Agree that it's all a matter of personal taste. I've posted before but I have found that Focal Stellias pair magically with the DMP-Z1 (using the balanced connection). Puts a smile on my face every time that I listen.

Hi everyone, I'm a proud owner of a new copper Kimber Axios cable that pairs when my Focal Stellias. Love the boxing, build quality and overall experience of using these cables. I have never seen cables braided so beautifully and they are a joy to look at and to hold. But (and I hope this...

Want to echo this as I found the DMP-Z1 to very much possess Sony's "house" sound which leans towards warmth. Have been listening to the Z1 fairly extensively over the last month or so and have come to better understand its sound signature in ways that I wasn't able to appreciate during in...

Just received a pair of gently used SZ2Ks and contrary to my own expectations, they are actually quite musical! Was expecting bass cannons that obliterated the mids and highs but they are all very much present with the added "oomph" on the low end. Must say that I am very impressed with these...

Have tried connecting to the Z1 via LDAC and concur with the above. One wish would be if the Z1 could display the actual LDAC transfer rate the connection is currently operating at though? I understand that the max transfer rate is 990Kbps but the actual transfer rate could be less depending...

Thank you so much! That did the trick and completely missed this option!

Had a brief session with the Stellias and the DMP-Z1 today and came away extremely impressed with the combination. The Stellias were well powered and (as expected), there was plenty of low end power and slam, without being overwhelmingly bassy. Some headphones have a tendency to emphasize the...

1000% agree with this. For me to discern any difference with amps, daps, etc. compared to audio straight out of my phone, I need a quiet environment. For portable on-the-go listening, best return will be to upgrade the headphones / earphones that you use and this will generally trump the use...

So I went ahead and purchased the DMP-Z1 and have had a chance to play with it a bit. Still in the early stages of testing but one of the fun things I've done is gone back and forth between battery and AC mode with various headphones. Using battery power significantly reduces the noise floor...

Has anyone had a chance to try the DMP-Z1 with the focal stellias yet? Very close to pulling the trigger and purchasing from my local Sony shop but unfortunately don't have a pair of Focal Stellias to bring in and try it directly!

To me, I don't see the value proposition for the DMP-Z1 in the laptop / desktop analogy. Not that it is wrong if that is what you value, but to me the beauty of the DMP-Z1 is that the entire system was built purposefully to work together. The fact that it is a transportable system is an...

Really appreciate Sony sending Sato-san and others from the Walkman team to CanJam Singapore. After speaking with the team, the Z1 is becoming much more tempting, partially because of the engineering marvel that it is. I am currently looking for both a DMP/AMP and a pair of headphones and was...

Could anyone let me know if the xDSD supports multiple device pairing? i.e.: If I have both my iPad and my iPhone paired with the xDSD, will it automatically switched between devices depending on which device happens to be playing audio? Apologies if this has been covered already but...

A little late to this thread but just picked up the W80 Gen2 package that comes with the bluetooth v2 cable and have the exact same issue buzzing in the right ear. It's definitely a fault of the electronics because if no music is playing for a while (20-30 seconds or so) the electronics go to...

FYI - while the severeity of screen touch issues has been reduced on my DX200 with the new firmware, I am still getting phantom touch issues.  Interestingly, the location of the phantom touch has changed.  Before it was primarily focused on the bottom of the screen but now it is at the top.  ...