[Sound Eq]

Even if it cost 300 usd I would not get it.

how would you compare sony Z1R to denon

 

[jmills8]

how would you compare sony Z1R to denon

9200 more natural sounding.

 

[Sound Eq]

9200 more natural sounding.

no better to ask than my bro Jmills who can audition any headphones and share real impressions, I think I am gonna buy the denon 9200 soon

loved it when u said the stellia you would not grab it for 300 USD

 

[datasyd]

I was stunned by the Sony’s capacity to play challenging base, try: Muse, Madness or Tony Allen & Jeff Mills, Locked And Loaded for instance; the Sony has capacity to play at volumes well beyond levels my Denon D7200 is capable of achieving without distortion, which means significantly beyond anything of a similar budget. I think the Sony ZR1 would provide anyone who loves base with hours of thrills. Alas, my budget allows for only one additional set of cans and I’m considering a planar magnetic purchase for something new, perhaps the Meze Empyrean. I played both the Denon and Sony headphones through my ifi Pro iDSD & ifi Pro iCAN rig. That combo is easy to summarise: Shock and Awe! I may yet buy the Sony headphones...

 

[jmills8]

I was stunned by the Sony’s capacity to play challenging base, try: Muse, Madness or Tony Allen & Jeff Mills, Locked And Loaded for instance; the Sony has capacity to play at volumes well beyond levels my Denon D7200 is capable of achieving without distortion, which means significantly beyond anything of a similar budget. I think the Sony ZR1 would provide anyone who loves base with hours of thrills. Alas, my budget allows for only one additional set of cans and I’m considering a planar magnetic purchase for something new, perhaps the Meze Empyrean. I played both the Denon and Sony headphones through my ifi Pro iDSD & ifi Pro iCAN rig. That combo is easy to summarise: Shock and Awe! I may yet buy the Sony headphones...

Then buy what you think is best.

 

[skootb]

The Sony is much more bloated in the lower end, while the 9200 is very tight and punchy

 

[datasyd]

The Sony is much more bloated in the lower end, while the 9200 is very tight and punchy

Surely blanket statements like this beg the honest question, what DAC / Amp did you use to compare them?

 

[skootb]

Mojo and dave

 

[datasyd]

And you’d describe the Sony as relatively ‘bloated’ with the Dave? Unless the 9200 is significantly different to my cans I don’t imagine the Sony is bloated. I might have to try a pair. I have owned D7000 since 2007 and D7200 for a few years. Admittedly, I listened to the Sony headphones once. I just went to my go to tracks and compared both sets, with the Sony cans easily belting out music well beyond the volume range my Denon’s were capable of. And what did I experience out there? My goodness, the Sony’s were so much fun. It was bedazzling, IMHO.

 

[skootb]

Compared to the 9200, I'd say yes. But I find the sonys to be very unnatural sounding. The 9200s were tight as hell down low

has this been posted:

https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/3/18527803/denon-d9200-review-best-portable-headphones

 

[XERO1]

The Sony is much more bloated in the lower end, while the 9200 is very tight and punchy

The Z1R definitely has a boosted mid-bass and its highs are a bit metallic sounding, but with the right DAC/amp combo, they can sound pretty damn good.

 

[zolkis]

D9200 then. D7200 is way too colored, especially midrange. The treble is on the darker side and bass is definitely boosted. It's a headphone for "fun".

Do take into account that the D9200 are slightly bright (YMMV: some would say too bright). Bass is boosted a bit as well, as are the upper mids/lower treble. Very musical though, with good resolution, so it will pass for studio if you compensate for its FR.

For studio I'd rather use the Stax 009 (with tube energizers), Senn HD800, Focal Stellia (or Utopia).

 

[Rayzilla]

The Sony is much more bloated in the lower end, while the 9200 is very tight and punchy

Surely blanket statements like this beg the honest question, what DAC / Amp did you use to compare them?

I would have to agree with skootb. Just last week I had some extra time waiting for my ED8 to be nodded with removable cables so I tested out the Z1R on its dedicated dac/amp. I was very surprised when I heard the bloated bass. I forget the song but it was with the shop's quality recording.

 

[datasyd]

I would agree your view 100% if the comparison was Sony’s MDR-Z7 vs Denon’s D7200. My neighbour has at least a dozen headphones, including the Z7, and I listened to those headphones again this morning, sharing your views. I don’t particularly like the Z7 cans at all! I really dislike its bloated base. And I much prefer my D7200. But I strongly agreed with Currawong’s favourable assessment of the Z1 (see http://wwa.you2repeat.com/watch/?v=oKmHSCC6_8U ). Perhaps the D9200 really is that different to the D7200?

 

[jmills8]

I would agree your view 100% if the comparison was Sony’s MDR-Z7 vs Denon’s D7200. My neighbour has at least a dozen headphones, including the Z7, and I listened to those headphones again this morning, sharing your views. I don’t particularly like the Z7 cans at all! I really dislike its bloated base. And I much prefer my D7200. But I strongly agreed with Currawong’s favourable assessment of the Z1 (see http://wwa.you2repeat.com/watch/?v=oKmHSCC6_8U ). Perhaps the D9200 really is that different to the D7200?

I wouldnt consider the 7200 as a great headphone. To me its an ok headphone.