Thank you. You're a star. Will try this out tonight.
Thanks AtomicUK. Yes, 'Phenomenal' is the word it. I have a Hiby R6 Pro and although powerful, couldnt match the A306 for instrument separation and clarity, especially background instruments. It just came alive. Like you I heard instruments with rich clarity for the first time, on tracks ive been listening to for decades. Still struggling to replicate that post update. What IEM are you recommending will give that original sound?I didn't know for sure whether I had the bass issue pre-update, it really was confusing as on some IEMs things seemed fine to me, but very clearly, it now transpires that I did have the -10db of bass.
As we have noted, the clarity and instrument separation on the A300 series is phenomenal.
Like you, background instruments on tracks that I had known for over 45 years and had played quite literally, many many hundreds of times, have come alive in the mix, some I had never even heard!
These background instruments remain boosted in the mix post update, but now they have a deep, warm and rich feel with the added 10db of bass.
The only thing I would add and perhaps of note.
On some IEMs, the update had zero effect, absolutely nothing.
On another set, just a mild increase.
On one set however, it was an astounding uplift in quality which totally blew my mind!
Having loved these IEMs for the best part of 10 years, I was so disappointed in them when paired with the A306, that I was about to drop $600-$700 in the hope of finding the sound I wanted in a new set.
Now though, the sound on these IEMs is just as I want to hear almost every track just on Direct, so this owner is blissfully happy with the new Walkman and having a variety of mix options.
Bottom line, I totally recommend everyone tries a few (and very different) types of headphones or IEMs.
Of the three sets in my signature it was the Shure SE425 IEMs that came alive post update.
Awesome thank you for the feedback! I also stumbled upon these connectors on Amazon that looks promising. Looks like this brand has tons of different adapters/connectors. I’ll give these a try along with looking into your suggestion.
Sorry I do not have a walkthrough myself. However I did a simple google search on how to add gesture to android with commands, I used the program adb app control on my pc. I found the commands that way but unfortunately I don’t have a direct link.
Got it! Thanks everyone for all the help.
Also I used this walkthrough and followed all the instructions for better battery life. Definitely worth trying if you’re wanting maximum battery life. Also mine runs faster and smoother now after following all these steps. And I already noticed less heat while reuploading my poweramp library (swapped over to my 1tb sd card as I’m quite sure I’m gonna keep the Sony now). It also went faster than previously.
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/sony-wm1am2-and-wm1zm2-android-walkman-optimization-guide.962975/
For the Google search bar it did turn to a date and time once I disabled Google. But I went ahead and used a tip on this guide and moved all my apps to the third screen and set my 2nd screen up as my main screen. Might still look at getting a super low battery usage launcher that people mentioned rather than the default system version which I think is called QuickStart.
This is with the poweramp widget.
There it is! I couldn’t find the command since I originally did it to mine like a month ago. Good find!
I want to try it, I've always used the 3 dots. But if it makes the screen less cramped it's worth it. Don't know why it's not available as a choice on the device itself.... 
Right! You would think because of the smaller screen it would be a great option. I had it on my older android phone and my current android tablet. Guess Sony wasn’t interested in it.Did thread search for gesture
