The Sony catalog is full of successful headphone models, but full-length MDR-1A occupy a special place among them. These headphones have appeared on the market a year ago, it was possible so harmoniously combine elegance and musicality with an attractive price tag, they almost immediately became a hit among music lovers. Is it possible to make a successful model even more successful? Sony designers have decided to make the attempt. Thus was born a special version of the popular headphones exceptional Sony MDR-A1, which received the name of MDR-1A Limited Edition. How does it differ from the basic version? Now we find out.
SET
What is extracted from the box with the Limited Edition? Same of the box with the basic version headphones exceptional Sony MDR-A1 In addition to the headphones themselves, it stacked two removable cables one regular, for connection to the players, the second with thebuilt-in microphone and remote control for connection to mobile devices. Both cables are enclosed in a soft polymeric insulation that will not interfere with any movement, or hardening of the cold. The length of both cables is traditional for portable models 120 cm and is clearly not aimed at home listening. However, as a connector for connecting to the headphone minijack uses a classic, so if they want to use at home, in the store you can easily find a connection cable with two minijack any convenient length. Together with the two wires into the headphone set includes a cloth cover. Not very luxurious, but quite practical as opposed to the rigid case, in the absence of content is easily rolled and does not take up too much space in your backpack or purse.
DESIGN
Appearance Limited Edition gives these headphones exceptional Sony MDR-A1 closerelationship with the original version of the MDR-1A. Making cups, headband design, the materials used all upheld. The new headphones are different in the combination of elegance and reliability, thanks to which their predecessors so loved by a wide circle of music lovers. Themain distinction of the new version perforated leather, the coating applied to the headband and ear cushions. It provides headphones not only a solid appearance but also a pleasant tactile sensation. Smart red rim, in which the basic variant MDR-1A easily recognizable even from afar, the new version has been removed, so that the entire range of colors Limited Edition reduced to a combination of different shades of black. Because of this, the headphones look more severe and restrained. They obviously are not positioned as a fashion accessory as well as a serious tool for listening to music.
ERGONOMICS
Ergonomics headphones exceptional Sony MDR-A1 base model was so good that it did not want to take off the head even after hours of use. However, developers of the new version could be made even better! Sliding holders Limited Edition cups firmly fixed, allowing to choose the optimal size without further manipulation. Plastic design easily adapts to the shape of the head, and the cup pressure adjusted so as to provide a tight fit and high level of passive noise isolation without headaches from excessive pressure. Ear cups are spacious enough to ensure that the ears can feel at ease. Their flexible filler alleviates pressure and perforation on the cover of nice massages the skin. Ear cups able to rotate 90 degrees to take up the minimum amount when carrying in the bag. So that they can without much difficulty even squeeze in a tightly packed bag!
DEVICE
To ensure sound headphones exceptional Sony MDR-A1 transparency and purity over theentire frequency range, the membrane of the speaker must combine minimum weight with maximum rigidity. The first thing you need to do not be late with a response to the pulses, and the second not to bend at the sound vibrations. A thin polymer film from which the membrane is made of conventional headphones satisfies only the first condition that’s why the developers of top Hi-Fi headphones spend so much effort to experiment with different kinds of spraying, thepolymer composition imparts additional rigidity. The new Limited Edition, like their predecessors, for this purpose aluminum finish, thanks to which their developers were able to significantly strengthen the membrane almost without increasing its weight. To enhance thebass developers have used special acoustic ports, and to increase the sensitivity using powerful neodymium magnets. As a result, the sensitivity of the headphone brought to serious levels of 105 dB and a frequency range and affects all of the scales from 3 Hz to 100 kHz. These headphones exceptional Sony MDR-A1 can regain ultrasounds far beyond human hearing! So that the certificate Hi-Res got them not just for the beauty.
SOUNDING
No, we have not just a cosmetic upgrade of the original version! To see this, it suffices to compare the sound fluent MDR-1A and MDR-1A Limited Edition. Persistent and dynamic style of the basic model, caused by the slight emphasis on midbass, in a limited version of the MDR-1A, was replaced by a neutral, purely audiophile music feed.
Bass headphones in new sounds and accurately collected, no looseness, tightness and echoing overtones. Lovers jump on the dance floor can complain about the lack of its quantity, but those who are more important than quality, would be pleased. Middle register new headphones act out with the same plasticity and detail, as their predecessors. They are good at singing and transmission, and playback guitar parts! Treble worked delicately and gently, and the breadth of the frequency range shown in the abundance of air, especially when listening to tracks recorded at high resolution. The scene is drawn compact, but it is quite plausible, not pounding sound inside the cranium. This music can be listened to for hours! A soft covering lip ensures that for this pleasure does not have to pay a headache.
EVENTUALLY
They are not only a new look, but also a new sound! The limited edition of the famous headphones exceptional Sony MDR-A1 has its own musical handwriting more neutral and accurate than the basic version.
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