NEW Sony Walkman Z Series mini review!!! - Page 209

My wife has an Xperia Arc and it's not bad but not as good as the Walkman Z IMO. Nor is the player up to the WM-Z in features etc...

I think I've read conflicting reports about Xperia Z's DAC. Surely we need to wait until the reviews and some member's comments come in before judging though. I was interested in the Xperia Z but the size has put me off...

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Originally Posted by Jpfe8851 

My wife has an Xperia Arc and it's not bad but not as good as the Walkman Z IMO. Nor is the player up to the WM-Z in features etc...

 

I think I've read conflicting reports about Xperia Z's DAC. Surely we need to wait until the reviews and some member's comments come in before judging though. I was interested in the Xperia Z but the size has put me off...

Why too big? 

I guess its pretty hard to find a current phone out that matches the Z for SQ hey?

I've really gotten used to iPhones the past few years and as a phone, the iPhone 5 just seems ideal to me. Nice in the hand and pocket. But SQ is ordinary after you've heard a iBasso DX100 or even the WM-Z. I am just thinking that a 5inch screen in the Xperia Z is going to be too big but I know there seems to be a trend towards them. I will still look at them closely in case I feel I could use one instead of an iPad or iPad mini when it comes time to hand my work iPad in next year. I didn't like Android early on but now I've spent some time with it, I am starting to come around to its more flexible IU than Apple's. 

Anyhow, my Japanese WM-Z should be here tomorrow or Wednesday. I'm really looking forward to seeing how the subtle differences compare with my local Aussie 16gb one. I'll soon know.

Do you know if your Aussie Z is volume limited and what Zout? The European Z has been measured at 27 Ohms  but somehow sound wonderful with the Sony XBA-40, which is only 12 Oms,reaching as low as 4 Ohms. The Japanese Z has been measure at ~4 Ohms

I don't have the gear to measure it, and that's a great question. I thought I had read elsewhere here that only the Japanese models were not volume limited and if that comes down to output impedance, I would certainly prefer 4ohms to 27! I did see on Goldenears.net comparison of some DAPs that the Sony's they tested all seem to be 3-4ohms. Of course output volume is a combination of many things apart from impedance, but I can say that even with the highest impedance phones I have which are only 70ohms, the Aussie Z still drives them quite well. But even the Momentums which are only 18ohms seem to need as much volume to drive them as my DT1350s and HD25s. It'll be interesting to compare the two Zs when the 1070 arrives.

Please do 

I have considered giving a go to the DX100 and AK100 but I just love the form factor, battery, sound and versatility of the Z so I am also considering getting a Japanese 64gb model.

The F is also tempting but the screen is just too small to be enjoyable with anything else than playing music.

Maybe I should just enjoy my Z and wait for their next model. 

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Originally Posted by Bassheadd 

I heard the Xperia has matched SQ no? 

 

What about the Xperia Arc?

i dont know, never tried Arc, even my 64gb walkman Z is better than Xperia T in term of SQ, anyone know about  Xperia Z vs WM-Z? which one have better audio quality?

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Originally Posted by zenpunk 

Please do 

I have considered giving a go to the DX100 and AK100 but I just love the form factor, battery, sound and versatility of the Z so I am also considering getting a Japanese 64gb model.

The F is also tempting but the screen is just too small to be enjoyable with anything else than playing music.

Maybe I should just enjoy my Z and wait for their next model. 

FYI, the F walkman has snappier operation & feel than the Z.  It also charge faster and has better transfer rate.  The F-walkman is more of a complete products than the Z beside smaller screen and different sound quality.

Hi i have problem with my Sony Walkman Z. I Charget it for some time and when i back to it said the device is charged full. When i go to settings and battery it is charged only in 96 -98%. Dunno what to do, factory reset again?

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Originally Posted by Jakub612 

Hi i have problem with my Sony Walkman Z. I Charget it for some time and when i back to it said the device is charged full. When i go to settings and battery it is charged only in 96 -98%. Dunno what to do, factory reset again?

I don't know the specific let's say solution to the Walkman Z, but for some other Sony Android phone I've had, the generic solution to this miscalibration was charging the device all the way to 100%, then unplugging the charger and restart the device, then turning it up again and charge all the way to 100% again.

Try thay, it might be worth.

I recently purchased a pair of f111's and they hiss like a rattlesnake on my walkman.

Is there a site where i can find the electrical specifications of the z series?

Does anyone happen to know the output impedance, and power output at 16ohms?
Sony states 5+5mW@16ohms, but this isn't particularly helpful.

FitEar 111, similar to TG!334, should be "mad" sensitive as mentioned by other fellow members

http://www.head-fi.org/t/599685/altmann-tera-player/900

http://www.head-fi.org/products/tralucent-audio-1plus2/reviews/8182

If your DAP / amp were not able to provide something like "black background" so to speak, then you will hear all that hissing because of the sensitivity.

I tried my TG!334 with Colorfly C4 Pro and that combo was hissing like crazy as well. Just be cautious when we pick something to pair with FitEar IEMs.

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Originally Posted by seeteeyou 

FitEar 111, similar to TG!334, should be "mad" sensitive as mentioned by other fellow members

 

http://www.head-fi.org/t/599685/altmann-tera-player/900

 

http://www.head-fi.org/products/tralucent-audio-1plus2/reviews/8182

 

If your DAP / amp were not able to provide something like "black background" so to speak, then you will hear all that hissing because of the sensitivity.

 

I tried my TG!334 with Colorfly C4 Pro and that combo was hissing like crazy as well. Just be cautious when we pick something to pair with FitEar IEMs.

I've tried them out of the e17, and that's definitely a no-no. Fitear not releasing specs to go by, kinda scumbaggy.

I was thinking of finding some specifications to go by, hence my original post.

Tera player is definitely out of my budget at the moment.

So, the only solution i can see at the moment, is running a line out to an amp that produces low power.

Something like the Leckerton uha-4, 20mW/16ohms, would perhaps be low enough, but i probably won't jump on it until i out some kind of reference point to deduce the possible specs of the f111's.

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Originally Posted by dunno34231 

Really? I got a f111 and it works fine though. I'm pairing it with an amp however. I'm using leckerton UHA-6 btw

So you have absolutely no hiss with the f111's through the leckerton?

I think i might have found my cheaper solution.