Looks like the Z1R is back in stock at Audio46, so it seems that it's still in production and shipping out to dealers. I had heard from a different dealer the rumor that a previous shipment last year was going to be the last one, but it seems that's not the case. And CES has come and gone without an announcement of a successor, so the Z1R will probably remain Sony's flagship headphone for at least another year.
Good to hear. I wonder what their sales strategy is. It's been out of stock (except for one store in Austria! which is apparently the only one that can still order it from Sony) in the EU for about a year or more. Why do that in such a huge market if you're still producing the unit. Baffling.
Good to hear. I wonder what their sales strategy is. It's been out of stock (except for one store in Austria! which is apparently the only one that can still order it from Sony) in the EU for about a year or more. Why do that in such a huge market if you're still producing the unit. Baffling.
The Z1R is quite a nice headphone. You would think all of the attention to detail and manufacturing might appeal to such a discerning crowd? I'm also not surprised that there may not be a successor coming out this year. Economies around the globe are generally slower so might as well wait for a market upturn.
One reason could be the age of this headphone. It is in market since 2016 so many who were interested got it either new or used. Same with 800s, every time I buy it I get it from used market as it is always available in used market.
How many hours have you been able to listen to Z1R before your ears warmed up? I was reading and article and that was one negative they found about them.
How many hours have you been able to listen to Z1R before your ears warmed up? I was reading and article and that was one negative they found about them.
Depends on the season. In the summer I did feel them get hot and I can see it becoming annoying, but now in the colder seasons I feel like there's no "time limit", great comfort.
Hello everyone, I am a z1r owner from China. To be sure, the current second-hand price of z1r in China has fallen to 6k rmb equivalent to about 835 US dollars. While the new z1r may be in short supply, they are plentiful in second-hand market, so there is no guarantee that SONY will be able to release a new one this year.
And I have a question, I saw in Taiwan and the mainland of China headphone forum, someone tried to modify STAX electrostatic headphone cable to connect to z1r, it is said that the effect is good, I do not know overseas anyone tried it? And they also believed that SR-007's cable would be better than SR-009's. I found the modification works on Taobao with a good price about 300$, which is much cheaper than other expensive silver cables.
Hello everyone, I am a z1r owner from China. To be sure, the current second-hand price of z1r in China has fallen to 6k rmb equivalent to about 835 US dollars. While the new z1r may be in short supply, they are plentiful in second-hand market, so there is no guarantee that SONY will be able to release a new one this year.
A couple of years back I sold my unit due to work set up constraints but after finding a good deal on a used set locally I decided to buy them again and I am happy I did.
I really missed the fullness of sound that the z1r brings to the table. The added emotion to the music as well. I guess this will be weeks and months of audio bliss again.
Haven't used my hd800 much except on times I feel I need to take them out to see if they still works.
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