NEW Sony Walkman Z Series mini review!!! - Page 179

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Originally Posted by purk 

I'm sorry but I'm not sure anyone here has ever compared the Z from different regions.  However, I did compare the A86x from different regions consisting of the UK, JP, and US.  Unfortunately, the UK unit did have a volume cap and sound harsher and brighter than the US & JP counter part.  The US & JP units sounded better and identical to my ears and approximately 5 volume steps louder at the same volume level.  The UK A-walkman was purchased during the sale from advancedmp3.com.

Thanks for sharing your observations, but A-series is not on Android, I think Android devices should have a more universal OS, I really think that the Android version is the same for all markets and therefore only some settings can be different (which are customizable). Am I wrong? 

I believe OK-Guy did have the UK, US, and JAP market versions of the Z at one point, it should be somewhere in this thread.  

Originally Posted by turokrocks 

How Sony Is Turning into a Ghost in Japan and Around the World

Yes sure, Sony is a ghost of it's former self in TV's (and they've made tactical errors like focusing on China, and letting Samsung make their parts etc.) but they are fine in other sectors, like the Xperia and PS3 etc.

I remember when there was news the PS3 had 'failed' and Sony was losing X zillion, cutting staff, etc... lol.

Seems like Kotaku copy-pasted the entire article from here - http://www.japansubculture.com/the-ghosts-of-sony/

They mentioned the Minidisc briefly, but not the CD, SACD, Discman, Walkman, voice recorders, earphones, headphones, speakers... actually they hardly mentioned anything in audio at all lol, and how about the robots?  AIBO.

I'd like to see some statistics on their findings, for example on how many Sony players sell in Japan.  Not just a couple interviews with shopkeepers haha.

It's a real shame the Discman and CD (physical media) era ended.  I'd really love to compare my Z1070 (not arrived yet) to the very best models of the Walkman, Discman and MD players from that era.

"Some experts say that unlike Korean electronic companies, Japanese companies excel in developing original new products. Innovation takes time and is very costly, but in the golden-age Sony engineers were free to do what they wanted, they concentrated on technology that was unrealistic or hard-to-commercialize. Sony was fit to develop new technologies."

Haha... "some experts", I wonder how much technology we use today China and Korea have invented.

I was excited when Sony released the EX310, EX510, EX600, EX800ST, EX1000.  It looked - and sounded - like they were coming back into portable audio. 

I never quite adjusted to the EX600 and eventually returned to the EX700 as my preferred Sony IEM.  Then, once the XBA-3 and XBA-4 arrived, I sold mine pretty quickly.  Those two IEM's put a huge dent in my Sony love.

The Sony MDR-SA3000 and Sony CD900ST are most likely still the best Sony headphones currently made.

So yeah, even though Sony invented the earphone and IEM and a lot of excellent high-tech products, they've handed over the title to Audio Technica and JVC, just like they handed over their TV title to Sharp and Pioneer.

Then again there are still a couple of very interesting semi-Sony IEM's now, the Sony / Ericsson MH1C / MH1, and the Ocharaku Flat 4.

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Originally Posted by kiteki 

 

 

 

 

It's a real shame the Discman and CD (physical media) era ended.  I'd really love to compare my Z1070 (not arrived yet) to the very best models of the Walkman, Discman and MD players from that era.

 

 

I probably can chime in on such comparison.  I still have most of my legendary Discman & MD units.

im waiting =)

Originally Posted by purk 

Originally Posted by kiteki 

 

It's a real shame the Discman and CD (physical media) era ended.  I'd really love to compare my Z1070 (not arrived yet) to the very best models of the Walkman, Discman and MD players from that era.

 

 

I probably can chime in on such comparison.  I still have most of my legendary Discman & MD units.

That would be a very succulent read!!  I've never heard nor owned the famous units, just several normal ones, so I can't help.

My z1060 with the XBA-4 sounds amazing... Anyway if you're in the US it's going for $164.98 at Sony... http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666413433
 

I've just been trying audiogalaxy... The lack of memory expansion might be becoming a non issue...

Oh Well!

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Originally Posted by WayTooCrazy 

Oh Well!

 

Wow...50% off and the z1060 was selling for $164+tax.  Wow, that was the awesome deal of thanksgiving right there.  That's $200 off from what I paid for my Z1060 six months ago.

DAMMIT! Temptation IMMENSE! I L O V E my Z, but I want a 64GB one to replace my 32gb one ARRRGH Sorry I have to pass, I have a 32 already, it is an INCREDIBLE music player, It powers my Westone UM3X RC's INCREDIBLY well with no amp, but I filled it up just with my offline spotify playlists, Slacker playlists and recently encoded CD's I need a 64 or No DICE! I'll pick up the Samsung Galaxy player 5.6 when they get around to releasing it. 

It says IN STOCK as I wrote this so GO BABY GO, you won't be disappointed! It is also an AWESOME Netflix player, and it supports Tegra Zone Games

The z1060 is sold out as well on sony.ca   I wonder if this will effect the ics update or maybe they will ship them with ics later on?  

I doubt the A or F series are better, let alone the X or S, or E series, not sure about the D... Sony Z is where it's all at... right?

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Originally Posted by Dead-Ringer 

got recommended to this thread by someone on the Heir discussion, can someone tell me the quality of this player compared to my Galaxy S11?, I also notice there is a new player from Sony, which is best?

Sony is AWESOME! ...but people are just starting to recognize the power of the iPod!