Hi 21qz, Here is a concise comparison of the EX1000 and Z1R with the N8, on Nevermid (Remastered) 24/96 FLAC, Smells Like Teen Spirit / Nirvana... in memory to a Great Artist, Kurt Cobain "KC" (R.I.P.). Volume on both the IEMs was set on 38 (Impedance and Sensitivity of the 2 IEMs are similar...

Thanks for for message Jalo, Yes, the Z1R has been definitely used for more than 100 hours, with all the burn-in during the 1st week, and, the 1Z was set at low gain. The 60 dB was just to volume match all the DAPs for the comparison exercise with a "pink noise" track; which depending on the...

:beerchug: Cheers 21qz, and thanks for the message. Totally agree with your linked post. Reviews, impressions and opinions on something as abstract as hearing sound are highly subjective, for multiple reasons. Describing some basis for comparisons and referencing it to songs interpretation...

Hi Redcarmoose, Unfortunately, it will be tough for me to get hold of a WM1A for such comparison, sadly, I live and work in a country where I do not know other audio enthusiast like ourselves. Nonetheless, I agree with your statement that the 1Z and 1A are more different than similar...

Hi everyone, I have just posted some comparison impressions on the Sony IER-Z1R thread about source equipment (DAP) pairing. Since a big part of it was a direct comparison between Sony NW-WM1Z and the Cayin N8, thought it is relevant to share it in this thread too, please refer some extract...

Hi everyone, I have just posted some comparison impressions on the Sony IER-Z1R thread about source equipment (DAP) pairing. Since a big part of it was a direct comparison between Sony NW-WM1Z and the Cayin N8, thought it is relevant to share it in this thread too, please refer some extract...

Source DAP pairing comparison with the Sone IER-Z1R When I received the IER-Z1R I commented that I was impressed but yet to be really Amazed… Now, the more I am spending time with them, the more I have been curious to find out how much more I can discover. At such, lately I have been spending...

Well… it is time to have a head to head comparison (and some recommendation) between what I consider the King of single dynamic driver based on my collection (joint spot with the Beyerdynamic Xelento depending on the listening mood I am into :p…) the Sony MDR EX1000, and the new Sony flagship...

Interview with the people behinf the IER-Z1R (google translated): https://www.sony.jp/high-resolution/flagship/interview07/?s_pid=jp_/high-resolution/_flagship/_interview07

Hi ProF3T1, Very glad you are a fellow EX1000 user (they are still a classic)... that assessment is gonna take sometime, as I have been holding back the urge to listen to the Z1R through the WM1Z balanced connection. Nonetheless, as a fellow EX1000 user, the best set up I came up with the...

Well... while the weekend on the Z1r was spent mostly for burn-in... decided to take a couple of pictures for size comparison among some Sony IEM OLDer and NEWer: Brief background history, the EX1000 is my "first love" in IEM, which pushed me to purchase the 800ST and EX600 for investment...

Received the Z1r few hours ago in the office... listened to few albums through Tidal offline on Onkyo DP-CMX1. First opinions: - Impressed but yet to be WOWed - From memory it reminded of the Beyerdynamic Xelento tonality and Empire Ears Legend X stage and imaging, more so than the Sony XBA Z5...

Thanks for sharing nanaholic. I was thinking about the Hiby R3, but your feedback on it saved me some money :smile:. The thinnest i can think of is the AK junor (although it is a little taller), but not sure how it pairs with the KSE1200. Cheers.

Thanks for the recommendation Piotr Michalak. Will carry on doing more experimentation :thinking: = Fun... Agree, the KSE1200 is true to the source and the weakest link is less than optimal connection between the source and the amp. Cheers

Hi everyone, Received the KSE1200 yesterday, and had great fun going through some of my older source gears to come up with "transportable" stacked combos. Sharing some pictures below (apologies for the poor lighting, it was late at night): Ak100 (optical) > Hugo > KSE1200: AK70 (USB) >...