@dillondeyoung14299 жыл бұрын
i hope theres diamonds on them
@popkanedurak12719 жыл бұрын
AKG K3003 earbuds cost 1300 dollars!
@HiFiInsider9 жыл бұрын
siverdollar ROTMG it's a bargain!
@dillondeyoung14299 жыл бұрын
***** okay well can you recommend me good earbuds for under 200$?
@xedjflowx9 жыл бұрын
siverdollar ROTMG There's too many. Depends what you'll listen to.
@Rumblefan9 жыл бұрын
Third!
@HiFiInsider9 жыл бұрын
CorkyBurrito (y)
@AliNajim9 жыл бұрын
A3 sounds so much better.... These are so much over priced.... In my opinion a3 even sounds better than z5
@sebdude109 жыл бұрын
First
@HiFiInsider9 жыл бұрын
Sebastian Jamali yes!!! :)
@putorickforever8 жыл бұрын
wow so cheap!!!
@DeathbyBambi8 жыл бұрын
Yeah let me just go to the audio store and pull $699 out of my ass and buy this........$699? eh its nothing
@torguy57639 жыл бұрын
For $700 these earphones better make my breakfast also....And its not even wireless!
@amartinez979 жыл бұрын
Wireless degrades the audio quality, thats for a different target market of listeners.
@Boogerdog61759 жыл бұрын
Just Curios , Do you folks out there have more money than Common since to Blow that kind of money on a piece of electronics and wire that won't last well for more than a year. Get real, Kids are starving in this country.