Thanks Benwu. Which third party cable did you try and what is made of? OFC/OCC copper or silver plated copper?

Hi, Has anyone tried the M1 with balanced cable yet? If yes the one pioneer or third party and did you find appreciable uptick in sound quality? Thx

Hi all, As a new and proud owner of 1Z I have tried to go through all the pages on this thread, right from page 1 and am sure I have covered at least 85% (may have skipped some) over let few days. So please gentle when I ask questions, I have tried to find answers first through the earlier...

Hi guys, I just bought my NM WM1Z in Japan. Its international version. How do I check if its EU version and/or volume capped? Thanks Blue Star

Hi mate, i get it. Thing is - i bought these two amps way back in Hong Kong when I wasnt aware of the vacuum tube scenario in Japan. With over 35kgs the LM218A will be a pain to ship back for any kind of change. Not worth IMO. Instead I am slowly phasing these out from Japan to my bro who lives...

Exactly!

No, I am not aware of it. I have a step up transformer with more than enough headroom and my Line magnetic LM 2018A plugged to it and paired with my Dali Helicons doesn't sound sh!tty to me.    Could it be better? may be. But then I have other avenues to pursue for refinement  

Hi mate, Yes, I am aware. Have 2 amps which I really like and weren't available for Japan voltage when I bought. Running them with a 100 to 220V step up transformer :). 

No problem mate. I know how frustrating waiting can be. Hope you get your soon.

Got it. I can always buy and ship from here if you like ;)

You mean Amazon? Looks like they do have it in stock. Unlike Amazon US, Amazon JP doesn't sell them but you can find plenty on local marketplace (kikaku.com). Not sure about Amazon in other countries. 

I have been using the SEM1 with ZH1ES exebsively alongside the Z1R. Sounds exrenely good even via unbalanced output.

Echo it! I am listening to Audeze LCD XC with this amp and the combo sounds excellent!

Curious, what was the issue with your M1?

To be honest, Japanese companies are quite far behind when it comes to properly advertising their product or achievements. Just think Onkyo/Pioneer released XDP100/DP-X1 when for a while you couldn't find product description or manual in English. Its s shame really. My brother in law (Japanese)...