[pietcux]

Yeah, doesn't even last a whole day.

Are you mainly playing HighRes?

 

[owek123]

^based on his photo it's a hi-res file he was playing but anyway battery life s*ck when you are playing full hi-res files all the time so it's expected..if you have a bit of low-res and hi-res then battery life may vary..i just wished the ZX1 got the stamina of a A15/17..but that's like saying unicorns do exist especially with Android playing a huge part on the battery drain issue not the device's fault..

 

[psygeist]

Are you mainly playing HighRes?

It's a mix of FLAC, WAV and 320kbps mp3 files. I just wish it had more juice to deliver because I need to recharge everyday. Lasts about 12-15 hours of continuous play.
 
I did a reset. Without feeding my google account info. Cut off the wifi. Set all sound settings to off. Stopped services too. But still.

 

[fiascogarcia]

^based on his photo it's a hi-res file he was playing but anyway battery life s*ck when you are playing full hi-res files all the time so it's expected..if you have a bit of low-res and hi-res then battery life may vary..i just wished the ZX1 got the stamina of a A15/17..but that's like saying unicorns do exist especially with Android playing a huge part on the battery drain issue not the device's fault..

 
 

  It's a mix of FLAC, WAV and 320kbps mp3 files. I just wish it had more juice to deliver because I need to recharge everyday. Lasts about 12-15 hours of continuous play.
 
I did a reset. Without feeding my google account info. Cut off the wifi. Set all sound settings to off. Stopped services too. But still.

Yeah, I needed the charging cradle because most of my files are the worst case scenario; high res aiff files. That brings down the run time to about 4 to 5 hours!

 

[psygeist]

I stripped down every service. No sound enhancements. No wi fi. And a bunch of other features. This is the best I could get at 10% charge from full charge. Earphone used - Final Audio FI-BA-SB.
 

 

[hikaritenchi]

Maybe you can try turning on airplane mode?

 

[georgelai57]

Sony's ideal measurements probably assumes we won't be checking every hour to see how much battery is left. But seriously, folks, owners of other DAPS don't even get half of what we get.

 

[Duncan]

Sony's ideal measurements probably assumes we won't be checking every hour to see how much battery is left. But seriously, folks, owners of other DAPS don't even get half of what we get.

9 hours tops on the M2... If I could get the SQ of the M2 with the battery life of the ZX1 (or more so the ZX2) it would be like all of my Christmases coming at once

Be thankful of the life you get!!

 

[Whitigir]

My zx2 can keep on playing and playing

 

[owek123]

My zx2 can keep on playing and playing

mean..i want a zx2 now.. i have to find an excuse to my wife where the heck our $1K+ went to..

 

[psygeist]

9 hours tops on the M2... If I could get the SQ of the M2 with the battery life of the ZX1 (or more so the ZX2) it would be like all of my Christmases coming at once

Be thankful of the life you get!!

But ZX2 has lot better battery life. What did they do ? It looks like a huge leap.
 
I bought ZX1 because I didn't want to experience the abysmal battery life problem.

 

[Duncan]

I assume it is optimisation to the S-Master? It does baffle me how much extra life the ZX2 can squeeze!

 

[pietcux]

I assume it is optimisation to the S-Master? It does baffle me how much extra life the ZX2 can squeeze!

Didn't they simply install a much larger battery?

 

[deuter]

9 hours tops on the M2... If I could get the SQ of the M2 with the battery life of the ZX1 (or more so the ZX2) it would be like all of my Christmases coming at once

Be thankful of the life you get!!

Which one is the M2? 
Not familiar with all daps. 
 
I have zx1 currently. 

 

[Duncan]

Which one is the M2? 
Not familiar with all daps. 

I have zx1 currently. 

Acoustic Research M2... Selling point (especially coming from Sony DAPs) is that it has a headphone amp dedicated topology built into the device (as to say it has a headphone amp inside is redundant as it wouldn't make noise otherwise!)