[goody]

My $3 silicon case from Taobao arrived today, perfectly fitted, and quite nice !

Nice any links for this case will check aliexpress also

 

[Tiax]

But in my experience, this issue only appears when you "wakeup" the A300 by start to play something, most likely because the capacitors discharge.

mine doesn't lack bass whatever i do: play it cold, warm, right after pause, after an hour of listening etc - it always sounds the same, no issues.

 

[Vamp898]

mine doesn't lack bass whatever i do: play it cold, warm, right after pause, after an hour of listening etc - it always sounds the same, no issues.

Listening to local files?

I have the same issue with my WM1ZM2 and had the same issue with my WM1Z

If i pause the music for some time and then just pressed play (without pressing anything else, while the screen was black, so the player was sleeping) this kind of wakeup always caused that i was able to hear the capacitors charge up.

I am not always able to trigger it, it is some sort of energy saving function. Maybe its related to streaming/local files, the app used and so on.

As i am only listening to local files and nothing else, i was able to reproduce this with every Walkman i owned so far (NW-A50, ZX500, WM1Z, WM1ZM2)

 

[AtomicUK]

A306 Power Usage

Being new to this technology I read battery life was to be claimed as follows:

"Up to 36 hours on 44.1kHz FLAC playback, up to 32 hours on 96kHz FLAC high resolution audio, or even up to 26 hours with the streaming service apps."

Mine certainly doesn't 'appear' to be getting anything like that so I wanted to check a few things.

When I set mine up it imported various things from my phone some of which I didn't want on my Sony.

I attach which Apps I have on the A306 and also, the only two I have open when using the device

I don't leave the screen on and it's not overly bright in my view as you can see

Volume varies between 50/120 & 80/120.

You'll see from the next image my playback since last charge is nothing like the above figures, so what's draining it?

Any ideas as to what adjustments I could make or thoughts as to why it's not achieving the remotely close to the quoted figures?

Thanks in advance.

 

[570059]

Are you connected to Wi-Fi at all times? I don't have the device, but I've used android for a long time, and I would advise checking background processes to see if you can disable certain app from draining battery in the background. This video on Sony Walkman is pretty old but it could help with improving battery life:

Hopefully, other owners of this DAP can respond concerning their current battery life.

 

[AtomicUK]

Are you connected to Wi-Fi at all times?

I am.
Thanks for the video, I'll check it out.

 

[psikey]

That's one of the benefits of having a digital amp, low power and cool runnings. I'd venture the back is plastic like previous A Series.

Just looked/tapped mine and I'd say the Top & back is one piece (L shape) and made of plastic. The main casing is milled aluminium.

 

[psikey]

Well I completed the factory reset, reloaded my apps and downloaded my music onto the Micro SD storage…

Thankfully, the bass remains, still no issues there.

Only issues that remain are:

-Low feedback static when on wifi
-Some lag when downloading (better in this regard than the ZX507, slightly worse than the WM1AM2)

I find downloading over WIFI faster & more reliable than on the W1AM2 I had.

Still no noise at all if I'm using WIFI while listening to music.

 

[psikey]

I am.
Thanks for the video, I'll check it out.

Those times of 36 hours will be playing mp3 or 96FLAC in Walkman Music player at 50% volume with no screen use & wifi/BT turned off. No other app running. Also, DIRECT mode and no Hi-mode. Also from full charge, not the Battery Care mode level.

 

[ttt123]

A306 Power Usage

Being new to this technology I read battery life was to be claimed as follows:

"Up to 36 hours on 44.1kHz FLAC playback, up to 32 hours on 96kHz FLAC high resolution audio, or even up to 26 hours with the streaming service apps."

Mine certainly doesn't 'appear' to be getting anything like that so I wanted to check a few things.

When I set mine up it imported various things from my phone some of which I didn't want on my Sony.

I attach which Apps I have on the A306 and also, the only two I have open when using the device



I don't leave the screen on and it's not overly bright in my view as you can see

Volume varies between 50/120 & 80/120.

