Annihilator falls short of Z1R bass quality (it's not even close imo) but it does have more quantity and better treble. Very different IEMs imo, but YMMV. I really like both.In my humble opinion, Yes.
I still prefer Z1R compared to many flagships, u12t, traillii, Odin, Volur (that I tried recently), Monarch mkII, Xenon6, VE Phonix, IE900, Moondrop Dark Saber (if you count this), IE900 etc.
The only one IEM that I concur that Z1R take the defeat is Elysian Annihilator 2023,
or maybe Subtonic Storm (I haven't got chance to try them)..
PS. Ironically for all the jokes about Z1R fit, it fits me much better than Anni. I wouldn't buy Anni primarily because of comfort, but again, that's a big YMMV.
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