After owning this headphone for a few months and using it daily out of the Sony TA-ZH1ES I can confirm that if anyone asks anywhere for a HIGH-QUALITY "Gaming headphone" or a "Movie/Multimedia headphone" this thing should be the universal answer. I was looking for something to accompany the...

Sorry for the very late reply. I'm just kinda wearing them nowadays without thinking about it too deeply. There is no special technique I'm applying any more, I just put them in. I think I'm just used to them fully. Good news though: They're still amazing. I've also come to love the MDR-Z1R...

I just wanted to mention that while I'm very much excited about any future iterations of some of Sony's high-end line-up as well, a newer version does not necessarily mean that it's a better device. For example, the Utopia 2022 is not necessarily a straight-up improvement on the OG Utopia, it's...

Sorry to ask again, I know you mentioned it before, but I couldn't find it because I'm inept. Which foam tips are you using? When I tried using the stock foams, it was almost like they didn't work for me, or maybe I didn't try hard enough. I should revisit that just for fun.

Wicked, thank you! EDIT: The link itself seems to be blocked, but if you go into the page source you can find it - just in case people were wondering.

This is off-topic, but it's the OG. I'm not selling it. :) In order to be slightly on topic: Does anyone know of a case that is cushioned and would fit a 2.5m cable with the IER-Z1R? Just for the future if I want to take it with me, not to use while walking of course, but for a more stationary...

Just wanted to say that I got this exact cable, because I was very curious about the balanced 3.5 jack connectors, and it's fantastic. I have another cable made by Forza for the MDR-Z1R (XLR4), which is also banging, but this one feels a bit more convenient to use. It's slightly stiffer (which...

Oh wow, I thought all of them came with that! That's definitely good advice then.

They definitely work well for that! They also fit like a glove on the device itself.

Yes - ultimately I came down to not liking them while wearing the Z1R. I think they make the IEM ever so slightly larger, which results in discomfort. Also, the material didn't feel great after a while. Initially I thought they provided more of a cushiony feel, but after spending some time with...

I don't think I will sell these, mainly because they're still the best headphones I've ever heard. They're also the most comfortable set I've ever owned. I still feel like if I get a new album, I want to hear it on these as a benchmark and then see what it's like on everything else. And another...

I actually did! The problem (well, it's not a problem, is it) is the Z1R works better with it and I'm starting to prefer IEMs in general.

This IEM has given me a bit of an existential crisis, in combination with the TAZ that is. I thought I was done with the Utopia + Feliks Euforia (with a tube rolling saga involving quite some time, money, effort and research) + Schiit Yggy and a dedicated Lynx soundcard. These Sony devices here...

I've been a Forza Fan ever since I got a Utopia cable from them, and it's been my endgame ever since. I was looking to get a longer IEM cable for the Sony IER-Z1R, and knowing Matt makes some of the best cables around with incredible prices, I grabbed one from the website. All throughout we had...

Got a Forza XLR cable for the MDR-Z1R today - sounding pretty good from that output! I just wanted to confirm that the cable doesn't seem to go in sort of as deeply as some of the other ones, where I would normally feel a click at the end of insertion. It's a standard Furutech XLR4 cable, so I...

I actually saw one on eBay a couple of weeks ago for around 800 GBP, which was an insane bargain for this thing - I wanted to post it here, but I'm not sure what the rules are regarding the posting of eBay links. I got mine for around 1050 - I would highly recommend it around that price point...

I understand this feeling in regards to my other IEMs. I went back to the Blessing 2 Dusk for a day or so just to remind myself of how they sounded, but all that did was underline how much better the Sonys are once I swapped back to them. It's really quite a stark difference with a variety of...

I can't seem to find a reliable source for this cable, maybe I'm not looking in the right places. There's one I see that's on eBay, but their feedback doesn't seem to be that great. And since 4.4mm is taken by the IER I think I may go Forza Audioworks for now on the XLR4 - I'm a Forza fanboy...

HAH! Thanks for the recommendation! I would rather leave the IER-Z1R plugged into the 4.4mm, which would leave me with the 6.3mm or the XLR. Or would you say that the 4.4mm is by far the superior option?

Funny thing happened to me today, I slipped in front of my desk and my hand landed on my keyboard typing in MDR-Z1R into eBay and buying it. Really strange. Anyway, time to immediately look into getting the best out of a thing I don't have yet (a longer cable mainly). If I wanted an aftermarket...

No, unless you really stretch the other end, but I think that'll likely break the case.

Just wanted to chime in again that I'm still loving these, currently using them with a 3.5mm extension cable out of the TAZ while waiting for a new 4.4mm 2.5m cable. I appreciate these so much on warmer days when I don't want to have full-sized HPs on my head but still want to enjoy high-end...

Thanks! I'll keep that in mind. I do like gear that can be considered warmpoo (I believe is the technical term) sometimes however, so I'm even more tempted now.

I finally plugged the Utopia into the TAZ and I'm pretty blown away by how good this combo is for my personal tastes. It's smooth in all the right places and so good in fact that I had a momentary flash of "I could literally sell Yggy, Euforia and Lynx soundcard without feeling the least bit...

After a rapid answer from Matt, I decided to go for the Forza 2.5, since I've been pretty happy with multiple cables I got from there, but I'll also get one of these extensions actually. The more options the merrier - so thanks again! I won't be swapping cables pretty much ever, as I don't want...