kevin638880
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WM1ZM2For a ...
Buttons work as if without a case. Really nice feel.
WM1ZM2For a ...
Nice now I don't own a SonyWM1ZM2
Buttons work as if without a case. Really nice feel.
That’s cleverMy current top 10 Head-Fi Watercooler thread posters:
1. Deezel177
2. twister6
3. ranfan
4. HiFiHawaii808
5. aaf evo
6. normie610
7. blotmouse
8. Rockwell75
9. Scuba Devils
10. DanielListening
Hi riverground,I’m curious, to the other Coolereans here that are also into full-size open-back cans regardless of driver type (and price of course), what are your HP rankings? You can share however many HPs as you want that you think is relevant.
Oh wow, that's a driver name I haven't heard in a while. I remember listening to my first one, I think it was the Noble Khan. It had a nice treble which was a nice change of tone from the BA tweeter I was accustomed to. But it was quite expensive due to its novelty, being among the very first hybrid using itThat VST is simply a piezoelectric tweeter. They are quite good at producing high frequencies (i.e. >10kHz) and are relatively inexpensive and compact compared to the Sonion EST drivers, which play a similar role.
Piezoelectric drivers were somewhat popular in chi-fi, but are less common nowadays for some reason. I feel they are still quite effective options, especially for low-priced products, to improve treble extension.
I think that's a good opposite definition of a transparent sound. Well aptly described !After going through some of the same tracks listening to other open-back headphones, such as Sennheiser HD600 and HD650, Grado SR series, and other 'mid-tier' dynamic driver open-back headphones, my thoughts/impressions in each set's sound/presentation were no different, in that the sound was just there to be presented in a 'picturesque' sense along a nearly flat plane surface without much depth nor emotion.
The Z7M2 is one heck of a headphone for accompanying watching movies. Especially for hearing/feeling the loud explosions, or presenting a deep expansive stage with great sub-bass and note weight. Plus the comfy earpads, they make for an immersive experienceSony MDR-Z7M2 (closed-back) over-ear headphones (2021 model), w/ stock 4.4 balanced cable, paired with iBasso DX300 w/amp12. I find this pairing/combo to have excellent synergy in delivering fun dynamic performance, with voluminous heft and thick/grand presentation of sound (and, in some ways, its sub-bass brings out some Legend X vibes), and with dense & airy engaging feel across most instrumental and vocal genres of music. For action-packed and thriller movies & documentaries, the MDR-Z7M2 is unquestionably my go-to pair, as its type of sound is somewhat reminiscent of the time when I went to Hollytron (formerly in Los Angeles, California) years ago and first experienced being in an acoustically treated small home theater room/system with my father watching a part of the movie 'Terminator 2' on a fairly big screen, and being immersed and moved with impactful dynamics and air that were being pushed through some high-end surround sound speakers.
Tidal track in this photo is Beethoven: String Quartet No.15 in A Minor, Op. 132 - V. Allegro appassionato - Presto (by Danish String Quartet).
Thanks @twister6 that’s quite a useful bit of kit. Like you said on Nic’s thread, it’s not something you even knew you needed, until that is you think wow that would be useful!
My current top 10 Head-Fi Watercooler thread posters:
1. Deezel177
2. twister6
3. ranfan
4. HiFiHawaii808
5. aaf evo
6. normie610
7. blotmouse
8. Rockwell75
9. Scuba Devils
10. DanielListening
Nice I'm glad I made the cut. It seems that Deezel and Twister are the Jewel and Traillii of the Watercooler, which seems fair. Ranfan at 3...that's consistent with his universal likeabillity Hawaii at number 4-- he does everything right but brings a bit of color to the table...that's about right for a number 4 placement.
Don't forget what this place used to be called
Let's just hope the Cooler doesn't do a Lord of the Flies like half the other threads on HF...this is our safe space!Nice I'm glad I made the cut. It seems that Deezel and Twister are the Jewel and Traillii of the Watercooler, which seems fair. Ranfan at 3...that's consistent with his universal likeabillity. Hawaii at number 4-- he does everything right but brings a bit of color to the table...that's about right for a number 4 placement.
Let's just hope the Cooler doesn't do a Lord of the Flies like half the other threads on HF...this is our safe space!
I’m more like the Elysian X, I reckon: Soon-to-be discontinued, linguistically bombastic and constantly behind-schedule.Nice I'm glad I made the cut. It seems that Deezel and Twister are the Jewel and Traillii of the Watercooler, which seems fair. Ranfan at 3...that's consistent with his universal likeabillity. Hawaii at number 4-- he does everything right but brings a bit of color to the table...that's about right for a number 4 placement.