Sony - IER-Z1R
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Why Sony is Special
Designed in Japan
Established & Reputed
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Born in 1946
Why we love this IEM
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4.4mm Balanced Plug
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Hybrid Drivers
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Sony Presents The Crown Jewel Of Their Signature Series - The IER-Z1R
The Sony IER-Z1R earphones are meticulously engineered to deliver music that stirs deep emotions and captivates your senses. Every detail, no matter how small, is thoughtfully rendered to ensure you can perceive the most delicate nuances with remarkable accuracy. These IEMs are part of Sony's Signature Series, elevating the high-resolution audio experience to a level where you can truly immerse yourself in the music. Crafted in Japan, and known for top-notch quality and performance, the IER-Z1R embodies excellence in sound reproduction through the use of premium components and manufacturing techniques.
Hybrid Driver Array Working In Unison To Present Pristine Audio
The IER-Z1R headphones feature specially designed drivers that work together harmoniously. The 12mm dynamic driver offers deep bass and detailed mid-high sound, while the 5mm dynamic driver acts as a super tweeter for clean highs. The Balanced Armature driver ensures high-definition sound reproduction with precise details.
Zirconium Alloy Outer Housing
5mm Dynamic Driver As Super Tweeter
New Developed Balanced Armature Driver
Magnesium Inner Housing
Magnsium Dome/Aluminium-Coated LCP Edge 12mm Dynamic Driver
The Sony IER-Z1R incorporates a specially developed super tweeter that utilises an aluminium-coated LCP diaphragm and an external magnetic circuit. This advanced design enables the super tweeter to deliver extended ultra-high frequencies with exceptional speed and accuracy, faithfully reproducing the dynamic nuances of music.
Through extensive listening tests, a dedicated film capacitor is integrated into the network to refine and significantly reduce distortion. Additionally, audio-grade solder is employed throughout the system to maximise signal transparency, enhancing the overall audio quality.
Ensuring precise time coherence among the three drivers is as crucial as achieving an extended frequency response. The Refined-phase structure meticulously aligns the sound waves by precisely adjusting the width and length of each path. Additionally, the magnesium-alloy construction eliminates vibrations and undesired resonances, resulting in impeccable clarity and vibrant sound reproduction across various musical genres. To achieve balanced sound from low to high frequencies, an acoustic tube connects to the cavity behind the driver unit, creating an expansive soundstage filled with rich and natural musical notes.
The Sony IER-Z1R incorporates a specially developed super tweeter that utilises an aluminium-coated LCP diaphragm and an external magnetic circuit. This advanced design enables the super tweeter to deliver extended ultra-high frequencies with exceptional speed and accuracy, faithfully reproducing the dynamic nuances of music.
Through extensive listening tests, a dedicated film capacitor is integrated into the network to refine and significantly reduce distortion. Additionally, audio-grade solder is employed throughout the system to maximise signal transparency, enhancing the overall audio quality.
Ensuring precise time coherence among the three drivers is as crucial as achieving an extended frequency response. The Refined-phase structure meticulously aligns the sound waves by precisely adjusting the width and length of each path. Additionally, the magnesium-alloy construction eliminates vibrations and undesired resonances, resulting in impeccable clarity and vibrant sound reproduction across various musical genres. To achieve balanced sound from low to high frequencies, an acoustic tube connects to the cavity behind the driver unit, creating an expansive soundstage filled with rich and natural musical notes.
The expertise and intuition of Sony’s engineers play a crucial role in acoustic design, resulting in the most authentic sound reproduction. The meticulously calibrated Sony IER-Z1R acoustic structure seamlessly integrates the trio of driver units to operate as a unified and optimal driver. Positioned coaxially with the nozzle, the super tweeter precisely delivers high-frequency details, offering an exceptionally wide frequency response of up to 100kHz.
The Sony IER-Z1R includes a silver-coated oxygen-free copper wire, specifically engineered to minimise resistance and signal-transmission loss. This cable ensures minimal sound degradation, allowing for finer detail and smoother treble sounds. The attention to detail extends to the supplied cable, which optimises the performance of the IER-Z1R, providing superior sound quality, a comfortable wearing experience, and reduced touch noise, allowing you to immerse yourself in music wherever you go.
Enhance your music experience with 360 Reality Audio-certified headphones and the Sony | Headphones Connect app. By analysing your unique ear shape, you can optimise your listening experience and immerse yourself in the ultimate music journey.
The supplied cable features a silk braid design that effectively minimises touch noise and acts as a vibration insulator. It incorporates twisted pair wiring and a non-magnetic undercoat for gold-plated plugs, ensuring smooth and clean signal transmission with seamless transitions.
The Sony IER-Z1R is bundled with 3.5mm single-ended and 4.4mm balanced cables. The 4.4mm balanced connection cable ensures complete separation of the left and right sound signals, effectively minimising cross-talk and preventing any degradation in sound quality.
The expertise and intuition of Sony’s engineers play a crucial role in acoustic design, resulting in the most authentic sound reproduction. The meticulously calibrated Sony IER-Z1R acoustic structure seamlessly integrates the trio of driver units to operate as a unified and optimal driver. Positioned coaxially with the nozzle, the super tweeter precisely delivers high-frequency details, offering an exceptionally wide frequency response of up to 100kHz.
