i bought mines from bh in nyc back in december 2014, i've had this issue three times.  I thought it was an issue with my phone until a google search led me here.  I guess it could be moisture buildup.  It usually fixes itself if I take off and leave alone for a few hours.  Given I enjoy these...

Am I going crazy?  I bought the sony ex600's and I find that it pairs very well with my epic touch 4g,  to my ears sound better than the z1000 (this is with poweramp) but any other headphone the epic touch 4g sounds like crap even with poweramp.  I do not understand how this is possible,

Yes and No.  In settings--->audio engine--->advanced   uncheck direct volume control.  However it will not sound as good.   

Is there anyway to play atrac on the american version?  Anyone been able to extract the japanese music player apk?  I see no reason why it can't play atrac if it can play flac through third party players

Also what's sony's issue with on the go playlists or playlist creation on the unit in general?  There are no technological limitations as poweramp can do this.. I long press a song and I get an option of "THROW"....what is this and does anyone actually use this?  

Is there anyway to get the stock player to recognize playlists from Windows media player?  Or media monkey possibly?

Quote: Okay, disabled this in poweramp settings and solved the prob.  thanks. 

Question for Poweramp users... on the Z, if a song is playing and I interact with the program, say go into the library, enque a song, there will be a momentary burst in volume, as if some type of compression was lifted for a second or two.  Am I the only one experiencing this?  Use Poweramp on a...

Anyone get a 130 mb system update to 1.20 today?

I have not used my A865 since the day I bought my walkman z.  The A865 sound is good but the Z is....just better   Quote:  

So, thinking ahead 1 or 2 years, anybody know if it's possible to open this beast up and replace the battery?   I H8 sealed batteries.

I have the A865 and have the Z for a week now.  The A865 is good,  the Z puts out the best sound I have ever heard from any portable source.  Every time I've bought (and returned) a cowon (the X5 and the S9 I couldn't shake the digital (not exactly sure if this is the right way to describe it)...

How would i do that?

So I picked this up from the sony store in New York Yesterday,  like the sound.  been using both the stock player and poweramp.  only thing with poweramp, if i go out of the app or press the power button, there is very quick spike in the volume.  anyone else notice this?

I would definitetly check out the tab plus 7 inch.  Bought it based on sound quality alone, and very very pleased.  Drives mdr ex700's very vell, excellent separation/soundstage (using poweramp).  I don't know anything about the internals used.