[gikigill]

Hehe. Like unwrapping some piece of art, honestly. Everything's so neat in there I almost had qualms unboxing it

The Klipsch HP3 is the only item that compares to the Z1R unboxing.

Big glass case with the headphones disassembled and fitted in the wooden box pieces. I bought another HP3 just for display in my cinema room.

 

[gikigill]

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[Zaroff]

Downside of the Z1R: it's complicated to listen to anything else after those. Yikes.

 

[leylandi]

New from E-Earphone. Serial is 0018115. Not sure how I can find manufacture date?

There should be a label on the corner of the outer box.

 

[Zaroff]

There should be a label on the corner of the outer box.

There is a label, that's where I got the SN from. However, no date that is decipherable, unless it's a code whose suit of numbers will translate in a date.

 

[gikigill]

Downside of the Z1R: it's complicated to listen to anything else after those. Yikes.

I'm thinking of a second pair as a backup.

 

[Rurouni]

You are not alone haha

 

[thang3291]

is this a new unit? If so, can you share the serial number and date of manufacture?

To get an idea about if they are still in production and how many units might have been produced

01 April 2023 on mine, very recent

 

[RockLee]

Despite the fact that it is many years old, this headset is among the best in its sound aspect.

I still do not see any rival that can replace it in the way it is heard, I think that if sony released a z1r with better details, better mids, better treble, it can once be considered as good

 

[osiris1]

Compared to the OEM cable, the BSEP tightens the bass a bit, elevates the vocal slightly and make vocal (esp. female) sound more real/dense , the treble is about the same to me (but I can't hear anything beyond about 13khz due to my ear ringing). Don't know about other cables.

low end is tighter, mids are a tad more forward, highs are highs still. the separation/imaging are better, to me. stage seems about equal.

 

[MudEnjoyer]

Downside of the Z1R: it's complicated to listen to anything else after those. Yikes.

This is for me the biggest issue. Z1R is made to sound to impress, and it causes such an impact at first. Eventually it wears off and becomes the new baseline.

Until you try to listen to your other earphones and you just can’t, because they sound so bad in comparison.

I am now thinking about selling my whole collection and just keeping Z1R and M9.

I used to be very impressed at the N3 bass for example, it was big but still dense and impactful. Now it doesn’t sound that great anymore.

 

[leylandi]

01 April 2023 on mine, very recent

I didn't know it was still produced

 

[ducnsh]

Really miss the IER-Z1R, I think I will buy a new unit again ...

 

[Bigbeat]

Really miss the IER-Z1R, I think I will buy a new unit again ...

If I may ask, how many times have you had it so far?

 

[Zaroff]

That weird. Mine doesn't display any date whatsoever.