You'll see from the next image my playback since last charge is nothing like the above figures, so what's draining it?



Any ideas as to what adjustments I could make or thoughts as to why it's not achieving the remotely close to the quoted figures?

Thanks in advance.

Manual is here: https://helpguide.sony.net/dmp/nwwm1m2/v1/en/print.pdf
- EQ/DSP has major impact on battery life
- Higher bit rates have major impact on battery life


NW-WM1AM2/NW-WM1ZM2 Battery life Music (when using “Music player”) Stereo mini jack MP3 (128 kbps) Approx. 40 hours AAC (256 kbps) Approx. 40 hours WAV (44.1 kHz/16 bit) Approx. 40 hours FLAC (44.1 kHz/16 bit) Approx. 40 hours FLAC (96 kHz/24 bit) Approx. 40 hours FLAC (192 kHz/24 bit) Approx. 35 hours DSD (2.8224 MHz/1 bit) Approx. 25 hours DSD (5.6448 MHz/1 bit) Approx. 18 hours DSD (11.2896 MHz/1 bit) Approx. 15 hours Balanced standard jack MP3 (128 kbps) Approx. 40 hours AAC (256 kbps) Approx. 40 hours WAV (44.1 kHz/16 bit) Approx. 40 hours FLAC (44.1 kHz/16 bit) Approx. 40 hours FLAC (96 kHz/24 bit) Approx. 40 hours FLAC (192 kHz/24 bit) Approx. 35 hours DSD (2.8224 MHz/1 bit) Approx. 15 hours DSD (5.6448 MHz/1 bit) Approx. 13 hours DSD (11.2896 MHz/1 bit) Approx. 9 hours Music (when using a music app other than “Music player”) 141 Stereo mini jack MP3 (128 kbps) Approx. 18 hours Balanced standard jack MP3 (128 kbps) Approx. 18 hours Bluetooth (when using “Music player”) MP3 (128 kbps)/SBC-Connection pref. Approx. 20 hours FLAC (96 kHz/24 bit)/LDAC-Connection pref. Approx. 18 hours Bluetooth (when using a music app other than “Music player”) MP3 (128 kbps)/LDAC-Connection pref. Approx. 17 hours A Bluetooth connection will shorten the battery life by up to 60% depending on the following conditions. Format of the content. Settings of the connected device.

Note: The values shown in this topic indicate the approximate battery life when the player is playing continuously with the default settings.
Even if the player is turned off for an extended period, a small amount of battery power is still consumed.
Battery life may vary depending on volume setting, conditions of use and ambient temperature.
The battery is consumed considerably when the screen is on.
The battery life may become about 60% shorter when some of the sound adjustments are active.
The battery life may become about 20% shorter when the [High-Res streaming] function is active

 

[psikey]

I charged mine yesterday and stopped at 95% (batterycare). Its now showing 68% and 4.5hrs Walkman music, 2hrs Spotify offline, 15min screen time at about 55/120 volume with my SE846's. WifI/BT off. DIRECT and low-mode.

If this was typical I'd hit 22hrs based on 6.5hrs use and using battercare. Mix of FLAC 44/96/192 & MQA tracks, no MP3 or DSD

So I'd say playing just mp3 in just Walkman app from a full 100% charge would be over 30hrs

 

[AtomicUK]

Those times of 36 hours will be playing mp3 or 96FLAC in Walkman Music player at 50% volume with no screen use & wifi/BT turned off. No other app running. Also, DIRECT mode and no Hi-mode

I am only playing Flac / mp3 files.
I'm going to fully charge it, turn off Wi-Fi and leave it playing at 50% volume via my Hi-fi to see that I get.

Anything else recommended?

