justsomesonyfan
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update to mrwalkman, play with settings, you absolutely will not regret it
The Continuation Of The Sony Walkman 1Z/1A Thread!
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Hinomotocho
Headphoneus Supremus
What region and firmware is it on?
I had a similar experience and found changing regions from E to J to help a lot, then the custom firmwares offer several ways to remedy what you are describing. The latest firmware also offers more region options. I'm positive you'll find a combination to take your 1A to another level.
That is to be expected, you can try other firmware, EQ and so on but in the end, you would have to consider a better earphone/headphone
Yesterday and today morning I also experimented with the regions. MX3 or J is indeed good with the stock firmware. Update to 3.02 if you have not, it is considered the best among all stock firmwares.
Playing with Mr Walkman 's firmware is fun and you are going to be surprised with the WM1A capabilities.
Playing with Mr Walkman 's firmware is fun and you are going to be surprised with the WM1A capabilities.
Quadfather
Headphoneus Supremus
Balanced Shure SRH1540 plays nicely with Sony NW-WM1A.
Absolutely. There is a big gap between what audiophiles consider balance and what musicians consider balanced.
Sony IER-M9, Shure SE846, Westone Mach 70/80, Vision Ears VE6/VE8, FitEar TG335 and the list goes on. All sound magnificent with the WM1 Sereis, M1 and M2.
I absolutely conciously overread the balanced statement and my reply was purely targeting the headphone, unrelated to what i think of its tuning
gerelmx1986
Headphoneus Supremus
Also MDR-Z1R and utopia OG... i ak waiting for some DHC adapters to use mu Z1R-terminated Lavrigrand withthe Utopia.
Also my Lavri grand broke and sent itfor repair
Absolutely. There is a big gap between what audiophiles consider balance and what musicians consider balanced.
Sony IER-M9, Shure SE846, Westone Mach 70/80, Vision Ears VE6/VE8, FitEar TG335 and the list goes on. All sound magnificent with the WM1 Sereis, M1 and M2.
I absolutely conciously overread the balanced statement and my reply was purely targeting the headphone, unrelated to what i think of its tuning
Thanks I'm looking into them, I'm currently on over-ear and don't have a lot of experience with in-ear.
Thanks I didn't know regions made a difference! I've looked and downloaded an installer to change it. I will also try DrWalkman's firmware updates, thanks!
Thanks all for your advice, this is really useful. Another question I have is whether Sony still supports the 1A/1Z: the device is in perfect condition but the headphone sleeve does not feel very tight (it still is tight enough so the headphone jack doesn't move in any way however it is easily inserted) - would Sony be able to replace the headphone sleeve if this is needed sometime in the future? thanks again!
nc8000
Headphoneus Supremus
Are you referring to the black case for the player or the female jacks for headphones when you say sleeve ?
The female jacks do move a little as they are not direct soldered to the board
The female jacks. Essentially when I insert the headphone jack it can very easily be inserted and I'm afraid it can become loose in the future. Are the female jacks something that potentially Sony could replace at some point if needed?
nc8000
Headphoneus Supremus
Sony service centers or various diy’ers like Nayparm in UK can do it
I have to say that I'm really enjoying this portable 1A player and despite having a pretty good vinyl system I probably now listen to it more than anything else. How long should Sony be expected to support these players for in-terms of parts/repair?
how close is Sony's vinyl processor to the original vinyl players ?