The Sony IER-Z1R includes a silver-coated oxygen-free copper wire, specifically engineered to minimise resistance and signal-transmission loss. This cable ensures minimal sound degradation, allowing for finer detail and smoother treble sounds. The attention to detail extends to the supplied cable, which optimises the performance of the IER-Z1R, providing superior sound quality, a comfortable wearing experience, and reduced touch noise, allowing you to immerse yourself in music wherever you go.
Enhance your music experience with 360 Reality Audio-certified headphones and the Sony | Headphones Connect app. By analysing your unique ear shape, you can optimise your listening experience and immerse yourself in the ultimate music journey.
The supplied cable features a silk braid design that effectively minimises touch noise and acts as a vibration insulator. It incorporates twisted pair wiring and a non-magnetic undercoat for gold-plated plugs, ensuring smooth and clean signal transmission with seamless transitions.
The Sony IER-Z1R is bundled with 3.5mm single-ended and 4.4mm balanced cables. The 4.4mm balanced connection cable ensures complete separation of the left and right sound signals, effectively minimising cross-talk and preventing any degradation in sound quality.
3.5mm Single-Ended Headphone Cable
4.4mm Balanced Headphone Cable
Cable holder
Earbuds
Carrying Case
The IER-Z1R is indeed a welcome addition to their One Sound Signature Series due to its exemplary sound on top of its elegant design and build.
This is one of the more engaging bass responses you’re going to get in an IEM, and it makes it a must-buy solely for that reason alone. Almost everything about its sound signature is incredibly pleasant.
The Sony IER-Z1R. If someone wants the best bass available in an IEM, they should definitely try the IER-Z1R. It’s an unabashedly fun, colored tuning that works well across various genres.
If you can get a fit, and if you love bass — the Sony IER-Z1R is a no-brainer really. Build and accessory pack, Sparkly-yet-smooth treble, Engulfing soundstage.
if you’re looking for an IEM that takes top marks in the categories of bass, treble, and imaging - when most flagships can’t even claim one of these - then this just might be the IEM for you.
Hybrid, 2DD + 1 BA Drivers
40ohms (1kHz)
3.5mm Single-Ended
4.4mm balanced
103dB / mW
3Hz-100,000Hz
Closed, Hybrid
Detachable Y type
Approx. 1.2 m (48 in) , silver-coated OFC strands
L-shaped non-magnetic gold-plated stereo mini plug / L-shaped non-magnetic gold-plated balanced standard plug
Approx. 26 g without cable
1. Sony IER-Z1R
2. Cable holder
3. Headphone cable (approx. 1.2 m (47 1 / 4 in) )
4. Balanced-connection headphone cable (approx. 1.2 m (47 1 / 4 in) )
5. Hybrid earbuds (SS / S / MS / M / ML / L / LL)
6. Triple Comfort Earbuds (SS / S / MS / M / ML / L)
7. Clip
8. Carrying Case
9. Cleaning Cloth
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Other Details
| Generic Name | Headphone |
| Importer Details | Importers Name: Sony India Pvt.Ltd. Address: A-18, Mohan Co-operative Industrial Estate, Mathura Road, New Delhi-1100444, India Contact No: 1800-103-7799 |
| Net Quantity | 1 |
| Manufacturer Details | Name: Sony Corporation Address: 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan |
| Package Contents | Sony IER-Z1R Headphone cable Balanced-connection headphone cable Hybrid earbuds (SS / S / MS / M / ML / L / LL) Triple Comfort Earbuds (SS / S / MS / M / ML / L) Clip Carrying Case Cleaning Cloth |
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Customer Reviews
I was unsure getting into the IEM space, thinking that size does matter and always preferred to dip my toes in the headphone or speaker space. Boy was I wrong! These IEMs pack a solid punch and paired with a capable DAC + Amplifier like Chord Mojo 2, they have simply changed my perception forever.
All instruments sounds truer to their nature and the soundstage is also pretty large and spacious, when using the crossfeed functionality in Mojo2's DSP suite.
The combination of Chord Mojo2 and Sony Z1R is a winner in my honest opinion, when it comes to clarity and detail balanced with soundstage and feeling of spaciousness. Sure, there was a burn-in period where I felt maybe I had made a mistake, but, they did come good in few hours of listening.
Now I'm confused if I'll ever go back to my bulky headphones :P
Hey there, thank you for the great review and ratings! So delighted that you are loving your purchase. Hope you had a comfortable shopping experience. Cheers!
The hunt for a IEM which has soft sound stage without compromising on fedility ends right here. The dynamic range is just out of the world. Though there seems to be a bit more bias towads the lows, it is not something that is not tunable. It requires MQA/Master quality to do justice to what this IEM has to offer.
Thank you for the review! We're glad you're enjoying the IER-Z1R!
what a headphone!
Hey johniy, thanks a lot for your amazing review!
The Legend, one of the best iems out there, the bass is deep, rumbly, only a dd can produce this kind of bass if done right, midrange is sweet, treble is sparkly and non fatiguing, the best iem if you can get the fit right, for me no problem with the fit.
Hey there, thank you for the great review and ratings! So delighted that you are loving your purchase. Hope you had a comfortable shopping experience. Cheers!