[Vamp898]

I'm in the market for headphones thinking about Sony IER-Z1R or MDR-Z1R
I have Sony speakers I really Love SS-M7
I listen mostly female vocals jazz country blues and little everything lol
Which one of this two have more bass dynamics crisp and sparkly thanks

Are you able to test drive them?

 

[nc8000]

I'm in the market for headphones thinking about Sony IER-Z1R or MDR-Z1R
I have Sony speakers I really Love SS-M7
I listen mostly female vocals jazz country blues and little everything lol
Which one of this two have more bass dynamics crisp and sparkly thanks

If I could only have one of them it would be the IER but I would not want to have to choose just one

 

[helloh3adfi]

That sounds like the Focal radiance, actually I tend to the 900mk2 for my case,

The 900mk2 is a good choice. The treble can be harsh but can be tamed with Eq. It's also good to pair them with warm amps, such as iFi, Schiit, Burson or some others.

Or here with 和楽器バンド

A good taste, bro!

 

[arielext]

I'll be joining the z1r scene soon. Have high hopes regarding all day comfort! Empyrean spoiled me in that regard.

 

[JKTRRT]

The Meze is next for my collection Sennheiser HD 800 modified, Focal Utopia, Hifiman Susvara, Sony Mdr Zr1 and the Stax 009S.

 

[cantcacheme]

I'm in the market for headphones thinking about Sony IER-Z1R or MDR-Z1R
I have Sony speakers I really Love SS-M7
I listen mostly female vocals jazz country blues and little everything lol
Which one of this two have more bass dynamics crisp and sparkly thanks

Two very different sound signatures, ier is quite a bit more energetic with cleaner, faster bass, a lot of slam but perhaps not that booming big bass feel that the mdr has. I would say that ier takes the edge for the sparkly feel in the highs as well, mdr does get peaky at times but not as frequent or prevalent.

Female vocals are better than male on the ier, with mdr I found all vocals to be quite satisfying, but keep in mind that mdr is considerably more laid-back so if you want details in your face then ier is the way to go.

 

[MatthewWeflen]

I'll be joining the z1r scene soon. Have high hopes regarding all day comfort! Empyrean spoiled me in that regard.

Z1R is definitely all day comfy. I haven't tried the Empy, so I can't compare. But compared to the other headphones I've tried, Z1R is tied with the Dan Clark Aeon Closed X for comfort.

 

[arielext]

Received the Z1R yesterday and yeah it's a very comfortable headphones indeed!

 

[equalspeace]

Sadly this headphone is not for me.. It's a little too hot around the ears and i need a HP that's a bit more mid-forward. I really enjoyed the build and bass quality though

 

[arielext]

Perhaps a silly question but should the serie numbers match between box and headphones? Or did I receive the box of another pair?

 

[nc8000]

Perhaps a silly question but should the serie numbers match between box and headphones? Or did I receive the box of another pair?

They ought to, mine do

 

[JKTRRT]

Perhaps a silly question but should the serie numbers match between box and headphones? Or did I receive the box of another pair?

Mine match too

 

[arielext]

Hmm interesting. My headphones says it's 481 while the box' number is 217.
Contacted the previous owner but he wasn't aware of any numbers he says...

 

[mrjayviper]

the phone and box has different numbers on mine

(xx7x on the phones and xx8x on the box)

 

[6PANDEMONIUM6]

My headphones and box match. They both say 12267.