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hey I'm just a new head phone editor for CNET and this is a first look at the Sony mdr-1r over ear headphones they're 300 bucks so they're definitely a luxury purchase but if you're shopping for a headphone that sounds as good as it looks you've won ours are worth considering the full-size cups on the side here and clothes and cushion your ears with plush leather but you may want to stop by your local distributor to try them on first Steve Guttenberg actually reviewed these headphones for CNET and he found they're very comfortable but I tried them on as well and felt the inside of the cups pressing against my ears which got pretty irritating over long listening sessions but regardless no headphone is universally comfortable and at just eight and a half ounces the one ours are definitely lightweight the cups themselves pivot horizontally and vertically for extra comfort and even though the gunmetal yokes are plastic they still feel sturdy and able to withstand abuse to an extent the 40 millimeter driver design inside the headphones is unique as well sony positions them at an offset angle instead of firing them directly at your ear that's a design that's started in 80s and still continued in this model today sony also claims the diaphragms inside can deliver frequencies up to 80 kilohertz that's three times higher than most high-end headphones in terms of accessories the headphones come with two 47 inch long cables those terminate in three-and-a-half millimeter plugs at each end one cable has an Apple compatible remote with a microphone for making calls and the other is just a plain wire so in terms of sound performance our reviewers Steve Guttenberg compared them to the Sennheiser Momentum's and the Bowers & Wilkins p5 on ear headphones he found those sony's to be much more refined and spacious with a really natural sound quality that should complement whatever music you pumped through them with a bit more bass than those competing models they're also great for watching movies you could check out more details from Steve and his full review on CNET but that's gonna do it for me I'm Justin you you just took the first look at the Sony mdr-1r s thanks for watching