[rudi0504]

Congratulation for your new Sony WM ZX1 Sean
How is the power and sq compare to ak 120 direct headphone out ?

 

[rudi0504]

Nice pics of the Sony from Rudi and AnakChan.

Pls share impressions on the SQ when you can. Thanks in advance.

Thank you Sidrpm
I can not share my impression now , I must waiting my daughter cone back from japan on 12 December 2013
Maybe Anakchan can share here

 

[woodcans]

Congratulation for your new Sony WM ZX1 Sean
How is the power and sq compare to ak 120 direct headphone out ?

That is the question of the year.

 

[H20Fidelity]

   

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My only concern with the bottom picture is how much strain that long jack/adapter is placing on the Walkman HO.
I cannot see it being very pocket friendly either. Apart from that I think it's adorable.

 

[SkyBleu]

 

My only concern with the bottom picture is how much strain that long jack/adapter is placing on the Walkman HO.
I cannot see it being very pocket friendly either. Apart from that I think it's adorable.

It's not a strain-relief as I had just discovered a few hours ago
 
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  His uber cable is terminated with TRRS, so he can use with his balanced 901. The viablue adaptor is for the plug that's not TRRS. 
 
I also having similar setup like him but for RSA balance to regular TRS.
 

 

[H20Fidelity]

  It's not a strain-relief as I had just discovered a few hours ago

I know it's not a strain relief, read what I'm said. it's one mighty long jack doubled up, hanging out the end of a $700+ DAP.
 

 

[Retrias]

is the ZX1 priced the same as the ak120? The full on $1200 RRP? Rather interested in one

 

[SkyBleu]

I know it's not a strain relief, read what I'm said. it's one mighty long jack doubled up, hanging out the end of a $700+ DAP.

 

My bad, I read the part where you wrote "strain" as "strain-relief".

 

[H20Fidelity]

My bad, I read the part where you wrote "strain" as "strain-relief".

 

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[rudi0504]

I have wanted to know more about this Android DAP myself.  I hope you share your impressions with the group...

NICE!!! How does it sound?

Congrats btw!

Thank you two of you

I share after my daughter coming back on 12 Dec 2013

 

[AnakChan]

That is the question of the year.

 
The year is ending and this device was released only this past weekend...so probably, "question of the month" 

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Anyway, the answer is in my initial impressions written here :-

http://www.head-fi.org/t/680853/sony-nwz-zx1-35th-walkman-anniversary-model/1425#post_10046659
 
In short, not enough power to drive the Abyss and therefore spkrs01 will have to try alternative forms of persuasion 

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Edit: Thx to those who helped answer the TRRS -> TRS adapter. I'd very much like to thank Komkrit and his excellent DIY skills in making such a compact adapter. More of his work of how he did it can be found here :-
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/675333/trrs-to-trs-adapter-3-5mm-balanced-trrs-to-single-ended-trs-adapter

 

[rudi0504]

is the ZX1 priced the same as the ak120? The full on $1200 RRP? Rather interested in one

Sony WM ZX1 is cheaper about ¥ 75.000 yen = $ 800 USD
This price excluded shipping cost from japan

 

[Retrias]

Sony WM ZX1 is cheaper about ¥ 75.000 yen = $ 800 USD
This price excluded shipping cost from japan

thank you rudi, hope it sounds like what you expected, if its 800 usd I think it fits my budget (anything below 1k)more than the ak120

 

[BillsonChang007]

So basically the ZX1 is capable of ANY USB DAC/amp with no exception?

 

[Atomicus88]

My extraordinarily cheap portable rig. A pair of Senn. HD 205's, a hand-me-down Galaxy S4 with a cracked screen and a $7 amp made from parts salvaged from computers and radioshack. pics once I can post them.