Are these new smaller better than prior version? Reliability? Distance? They're about 10% more $.
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Not sure of the prior revision. The outlet units are bulky tho, and i generally connect them to a small 1 foot extension cord for outlets in a tight area or power strips. It's a reliable product and i have no problem with range. works from across my 1100-ish square foot house. i've dropped the remote plenty of times, and it hasn't broken yet. oh, and as a side note, since i have had this product, bears have not invaded my house. not sure if that helps.
2151865
Good afernoon, I have not heard of an "improvement" on this product from MINI, but this is the latest version. Thank you, Steve
1512240
They are not smaller. I needed smaller also and the smallest is same size of what came with the headset. Ordered based on answers, but the answers are wrong. Ordered October 2014
774784
They were built as a luxury set of headphones. The materials in the newer model are not as nice for the sake of making them cheaper. If cost is no issue, these are better, if you car about the $100, then the other set is nearly identical.
1366203
The latest versions have an extra stop advantage. Works better , you will not loose on quality , doesn't slow down the focus .
1369105
More same than different. The new UE model (this one) is 1.5 inches taller and half an inch deeper. The handle makes up the bulk of the extra height which the old one didn't have. The driver configuration is almost identical, 2 tweeters, 2 3inch woofers, and slightly bigger 2.5" passive radiators (old one had 2" radiators). The sound is near identical except the new one has more bass because of the larger radiators. The price went up quite a bit from $150 to $250 MSRP. I own the old one and still very satisfied with its low/mid/high balance. If you don't mind the lack of a handle and buying used, the old fine is a great deal.
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Great, please let me know when you get your new ones!!!; I've got a hole burning in my pocket I fear, because I've been trying to rationalize the purchase of a pair of the "new" ones, too. I keep thinking that the Monarchs are so light and solid that I having the Monarchs at a "closer" view might just rationalize my investing in a pair of 10 X (name the lens)...I'm leaning to a 42 or 50....but I have a useless (too heavy old style, Swarovski Habicht molded porro prisms) 10X50s and my Monarch 8X42s just lifting them up to find a plane taking off and hearing them overhead and raising the bins to my eyes and pointing towards the sound all in one motion is fantastic...I love that ability...and I have glasses with astigmatism in the correction too. I just love the ease of use of the 8X42s....so I'm imagining the 10X42s would be wonderful too.but an extra $300 for just a one level bump in magnification? Whitneymuse...
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I personally dont think so, the improvements are more so in battery life and weight, and the addition of NFC. At this point, the speakers dont really improve, but the way they are tuned changes. I personally think that beats does a poor job tuning them. If you thought the first pill sounded good, you will like the second, but i wouldnt upgrade to it.
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Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with the previous model. I bought this one based on a Google search of good quality headphones. Had I known that there was a previous model costing $30 less, I would have opted for that one instead. I'm not too thrilled with this one. The sound quality is great, but it is lacking in sturdiness; quite light weight.
1511862
In my opinion it is not significant of an upgrade to change. The only real differences are an increase of 5 megapixels and an slightly increased shot rate. Not enough to ditch the older model. Neal
375394
Are they the exact same models? If so, they might just be trying to sell you the higher priced item by tricking you. If they are the same, go with the lower price. Good luck.
1166076
I believe this was the most up to date unit, they have been around a while and I wasnt aware that there was a newer version for maybe quite some years? Don't know for sure though, I suspect the price drop (as well as the price drop on the G-system) that has occurred fairly recently is a sign that they may be poised to release some new models? but have searched and found nothing on this subject. This was a nice unit though!
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Yes, in my opinion it is far better and more portable but then this is subjective isn't it? I don't have the tools to make an informed judgement so I guess you should have a good look at the specs. G
772578
Why have these jumped $100? Yeah, they are discontinued but the replacement model are close to $200 also. What's the deal?
207762
The flight version is newer and less expensive. Other than that, the specs appear to be identical. These are great headphones with good sound and long battery life. I can hardly hear my wife when I use them :)
1291353
New models with slightly less power. There both in the website catalogue - for now. You can compare specs. The new model has the advantage of having fresher batteries.
1637273
Their Version 12 was phenomenal.But from what I understand, the company was sold and is under new ownership, so product isn't quite what it used to be.Good luck!