[Gamerlingual]

Some Audio Technica that I asked for didn’t have them readily available

 

[Duncan]

I think I need to leave this thread now...

WM1Az with Orion5 - seemingly bang on the money for me, moreso than any other combination / permutation - makes the FiiO FH7 sing beautifully...

I know that my gear is not really that great (or high end) compared to some of the combinations in this thread, but the synergy is off of the charts, pushes my previous thoughts of the FH7 being giant killers even more apparent - the AK T8IE mkii, RHA CL2 and JH Layla that I have do not offer half of the enjoyment of the FH7 on this setup.

 

[Gamerlingual]

Ok. Here’s the meat and potatoes of what I’m looking for

 

[Ravenous]

I was in Tokyo last year, looks like where I got my case from?

I would also include looking for Musashino Label amoung the best options for leather cases for the 1A/1Z.

Where would one find a Musashino case btw? Can it be imported?

 

[Gamerlingual]

Where would one find a Musashino case btw? Can it be imported?

The is 10,000 yen for the case. Ouch

Edit: I got it. Oh well.

 

[Gamerlingual]

@Redcarmoose Well said. I like it

 

[Redcarmoose]

The is 10,000 yen for the case. Ouch

Edit: I got it. Oh well.

I’m so envious, I saw that when I was there. I actually was suppose to be in Japan for the Blossoms this year and was going to buy another in black. They were only $40 USD, not $100? You’ll love it. Did you find it before or after my post just now?

 

[Redcarmoose]

Where would one find a Musashino case btw? Can it be imported?

Japan or Japan EBay.

 

[Redcarmoose]

Ok. Here’s the meat and potatoes of what I’m looking for

Try the MDR-Z7!

 

[proedros]

4200 hours with wm1a , still so much in love with it

music is the most addictive thing in the universe (along with coffee)

here is another prog house masterpiece mix , from 2001

 

[Gamerlingual]

Try the MDR-Z7!

That will be next. I bought the case AFTER your recommendation and ironically, that was the only case they had

 

[Redcarmoose]

That will be next. I bought the case AFTER your recommendation and ironically, that was the only case they had

Your so lucky......they only had three when I was there.

 

[mmwwmm]

Just a question for the firmware modders.

How do you know the player tuned settings goes back to factory status after flashing the original firmware? Just by listening or do you have access to check that after flashing the original fimware the original tunning settings (numerical values?) have been back again? I ask this cause I see that some of the settings that can be modified (i.e. region or 1A/1Z model per @morgenstern09 latest findings) doesn´t back to original status after reloading original firmware. So It´s clear that a firmware reflashing doesn´t revert ALL the modified settings and I am worried if some of the tuned sound settings may won´t back to original form just with a firmware reload. So the question is: do you have access to check all tuning data really goes back to original form after loading the original firmware?
Thanks and sorry about my English grammar...

 

[nc8000]

Just a question for the firmware modders.

How do you know the player tuned settings goes back to factory status after flashing the original firmware? Just by listening or do you have access to check that after flashing the original fimware the original tunning settings (numerical values?) have been back again? I ask this cause I see that some of the settings that can be modified (i.e. region or 1A/1Z model per @morgenstern09 latest findings) doesn´t back to original status after reloading original firmware. So It´s clear that a firmware reflashing doesn´t revert ALL the modified settings and I am worried if some of the tuned sound settings may won´t back to original form just with a firmware reload. So the question is: do you have access to check all tuning data really goes back to original form after loading the original firmware?
Thanks and sorry about my English grammar...

No settings are reset during flashing a fw. Doing a Factory reset from the meny on the player will reset all settings except the region as that is not a setting Sony ever intended to be user adjustable. The “modded fw” which aren’t really modded fw but only new fpga tunings are overwritten when installing a Sony fw as they are part of the Sony fw together with the functional part

 

[Gamerlingual]

Hmm... after a ton of back and forth listening, I tried the Sennheisser HD820 and HD660, MDR-Z1R, MDR-Z7M2, MDR-Z7, Pioneer SE-Master1, Audio-Technica ATH-ADX5000, HiFiman HE6se, and my own MDR-1AM2, I decided to stick with my MDR-1AM2. I spent over 6 hours listening to so many cans, the ones that jumped ahead were the MDR-Z1R, Pioneer SE-Master 1 and the 1AM2. I did one EQ adjustment on my 1A to try to match the sound of the Z1R in particular by bringing out the electric guitar strings in particular, and it matched the Z1R virtually in the sound quality. Of course the Z1R does a better job of noise isolation which means the audio stands out in even noisy environments. But I thought the 1AM2 was so darn close, millimeters apart so to speak that as long as my environment isn’t noisy, it’s a very underrated set of headphones for the money. I wanted to buy overhead cans for home listening only and I came to the conclusion the 1AM2 gave me all the audio pleasure I need while my IER-Z1R will be my go to for IEM’s. Sometimes you just gotta go through the motions to realize you already achieved the audio your ears love just with what you have. I’m just happy I could go on the adventure and finally come up with my own conclusion after my ears took time to thoroughly analyze a list of songs I made as a separate list for test for all the little details I was looking for. The 1A and 1AM2 really do make a great pair!