Thanks for the update- finding current feedback on such a rare headphone is pretty cool and likely harder to find as the years progress. I'd love to own one of these but seeing the heartbreak from driver failure is a little much to me. I'm curious how you even got these repaired? I'm mostly...

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wow thats like endgame...end of my life game material for me haha. thats incredible. how do you decide on changing speakers? my speaker set ups are small book shelf/2.1 designs that let me keep a couple to cycle through like headphones because of their small foot print. Do you keep all your old...

Whats your primary listening set up with the home audio system? I'm definitely going to be doing that down the road but its not the right time and place for me right now.

Thats incredible- I'm jealous very much so- I think I'm gunning for the signature series SA-Z1 speakers a decade or so from now- too rich for my current stage of life . Did you ever consider them, considering your baller hifi systems from before?

man we are all in the same boat haha- I do most of my listening when wife and kid are in bed- the benefit of my la500ED speakers are they are set up for near field listening and I can hear detail at very low volume- but im playing with fire here haha using speakers while they are sleeping. but...

Thats true- i totally forgot they are considered semi closed. I kind of like the idea of the paper plastic wire mesh design- its really unique to the headphone and the story behind it and I am a bit of a sucker for heritage beyond technical performance in my equipment.

I think for me closed vs open has been more preference- it mattered more when i was doing work commuting on bus/studying in libraries but now, most of my listening time is at home at a desk. before, closed would have been a big deal for me and I definitely got used to it. glad to hear you found...

i think with certain songs/genres open backs provide an experience for me that is distinguishable from closed backs- but not necessarily like better overall- it depends on the recording and my listening preference that day. I definitely agree with you that a short demo is not enough to...

Thanks - I'm definitely excited when the tazh1es comes in- I'm hoping to grab one by the end of the year- I had a chance to grab the amp or the mdr-z1r but I figured I would get the biggest changes with the headphone first - I'm definitely feeling the curiosity stoppage with this head phone- I...

I recently managed to get my end game ier-z1r and mdr-z1r in the last month - the z1r was a difficult upgrade for me but it grew over time - my primary earphones before were the ex1000 and at times xba-h3 (i generally disliked the fit of the h3) with the mdr-e888 and xba-40 thrown in at times...

  Hey there- as a user of a number of Walkmans, I can tell you that's a problem most likely from your source, the E series Walkman, rather than the Z7. The Z7 does have the problem of muddy bass, but the E series Walkman is more likely the bigger contributing problem. An amp will NOT solve...

    Thanks guys I appreciate it! I'm looking forward to it when it comes in. 

Hey guys, recent purchaser of EX1000s and have yet to receive them. I'm a bit paranoid and have been extensively scouring the net for indications that there are fake ex1000s or not.    As far as I can tell, there have been no reported fake EX1000s- is that still true? I see that was reported...