I compared the optical and coaxial from my CD player to TA, I found that optical is better, not sure if the coaxial output of my CD player is not as good as the optical one.
The Sony MDR-Z7 came equipped with a 2x 3.5mm cable for balanced (this was before the 4.4mm Pentaconn was available). This ensures you can use it balanced with all of Sony’s top headphones of the last 5 years.
The Sony MDR-Z7 came equipped with a 2x 3.5mm cable for balanced (this was before the 4.4mm Pentaconn was available). This ensures you can use it balanced with all of Sony’s top headphones of the last 5 years.
I'm a new audio enthusiast and recently became a TA-ZH1ES owner. I like to know what music player software are you using on the PC/Windows? I have a big collection of songs on storage and am wondering what are the good desktop application to use for Hi-Res audio playback.
I like to know if there is any hearing test or something like that to test our hearing ability? Or help us identify our audio preference? I'm wondering if it makes sense to invest further in this hobby and am not sure if my ears are good enough to detect the sound variations. When can somebody be considered an audiophile?
What is everybody thought about Sony's upcoming CES show? Will they be announcing any new audio product on Jan. 11?
Sorry for the many questions, just some thought I've been having and wanted to hear your opinions.
Cheers to all and enjoy your weekend with good sound!
I'm a new audio enthusiast and recently became a TA-ZH1ES owner. I like to know what music player software are you using on the PC/Windows? I have a big collection of songs on storage and am wondering what are the good desktop application to use for Hi-Res audio playback.
I like to know if there is any hearing test or something like that to test our hearing ability? Or help us identify our audio preference? I'm wondering if it makes sense to invest further in this hobby and am not sure if my ears are good enough to detect the sound variations. When can somebody be considered an audiophile?
What is everybody thought about Sony's upcoming CES show? Will they be announcing any new audio product on Jan. 11?
Sorry for the many questions, just some thought I've been having and wanted to hear your opinions.
Cheers to all and enjoy your weekend with good sound!
Welcome on board! You definitely want to invest in a bit perfect player. For Windows you also want to make sure you get the ASIO driver from Sony and select that as your output device for the player. Here are some options and my opinions:
Foobar2000 - it's free and fully customizable. However, it requires quite a bit of researching on setup and best sound quality.
JRiver - great player that get's updated frequently. UI has nice utility but is pretty outdated aesthetically.
Audirvana - used to be exclusive to Mac, but ported to Windows recently. Best UI IMHO and is what I use.
For the paid apps, they offer free trials so definitely try before buying.
I'm a new audio enthusiast and recently became a TA-ZH1ES owner. I like to know what music player software are you using on the PC/Windows? I have a big collection of songs on storage and am wondering what are the good desktop application to use for Hi-Res audio playback.
I'm a new audio enthusiast and recently became a TA-ZH1ES owner. I like to know what music player software are you using on the PC/Windows? I have a big collection of songs on storage and am wondering what are the good desktop application to use for Hi-Res audio playback.
I like to know if there is any hearing test or something like that to test our hearing ability? Or help us identify our audio preference? I'm wondering if it makes sense to invest further in this hobby and am not sure if my ears are good enough to detect the sound variations. When can somebody be considered an audiophile?
What is everybody thought about Sony's upcoming CES show? Will they be announcing any new audio product on Jan. 11?
Sorry for the many questions, just some thought I've been having and wanted to hear your opinions.
Cheers to all and enjoy your weekend with good sound!
I’ve for years been using foobar2000. It is free and extremely customizable but it takes time and effort to set up and the interface is old but does everything I want so I have never tried anything else
I'm a new audio enthusiast and recently became a TA-ZH1ES owner. I like to know what music player software are you using on the PC/Windows? I have a big collection of songs on storage and am wondering what are the good desktop application to use for Hi-Res audio playback.
I like to know if there is any hearing test or something like that to test our hearing ability? Or help us identify our audio preference? I'm wondering if it makes sense to invest further in this hobby and am not sure if my ears are good enough to detect the sound variations. When can somebody be considered an audiophile?
What is everybody thought about Sony's upcoming CES show? Will they be announcing any new audio product on Jan. 11?
Sorry for the many questions, just some thought I've been having and wanted to hear your opinions.
Cheers to all and enjoy your weekend with good sound!
Welcome on board! You definitely want to invest in a bit perfect player. For Windows you also want to make sure you get the ASIO driver from Sony and select that as your output device for the player. Here are some options and my opinions:
Foobar2000 - it's free and fully customizable. However, it requires quite a bit of researching on setup and best sound quality.
JRiver - great player that get's updated frequently. UI has nice utility but is pretty outdated aesthetically.
Audirvana - used to be exclusive to Mac, but ported to Windows recently. Best UI IMHO and is what I use.
For the paid apps, they offer free trials so definitely try before buying.
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