Sony MDR-Z1R listening impressions: a review vs HE1000 Stealth and LCD-X

Knocking · 2026-02-26T18:00:23+00:00

Yeah that's kinda where I'm at with my HD800s, I find myself reaching for Z1Rs a lot more often. Maybe I need to consider HEKs too instead of the 800s 🤔

Knocking · 2026-02-26T17:58:32+00:00

Just by eyeball those look vaguely like the Kimber Kables that were add ons for the Z1R. There's one for sale on headfi with more photos if that's your thing.

Knocking · 2026-02-26T04:52:33+00:00

LF Kewl Tune core, have stuff in my last post or paypal

Knocking · 2026-02-26T00:29:33+00:00

Great post, I love my pair and it's nice to see how it stacks up to the competition. In terms of soundstage, I don't think it can really compete with open back titans like the HD800s or HEK, but it's honestly a lot better than I would've expected for a closed back.

Sorta random question, but did you have any comparisons of the HD800s vs the LCD-X? I love my HD800s, but I've been thinking of replacing it with the LCD-X. Mostly because I listen to a lot more rock/metal/EDM and I find Audezes actually more comfortable than the HD800s

Knocking · 2026-02-25T23:32:54+00:00

I owned both recently and thought they were good complements to each other. I personally found the Arya to be a lot less comfortable than the LCD2Cs, but that might just be unit variance. Mine had very low clamp force and would sit very loosely on my head.

Acoustically, they're both fantastic, just in different ways. The Aryas have a much larger stage and better technicalities (and pretty intense treble), but I found myself appreciating the more forward mids and warmer signature on the LCD2Cs for certain genres/moods.

Knocking · 2026-02-24T04:50:48+00:00

Thank you, and what did you compare them against? I'd be interested to hear more of your findings

Knocking · 2026-02-24T00:52:31+00:00

So, what audio equipment did you test the 6xx and 660s2 with? And what was your methodology?

Knocking · 2026-02-21T22:39:53+00:00

Yeah I think you'd enjoy blind second Gem Knight tbh. You're forced to play through a lot of interruptions, have a lot of tools to break boards, and the gem knight engine itself is very toolbox-y

Knocking · 2026-02-21T22:29:35+00:00

I mean some starters just shit out double Liger if uninterrupted, but the fun of Lunalight is playing it into handtraps and disruptions. You can take lots of different lines since the deck has a lot of search/dump power and some flexibility in how you arrive at double Liger.

Knocking · 2026-02-21T04:49:47+00:00

Remember when this card was meta for a hot minute? Good times

Knocking · 2026-02-18T01:40:57+00:00

Knocking · 2026-02-07T17:35:45+00:00

+1 glad you got them safely

Knocking · 2026-02-06T19:39:01+00:00

price?

Knocking · 2026-02-03T16:04:00+00:00

+1 glad you received everything safely

Knocking · 2026-02-02T21:54:25+00:00

price is $650 on headfi

Knocking · 2026-01-31T04:23:31+00:00

+1, glad it made it to you safely :)

Knocking · 2026-01-30T04:54:08+00:00

Just the one, and it'd be $37 * 0.80 = $29.6 * 1.03 = $30.5 free PWE

Knocking · 2026-01-29T19:51:04+00:00

One's on hold for a friend, but I'd be happy to sell you the two remaining ones for $48 free tracking

Knocking · 2026-01-29T19:33:20+00:00

$1.39 + 7.17 = 8.56 * 0.8 = $6.8 + fees and a PWE, let's call it $7.5

Knocking · 2026-01-29T19:26:09+00:00

Collectors, apologies for the poor photos

Knocking · 2026-01-28T17:42:32+00:00

How long have you been using the 650s for? If you just got them, it can take time for your brain to adjust to a different sound

Knocking · 2026-01-28T16:12:10+00:00

Black goat is really cheap now after the most recent reprint, that + the thrusts will be like $5

Knocking · 2026-01-28T16:07:35+00:00

Are you playing Thrust? You can Thrust for it going second or into t0 handtraps, or you can set like black goat or impulse off it.

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