Picked up a pair for £159 incl free shipping, thought that was a pretty good deal to pass, had my eye on them for a while but decided to give them a go from hearing all the positive things here.
Picked up a pair for £159 incl free shipping, thought that was a pretty good deal to pass, had my eye on them for a while but decided to give them a go from hearing all the positive things here.
I returned the XM4 after 2 days and bought the 1AM2 instead. 3 times cheaper for much better quality. In passive / cable connection the XM4 sounds worse, which speaks about the base quality of the product. And this at a cost about 3 times higher than the 1AM2. Is the wire that much of a problem? Not for me. And another detail: the headband on the 1AM2 slides so smoothly I just love it, whereas the XM4 I could not easily slide with just one hand.
I don't doubt the top quality of the XM4 in it's category, but soundwise the 1AM2 are the ones to get, and then you have good money left to spend on whatever else.
I returned the XM4 after 2 days and bought the 1AM2 instead. 3 times cheaper for much better quality. In passive / cable connection the XM4 sounds worse, which speaks about the base quality of the product. And this at a cost about 3 times higher than the 1AM2. Is the wire that much of a problem? Not for me. And another detail: the headband on the 1AM2 slides so smoothly I just love it, whereas the XM4 I could not easily slide with just one hand.
I don't doubt the top quality of the XM4 in it's category, but soundwise the 1AM2 are the ones to get, and then you have good money left to spend on whatever else.
Oh believe me, I know. I owned the 1AM2 for nearly 2 years. I'm talking about the XM4 IEM though.
I hate that the right side driver just quit working all of a sudden. I wonder if I fried it by pushing it too hard from my Modius/Jotunhiem combo?
But yeah I also have the Z7 and Z7M2. But the as of yet unannounced XM4 true wireless IEM is something I could get a lot of use out of at work. Right now I'm using a $50 JLAB Air TW IEM and even it is surprisingly good IMO.
Oh believe me, I know. I owned the 1AM2 for nearly 2 years. I'm talking about the XM4 IEM though.
I hate that the right side driver just quit working all of a sudden. I wonder if I fried it by pushing it too hard from my Modius/Jotunhiem combo?
But yeah I also have the Z7 and Z7M2. But the as of yet unannounced XM4 true wireless IEM is something I could get a lot of use out of at work. Right now I'm using a $50 JLAB Air TW IEM and even it is surprisingly good IMO.
I prefer the Z7M2. I feel like it has better clarity and separation. The Z7 has it beat in bass impact. I also like that the Z7 is made in Japan, though the build quality of the Z7M2 is not lacking either.
Just got these awhile ago for a really good price, took a few days to get used to the sound as I almost never use headphones.
Coming from my XBA-N3, I can hear some similarities in the sound - deep bass, detailed but smooth treble.
Running these through the ZX300, high gain on the balanced output and it sounds really great, makes me feel as if I am right in the middle of whatever I am listening to.
They certainly aren't the most detailed pair out there, but I really can't put them down haha.
Feel free to interpret the graph yourself. IMO they sound sweet and clear with decent resolution... That 8khz peak is not very prominent to my ears, and I'd rather have a 8khz peak than 5-6khz peak. They have great treble extension too.
Feel free to interpret the graph yourself. IMO they sound sweet and clear with decent resolution... That 8khz peak is not very prominent to my ears, and I'd rather have a 8khz peak than 5-6khz peak. They have great treble extension too.
I've had these headphones for a year now and sweating of the ears (even after one song) is starting to affect my ears. My ears have started to get some rash and itchiness even though I've had pauses between songs / general usage quite often.
Didn't find any replacement pads for these babies yet that might make my situation better. It really saddens me cause' I love the headphones very, very much (also they were a birthday present from my wife) and cannot really return them anymore at this point.
I already ordered Meze 99 pads because I did read this topic (unlucky me, the user talking about these pads was talking about replacing the MDR-1A's pads, not 1AM2's) and was thinking that maybe a little larger ones might help my ears / roundings breathe a little bit more. They are coming in monday so I'll see then how they affect sweating and SQ.
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