ultrazino said:

 
That "hifiguy" listens to so many Beats on his YouTube channel, I'd be surprised if he actually ever listened to them closely.

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dyaems said:

the z1000 internal cables are crazy long, i doubt you'll accidentally tug it when opening the z1000. i open both cups when i try to get rid of the squeaking issue my friend had because im lazy fixing it haha
 
those pads seems it has good quality, but for safety measures, wipe the pads with tissue or your handkerchief after usage specially if it becomes oily or sweaty which is usually the case.

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duncan said:

I have to say that the AudioQuest Dragonfly really does know how to grab hold of low impedance 'phones - it makes the Z1000s sound much more like they're supposed to (or how I'd imagine they should be!) - they actually now have a bottom end, and a much better balance than I'm used to...
 
Too little too late maybe to stop the demise of the Z1000, hopefully there will be a Z2000 in the pipeline though
 
(if so, this time i'm not going to buy them before their release date, and get stung how I did with these!!)

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kskwerl said:

I'm just coming into this thread now, so these aren't very good for the money?

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mrviolin said:

newer version (7520) is out. All black + coil cord + professional blue sticker. At $400 at amazon. Doesn't come with a short cable, but you won't need a short cable since it's a coil cord. You can buy a hardback case from sony for the 7520 for about $20 if you want, but it already comes a nice bag

Everything's really opinionated Mike from headfonia seems to like them and thinks they're pretty good in the $500 range, but a_rec thinks not. a_rec likes the MDR-1R more, but Mike (few weeks ago in unboxing) didn't like them... then again, he said that he wasn't keeping the HD800, but still has one, so idk. A_recording's done a really detailed comparison w/ other headphones 

 (somewhere in the thread). Build-wise, 1R is mostly pastic, while z1000/7520 has magnesium cups (arms/branches are plastic I think). But, the 1R is uber comfy from what everyone is saying so it's up to you I guess. 

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tortex73 said:

Where can I find this case you speak of? I've been looking for a hard case for my Z1000s so I don't have to worry about breaking them when I travel. The pouch just doesn't cut it. 

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compoopers said:

These are, in my opinion, some of the best for the money you can find.

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amarphael said:

^+1, I wish there was a supraural foldable version of these very fine cans.

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mrviolin said:

newer version (7520) is out. All black + coil cord + professional blue sticker. At $400 at amazon. Doesn't come with a short cable, but you won't need a short cable since it's a coil cord. You can buy a hardback case from sony for the 7520 for about $20 if you want, but it already comes a nice bag


Everything's really opinionated Mike from headfonia seems to like them and thinks they're pretty good in the $500 range, but a_rec thinks not. a_rec likes the MDR-1R more, but Mike (few weeks ago in unboxing) didn't like them... then again, he said that he wasn't keeping the HD800, but still has one, so idk. A_recording's done a really detailed comparison w/ other headphones   (somewhere in the thread). Build-wise, 1R is mostly pastic, while z1000/7520 has magnesium cups (arms/branches are plastic I think). But, the 1R is uber comfy from what everyone is saying so it's up to you I guess. 

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mrviolin said:

http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/micro-proaudiosite/cat-audio/product-LCMDRG/ 
sorry, $30, was a while since I checked T_T

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kskwerl said:

Thanks guys, so you guys really think these are pretty great huh if you're saying they are some of the best for around 500. Ill have to look through this thread more

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compoopers said:

FYI when I said that, I meant for the price they were when I bought them ($350). Although I know that now they are out of production, so it'll be harder to find. For under $400, these are my favorites. For $500, there are many other competitors, but I still think they're great.

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