The Z1R's are not bass headphones, at all, in fact, the MDR-Z7 are for bass heads from the Sony line up. The Z1R is for sure U-shape, but not to the level of the Z7 or your average bluetooth wireless over hear headphone.
To me this is very simple, I cant listen to my HD650's for more than two hours, let alone my old HD700, those were piercing to my ears. Some people love reference headphones such as HD600 or LCD-X, I cant listen to two records back to back without taking a break. On the other hand, I can listen...
I listen to a ton of Jazz, some instruments are rendered terribly on my 'reference' headphone the HD650, just flat and boring. However, on the Z1RS, I get a very warm and acoustic sounding presentation, main reason why I've learn to listen first and consider measurements later. The main...
Ahh, The Z1R's! My all time favorite, not because of accuracy, but rather their Musicality. I have own close to 12 headphones and these are the best for music enjoyment & comfort.
Funny enough the MDR-Z1R is my favorite headphone of all time; I've tried just about all the planars on the market and other close backs and I always gravitate to the musicality of the Z1R; I live in NYC so loudspeakers is not an option to me; specially since I listen to music late at night. I...