Ginza store is fantastic and you can test the 1Z there. They have a demo unit there and you can request to sample any of their headphones/IEMs with it. I also highly recommend E-earphone: 〒101-0021 Tokyo, Chiyoda City, Sotokanda, 4 Chome−7−1 新東ビル

You can use a proxy. Buyee is one that works with e-earphone: https://buyee.jp/

Yeah much bigger to my ears. I spent a good solid week at e-earphone comparing the two and every time the soundstage and imaging impressed me more on the 1ZM2. The 1AM2 sounded faster but the 1ZM2 had more weight to the sound (especially the bass)

From my personal testing (and decision). The soundstage was very noticeable on the 1ZM2 vs the 1AM2 with the IER-Z1R. Plus the extra warmness.

https://helpguide.sony.net/dmp/nwwm1m2/v1/en/contents/TP1000464578.html?search=playlist I see the playlists that are the memory card (they have an arrow) but I'm wondering where the playlist files are that the Music Player makes?

Silly question but where are playlists located at on the file system? On the WM1Z, they were simply m3u files on the root MUSIC folder but not seeing it this time around

That is an incredibly beautiful photo!

Yup the warmness goes very well. Bass sounds fast and thick, calm trebles, and I feel the holographic nature of the DMP really shines with the Empyrean's

The Meze Empyreans (elite and og) sound huge with the DMP

Comparing the Wm1zm2to the Wm1z, the scanning is significantly faster. Not sure but I don't think it actually scans the whole library anymore on boot up?

Joining the fun. Was very impressed with the new Z2 after some good listening sessions at e-earphone. New Z2 definitely does seem to inherit some of the DMPness. Sounds faster compared to the original 1Z and has a bit of that sweet imaging from the DMP

I’ve tried so many different setups at e-earphone and came to the conclusions of: Headphones: Meze Empyrean IEMs: Just Ears listening tune The empyreans really goes so well with that 3d sound that the DMP does so incredibly well. And the just ears sound so clear, almost too clear sometimes lol

I'm not too fond of the MDR-Z1R's with the DMP either. It sounds congested and something about it but it's not enjoyable to me. MDR-Z1R's with the TAZ or a WM1Z sounds fantastic though.

I typically turn it off if I'm in battery mode. If plugged into AC, I leave it on the whole time.

WM1Z with Bright Tuning on J3 and the 7hz timeless is seriously impressive While I really loved the warm sounds of the WM1Z tuning, the bright tuning really impresses me with how well the imaging works here. Instruments really separate, especially left and right