[Gamerlingual]

I doubt you’ll get much improvement over the dap’s with the IER

How about your TA? Is it strictly for your MDR-Z1R? If I recall the picture of yourself correctly

 

[Lookout57]

That's crazy expensive. It's still a stock cable, after all.

Speaking of Kimber, I was intending to get one with the 1/4" termination, but it's also 3m long. Sheesh, do people sit across the room from their listening stations?

For my old setup I had a 20' cable for my LCD-X to get from my equipment rack to my chair. Now I have a Sony TA on the table next to my chair so 1.5m cable is long enough for the MDR-Z1R.

 

[nc8000]

How about your TA? Is it strictly for your MDR-Z1R? If I recall the picture of yourself correctly

I use it almost exclusively with the MDR. i have tried it with the IER and it sounds good but different and it’s a different source. I like having a pair of full size phones but I would be perfectly happy with just 1Z and IER and if I had had that combo first I probably would not have bought the TA and MDR

 

[Gamerlingual]

I use it almost exclusively with the MDR. i have tried it with the IER and it sounds good but different and it’s a different source. I like having a pair of full size phones but I would be perfectly happy with just 1Z and IER and if I had had that combo first I probably would not have bought the TA and MDR

Ah. Plus the MDR requires more juice to follow realize it’s potential versus the IER, correct?

 

[nc8000]

Ah. Plus the MDR requires more juice to follow realize it’s potential versus the IER, correct?

Possibly although I think it sounds perfectly good from the balanced out on the 1Z

 

[Gamerlingual]

Possibly although I think it sounds perfectly good from the balanced out on the 1Z

You connect the TA to your 1Z using the 1Z cradle and then output to your MDR?

 

[Rob49]

Sorry, it was a tongue-in-cheek comment. I hope you didn't take any offense to that.

My issues with long cables stem from their weight, and the obvious bulk. My room is rather small, and so, I listen to music right in front of my computer desk, where my DAC and amp reside. Long cables tend to be unwieldy and fall all over the place. They also add extra weight to my cans, and this decreases comfort. Anyway, my search for a 3rd-party cable continues.

Happy listening!

No, not at all. As pointing out, some people have a need for long cables. ( Not sure if @candlejack is waiting for a long cable....or a couch ! ?? ) I do have various lengths of cable & stupidly ( sometimes ) have got an 8ft cable connected to my Walkman and will one day trip, when moving around....my own fault entirely !!

I hope you find a suitable cabble you're happy with, on all fronts !

Happy listening too !

 

[nc8000]

You connect the TA to your 1Z using the 1Z cradle and then output to your MDR?

No have never used the 1Z as source for TA only ever as a stand alone dap with the MDR or IER straight from the balanced output

 

[Gamerlingual]

No have never used the 1Z as source for TA only ever as a stand alone dap with the MDR or IER straight from the balanced output

What is your source for TA for music? PC?

 

[nc8000]

What is your source for TA for music? PC?

An Auralic Aries Mini streamer with a build in 2TB ssd and full Tidal support

 

[Gamerlingual]

An Auralic Aries Mini streamer with a build in 2TB ssd and full Tidal support

Perhaps my source can be my Windows PC to the TA and then to the MDR-Z1R. Could that work? Not setup by the way

 

[nc8000]

Perhaps my source can be my Windows PC to the TA and then to the MDR-Z1R. Could that work? Not setup by the way

That would absolutely work but a pc is notorious for being able to introduce all sorts of electrical interference and noise to the sound signal. Wether you can hear it is another thing though

 

[ervin192]

An Auralic Aries Mini streamer with a build in 2TB ssd and full Tidal support

It's better not to place the midst of the headband onto the headphone racks since the sponge will be squeezed. Sony actually has a brilliant design here which is rarely noticed that the left and right ends of the headband are NOT stuffed with sponge so you can sit the headphone by either of these two parts to prevent crushing the sponge. If you find the interview of the Sony Taiyo factory on the Z1R you'll see a photo of the phones placed in this way. It also took me these 3 years to suddenly realize this fact..

 

[nc8000]

It's better not to place the midst of the headband onto the headphone racks since the sponge will be squeezed. Sony actually has a brilliant design here which is rarely noticed that the left and right ends of the headband are NOT stuffed with sponge so you can sit the headphone by either of these two parts to prevent crushing the sponge. If you find the interview of the Sony Taiyo factory on the Z1R you'll see a photo of the phones placed in this way. It also took me these 3 years to suddenly realize this fact..

I've noticed no bad effects of haning them like this for 3 1/2 years now

 

[ervin192]

I've noticed no bad effects of haning them like this for 3 1/2 years now

Guess it's already flattened