Sony CES 2019 Preview
This upcoming Monday, Sony will be holding their CES 2019 press conference. I would not expect much in the terms of any new Walkmans, if any show up, they might be either just the current A50 and the DMP-Z1, but probably only the DMP-Z1.
Currently only one new pair of headphones passed through the FCC, the WH-XB700. I was hoping Sony would update their wireless offerings, and include the new Qualcomm chips I wrote about last year but I guess this will be later on in the year, maybe.
The press conference will take place at 17:00 Pacific time on January 7th. Stream links no longer working.
- 20:00 New York, January 7th
- 02:00 Paris, January 8th
- 10:000 Tokyo, January 8th
- 12:00 Melbourne, January 8th
Perhaps CES will have some surprises from the Audio department but I doubt it, and it seems the show will probably focus on TVs, mid range Xperia’s and perhaps audio products other than the Walkman.
WH-XB700
Very little information is provided in the FCC documents. Sony used to sell an older model the MDR-XB700, so the new model could just be an update of that model with a similar design as the 1000XM3. The main difference will be that the new model will be wireless, Bluetooth 4.2 at least, since it is sporting LE mode. I will try to find more information before the show but not expecting much, Sony has tightened down their info.
I am sure Sony will showcase their high end In-ear monitor headphones at the show, Z1R, M9 and M7 and introduce the WF-SP900 to the North American market. There is also a chance Sony will introduce the WI-C600N wireless headphones which were quietly introduced after not being shown at IFA, I will have a post up about them soon.
So that is all from the audio division I am expecting, perhaps Sony will surprise us and show something new but I am expecting more info in the TV segments, audio systems and Xperia.
Happy new year everyone and looking forwards to CES 2019.
