I’m so pleased to hear your immediate response & if an inexperienced novice, like myself, compared to other’s on here, says it’s unique, then it is. I don’t use Tidal & as I’ve said, all i ever tried, was connecting to my AVR & try Bluetooth paired with my Sony DAP ZX300. Neither were long...

Thank you, for your kind, sincere words & yes, music gets everyone through life. It’s universal ! All i talk about is the DMP-Z1 & probably bore people on here ! :sweat_smile:

Thank you, for your kind words & I’m pleased that you find the courage to manage your circumstances & the love & support of your partner. My partner has been with me for over 30 years. We don’t live together, but he has got me through the last 24 years ( & the whole 30. ) My severe M.E...

I suffer from severe M.E. Nearly 24 years now. Aged 60. Nothing you can do, other than cope the best you can. I didn’t travel the World, had holidays, but no one knows what is going to happen to them, ( so any advice to anyone - live every moment ! ) I think you will love the DMP-Z1 As my...

Sorry to hear of your circumstances. I am disabled and my life is laying down, day after day. The DMP-Z1, gets me through each & every day. When my player was out of action, not expecting it to be repaired, i bought a Shanling M30, which is a Swiss Army Knife, regards connectivity & it sounds...

The only wired connection i did, for a very brief period, was to connect to my AVR. I’m not even sure if I liked the sound that way ?? I briefly tried Bluetooth connection & again, it sounded different. More experienced owner’s will give you some idea of connectivity. Ultimately, it’s to enjoy...

@Yarbles it’s good that you have the opportunity to test for a few days. From an audio point of view, that should tell you all you need to know, to make your decision.

This is something i need an answer too, as well. My situation is well documented on here. That my first player failed after 6 months. Replacement player, also failed after 6 months ( & got my replacement fixed after a 9 month wait & stress, by Sony. ) Had my player back, 1 year, at the end of...

When using battery, i let it go no lower than 5% and I use it every 3 months, so obviously 4 times, during this past year. ( Come the 28th, of this month. )

…….but I’m not doing that, am i ??

Am I doing that ?? It’s on AC power, other than using battery, every 3 months & when using battery, i don’t let it go to 0%. Sorry, you may have been suggesting the reason, for my two player fails ? Even then I never let it go down to 0%, but i think I had a little bit of mentality that this...

I have had my player back, nearly 12 months, everything has been fine. Only used the battery 3 times, on June 28th, ( one year ) I will use battery again. I do not power off, using the power button. I automatically let it shut down, each time. It’s 19 minutes, before the player shuts down. Is...

Are you saying you leave it on, while away ??

I thought I’d check the range, which i haven’t in some time & didn’t even know about the “new MR” headphone. What’s the differences ?

They are already listed on Audio Affair ( Birmingham ) I think it said 2 - 3 days.

You’re seriously saying, they’re better than all the Focal’s you’ve listed ? Or is just from a price point, only ?

They were named after me……my surname is Haden.

I’ve now clocked up over a 1.000 hours of listening with my Focal Clear MG’s……and every minute, a pleasure……

Since receiving my Focal Clear MG’s, last December, i’ve now clocked up just over 1.000 hours of listening, paired with my Sony DMP-Z1 & every minute, an absolute pleasure ! I’m going to give a more in depth listen now, with my Shanling M30 player.

Exactly this. I don’t listen to any of my other audio devices ( even though, i will start listening / using my Shanling M30, again, but in the time, i have listened, the DMP-Z1, is so obviously superior. ) On no other device, would have i listened for over 4.000 hours, ( Which would have been...

Last night, i had the losing playback time again, going back to a previous start point. I paused the player at 1.515 hours, for it to automatically shutdown & more than the 19 minute period it takes had passed by & i looked & the clear volume was displaying, instead of shutting down & it was...

From memory, i don’t dislike the sound of the HD800S but I’ve never heard detail & timbre, like the Focal’s. As I said, will be trying them again, when I’ve hit the 1.000 hours mark, with the Focal’s.

When I’ve reached 1.000 hours on my Focal Clear MG ( Under 300 hours to go. ) i will try out my HD800S again. From memory, they’re not as good as my Focal’s, but I’ve only got the stock cable.

I think it is a one off, given the price. The average consumer was not going to buy this product. I’m just relieved to have got my player fixed, when the chances of it seemed unlikely. I’ve now clocked up nearly 1.500 hours of listening, with my “third spell”. ( In total 4.000 hours of listening...

I have both, but for audio quality, the DMP-Z1. M30, still a very good audio device, that is very versatile.