[OK-Guy]

  So European ZX1 is the same one in Japan right? No additional storage options or something?

 
the only extra is the VAT.

 

[AmberOzL]

   
the only extra is the VAT.

Pricejapan is way to go then.

 

[OK-Guy]

roughly £480 from PJ... a good saving not to be scoffed at.

 

[alphabetagaga]

if you really must buy from the uk, please don't buy instore. buy online and get all the dsr backing you are entitled to.

 

[alphabetagaga]

 
Pricejapan is way to go then.

 
100% agree it is

 

[AmberOzL]

  roughly £480 from PJ... a good saving not to be scoffed at.

You said something about Japan increasing the taxes. When it is going to happen? They have no mercy for student do they

 

[alphabetagaga]

  roughly £480 from PJ... a good saving not to be scoffed at.

hope you are well ok_guy good to see you back on here 

i remember a couple of years back you having (or may still have

) the 1070. would you say the extra £200 odd for the zx1 is worth it?

 

[Magdumper]

I have tried some upper tier ciems (none from noble audio though) and to me UERM (flat), Jh13(slight v shape), ES5 (warm, rolled off highs) are all good choices depending on what you want.

 

[OK-Guy]

Alpha, great to see you back.
 
I love the Z1070 but the ZX1 is a step-up but it can be unforgiving with older recordings from 60/70's, imo the WM-Z has the edge with the older stuff it has a touch of warmth which suits the music from that era (soul & rock)... apart from that the ZX1 has it beat hands down, the bass is a tad deeper with better punch (it rumbles deep), the hi's are a delight, the mids seem a little recessed but that could have something to do with the 5.0's being a bit laid back... I'll have some Noble-6's this week but no Walkman's for two weeks, I've loaned them to a manufacturer as a favour, ho-hum.
 
I think it's a worthy package for the price, it might be an idea to hold off to see if there is a USA release, it'll be cheaper than getting it from Japan I reckon.
 
Amber... Japan are putting up taxes on consumer goods, think it's March or April.

 

[Magdumper]

Alpha, great to see you back.

I love the Z1070 but the ZX1 is a step-up but it can be unforgiving with older recordings from 60/70's, imo the WM-Z has the edge with the older stuff it has a touch of warmth which suits the music from that era (soul & rock)... apart from that the ZX1 has it beat hands down, the bass is a tad deeper with better punch (it rumbles deep), the hi's are a delight, the mids seem a little recessed but that could have something to do with the 5.0's being a bit laid back... I'll have some Noble-6's this week but no Walkman's for two weeks, I've loaned them to a manufacturer as a favour, ho-hum.

I think it's a worthy package for the price, it might be an idea to hold off to see if there is a USA release, it'll be cheaper than getting it from Japan I reckon.

Amber... Japan are putting up taxes on consumer goods, think it's March or April.

I agree... the ZX1 has made me discover a select few of my tracks that are not mastered as well as others, but at the same time I didnt realize how 3d other tracks could sound o_O

 

[AmberOzL]

  Alpha, great to see you back.
 
I love the Z1070 but the ZX1 is a step-up but it can be unforgiving with older recordings from 60/70's, imo the WM-Z has the edge with the older stuff it has a touch of warmth which suits the music from that era (soul & rock)... apart from that the ZX1 has it beat hands down, the bass is a tad deeper with better punch (it rumbles deep), the hi's are a delight, the mids seem a little recessed but that could have something to do with the 5.0's being a bit laid back... I'll have some Noble-6's this week but no Walkman's for two weeks, I've loaned them to a manufacturer as a favour, ho-hum.
 
I think it's a worthy package for the price, it might be an idea to hold off to see if there is a USA release, it'll be cheaper than getting it from Japan I reckon.
 
Amber... Japan are putting up taxes on consumer goods, think it's March or April.

Thanks for the info mate. My birthday is on March so I better get myself a nice piece of gift

 

[Rob49]

 
£549. ooooch. i'd rather go japanese as with all my other walkmans

.....and there will still be the problem of the volume cap ! ( It's frustrating to have to order from Japan, I wouldn't even mind paying the extra cost, if there was no volume cap ! )

 

[Rob49]

   
Cheer me up, I'm in football mourning at the moment. It always happens to us Gooners when things are going well! Eduardo, Diaby, Ramsey.... now Walcott.
 
I cant afford JH13/16s which is what I would really like. In case of this Euro stupid ruling, what reasonably priced 'phones would definitely be loud enough?

Those Arsenal blocks are ruining my Fantasy football teams at present. ( Won't last though !

 )
 
Think I'll definitely buy my ZX1 from Japan.....

 

[Rob49]

  It's official, Sony announced at CES today the ZX1 is definitely coming to the European market. There's strangely no information or mention of the ZX1 on their USA website:
 
 
Press releases:

http://presscentre.sony.co.uk/content/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=21&ReleaseID=9413
 
http://presscentre.sony.co.uk/content/detail.aspx?ReleaseID=9347&NewsAreaId=2

Hopefully it won't be afflicted with that volume cap issue that was mentioned a few pages back, as well as gaining that 'expandable' memory feature. 

 

Thanks for the info, Xjay. Hi Res / Home Cinema.....interesting ! Wish I had the money for all these new goodies !

 

 

[Zakalwe]

The European Sony pages list the ZX1 as coming without headphones here, too, so we might get lucky and not have a volume cap built into the player. Still, I guess the only reliable way to find out will be to compare a Japanese and a Euro version.