[simon740]

Cayin N6 II + E01 motherboard with its class-A amplification sounds sublime with literally any IEM you throw at it.

nice photo

 

[Redcarmoose]

Walkman 1Z-3.02 firmware-Han Sound ZENTOO 4.4mm 4 core-Noble Audio K-10 Encore

 

[kmmbd]

Cayin YB-04 + Cayin N6 Mk. 2 + E01 Motherboard is a pretty good matchup.

 

[floydfan33]

M11 Pro Stainless > ALO SXC8 4.4 Balanced > Campfire Audio Cascade

 

[Podster]

Even though there is still a Plethora of Haters for him I've decided to have a Bob "T" Party this week at work and see how I feel today about his progression

 

[kmmbd]

Even though there is still a Plethora of Haters for him I've decided to have a Bob "T" Party this week at work and see how I feel today about his progression

The R2 Aten and the Rah both are wonderful IEMs. The Aten in fact stands toe-to-toe with many TOTL stuff. Haven't heard the Rah extensively to form an opinion yet but upon first listen it also sounded exceptional.

 

[gazzington]

The R2 Aten and the Rah both are wonderful IEMs. The Aten in fact stands toe-to-toe with many TOTL stuff. Haven't heard the Rah extensively to form an opinion yet but upon first listen it also sounded exceptional.

Zenith, Aten and rah are all great.

 

[Barra]

Walkman 1Z-3.02 firmware-Han Sound ZENTOO 4.4mm 4 core-Noble Audio K-10 Encore

Did you notice any upgrade in SQ going to 3.02 from 3.01? Not everyone believes that firmware makes a difference, but in my last upgrade to 3.01, I did notice a significant change and am enjoying my Sony much more now.

 

[Redcarmoose]

Did you notice any upgrade in SQ going to 3.02 from 3.01? Not everyone believes that firmware makes a difference, but in my last upgrade to 3.01, I did notice a significant change and am enjoying my Sony much more now.

I’ll try to make this short? There is a lesser move in sound quality changes from 3.00 to 3.01. In reality 3.01 addressed stuff like the long database load time and added stability; as for the very first time many of us saw 3.00 crash the Walkmans. 3.01 does sound only slightly different than 3.00, but still different. But if you updated from 2.00 to 3.01, that would be a big change like you noticed.

Depending on the tone you like and the intrinsic tone your IEMs have 3.02 may be a small gift. 3.02 is my favorite firmware update. It adds an expanded soundstage as well makes the 1Z seem faster and much more detailed. The big issue is two Walkmans and one update, meaning the updates are not necessarily good for both players all the time. The 1A is actually slightly thin so 3.02 makes it unbearably thinner sounding as a result. I only have the Sony XBA-Z5 IEM which works with the 1A/3.02 combo. With all that said there are others that do use 3.02 with the 1A, but many do not. The 1Z offers a thickness and physicality, along with a added V boost to both highs and lows. So a faster midcentric 3.02 can be an amazing new reality for the 1Z, truly perfecting it. Of the two HanSound cables I use the ZENTOO is slightly thinner, combined with the treble boost of the Encore kind of makes the combination slightly bright. For that reason I (laughably) switched firmware when I switched IEMs, but that started to get old, so I leave 3.02 in all the time, and have gotten used to it. It’s kind of training yourself to like less bass for the sake of resolution and ease of use. But unless you have an extreme bass heavy IEM, 3.02 update may not be what you want.

As far as hearing updates, not all people do. Same as some of the added filtering choices the Walkmans offer. There is no right or wrong and it doesn’t really matter if someone hears the firmware or not. But for those that do......we have put together charts of firmware personalities that all unanimously agree on being true. So there IS that. You will probably notice more changes going back to 2.00 then maybe even farther back?
Downloads are available online :



Windows :

http://walkman.update.sony.net/fw/pc/WM1/NW-WM1_V3_02.exe

http://walkman.update.sony.net/fw/pc/WM1/NW-WM1_V3_01.exe

http://walkman.update.sony.net/fw/pc/WM1/NW-WM1_V3_00.exe

http://walkman.update.sony.net/fw/pc/WM1/NW-WM1_V2_00.exe

http://walkman.update.sony.net/fw/pc/WM1/NW-WM1_V2_00.exe

http://walkman.update.sony.net/fw/pc/WM1/NW-WM1_V1_02.exe

http://walkman.update.sony.net/fw/pc/WM1/NW-WM1_V1_20.exe



Apple :

http://walkman.update.sony.net/fw/pc/WM1/NW-WM1_V3_02.dmg

http://walkman.update.sony.net/fw/pc/WM1/NW-WM1_V3_01.dmg

http://walkman.update.sony.net/fw/pc/WM1/NW-WM1_V3_00.dmg

http://walkman.update.sony.net/fw/pc/WM1/NW-WM1_V2_00.dmg

http://walkman.update.sony.net/fw/pc/WM1/NW-WM1_V2_00.dmg

http://walkman.update.sony.net/fw/pc/WM1/NW-WM1_V1_02.dmg

http://walkman.update.sony.net/fw/pc/WM1/NW-WM1_V1_20.dmg

 

[blazinblazin]

3.02 is perfect for DD iems on 1A

 

[vodanhkhack]

 

[noplsestar]

Using Blon BL-03 after a couple of months break. A nice reminder of how good these are for their price. Totally worthy of all the hype last year in my opinion.

which amp is that again?

 

[Damz87]

which amp is that again?

Sony PHA-2A

 

[Laurence11]

 

[Podster]

It's simply amazing to me how far this hobby has come, for me this is just compact luxury travel tunes