Does anybody know whether this amp can act as an rca out to active speakers? So you can essentially have volume controlled monitors, using the HDVD 800's potentiometer.

Great point, from Amazon in the UK I'm looking at £1,149 for the TH 900 mkII, versus £1700 for the Z1R. However it is a price premium I am more than happy to pay, if in the event of like you guys say, it is a sound signature which is more attractive to my own subjective tastes. And Obobskivich I...

Very interesting stuff, thank you Obobskivich for all that information on the TH 900. Yeah from what I can decipher, the Z1R and the TH 900 have a bit of a rivalry going on with being two of the best closed cans in the industry. I think I can safely eliminate the HD 800 S from the list now...

Yeah I heard partly by the nature of design when it comes to closed vs open back, generally speaking closed has the upper hand in providing a full, rich house sound. Tentacles, do you run your MDR-Z1R with the standard quater inch, or have it paired with an amp which uses the new pentaconn...

Thanks for weighing in! It's awesome that you have both pairs of cans to compare and contrast the differences. But yeah those sub-genres pretty much make up 90% of my library! I do think my heart is set on the Z1R. The only deterrent I have with this headphone however is I will have to run it in...

I'm having a headphone mid-life crisis. I'm being too indecisive in choosing my end game pair of cans. My toss up is between the HD 800 S, MDR-Z1R, or the TH-900. And sadly I don't have a bottomless wallet and can only get one. On subjective grounds, could I please have some...

Gaming and movies/virtual surround sound is null, I am solely just looking for the best stereo/music listening experience possible and want to know which of the two will give that. :)

Hi, as I for one simply do not know enough about audio intricacies I am really glad I found this site, I am looking for someone to shed some light on my toss up in-depth. I'd really appreciate a fair amount of detail in replies, as I am really trying to understand all of these audiophile terms...