You're talking about ClearAudio+ feature. Could someone post frequency response for ZX1 with EQ off and with CA+ turned on? I've heard it only on my father's Xperia Z and in my opinion SA+ ruined almost whole SQ. Every note, point and step of music was a totally off the place. So basically I'm...

I must say, that I'm enjoying my H3 more than XBA-3. Most pros from my XBA-3 are here in H3, and most cons from XBA-3 are repaired (quite weak bass response and less annoying cymbals). And what's more important - they are less picky about the source (but it's still really important). 40 Ohms...

  H3's earphones are made in Thailand, but it looks like cable is made in China (on cable's split there is a "China" note).

  By writing "overwhelmed" I meant, that bass could have such strong presense, that you could miss some details in mids frequency (highs are safe), but sound isn't muddy or flat at all. I would say it's still better than most earphones I've heard ;)

Ok, I've spend some hours with XBA-H3. So far I used them with my NWZ-X1050 and a bit with Xperia Z. I also compared them with my XBA-3.     - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  NWZ-X1050 (EQ set to flat, except ClearBass which was set on 3 (around +10dB peak in...

Tommorow I'll get my XBA-H3 and maybe in like 2-3 days I could write first impressions about it. What I've currently got: - XBA-3 - MDR-EX700 - MDR-1R - NWZ-X1050 - Xperia Z - SE W995 - FiiO E11 - PC with Sound Blaster Titanium - notebook (VAIO VPCSB)   If you want to check...

http://www.sony.jp/walkman/products/NW-Z1000_series/spec.html According to this specification it looks like it has maximum power output 5+5 mW. It wasn't hard to find it :P   In my opinion 15+15 mW would be quite enough for most IEMs/CIEMs. My NWZ-X1050 (5+5 mW) has enough power (I don't go...

Currently it's called Sony Xperia Z1 and it doesn't have any special "audio chip" from Sony. Just the standard one. The rest of specification is quite right: 20 MP camera (G-Lens from Sony), water- and dustproof construction, frame made of metal alloy, front and back made of glass (cover by...

Then I think XBA-3 will have quite good balance, with good bass response, because that's the most difficult part to get from these earphones. XBA-3 has impedance between 8-90 Ohms, so I hope your Sansa could handle such distributed, across frequencies, impedance.   And about the price. For...

Well, that's true. Currently Sony devices sold in EU have high output impedance (usually more than 10 Ohms), so your Xperia probably won't perform well with XBA-3 unless you don't like bass. I don't know how Sansa Clip+ sound, but if my memory serves me it hase quite low output impedance so...

Quote:     Volume for me was also ok. But if it's because of output impedance that my XBA-3 had no bass, then it means EU Z is useless with BA-based earphones (XBA-3's output impedance varies from 8 to more than 80 Ohms if my memory serves me) I've got FiiO E11 even via jack-jack...

Quote:   I've tried (not for so long) EU Walkman Z with XBA-3 and... I was so disappointed. Completely lack of bass. ClearBass set on +10 and still no difference in bass (lack). Clarity of the rest spectrum was ok and quite pleasant. Volume was also ok for me. Currently I've got my...

I would like Sony to sold Walkmans without headphones but with a little bit lower price :)

Quote:   Some people said that EU version has got around 27 Ohms output impedance and I think that's true because when I tried Z-series in local store the sound was lacking in bass (I've got XBA-3 and they are really sensitive to output impedance). So yeah, it's not only the matter of...

Blue and white one looks so good :)   Is the back cover is made of metal or is it just plastic?

I own XBA-3, and I must inform you that they're very player sensitive (output impedance). I've got mine's paired with NWZ-X1050 and they're playing really well, but when I tried them with Z-series (EU) it was like "What? Where's my bass from X?". I believe it's all because Sony made something...

Quote:   Do you mean there is not AVLS in Z-series like in X-series? There're only 2 thing that pushing me away from Z-series: size and almost unnoticable bass (I tested it on my own XBA-3) and I don't know why. If it's because of something that Sony made to EU version of Z-series... If...

Quote:   I do not own any Android device, but not a long time ago I saw this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHoG6_XLv4s&feature=plcp Maybe it will help a little.

Putting aside the question of superiority of one player over another, could someone tell me if there's much defference between first firmwares and the last one on Z-series? Because not a long time ago I had chance to listen to Z-series in store and on both - MDR-EX700 and XBA-3 - a sound was...

Quote:   Exactly. It's just like others android-based devices ;)

Quote:   Maybe this thread could resolve your problem: http://www.head-fi.org/t/608447/sony-xba-series-review-and-comparison-xba-1-2-3-4   And I've got XBA-3 for about week (it's hard to get them in Poland) and comparing them to my MDR-EX700 at first they were so... different. I'm...

  OptiQuote: I choose option #2 :D I've got SE W995 so I can't buy this app, so I wanted to download somehow zipped app, then send via BT and then install it on Z, but I meant the trial version, not necessarily full/cracked :D Seriosly I don't care about store's staff. When they...

  YeahQuote: Yeah, it looks like Clear Bass doesn't work well (almost no difference between values). Player version was 1.2 (?) 1.1 (?). I don't remember. Only once I've heard PowerAMP (on Xperia Mini Pro) and it really pumped sound, but nevertheless I would like to hear it on Z. I...

  Quote: I've got a chance to listening to Z and after 15 minutes comparring to my X I can say I've got a mixed feelings. I paired it with my EX700 and what I noticed:  - Mids and highs were really smooth and clear (a little bit clearer than my X)  - Lows were really flat. I set...

  Quote: Well, I think it's all about reliability and costs. 160GB in such small device you can get from HDD and they're made of mechanical elements. I don't know how much durable are 1.8-inch HDD but NAND memory are definitely more solid. Next things are power usage and used space...