[up late]

Maybe because you are using an expensive cable. I already spent £1,686 so no way i will pay £1000 for a cable. I need 3meter .


Really disappointed.

I might just return them tomorrow.

i can understand your disappointment but before you consider spending more money on an after market cable, i suggest that you spend more time listening to your music if the return policy allows for it. you will be in a better position to judge whether it's worth your while keeping the z1r after using it for a few days.

 

[Benno1988]

Just EQ the peak that annoys you and profit. They do a lot really well.

 

[pietcux]

Where can I buy the Sony Kimber in Europe please, and are there different lengths and terminations(XLR, single-ended)?

I had to oder from Japan. I still cannot see a EU source for such Sony accessories.

 

[pietcux]

I have to keep the volume low on the album with sharp treble. Listening TIDAL HIFI Master QUALITY ‘ICONOLOGY - MISSY ELLIOT’.

I listened to three different tracks from that album albeit only the videos on YouTube via my Note 8. There was not a single piercing note on all those tracks.

 

[up late]

he hears it, you don't. it happens.

 

[Soundizer]

If you don’t hear these ss sharp sounds you are fortunate as otherwise this is incredible headphone. Better then my Focal Clear even.

I cannot EQ it as don’t have EQ option on my TV.

Also there is no 3meter kimber cable.

 

[ervin192]

If you don’t hear these ss sharp sounds you are fortunate as otherwise this is incredible headphone. Better then my Focal Clear even.

I cannot EQ it as don’t have EQ option on my TV.

Also there is no 3meter kimber cable.

I remember the Focal Clear cable is also 3 meters long. Have you tried that?

 

[akãjerovia]

If you don’t hear these ss sharp sounds you are fortunate as otherwise this is incredible headphone. Better then my Focal Clear even.

I cannot EQ it as don’t have EQ option on my TV.

Also there is no 3meter kimber cable.

This one has 3 meters

Around 300$ on ebay

 

[Maelob]

i can understand your disappointment but before you consider spending more money on an after market cable, i suggest that you spend more time listening to your music if the return policy allows for it. you will be in a better position to judge whether it's worth your while keeping the z1r after using it for a few days.

I agree - if he does not like them after a few days he should return them. Especially If he is sensitive to the treble. Trying to eq a headphones with cables does not make sense to me if you are not happy with them in the first place. I upgraded my cable just because I wanted a nicer one but I enjoyed the headphone with the stock cable. I would consider the new Aeon2 closed as an option. Just my two cents

 

[Soundizer]

This one has 3 meters

Around 300$ on ebay

Thank you. It shows MDR-Z7?

 

[Benno1988]

Thank you. It shows MDR-Z7?

Same connector yeah?

 

[fullranger]

They look like they screw onto the headphones. They should be a match.

 

[Soundizer]

Excellent.

For Movie Soundtrack and Classical these are the best headphones I have ever listed with. Absolutely superb.

i am surprised how good instrumentals separate. Also they are highly resolving with more details then my Focal Clear.

 

[Redcarmoose]

I may sound like a broken record stating this but the MDR-Z1R sound is the end result of everything before it.

Get it a bad source or amp or both and it shows it. At times stuff just doesn’t go together well. We read the word synergy, but it’s another word for stuff getting along.......going together well.

Also the Z7 cables are exactly like MDR-Z1R cables, as far as how they work.

If it sounds like I’m defending the Z1R.....I am. They of course are not going to please everyone, but the whole system must be taken into account. IMO

 

[ervin192]

The coloration of the Z1R is mainly the 3k and 7k spike and the 10+ db drop between them. The spikes make the vocal harsh and the drop makes it dry. In measurements by tyll they are terrible while jude provided a better result. However, most likely they do exist despite some people 'never heard' them.

But the interesting thing is now it's 3 years since its release why there aren't any DIY mods to the Sony flagship like there have been to the HD800?