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rockercaster

Cable with Mic recommendations for Sony IER-Z1R?

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Hi all!

Relative n00b audiophile here and longtime lurker.

I've finally decided to buy some Sony IER-Z1R but I have a lot of meetings throughout the day and the need to keep switching to AirPods or something else with a microphone is not enticing to me.

Is there a good, high quality, and well-designed cable with microphone that would work with the IER's recessed MMCX port?

I have seen a few but they're few and far between.

Posted Jan 16, 2022, 7:34 PM UTC

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HackingHiFi39Ω•

With something that expensive I’d hate to throw a cheesy mic cable in there and have it effect your sound quality. If you just don’t want to take them out of your ears check out the shokz opencomm headset. You may find it’s nice to have opportunities to rest your ears anyway or at least I do. I’m also on the phone a lot and I like having a solution that isn’t inside my ears sometimes to give them a rest. Plus they’re bone conducting so if you want you don’t end have to take out your iems they operate right in front of your ears.

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rockercasterOP•

Thank you for the response! I can't say I haven't thought about this option but I'm walking around all day, switching between calls and work mode (with music) and would prefer not to carry two pieces of hardware with me.

I'm not married to the IER-Z1R, I am also eyeing the IE 800 S or something else high-end consumer in-ear wired. My only requirement is a microphone!

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HackingHiFi39Ω•

I can tell your from my experience that having iems in all day and talking on them is an experience isn’t great. Plugging your ears and talking creates this reverb weird echo chamber thing I find very uncomfortable. Believe me I’ve tried everything I could find and can’t find a better solution than headphones and even then they’re a little weird for calls. For me nothing beats a single ear solution for phone calls.

Before you try that you may try a cheap pair and make sure doing phone calls that way works for you if you haven’t already. The moondrop quarks are a good one to try.

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rockercasterOP•

That makes sense. I ordered them. In the meantime, how about some good recommendations for non-IEM earbuds? Like IE 800 S or something similar? Basically something high-end but not necessarily at the IEM level.

I had some 1More Quad Drivers and although they are a great form factor and hardware, their mids and bass are murky and muddy.

I value more of a V-shaped sound, with detailed bass and detailed treble. I'm also open to some True Wireless options, but sound quality is paramount.

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HackingHiFi39Ω•

I’d recommend watching videos from dans audio reviews he has audio samples too which helps with discovery. Also crinacle has basically measured every iem on the planet and has some great suggestions and the definitive ratings list.

https://crinacle.com/rankings/iems/

Dans channel https://youtube.com/channel/UCQ9A_ehFQEgxzG0YP6fMe_g

If you’re just asking me where to start I really enjoy my tripowin meles for a more bass heavy sound the tin t2 for forward vocals and vocal clarity and the er2se for incredible detail and clarity and the moondrop arias for fun v shape sound. My next purchases will probably be the $200ish OH10 or the 7hz timeless or the moondrop Kato.

I think having variety keeps the hobby fresh so if you’re asking me I’d build up different tiers and learn about the differences you hear at the different price levels. For me the journey is the fun and getting different stuff I try.

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