 

[psikey]

Manual is here: https://helpguide.sony.net/dmp/nwwm1m2/v1/en/print.pdf
- EQ/DSP has major impact on battery life
- Higher bit rates have major impact on battery life


NW-WM1AM2/NW-WM1ZM2 Battery life Music (when using “Music player”) Stereo mini jack MP3 (128 kbps) Approx. 40 hours AAC (256 kbps) Approx. 40 hours WAV (44.1 kHz/16 bit) Approx. 40 hours FLAC (44.1 kHz/16 bit) Approx. 40 hours FLAC (96 kHz/24 bit) Approx. 40 hours FLAC (192 kHz/24 bit) Approx. 35 hours DSD (2.8224 MHz/1 bit) Approx. 25 hours DSD (5.6448 MHz/1 bit) Approx. 18 hours DSD (11.2896 MHz/1 bit) Approx. 15 hours Balanced standard jack MP3 (128 kbps) Approx. 40 hours AAC (256 kbps) Approx. 40 hours WAV (44.1 kHz/16 bit) Approx. 40 hours FLAC (44.1 kHz/16 bit) Approx. 40 hours FLAC (96 kHz/24 bit) Approx. 40 hours FLAC (192 kHz/24 bit) Approx. 35 hours DSD (2.8224 MHz/1 bit) Approx. 15 hours DSD (5.6448 MHz/1 bit) Approx. 13 hours DSD (11.2896 MHz/1 bit) Approx. 9 hours Music (when using a music app other than “Music player”) 141 Stereo mini jack MP3 (128 kbps) Approx. 18 hours Balanced standard jack MP3 (128 kbps) Approx. 18 hours Bluetooth (when using “Music player”) MP3 (128 kbps)/SBC-Connection pref. Approx. 20 hours FLAC (96 kHz/24 bit)/LDAC-Connection pref. Approx. 18 hours Bluetooth (when using a music app other than “Music player”) MP3 (128 kbps)/LDAC-Connection pref. Approx. 17 hours A Bluetooth connection will shorten the battery life by up to 60% depending on the following conditions. Format of the content. Settings of the connected device.

Note: The values shown in this topic indicate the approximate battery life when the player is playing continuously with the default settings.
Even if the player is turned off for an extended period, a small amount of battery power is still consumed.
Battery life may vary depending on volume setting, conditions of use and ambient temperature.
The battery is consumed considerably when the screen is on.
The battery life may become about 60% shorter when some of the sound adjustments are active.
The battery life may become about 20% shorter when the [High-Res streaming] function is active

You posted WM1AM2 figures !

A300 series

• BATTERY LIFE - CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK MUSIC (W.MUSIC APP) - MP3 (128 kbps)/Stereo mini-jack: Approx. 36 hrs, FLAC (96 kHz/24 bit)/Stereo mini-jack: Approx. 32 hrs, FLAC (192 kHz/24 bit)/Stereo mini-jack: Approx. 32 hrs, DSD (2.8224 MHz/1 bit)/Stereo mini-jack: Approx. 28 hrs, DSD (5.6448 MHz/1 bit)/Stereo mini-jack: Approx. 22 hrs, DSD (11.2896 MHz/1 bit)/Stereo mini-jack: Approx. 14 hrs

• BATTERY LIFE - CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK MUSIC (OTHER MUSIC APP)
  MP3 (128 kbps, offline mode)/Stereo mini-jack: Approx. 26 hrs

 

[psikey]

I am only playing Flac / mp3 files.
I'm going to fully charge it, turn off Wi-Fi and leave it playing at 50% volume via my Hi-fi to see that I get.

Anything else recommended?

In Direct mode & only using the Walkman app, not a third party app. On other Sony Android DAP's the Walkman app uses nearly half the power of other apps. Keep BT off too.

 

[psikey]

I am only playing Flac / mp3 files.
I'm going to fully charge it, turn off Wi-Fi and leave it playing at 50% volume via my Hi-fi to see that I get.

Anything else recommended?

Just an interesting fact, our A300's have a small 1,200mAh battery to get as much as +30hrs use. I also had a great Hiby R5GII and in ECO amp mode that can get 35hrs but that's only using the old, less demanding Android 8.1 and has a 4,500mAh battery!

Small size obviously has to have smaller battery. And unbelievable the ZX707 has same size battery as we have and was same with A100 & ZX500 series. I think the 1AM2/1ZM2 have double the battery size yet still small compared to all other DAP's.