Long time commenter, first time poster.
This being my first deal, I will start by making a couple of bold statements that I happen to believe to be true and think I can get away with, followed by the details fellow OzBargainers may find useful:
1) This is the best price for these anywhere in the world at this point in time (they have recently sold used on local ebay for more than this).
2) These are the best Bluetooth headphones you can get at this price. Period.
Link to these on Sony's site.
Link to an Australian review.
Are these audiophile quality headphones? No, but neither are any other Bluetooth cans, at any price.
Are they exceptional value at this price? Absolutely.
A quick list of features:
- 30-hour battery life
- Integrated S-Master Amp (audiophiles will know what this means)
- AptX
- NFC
- Digital Sound Enhancement Engine (DSEE)
- High Resolution Audio capability (needs an external DAC via USB)
- Playback controls
They are also arguably the most comfortable full-size Bluetooth headphones on the market today.
Keep in mind that the break-in period is quite long - from a few weeks to a couple of month of normal listening, depending on your daily usage. They also come with a cord, so can be used passively.
For optimum quality, I always recommend to control the volume from the headphones, while having the source (e.g. phone) volume at the max.
Spotify, GPMAA and the like sound very nice on these, but to really appreciate the sound quality, throw some well-recorded FLAC/ALAC material at them - just make sure the headphone is in the AptX mode (hold Vol+ while turning them on - the blue light will then blink 3 times) and that your device supports it.
If they have an Achilles' hill, it's the mic's sensitivity - people at the other end of the phone have a hard time hearing me. Not surprising, really, considering the mic's position.
I bought these cans from the same seller a couple of month ago for a slightly higher price when the Aussie dollar was stronger than it is now, which makes this an even better deal.
This is obviously a grey import but, unlike Kogan, these guys actually list a physical office address in Melbourne. I don't think the pickup is available, but given that the delivery is free this is hardly an issue, unless you want these as a Christmas present.
The email and phone are operated out of an Indian call centre, which I have found to be very helpful and overall had a great experience with the purchase so can definitely recommend.
Mine was delivered with a courier in two days flat (even though they quoted 3-5 days), but I was lucky that they had 1 in local stock at the time.
The prices tend to fluctuate but is correct at the time of posting.
3 times more expensive than that Air-Fi Matrix 2 deal recently. I'd hope these have great sound for that price difference.