Product & Technology Milestones・Headphone
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1964
- DR-1A
- Stereo headset for tape recorders. This was the beginning of Sony's stereo headphones.
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DR-1A
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1979
- MDR-3
- Included with the first-ever "Walkman" (model TPS-L2). The first model in the "H-AIR" series of compact, lightweight headphones.
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MDR-3
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1982
- MDR-E252
- The first in-ear headphones in the trend-setting ‘NUDE’ series.
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MDR-E252
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1988
- MDR-R10
- These headphones were the first in the world to adopt a bio-cellulose diaphragm with rigidity comparable to that of aluminum. They were priced at JPY 360,000.
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MDR-R10
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1992
- MDR-5700
- The world's first noise-canceling headphones for consumer use. Offered for use in the cabins of passenger planes.
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MDR-5700
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1997
- MDR-G61
- The industry’s first neckband headphones.
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MDR-G61
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1999
- MDR-EX70SL
- The world's smallest dynamic driver unit at the time, with a diameter of 9 mm, and soft silicone rubber earpieces for a better fit to the ear and powerful bass reproduction.
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MDR-EX70SL
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2008
- MDR-NC500D
- The world's first digital noise canceling headphones, reducing ambient noise by up to 99%.
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MDR-NC500D
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2012
- MDR-1R
- High-Resolution Monitor Headphone developed in collaboration with Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), pursuing sound quality that enables the creative expression of musicians, sound engineers and other music creators to the highest level.
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MDR-1R
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2016
- MDR-Z1R
- High-resolution stereo headphone from the Signature Series that incorporates Sony's long-cultivated high sound quality technologies and aims to provide the absolute music experience in a personal space. Equipped with a large-diameter 70 mm HD driver unit, the headphones are capable of reproducing ultra-high frequencies up to 120 kHz.
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MDR-Z1R
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- Wireless headphone that offer thethe industry - leading noise cancellation at the time, and upscaling of compressed sound sources to the equivalent of high-resolution audio for high-quality sound reproduction.
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MDR-1000X
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2017
- WF-1000X
- Wireless headphone that achieves the industry - leading noise cancellation performance at the time as a truly wireless type.
It is the world's first to support Adaptive Sound Control, which detects the user's activities using various sensors on the smartphone and automatically switches the noise canceling and external sound capturing functions.
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WF-1000X
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- Wireless headphone with the he industry - leading noise cancellation for a neckband type headphone at the time. In addition to Adaptive Sound Control, it also supports a function that optimizes noise cancellation performance according to changes in air pressure.
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WI-1000X
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2019
- IER-Z1R
- High-resolution stereo headphone in the Signature Series, capable of reproducing ultra-high frequencies of up to 100 kHz, providing a vast sound field and a sense of presence that is difficult to experience with conventional in-ear headphones.
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IER-Z1R
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