Thanks for your feedback guys!

Regarding sound quality which setup do you think would produce the best result? (1) Tidal on PC >> Fiio Q5s >> Headphone (2) Tidal on M11 >> Headphone Thx, Grant

Do you know if it has the 4.4mm output? I’ve never actually listened via 4.4mm but I’ve heard it’s supposedly really good

No it will sit on my desk pretty much 24/7. I might bring it home if I’m going to be out of the office for a while but for the most part it’ll be a desktop solution.

Just picked up my first hifi headphones (Sony Z1R) and totally digging the sound. So much better than my Apple AirPods haha. Do you guys recommend using a headphone stand with these? If so which one’s best?

Wasn’t aware about the Hugo 1 but will definitely take a look. What do you think a reasonable price for a used one should be? Grant

If the M11 doesn’t work with the Sony Z1R 4.4mm it’ll be a deal breaker for me since this is my primary motivation for picking up this DAP (along with Tidal support)

Is there an official release date for the M11?

Thanks for the tips! Definitely taking a hard look at the Schiit stack and like the fact it takes a smaller footprint & isn’t expensive. I’m still pretty attracted to the Sony PHA-2A though because it’s got the 4.4mm balanced output but not sure how big of a benefit it really is

Also I prefer to not have a large piece of equipment on my desk if possible... I need to maintain a professional image and don’t want people wondering what in the world that massive thing on my desk is lol. I also thought about getting a DAP and connecting to that instead of the desktop PC but...

Hi all, I recently purchased a pair of Sony Z1R headphones and I’m planning to use them exclusively on my desktop PC at work (streaming hifi music from tidal). I’m thinking about pairing my new headphones with a DAC/amp device but not sure what’s best or recommended for my use case. I don’t...

Which of those do you like best with the z1r headphones?

Do you run the headphones through an amp/dac? If so what gear? Regards, Grant

I'm also leaning this way because the price on a used pair of Z1R's is significantly more affordable.

What do you guys think - Sony Z1R vs Focal Stellia? Trying to decide my first pair of closed backs for the office

Hi everyone my name is Grant and I'm new to the head-fi community. I don't have any hifi headphones/gear yet but I do have some nice speakers at home (Bowers & Wilkins 700 series). I never really thought about high quality music until I picked up these B&W speakers from Best Buy a few months ago...