[flipper203]

@davidmolliere you can order at beat audio they have the connector or plussound audio too

 

[listen4joy]

as far as i know , sony products have high quality i imagine sony playaers SQ  are par with the to p along with ak380, questyle qp1r, lotto and others...  but at this prices i  prefer to wait for ibasso dx200 at 800+ price bracket that will give top players a fight in more sane prices.

 

[kms108]

 

 

WM1A is about 70hrs. 150hrs and 200hrs i also noticed some changes.

But 4.4mm is godly.

 
I find single ended pretty amazing already, I should receive the SONY MUC-M12SB1 next week, we'll see I can't imagine it getting even better

 
Duh, the eBay seller says there are issues with Sony delivering the items to them, I won't get it after all... where can I get those? 

I hate those seller, you order from them, they place a order with the company, next time ask if they have them in stock, otherwise look elsewhere.

 

[Mimouille]

Nice! I've got a Zeus XR + Tucana cable coming in :rolleyes:
No hiss and enough power from WM1A with this combination?

Are these YY cables any good? Never heard of them and noticed they go up to 1.2k!

 

[Kerouac]

Are these YY cables any good? Never heard of them and noticed they go up to 1.2k!

 
Well, I picked up my Tucana from @jmills8. I think he demoed them all in HK and bought some himself.
On their site it seems like they still have a 50% off discount atm.
http://yypa.hk/
 
Btw, haven't heard it yet, expect it to arrive at the end of next week.

 

[Mimouille]

Well, I picked up my Tucana from @jmills8
. I think he demoed them all in HK and bought some himself.
On their site it seems like they still have a 50% off discount atm.
http://yypa.hk/

Btw, haven't heard it yet, expect it to arrive at the end of next week.

Thanks.

 

[CraftyClown]

A quick question for you, my fine feathered friends;

Is the EQ on the WM series parametric or standard multi band?

Cheers m' dears

 

[warrior1975]

It seems like it's PEQ, but you can't adjust it like most. No settings for q or anything else, but when you move the sliders it looks like a PEQ. Maybe semi PEQ?

 

[audionewbi]

One thing that I do not understand is how 1A cannot do native DSD on single ended. I still havent sat down and try to hear the difference when switching between single ended and 4.4mm balance for DSD, if I was to take a guess it might be just a slight marketing BS. 
 
What do you guys think? For those who have started to listen to your daps critically can you hear a difference?

 

[Dithyrambes]

I think its a deliberate choice to force all users to adapt the 4.4 balanced output.....

 

[AnakChan]

  I think its a deliberate choice to force all users to adapt the 4.4 balanced output.....

 
I won't say "force" but IMHO definitely hurdling the community towards that direction - the other hint is the 250mW balanced vs 60mW SE. Now not that I would complain 'cos the 4.4mm standard is rather nice (and easier to solder!). I just do wish :-

1) more right angled 4.4mm availability
2) round 4.4mm female sockets for 4.4mm -> 3.5mm/6.3mm SE adapters

 

[Dithyrambes]

Pretty much forcing.....because of the added power, audio quality, DSD processing........which owner of the WM1A esp...WM1Z would bother not using the 4.4 to unlock the full potential of their dap after paying a premium price? Also lack of 4.4m "hurdles" users to buy the kimber cable asap...

 

[AnakChan]

  Pretty much forcing.....because of the added power, audio quality, DSD processing........which owner of the WM1A esp...WM1Z would bother not using the 4.4 to unlock the full potential of their dap after paying a premium price? Also lack of 4.4m "hurdles" users to buy the kimber cable asap...

I guess we'll have a different definition of "force". To me if Sony were "forcing" then there would only be one socket -  4.4mm....no 3.5mm option.

 

[CosmicHolyGhost]

I was not sold on the 1A until Jaben let me listened to it with my Fitear c435 and they lent me the Fitear 006 cable and the 2.5>4.4 adapter to try out the balance output. With the 3.5mm output, the difference/improvement over my Sony PCM D100 recorder was not big enough for me to fork out the extra cash to upgrade my DAP for the 10 minutes commute to work...Now, I dont know when I can finish the burn in.the 1A...............lol

 

[goyete]

I have order the NW-WM1A with the MUC-M12SB1 and now is travelling to my home... I'm waiting it anxious!!