I could try that one. With the rice. Brown rice work okay? We eliminated white rice in our household lol. The sound is still fantastic.. even a little off-centered it still sounds 10 times better than anything else I own.

I can swap the left and the right channels of the cable itself and the partial sound persists on the same iem, so it's not the cable.

Mine are now permanently messed up. I let it rest for a few days and went back to them.. no dice. Maybe I have to wait until winter time?

Hi everyone. Happy to report that simply "waiting" did the trick. My LZ-A4 are back in business!

I'll give that a shot tonight. Hopefully it helps.. this was my end game iem (the most I'd ever be willing to spend).

I tried swapping the left and right filters. No difference. I guess the left IEM is toast.. I also tested the source with another pair of earphones and the sound was fine.

My left channel volume has dropped significantly. I had this problem before and changed cables. It's happening again.. unfortunately I think that's it for me. Edit: It's not the left channel but the left IEM itself. I swapped channels for the detachable cable and it was the same result. :(...

What I don't understand is why Sony after being on top with audio with the Z3, didn't try to continue to push the envelope and remain on top. Sony has, for a long time (I'm old) been a name I associated with great audio, and for them to have the LG V20 take over and then the V30, it seems like...

Very nice! I wanted an LG V30 too, but it's way too expensive.

Your graphs make me a bit worried about how much I can tone down the treble since I'm already using pink. Maybe I'll try tip rolling too.

It's a silver plated one, according to Penon. This one here: https://penonaudio.com/index.php?route=journal2/quickview&pid=854 I wouldn't say it's sibilant, but I do find it to be a little to strong on the highs. The lows are perfectly fine. The cable just makes the highs a little bit too...

I've just been carrying them in the included LZ pouch. FYI -- I am finding that the Brooko (pink/black) combo along with the new upgraded silver cable is producing a sound that is slight too "cool" for me. I think I'll be trying one of the warmer combinations, maybe go back to red/black and...

Hey guys, I was checking out this thread (I read most of the previous thread, not as much of this one). I had previously been considering the V20 to upgrade my Xperia Z3, but I'm a bit concerned over the sheer size of that thing, and the V30 is still over $1K CAD. Just wondering if anyone...

Guys I just received the LZ-A4 upgrade cable from Penon. I have to tell you these things are incredible! The cable is white, and got that braided/woven style to it. It's super soft and light. The quality of it gives me ZERO fear of these ever fraying or cracking. On the MMCX side the male...

Hi Herrwallen, I want to make sure that no mistake or misunderstand is made here. There are potentially some issues with the cable itself, but only because of the way I wear them and only because of normal wear and tear. This IEM is by no means reflective of my recent troubles -- everything you...

If we're all having the same issue then it must be the LZ-A4 female mmcx connector side is the issue, right?

I just received the VE mmcx cable last night. I ordered them September 30 just to give you an idea of shipping time. The quality is okay, but it was inexpensive. Mostly I'm just glad to be using the LZ-A4 again after a brief hiatus. I was using my Tenore as backup and there's a significant...

Just to update, I'm still waiting on the VE cable that I ordered on AliExpress. In additional since I figure I don't want to be caught in this situation again, I went ahead and emailed Penonaudio to explain the situation, and they told me there's a new LZA4 cable upgrade. So I ordered that one...

Not a bad idea to mix it up a bit so that the wire doesn't get stiff and stuck one a particular shape. I'll keep that in mind once I get the new cable. Thanks!

I agree, a lower profile iem would solve the problem. Thanks for the recommendation but $180 USD is about $250 CAD after tax. I guess part of the reason I'm looking at cans is also because I'd rather expand my 'repertoire' rather than move laterally, if you know what I mean. I splurged well...

Something new to ask all of you. I am eventually going to go over to the full-size can forums but it seems like a daunting task because up to this point in my short-lived head-fi career (4 years or so?) I have only ever looked at iem's Basically to sum up my situation -- about 2 months ago...

It broke right where the wire goes into the MMCX connector. Because I wear my LZ-A4 "up" to wrap behind my ear, basically the cable was constantly being pulled 90 degrees at where the cable meets the connector, so the clear plastic 'wrapper' cracked open exposing the black plastic cover of the...

Welp. It's happened.. the wires that were breaking through the casing on the stock mmcx cable has disconnected finally. Right side is cutting in and out just like I expected. Good thing I ordered from AliExpress 2 weeks ago! Shouldn't be more than another 2-3 weeks before I'm back using my...

Does anyone know what the next best progression is after the Xperia Z3? I have read about the LG V20 as the most recent best Audio phone, but that thing is massive, I mean it's basically a phablet. The V30 is probably even better, but that thing is about $1500 CAD right now. Not a very...

Thanks for the recommendations @Ahmad313 , I don't see the pink one for $20 on that store, but I guess any one will do right?