Sony IER-Z1R Signature Series in-Ear Headphones (IERZ1R),Black/Silver

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It's a tribute to decades of commitment, a product designed not merely to please the ears but to captivate the soul. It almost feels like something Sony engineers did for themselves rather than the cold, methodical factory that pumps out thousands of similar products. Sorry for the photo quality, I'm still using iphone 4 and my photo taking skills are quite poor T_T , but that will soon to change with the Samsung Galaxy S8 hopefully.

Sony IER-Z1R Review — Headfonics

Closer look at the nozzle’s damping material My favourite combo: blue filters Introduction Now I could give you a long-winded The earpads are hand stitched so it is impossible to have identical pads on each side, mine is ever so slightly softer on the left side, but as far as I can tell the comfort and the sound are unaffected by this slight variation. I'll be following people's impressions of them once they hit the open market even though I'll probably buy something else by then as it looks too uncomfortable. It's the problem I have with the z5 despite liking the z5 a lot. And for the price I am considering ciems from 64 and ee that should have the sound signature I'm looking for while also fitting my ears well. Where the full-size Z1R lends itself to Classical and Jazz, I can’t help but feel the Z7 yearns for electronic and general popular music. The Z7 offers more electricity and bounce, more brash and attitude! Yes........it’s all attitude here! The kind of attitude that ignores convention, careless yet exciting almost sleazy! Did I just call the prior Sony flagship sleazy.......yep, I did. The Z7 is a fun walk on the wild side................. a departure from anything as remotely stuffy and correct as the R-10. You can call me a nut too as I would choose the “wrongness” of the Z7 over the “correctness” of the R-10 any day. Go ahead and test me, I’m not trading.In this regard, it is unbeatable by other TOTL, you can't really use an open headphone in your workplace, it might disturb someone else unless on really low volume, but then it's not as enjoyable isn't it? Sound signature: fluidity in the mid, smooth and lush trebles with sprinkles, bass strong but tight, fast and responsive for LCP or plastic type, warmth. The ability to follow an instrument in it own energies and timbres is excellent and just awesome. Very Musical, fun, engaging. At the same time I’m not sure about this particular U shape tone being an existing thing in headphone history. The 1989-1990s Sony house sound was more middle of the road. We may even have Dr. Dre to blame introducing the ridiculous bass-heavy “Beats” changing popular sound signature history, channeling the night-club spirit into everyday sound perception. If you choose to believe the new Sony sound is the old-school “Hi/Fi” sound or the sound of high school car stereos; it’s your call, not mine. Putting it on my head, it was comfortable and provided a good noise-isolating seal, and it remained comfortable after hours of listening. The Sony IER-Z1R didn’t just appear out of thin air; it resulted from years of meticulous engineering and a passion for sound perfection. When Sony set out to create their Signature Series, they aimed for more than just a new product; they aimed for an experience.

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The IER-Z1R is literally Sony's top of the line flagship IEMs. What you're getting out of this is the best that Sony can offer, courtesy of Eiji Kuwahara. But whether it delivers and justifies it's hefty price that most people cannot even comprehend for an "earphone", let's talk about it now. High frequencies are a delicate balance, and the IER-Z1R handles them with breathtaking elegance. There's an airiness to the highs, a sparkle that illuminates without ever becoming piercing or sibilant. This definitely more of the flavour that the Z1R already offered, but I don't think it makes the Z1R sounds too warm at all.It seems to me The Mojo sounds the thinnest(not bad just compared to the others) out of all my combination and provides and excellent change to the theme here, oh and it sounds great too. Soundstage: very wide, tall, and super-spherical ! Excellent 3 dimensional feeling even in watching movies. L-shaped, non-magnetic, gold-plated stereo mini plug/L-shaped, non-magnetic, gold-plated balanced standard plug