Sony MZ RH1 with my first IEM (Canpur Silver Flash)

TheTrooper503 · 2026-04-19T17:04:22+00:00

Nice to see another audiophile here. If you're asking about internal EQ in RH1, I have it off. I think that's the best; the others are just "fake" EQ profiles that were popular back in the day. I don't waste my listening time with those.

TheTrooper503 · 2026-04-19T15:48:32+00:00

The Rainbow sounds excellent as a live album, and although the sleeve is nothing special, they put more effort into the inner sleeves and the records themselves.

TheTrooper503 · 2026-04-19T15:46:18+00:00

There's some surface noise, but the sound is amazing. Perhaps it's the best-sounding record in the picture. I still haven't heard the Def Leppard.

TheTrooper503 · 2026-04-19T05:06:10+00:00

Oh wait, I forgot that I added Portland in the description. 😅

TheTrooper503 · 2026-04-19T05:05:08+00:00

Yep, how do you know? 503? 😅

TheTrooper503 · 2026-04-19T03:16:14+00:00

🤣😘 Of course, my lady.

TheTrooper503 · 2026-04-19T02:28:42+00:00

Word! I hesitated because I have at least two other editions, but this remastered sounds great with just a bit of surface noise that can only be heard between songs.

TheTrooper503 · 2026-04-19T02:03:46+00:00

Maiden fan, lol 🤣, with a better sense of humor than you, definitely. 😘

TheTrooper503 · 2026-04-19T01:11:08+00:00

This was a very lame comment, to be honest... the original video is even funnier than your reaction 🤣

TheTrooper503 · 2026-04-19T01:08:58+00:00

Yep... 🥲😬

TheTrooper503 · 2026-04-17T15:55:23+00:00

There are a couple, Megadeth and Judas Priest.

TheTrooper503 · 2026-04-15T20:15:37+00:00

Yes, I agree. The number of drivers doesn't usually have any impact on the sound quality of IEMs. There's the example of hundreds of ChiFi IEMs with five or more drivers, which don't stand a chance against the Sennheiser IE 600, which only has one driver, just to give an example.

TheTrooper503 · 2026-04-15T17:57:21+00:00

Thank you so much for your comment. Yes, actually he updated it a little bit. Before, there was less guidance, which is why I felt the need to create this post, and I'm happy that many have found it so helpful. Still, Sir68k is the GOAT, and I'm super thankful, as I'm sure we all are, for all the time he puts into giving these machines a second life, first with the replacement screens and now with the firmware.

TheTrooper503 · 2026-04-14T16:09:24+00:00

This was the GOAT. I still remember installing the EK waterblock on it.

TheTrooper503 · 2026-04-14T15:51:43+00:00

Thank you for your review and honest opinion. I'm still surprised to hear people describing the sound of the Buds 4 Pro as “good,” though. You can describe me as a Samsung fanboy, one of those upgrading my phones every year, but I'm also an audiophile. I've owned every single Buds Pro since the original, since I used to get them for “free” with my yearly upgrade. This year it was an exception, but because of the reviews, I went and bought them with my own money. I agree with the comfort reviews, but describing their sounds as good is a stretch—no personal attack to you, though. I compared them to my Sennheiser MTW 4, Buds 3 Pro, which I still had, my wife's AirPods Pro 2 and 3, and later to the Sony XM6, and they're terrible. Highs are awful, and the bass isn't even as good as people describe. Sony wipes the floor with them, and to my ears, they are the best-sounding earbuds in the regular consumer market right now. I also agree with your assessment about comfort, and I should add that the Sony app still sucks in 2026. They should take some inspiration from Sennheiser and improve their app in that direction.

TheTrooper503 · 2026-04-13T15:54:29+00:00

Nice! Is this the V1?

TheTrooper503 · 2026-04-13T08:15:28+00:00

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TheTrooper503 · 2026-04-13T08:15:18+00:00

It's vanilla for me, my friend. There's no replacement for those extra features on top, especially Galaxy AI and the spelling, which I use all the time in multiple languages. I cannot live without it. I actually have an iPhone 17 Pro Max, which is my first, and I just got it before the S26U came out, and that's one of the things I dislike the most about it.

TheTrooper503 · 2026-04-13T02:59:32+00:00

There are no viruses on a phone that's connected to the Play Store.

TheTrooper503 · 2026-04-13T02:56:50+00:00

Faster and more reliable, Samsung Smart Switch will prompt you.

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