snapandslide
1000+ Head-Fier
Deliveries with Airmail are apparently rather random recently with Hong Kong, mine arrived today - over a month later!!! But AJ are good to deal with and I would use them again.
Very brief impressions as my Fiio M11 has been boxed off to be shipped to its new owner (leaving me source-less for now!)
I'm rather impressed in short - that classic Sony tuning. I agree with @Redcarmoose about wide bore tips and in general with his comments in his review, this is a baby Z1R in many ways. It is also better tuned than the Z5, better balanced - @RikudouGoku comments on that was what convinced me (thanks mate). It doesn't have that same stereo-esque soundstage. Didn't listen to any really slamming music, so one for another time.
Actually really good synergy with the Fiio M11 - it will do well with neutral/brighter sources (and great audiophile 'budget' setup with the two!). Not a fan of the M11 with the IER-Z1R, which is why it's being sold. I have the W2 on order, when that arrives I'm intrigued to see how that pairs, probably really well - @Scuba Devils can let us know with that synergy!
That's it for now.
Very brief impressions as my Fiio M11 has been boxed off to be shipped to its new owner (leaving me source-less for now!)
I'm rather impressed in short - that classic Sony tuning. I agree with @Redcarmoose about wide bore tips and in general with his comments in his review, this is a baby Z1R in many ways. It is also better tuned than the Z5, better balanced - @RikudouGoku comments on that was what convinced me (thanks mate). It doesn't have that same stereo-esque soundstage. Didn't listen to any really slamming music, so one for another time.
Actually really good synergy with the Fiio M11 - it will do well with neutral/brighter sources (and great audiophile 'budget' setup with the two!). Not a fan of the M11 with the IER-Z1R, which is why it's being sold. I have the W2 on order, when that arrives I'm intrigued to see how that pairs, probably really well - @Scuba Devils can let us know with that synergy!
That's it for now.