Just a heads up, I've decided to sell mine. It's been an honor to be a part of this club for a good 4 years but I lost my job back in March due to the pandemic and it's been tough times around here. You can find the ad in the classifieds. Not sure if this sort of "notification of selling" post...

I own both the Ebony and Purpleheart, and I can wholeheartedly say that if you want bass, Purpleheart is where it's at. I almost think it has maybe too much bass (or at least my individual unit), but it may be just right for you. The Ebony is much more refined in that regard, and although I...

I eventually replaced my DT1990 with the Amiron Home and then I also acquired a T1.2 later as a compliment. I can say that for me, I do get more bass and details with the T1.2 than what I remember with the DT1990. It gets a bit difficult to compare when you consider that DT1990 is the brightest...

For curiosity's sake does anyone know the real output impedance of the TA-ZH1ES? I'm taking the spec of "8-600 Ohms" with a grain of salt, more of an "acceptable headphone impedance range", which holds true given they can power my K240 Sextetts and Beyer T1.2 quite adequately.

Funny enough, I live in California and the seller lives in a city not too far away. I'm not so much questioning their authenticity as just curious where they were manufactured. I've read comments in this thread and others saying that the Austrian-made units sound better and have slightly better...

I happen to be the new owner of a used K612 Pro that I scored on eBay for pretty cheap. I like it a lot more than my K7XX, and find that everything sounds so natural and balanced. It's just a shame they don't incorporate the detachable cable system. I did get these modded by a friend for...

Thanks! I know exactly what you mean! It's darker than what I thought to be the most dark headphone that I had in my collection prior, the HD6xx (lol) with Dekoni hybrid pads. I find it to be quite pleasant though, as I am sensitive to some treble peak ranges. One interesting thing I notice is...

I was fortunate to have joined the T1 club yesterday, having scored a nice deal on eBay with a T1.2 limited edition black version. I specifically hunted it down because I liked the more stealthy look. Soundwise I'm very impressed, running it through the balanced XLR cable to the Sony TA-ZH1ES. I...

I've been wishing for a dark/night mode as well, and would spend a lot more time on the site if the bright whites didn't wear on my eyes so much, but I might be an outlier as I've had LASIK done and am more sensitive to that kind of thing than before.

I know this thread has started to peter out a little bit due to the demise of Oppo Digital, but I just wanted to sing the PM-1's praises a little, having become a new owner of set bought here through Head-fi. It has such a clean and engaging sound and I love it with the Alternate Lambskin pads...

I've heard some reviewers say that Sony has said they actually use the same drivers. As for the people asking about the Oppo PM-3, I know this won't be a very good comparison but I did acquire a PM-1 just the other day, and I have the original MDR-1A. I can tell you that, price brackets aside...

It most likely is placebo effect, more than people are willing to actually admit. I myself have tried removing the foam on my 58X and back-to-back within the few minutes' difference I was able to test with some music, I felt no real discernable difference.

Awesome new flagship!

Goddamn, that's a Sony collector's dream right there. I'm only 2/5 with the Z1R and R10, lol. Hats off to you.

That's actually a very good question. I do love the Z1R, and but I owned the Z7 for a while before that and I feel that just in terms of overall signature and tonal balance it had its own special character to it that still compliments the Z1R in some way. The Z7M1 did have noticeable...