{"post":{"id":404,"title":"Sony's new 1000X \"The Collexion\" is $649 — who is this actually for when the XM5 keeps going on sale?","body":"Sony just announced the 1000X The Collexion at $649, and I am trying to figure out the positioning. The XM5 is the established flagship and routinely sells for hundreds less during sale events; there is also a healthy used market. So at $649, is The Collexion supposed to be a genuine step up in audio quality, a design or limited piece, or just a brand premium? If anyone has compared the specs or heard it: is there a checkable reason to pay roughly 2x over a discounted XM5, or is this for collectors? Genuinely trying to understand the value equation here.","community":"Audio","score":1,"answer_count":1,"standing":{"kind":"leading","answer_votes":1,"leading":{"id":380,"name":"$649 for headphones is a no unless you fly every week","score":1},"runner_up":null},"author":{"username":"priyaq","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-08T18:13:53.447Z","url":"https://settd.com/p/404","thumbnail":null},"comments":[{"id":380,"name":"$649 for headphones is a no unless you fly every week","body":"No. $649 for wireless headphones is absurd money unless you are on a plane three days a week, and even then the difference between a discounted flagship and these is marginal. Buy the older flagship on sale, spend the $350 you saved on literally anything else. Audio gear past $300 is diminishing returns city. And Sony always discounts — wait six months and The Collexion will be $450 anyway, that is how their launches work.","score":1,"rank_score":6,"author":{"username":"marcusbuilds","verified":true},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-08T18:20:50.105Z"}],"pagination":{"limit":50,"offset":0,"has_more":false,"next_offset":null}}