yanfeng
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How can you booth do this to me ? Don't you realize that I am trying to ...Resist ? for once, I try to be happy with what I already have ?
BTW yanfeng, can you tell us what headphone you are usine with the SONY DMP-Z1 ? Which one do you considère offer the best synergy with it ?
Thanks
I went through every post of this thread as a consequence of my love for Z1. Somewhere in the middle I read about someone who bought Z1 because he thinks he is old and he wants to make better use of the years when his ears can still enjoy music. I really like this philosophy. I am getting old too. I am not rich. I wouldn't buy Z1 if I were younger and I would have a lot more consideration. But now I think in a different way. I wouldn't consider much whether it is worth the price. It's reduced to two factors: 1. do I really like it? 2. can I afford it without ruin my life? So I bought Z1.
Currently I have three headphones: Focal Utopia, Hifiman HE1000SE, Sony Z1R. Z1R is borrowed from a friend who bought this Z1R from me a year ago.
Utopia has the most smooth, thick, and weighty sound. The details are all there but do not rush to show themselves.
HE1000SE is the opposite of Utopia. It has a very transparent, etheral, and handsome sound. The textures and details are more pronounced than Utopia, maybe sometimes a little bit too pronounced, but mostly in a pleasant way. It definitely has less weight and body than Utopia, which makes HE1000SE less suitable for piano music.
Z1R is something between. It's very balanced, full of details, and quite impactful. A very nice all round headphone for all kinds of music. It's also more neutral than Utopia and HE1000SE. Maybe a tad less involving than the other two.
I bought Utopia one day before I received the borrowed Z1R. If I have received it later, I might consider buying Z1R again. It is really excellent synergy with Z1, which brings out the best of Z1R. I had sold Z1R because it's a bit bland with TH1ES. I didn't expect it can truely shine with Z1.
I might still choose Utopia as I think it's still a better headphone than Z1R. It's more involving, and it's better for piano music which I listen a lot.
HE1000SE is also a very good headphone, but it suits more to some genre of music, such as small band and chamber music.