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Sony Z1R....listening impressions only
Oct 6, 2021 at 9:05 AM Post #7,547 of 9,633
sp33ls said:
Personally, I prefer the stock pads. Just wish they weren't so pricey. That being said, has anyone wore out an original pair of pads yet? Wonder how many hours they'll last.

Been listening more to the Z1R recently. Once my brain switches over to this tuning, so much just sounds right.

Especially piano. What. I'm enjoying tracks with piano so much with these right now. I recall a discussion with a pianist preferring how pianos sound with the Z1R compared to other TOTL.

I think it could be partially related to my ears having more sensitivity to upper mids which could make the piano a little too lively (and agitating) to my ears. Maybe the more laid back presentation of the Z1R is more conducive to my ears.
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Over 5,000 hours in 4+ years, still okay
 
Oct 7, 2021 at 4:14 AM Post #7,550 of 9,633
I’ve been using these from eBay for over a year and like them, the angle is nice and there is slightly more room for the ears and I don’t really notice any sound difference.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110mm-An...2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0

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Oct 7, 2021 at 8:38 AM Post #7,551 of 9,633
Oct 7, 2021 at 12:33 PM Post #7,552 of 9,633
akãjerovia said:
Great price. Is it hard to pull out the plastic ring from the stock pads? Can you put the stock pads back in? How do you manage to adjust the replacement pads correctly with out a guide?
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It’s not hard to remove the ring from the stock pads (it is not glued in) and you can put if back in again.

Positioning the new pads is trial and error but based on other phones the thicker pert of the pad should be at the back.
 
Oct 7, 2021 at 3:13 PM Post #7,553 of 9,633
akãjerovia said:
I agree with you, but they are the authorized suppliers. I'm thinking of getting the dekoni ones when the time comes, read some guys here try it and got decent results. But is good to know at least where to get this parts.
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There are 4 different kind of Dekoni ear pads, which one are people recommending? I am in Canada, not much option other than amazon.com or some overpriced website.
 
Oct 7, 2021 at 3:16 PM Post #7,554 of 9,633
Oct 7, 2021 at 3:20 PM Post #7,555 of 9,633
yiuyiu said:
it doesn't really mention which headphone the ear pads are compatible with. You just tried it and it fit the zr1?
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They were recommended by another head-fi’er but essentially yes
 
Oct 7, 2021 at 8:49 PM Post #7,557 of 9,633
New IER-Z1R owner here.

Wow. After all the horror stories I heard about (dis)comfort I was surprised to find out how well they actually fit me… the nozzle goes quite deep into the canal, and when all said and done they are not too far from being flush with my ears.
Wish I have tried them sooner! 🤩

A quick question — could anyone comment whether the foams that are in the nozzle are sitting at an appropriate ‘depth’ in my unit?

I bought them used, so just want to see if I need to try to bring them up slightly or perhaps someone can share how far up (or down) their foams are?

Here is a photo, tried to overexpose to help with the visual, but they sit around ~2 mm to ~2.5mm down from the very top brim of the nozzle.

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Oct 7, 2021 at 9:15 PM Post #7,558 of 9,633
Verificateur said:
New IER-Z1R owner here.

Wow. After all the horror stories I heard about (dis)comfort I was surprised to find out how well they actually fit me… the nozzle goes quite deep into the canal, and when all said and done they are not too far from being flush with my ears.
Wish I have tried them sooner! 🤩

A quick question — could anyone comment whether the foams that are in the nozzle are sitting at an appropriate ‘depth’ in my unit?

I bought them used, so just want to see if I need to try to bring them up slightly or perhaps someone can share how far up (or down) their foams are?

Here is a photo, tried to overexpose to help with the visual, but they sit around ~2 mm to ~2.5mm down from the very top brim of the nozzle.

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Welcome to the club.
The thread title doesn't make it clear but this is the thread for the MDR-Z1R, the IER-Z1R thread is:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/sony-ier-z1r.886120/

I also bought mine secondhand and my foams are sitting at the same level so it appears normal.
 
Oct 7, 2021 at 10:00 PM Post #7,559 of 9,633
Verificateur said:
New IER-Z1R owner here.

Wow. After all the horror stories I heard about (dis)comfort I was surprised to find out how well they actually fit me… the nozzle goes quite deep into the canal, and when all said and done they are not too far from being flush with my ears.
Wish I have tried them sooner! 🤩

A quick question — could anyone comment whether the foams that are in the nozzle are sitting at an appropriate ‘depth’ in my unit?

I bought them used, so just want to see if I need to try to bring them up slightly or perhaps someone can share how far up (or down) their foams are?

Here is a photo, tried to overexpose to help with the visual, but they sit around ~2 mm to ~2.5mm down from the very top brim of the nozzle.

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Your fine, mine are the same distance.

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Oct 8, 2021 at 2:05 AM Post #7,560 of 9,633
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