Sparky191
Headphoneus Supremus
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It means that you need multiple cables for different devices.
There really no excuse for not being micro USB these days.
No there is not, be interesting to know the thinking behind why they still keep the 22 pin WMPort connector going and why they think this is the best way to go.
I'm not a connector expert so wonder if there are advantages over usb connections technically that Apple & Sony feel with their pin connectors make it worth the while or if it is just the obsession and greed of simply it being propriety to keep it all locked into one brand.
Only good thing like szadzik pointed out is you do not have to get new lod cables every time they bring out a new model, but if everyone just used the same connector across the board as a industry standard and dropped all this propriety bs then that would be nice!
And you think suddenly all manufacturers will use the same pinout for LODs over uUSB? Forget about it.
Anyone knows what DAC & OP AMP is inside these things??
I just ordered the 64GB online and it will take approx 2 weeks to reach my country. It isn't that expensive if you are going through the proper channels but it is certainly troublesome as compared to the more expensive option (whiterabbitexpress). I do not know whether it is cost effective to do so if you're living in the states and i live in asia so shipping is relatively cheap from japan.
Amazon.jp -- > choose retailer / default amazon (if they have stocks) -- > tenso.com (japan forwarding service) --- > to your country (singapore for me)
Be prepared for a troublesome experience. Well the tradeoff is that you can get the walkman Z cheaper than whiterabbitexpress. I even learnt to recognize some japanese words in the process (google translator aint of much help).
Please take not that Japan practices an open market for their electronical products so prices do not always stay the same.
Oh you're from Singapore too! Care for a short meetup? I've my Sony a865 we can compare their difference and similarity
Will the total cost Sgd700 plus? they'll need to use FedEx and there's a tax possibility.
Haha definitely much lesser than that. I got mine at ~530SGD and add another 60 bucks for the 7% tax and shipping.
Sure thing.. but it will take some time before i'll receive my set. I was told that the Z series is an improvement over the A series from some of the japanese reviews.
Btw, I didnt expect the walkman series to have lots of power. The A865 drove my ES5 fairly easily..