Sony PFR-V1 - Personal Ear Speaker system - doing it for science!!!!

[marcusd]

A first for headphiles and a first for the Philippines (?) i present to you the now collectors edition (stopped making them):

Sony PFR-V1, or simply

"yeah baby doing it for science!!"











Initial meet impression - no isolation, speaker like effect, positioning important for sq, nice sound stage when used with wired accompanying mini amp (better than our own go vibe and mini3 amp sound staging but can be daisy chained for maximum effect), hard to drive - these need power - cue the ef5! The bass coil when covered by my thumb has huge bass increase but less detail so mod potential a plenty.

So far a great science project 

More impressions over the weekend because as always when I get a new gear I am coming down with a cold... 

[solomonella]

what the! got to try those!!!

congrats bro marcus

[dinkoy]

Ah finally it arrived bro. Congrats.

[marcusd]

what the! got to try those!!!

congrats bro marcus

thanks bro!

Joma and I said this also when we unboxed it in starbucks, bigger than we thought they would be, no isolation but not as intrusive as we had expected - its like you are havign a regular conversation and their is music in the shop from speakers or amp it up and you have an amazing effect of speaker like sq and the background noise fades away... got to try these with movies some night 

@Dinkoy - yeah finally hehe... worth the wait, very intriguing purchase and will be explored with every daisy chain possible lol

[Racio]

$150 for Science!!!... I really hope it's worth it bro... otherwise, it's mere "Sayangs" na lang...

[Za'afiel]

Pity the venue was on the noisy side. The chatter next to our table didn't help either.

That aside, this "personal ear speaker system" is something that blew me away at first listen.

Why oh why didn't this get a cult following?! 

[marcusd]

$150 for Science!!!... I really hope it's worth it bro... otherwise, it's mere "Sayangs" na lang...

Its actually quite good Racio hehe.. the science bit was in the ordering based on the umpteen reviews I did before, but the result at least on initial impression seems to veer towards excitement and satisfaction

[dinkoy]

thanks bro!

Joma and I said this also when we unboxed it in starbucks, bigger than we thought they would be, no isolation but not as intrusive as we had expected - its like you are havign a regular conversation and their is music in the shop from speakers or amp it up and you have an amazing effect of speaker like sq and the background noise fades away... got to try these with movies some night 

@Dinkoy - yeah finally hehe... worth the wait, very intriguing purchase and will be explored with every daisy chain possible lol

From the description, it seems to me that they have more or less the same concept as the K1000.

[Racio]

Its actually quite good Racio hehe.. the science bit was in the ordering based on the umpteen reviews I did before, but the result at least on initial impression seems to veer towards excitement and satisfaction

I've actually read about these cans when they came out years ago, the main gripe about them among owners is that they sound extremely bright, and the bass duct, many felt, were somewhat of an after thought on its design. Mod that sucker bro!

[solomonella]

hmmm..i'm really not sure how to describe how they look when worn though..unique?

[sandmoose]

Very nice!  Congrats Sir Marcus!

[marcusd]

I've actually read about these cans when they came out years ago, the main gripe about them among owners is that they sound extremely bright, and the bass duct, many felt, were somewhat of an after thought on its design. Mod that sucker bro!

It really is not as bright as they say, the bright comes more from the stax like implementation of sound delivery meaning bass slam is low initially, however by just pressing my thumb over the bass coil very lightly I can increase my bass eq massively meaning my hands are my eq lol...

Now this is why I want those grommets 

Joma and I found the sound to be more on the warm side, non fatiguing highs and good mids, the bass is actually ok, tight and there when you need it but with just a hint of modding these cans I think should shine.

Burn in might alter the sq also.

[marcusd]

From the description, it seems to me that they have more or less the same concept as the K1000.

yeah some call it the mini aky k1000 but I am not sure that would be a f air comparison. I would sure like to try a/b'ing them both some time just to see is a $150 unit can beat a 1k$+ unit  probably not though haha

[marcusd]

hmmm..i'm really not sure how to describe how they look when worn though..unique?

This guys looks like a drunk Irish man from the provinces lol.... the expression is priceless.

I have pics of Joma and I with the unit on our heads.. bit more subtle and photogenic us two I think haha 

[H a R 0]

congrats bro marcus! One things for sure though, they wont look good on me