xero1 said: To me, the design of the MDR-100AAP reminds me a lot of Sony's clean and beautiful industrial design language of the 90's.



The Z7 and the 100AAP are the two newest headphone designs from Sony, and both of them look great.



Hopefully this tread will continue when they design the replacement for the MDR-1A, which is based on a nearly 3-year-old design that I've never been that big a fan of. Click to expand...

Well, design is about tastes. From my POV, the MDR 1x series design language is a timeless piece of craftmanship. 3 years and counting and I'm still in love with the looks of the silver-brown MDR1R. Had also a black-red back then, and loved it also, but it's not on par with the S-B. The MDR1A refined on it, and that is really good as well.These new cans are somewhat cheapo looking and just too flashy, even the black I. But there are people who love this, and It's understandable of course, everyone has a different taste.