[Matvei]

I was looking forward to mora qualitas and possible integration with this player but it's now delayed until the fall

 

[mwhals]

12 Tone analysis Takes forever. Does anyone know if Sony Music Center 12 tone analysis on the PC can be applied to files before they are uploaded to the HAP-Z1ES and will it recognize them?

 

[JerryHead]

Hi All. It seems it's been a number of years since anyone has posted here. I'm curious if my Sony SA-Z1 speakers will sound noticeably better fed by the HAP-Z1ES with a balanced cable, than if it's fed by (the local files on) my late-2015 iMac connected to the speakers with an optical cable? I have my music on the iMac going through Roon's parametric EQ which I enjoy. I haven't ever worked with balanced cables and so am unclear what the benefits would be here in this case. Any thoughts would be appreciated, and particularly from those with the SA-Z1.

 

[dac64]

Hi All. It seems it's been a number of years since anyone has posted here. I'm curious if my Sony SA-Z1 speakers will sound noticeably better fed by the HAP-Z1ES with a balanced cable, than if it's fed by (the local files on) my late-2015 iMac connected to the speakers with an optical cable? I have my music on the iMac going through Roon's parametric EQ which I enjoy. I haven't ever worked with balanced cables and so am unclear what the benefits would be here in this case. Any thoughts would be appreciated, and particularly from those with the SA-Z1.

I doubt HAP-Z1ES is a true differentiated balance therefore no different from RCA.

 

[JerryHead]

I doubt HAP-Z1ES is NOT a true differentiated balance therefore no different from RCA.

Ah, okay, thank you. So the HAP doesn’t sound necessary for my purpose.

 

[wrathofkhan]

Its been talked here the merits of RCA vs BALANCED,,,, personally after much comparison I feel the Balanced May be
very slightly better, and then mmmmmm.
You do realize it is only a line source.