u/schrodCATntDED

I finally got the z1r and was surprised with how big of a box Sony shipped it in. When going to the post office, I expected it to be a small box which i will easily put in my backpack and then walk home. But I had to carry this huge box(3rd pic) in light rain for like 50 mins as the post office is 40 mins away but it took me longer to walk home due to the size of the package. When I opened the package, it had multiple airbags at the bottom but there was a lot of empty space on the sides and especially at the top so I'd say their packaging is very inefficient and they could have packed it in a much smaller box with some foam. Anyways, I'm excited to use them and they already sound good without an amp but I'm looking to pair it with an amp to get the most out of it.

What amps would you recommend? I'm thinking it would be better to get something with a 4.4mm balanced collection input since I've heard that headphones work better that way. But I've also heard that chord mojo 2 doesn't have the circuitry for a true balanced connection and their input is just an adaptor so you don't really get the benefits of a balanced connection with it. I'm looking at amps from schitt, topping, fiio and ifi. There are so many options and I'm suffering from analysis paralysis. I can't get the tazh1es because it's discontinued and used ones on eBay are 3k+ and I'm not playing this game. I'm also looking to demo multiple amps at a shop. My main use for these cans would be for watching movies and considering that do you have any advice on how to properly compare different amps? I'm worried the store owner might do something with the amps to make the more expensive one sound better so that id buy that. I'd prefer to keep the cost to less than 1k but can go much higher if there's a clear noticeable upgrade in sound quality

I finally got the z1r and was surprised with how big of a box Sony shipped it in. When going to the post office, I expected it to be a small box which i will easily put in my backpack and then walk home. But I had to carry this huge box(2nd pic) in light rain for like 50 mins as the post office is 40 mins away but it took me longer to walk home due to the size of the package. When I opened the package, it had multiple airbags at the bottom but there was a lot of empty space on the sides and especially at the top so I'd say their packaging is very inefficient and they could have packed it in a much smaller box with some foam. Anyways, I'm excited to use them and they already sound good without an amp but I'm looking to pair it with an amp to get the most out of it.

What amps would you recommend? I'm thinking it would be better to get something with a 4.4mm balanced collection input since I've heard that headphones work better that way. But I've also heard that chord mojo 2 doesn't have the circuitry for a true balanced connection and their input is just an adaptor so you don't really get the benefits of a balanced connection with it. I'm looking at amps from schitt, topping, fiio and ifi. There are so many options and I'm suffering from analysis paralysis. I can't get the tazh1es because it's discontinued and used ones on eBay are 3k+ and I'm not playing this game. I'm also looking to demo multiple amps at a shop. My main use for these cans would be for watching movies and considering that do you have any advice on how to properly compare different amps? I'm worried the store owner might do something with the amps to make the more expensive one sound better so that id buy that. I'd prefer to keep the cost to less than 1k but can go much higher if there's a clear noticeable upgrade in sound quality

I finally got the z1r and was surprised with how big of a box Sony shipped it in. When going to the post office, I expected it to be a small box which i will easily put in my backpack and then walk home. But I had to carry this huge box in light rain for like 50 mins as the post office is 40 mins away but it took me longer to walk home due to the size of the package. When I opened the package, it had multiple airbags at the bottom but there was a lot of empty space on the sides and especially at the top so I'd say their packaging is very inefficient and they could have packed it in a much smaller box with some foam. Anyways, I'm excited to use them and they already sound good without an amp but I'm looking to pair it with an amp to get the most out of it.

What amps would you recommend? I'm thinking it would be better to get something with a 4.4mm balanced collection input since I've heard that headphones work better that way. But I've also heard that chord mojo 2 doesn't have the circuitry for a true balanced connection and their input is just an adaptor so you don't really get the benefits of a balanced connection with it. I'm looking at amps from schitt, topping, fiio and ifi. There are so many options and I'm suffering from analysis paralysis. I can't get the tazh1es because it's discontinued and used ones on eBay are 3k+ and I'm not playing this game. I'm also looking to demo multiple amps at a shop. My main use for these cans would be for watching movies and considering that do you have any advice on how to properly compare different amps? I'm worried the store owner might do something with the amps to make the more expensive one sound better so that id buy that. I'd prefer to keep the cost to less than 1k but can go much higher if there's a clear noticeable upgrade in sound quality