[syke]

Any unboxing pics? I heard Sony went all out on the Z1R packaging

Possibly when I get back to office.

 

[Misson07]

It's HKD13,999 in Hong Kong, that's roughly USD1780. That's Sony official prices. If you get them from Jaben HK, the prices will be even cheaper.

That packaging looks so grand...I just got the Aroma Ace which cost exactly twice as much as the Z1R in Hong Kong but the packaging is so lame and I feel bad now...

I see that you live in HK. Have you ever tried the Ace? (as they seem scarcely available eslewhere). Would be nice for a comparison as I thought they sound pretty similar in tonality. I still kinda want the Z1R but I might opt not to if they sound similar enough.

 

[syke]

 

[BananaOoyoo]

To all IEM manufacturers: now that’s what you call nice packaging

 

[kms108]

best serial number I ever seen.

 

[kms108]

To all IEM manufacturers: now that’s what you call nice packaging

have you seen the Xelento packaging, it's also nice.

 

[toughnut]

I think it's single digit serial with last number blanked out? (That line is not centered)

Packaging much fancier but missing one accessories from M9. The microfiber cloth lol

Thanks for the first unboxing experience on the net.

 

[NickL33]

Dyammmmmmmm.... this really reminds me of my Leica M240 unboxxing...

Make sure keep us update on the sound..

 

[echineko]

Low hundreds... But I reckon I gotta to be one of the very first or maybe the first to get a paid production unit.

For sure, congrats! The rest of us impatiently wait

 

[SilverZephyr]

My local shop here is expecting for stock to arrive this week. Hope it comes early!

 

[kms108]

I would love to get the 008 number, but I think.k the item won't fit me, I haven't even tested it out, only tried the M7 and M9.

 

[Deezel177]

To all IEM manufacturers: now that’s what you call nice packaging

Well, Sony is a rather huge company; they can afford to have packaging this nice and not have it affect the MSRP too much. When you’re talking custom IEM companies, the leeway (or economies of scale, I think they’re called) isn’t nearly as loose. With that said, Naga Audio packages their IEMs and accessories kinda like this, except horizontally (so, a wide box with compartments sat next to each other). In my opinion, that’s pretty darn impressive for what can be considered a smaller Chinese company.

 

[BananaOoyoo]

Well, Sony is a rather huge company; they can afford to have packaging this nice and not have it affect the MSRP too much. When you’re talking custom IEM companies, the leeway (or economies of scale, I think they’re called) isn’t nearly as loose. With that said, Naga Audio packages their IEMs and accessories kinda like this, except horizontally (so, a wide box with compartments sat next to each other). In my opinion, that’s pretty darn impressive for what can be considered a smaller Chinese company.

Haha yeah I wouldn’t hold it against an iem manufacturer if their packaging wasn’t as nice (and in the end, sound and fit are what matter most).

That said, can’t help but be impressed when you see a product packaged this elegantly.

 

[marvin3003]

So no kimber cable for the people who pre-ordered it?

 

[BananaOoyoo]

So no kimber cable for the people who pre-ordered it?

I don’t think that it was offered everywhere. Heard Chinese pre-orders came with Kimber cables, but Korean ones have the A55 instead. Looks like some other places got cheaper prices instead?