[Dinche]

Talk about coming late to the party!...

Who? Me or you?

 

[Scubadevils]

I am guessing that will be WF-1000Xm4, but you never know! Fingers crossed

Yes seems most likely but hopefully a new high end IEM, oh and info on new DAPs while they are at it!

 

[angpsi]

Who? Me or you?

Apologies for the misunderstanding, I was taking about myself. I’ve been lurking for an M9 for about a year and a half, very difficult to come across in the EU!

 

[FBas74]

Bonjour
J'ai eu le même problème en février, impossible de trouver le M9 nulle part. Je les ai donc commandés pour 969 dollars chez Accessory Jack. Commande et livraison en France en 6 jours
Je crois qu'ils sont toujours disponibles avec M7 et Z1R

 

[angpsi]

Bonjour
J'ai eu le même problème en février, impossible de trouver le M9 nulle part. Je les ai donc commandés pour 969 dollars chez Accessory Jack. Commande et livraison en France en 6 jours
Je crois qu'ils sont toujours disponibles avec M7 et Z1R

Le prix c'est avant les frais d'importation, non?

 

[Dinche]

Apologies for the misunderstanding, I was taking about myself. I’ve been lurking for an M9 for about a year and a half, very difficult to come across in the EU!

Yeah. I got mine just recently from A2A here in Australia. At $899 dolaroos. It was just too good deal to pass on. I initially thought they were too trebly (for my taste), but once I slapped Z1R cable and FA E series tips, things got so much better. Final E tips mellow the treble and boosted the bass which in turn made them sound more balanced. Z1R cable was a most significant upgrade over the stock one. M9 got more breathing room, more forwardness and the swing to them. I'd dare to say that stock cable don't do them justice at all.

Regards

 

[FBas74]

Le prix c'est avant les frais d'importation, non ?

Oui, j'ai choisi DHL

 

[FBas74]

Le prix c'est avant les frais d'importation, non ?

… and Taxes 30 euros

 

[FBas74]

Le prix c'est avant les frais d'importation, non ?

total = 917 euros

 

[angpsi]

total = 917 euros

Good to know; I always worried that the import tax would just be too high!

 

[angpsi]

(...) but once I slapped Z1R cable and FA E series tips, things got so much better. Final E tips mellow the treble and boosted the bass which in turn made them sound more balanced. (...)

Any idea how that cabl is different to the stock M9 with regards to the material that is used? From the description I would venture high purity copper, kind of similar to the one that Sony developed in collaboration with Kimber cable. Personally I’m tempted to try Linum or Onso, but tbh at the moment I’m just letting my ears settle on the stick signature. Also need to check the performance with scaled up rig, as I find that the M9 reflects its source quite a lot - not fully transparent, but definitely behaves like a monitor.

 

[CoryGillmore]

Well. On Sony's Japan web page. There's a teaser for headphones related announcement coming on 9th of June.

Where can we keep up with these developments? My Google skills came up empty.

 

[angpsi]

Hey @CoryGillmore , do you mind sharing how/whether your Sony x Kimber balanced cable makes a difference compared to the stock one? I've been noticing a slight congestion on the low registers on the M9 and I wonder whether an upgrade cable makes a difference in this regard.

 

[ducnsh]

Maybe this is my end-game combo

 

[Dinche]

Where can we keep up with these developments? My Google skills came up empty.

I checked on sony.jp . It turned out to be related to WF-1000XM4 announcement today.
IMO. The best place to keep up with Sony's audio (walkman/headphones) related developments is: https://thewalkmanblog.blogspot.com/

Regards