Hi everyone, I’m interested in buying a Z1R but I have concerns about the fit.
Assuming I won’t be able to demo them, I wanted to ask how the Z1R fit compares to the fit of IEMs like:
OG Helios
Elysian Diva/Annihilator
Blessing 2: Dusk
Monarch MK2
Or similarly uncomfortable IEMs
Thanks!
I can comment on the comfort on these, but be aware that YMMV.
The first day or so I wore them I felt severe pain at the back of my ear after about half an hour to an hour.
This was due to the pointy edge bit pressing against a spot that it really shouldn't.
I thought to order a silicon case from aliexpress to prevent this from happening.
Then I thought, why not google "how to wear these".
I did and found some review videos where people had them on with a clear sideview and lo and behold:
I was wearing them wrong.
I put the entire IEM inside of my ear tightly up to the top, where it would sit very securely but cause pain.
I should've left the outside bit more relaxed and down(the sort of edge at the back), as they definitely won't fall out due to being inserted fairly deeply into the canal and obviously having the cable go around the top.
Now they're VERY comfortable to wear with stock medium silicone tips, haven't even tried tip rolling at all even though I have many a variety lying around here now that aren't even Sony's own (Final E and some others people mentioned).
The Blessing 2: Dusks were my first "serious" pair, and I was wearing them all day while I was travelling as part of my portable setup, these eventually caused a bit of pain or fatigue at the end of a long session, and I think that was also due to me not being used to IEMs.
But I would say the Sonys are very similar in that regard for me, as an IEM noob.
I can now spend a long time on these without pain, and while I think that the Blessings are probably more comfortable for longer for a majority of people, if you insert these properly you can get away with wearing them for just as long IF you don't have extremely small ears.
I'm lucky in that regard to have standard sized ones.
I have read though that many people went on to sell these because of fit issues, this is probably a very common issue.