[RikudouGoku]

I got both Sony's in today. The Z5 and XBA300. Having lots of musical fun with both. The Z5 are everything they were cracked up to be, which is creamy and musical, with a heavy bass presence, but zero bleed. Excellent stage and instrument separation. Especially balanced. The surprise is the XBA300. This triple BA has wide stage, amazing detail retrieval, and fast detailed bass (though it is a flat bass, which responds extremely well to EQ, unlike many BA sets). I'd say they trail the equally 3 BA UETF10 in bass quantity, in timbre, as the TF10 highs are more natural and less BA sounding, and stage height, but the mids are much better in the XBA300, detail retrieval is better, about equal with instrument separation and imaging, with the XBA's having wider stage. It's a fun listen, and i'm surprised as i mentioned. These are keepers, though they do need an amp, unlike the UE TF10.

Now you are making me hyped. Bassy but with no bleed and huge soundstage is exactly what I wanted.

 

[FreeWheelinAudioLuv2]

Now you are making me hyped. Bassy but with no bleed and huge soundstage is exactly what I wanted.

Then that's what you're getting, because they are exactly that. Enjoy! I sure am.

 

[FreeWheelinAudioLuv2]

If you listen to extreme metal, then the Z5 will not satisfy you. The bass is too heavy handed, again with no bleed, but they can be very omnipresent, which can affect instrument separation on the fastest of tracks. The busiest tracks. For rock, pop, hip hop, EDM/electronica and classic rock, they are amazing and the stage is massive. They sound like full sized cans, but not for the fastest of music tracks due to that thumping bass.

 

[DBaldock9]

I've been thinking of getting the LZ A7, as a compliment to my Penon ORB - and now, I've received an email (for previous customers) from Penon, showing that the 11.11 Sale Price for the A7 is pretty good.
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I'm also looking at some discrete dual op-amps (for my iBasso PB-2 and other small amps), and a replacement battery for my Onkyo DP-X1 DAP.

 

[doushi]

I've been thinking of getting the LZ A7, as a compliment to my Penon ORB - and now, I've received an email (for previous customers) from Penon, showing that the 11.11 Sale Price for the A7 is pretty good.
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I'm also looking at some discreet dual op-amps (for my iBasso PB-2 and other small amps), and a replacement battery for my Onkyo DP-X1 DAP.

Will the Penon on A7 sale be available to new customer as well?

 

[FreeWheelinAudioLuv2]

Will the Penon on A7 sale be available to new customer as well?

I'd message Penon and tell them you're a head-fi'er, and if you could get a deal for 11-11. I've done that in the past with sellers and got discounts.

 

[DBaldock9]

Will the Penon on A7 sale be available to new customer as well?

I'd message Penon and tell them you're a head-fi'er, and if you could get a deal for 11-11. I've done that in the past with sellers and got discounts.

There's also several Penon Facebook groups, where you should be able to contact Chi Kong Hui, the Penon General Manager.

 

[FreeWheelinAudioLuv2]

I bought my A7 from Penon, and they only charged me $1.00 for DHL Express shipping! I think it was a glitch in the system, since all the other express shipping cost me $10.00, and they still honored it, so tomorrow i'll have the A7 in my ears, and I'll continue to purchase stuff from Penon, because they are aces in customer service and shipping speed.

 

[RikudouGoku]

I bought my A7 from Penon, and they only charged me $1.00 for DHL Express shipping! I think it was a glitch in the system, since all the other express shipping cost me $10.00, and they still honored it, so tomorrow i'll have the A7 in my ears, and I'll continue to purchase stuff from Penon, because they are aces in customer service and shipping speed.

So you got the XBA-Z5 AND the A7 coming one after the other?


My z5 is coming next week

 

[FreeWheelinAudioLuv2]

I must confess, after four hours switching between the Sony Z5 and the Sony XBA300, i'm preferring the XBA300, even though it's an all BA set. The reason? The XBA300 plays with metal much clearer and faster than the Z5. The Z5 is creamy lush, with big bass, while the XBA is more balanced with EQ'able bass, so you can thicken the sound without distortion or losing clarity or speed, and the mids kick serious ass, so either playing out of my A45 with an amp or just directly from the R5, I currently prefer the sound because it's more diverse. That could change as I give the A5 more ear time and play it out of balanced mode, but atm, the XBA300 just plays more genres expertly. On to the A7 tomorrow, and see if it leapfrogs both of these Sony's or my JVC FW01?

 

[FreeWheelinAudioLuv2]

So you got the XBA-Z5 AND the A7 coming one after the other?


My z5 is coming next week

Yep. Z5 dropped today, and A7 drops tomorrow. So happy ears back to back days, and my Hiby R2 in transit.

 

[doushi]

There's also several Penon Facebook groups, where you should be able to contact Chi Kong Hui, the Penon General Manager.

I'd message Penon and tell them you're a head-fi'er, and if you could get a deal for 11-11. I've done that in the past with sellers and got discounts.

Thank you both of you! I will do that

 

[Sam L]

I've been thinking of getting the LZ A7, as a compliment to my Penon ORB - and now, I've received an email (for previous customers) from Penon, showing that the 11.11 Sale Price for the A7 is pretty good.
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I'm also looking at some discreet dual op-amps (for my iBasso PB-2 and other small amps), and a replacement battery for my Onkyo DP-X1 DAP.

Hmm. I ordered multiple items from penon the last few months and I don't have that email.

 

[RikudouGoku]

Hmm. I ordered multiple items from penon the last few months and I don't have that email.

I think you have to sign up for their newsletter to receive promotions like that in your mail.

 

[feverfive]

Yeah, I've never bought anything from Penon, signed up for their newsletter like a month ago, and I got the email with the list of IEMs on sale (including the A7, of course)