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Customers find them extremely light, durable, and worth the cost, with one customer highlighting the two-cable option.","reliability_score":"high"},"best_offer":{"retailer":"amazon","retailer_id":"B0DD8SHVZL","price_usd":268,"original_price_usd":null,"affiliate_url":"https://www.indrexa.com/go/sony-mdr-m1-professional-reference-closed-34ba9397/amazon","in_stock":true,"shipping":{"free_shipping_available":null,"free_shipping_note":null,"min_order_for_free_shipping":null},"last_updated":"2026-06-03T20:04:52.021051+00:00"},"all_offers":[{"retailer":"amazon","retailer_id":"B0DD8SHVZL","price_usd":268,"original_price_usd":null,"affiliate_url":"https://www.indrexa.com/go/sony-mdr-m1-professional-reference-closed-34ba9397/amazon","in_stock":true,"shipping":{"free_shipping_available":null,"free_shipping_note":null,"min_order_for_free_shipping":null},"last_updated":"2026-06-03T20:04:52.021051+00:00"}],"_llm_hints":{"best_offer_logic":"lowest price among in-stock offers","out_of_stock_offers_included":true,"use_affiliate_url":"always use affiliate_url field, never construct retailer URLs manually","shipping_note":"shipping costs are estimates only — final cost depends on user location and membership status","null_fields":"null spec or review fields mean data was unavailable from source — do not infer values","manufacturer_description":"brand's own product description — official copy from Amazon listing","feature_bullets":"array of manufacturer's bullet-point features from Amazon listing","spec_table":"raw structured spec table from Amazon — category-specific technical specs","bought_in_past_month":"Amazon demand signal — number of units sold in past 30 days","variants":"array of ASINs for color/size variants of this product","shipping_amount":"shipping cost signal — FREE indicates free shipping available","climate_pledge_friendly":"Amazon Climate Pledge Friendly badge — sustainability certification","data_freshness":"checked_at timestamp from most recent price record","best_offer_null_means":"all known offers are currently out of stock — check all_offers for availability"},"json_ld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Product","name":"Sony MDR-M1 Professional Reference Closed Monitor Headphones","brand":{"@type":"Brand","name":"Sony"},"description":"The Sony MDR-M1 is a wired, closed-back, over-ear professional reference monitor headphone priced at $268, featuring an ultra-wide frequency response of 5Hz–80kHz, 50-ohm impedance, and a lightweight 216g build with detachable cables in two lengths. 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