I got this adapter fro Ddhifi for Walkman but I feel it takes away some Sony magic here. Sound is more open and light on its feet. Many enjoy such sound but I like heaviness and dense tonality of Sony. The decay of bass I feel is truncated. Will try for few more songs. So far only in my 3rd song with this adapter.
Aesthetically it matches the color of Walkman very well tbh. Does add additional 32gm though. May help in strengthening my grip further.
I feel those grounding stuffs done very less effect on the WM1ZM2. I use Kojo Crystal EP grounding on my Sony WM1ZM2 the difference is very minimal. It might be Sony engineers had done very good job on the grounding.
I feel those grounding stuffs done very less effect on the WM1ZM2. I use Kojo Crystal EP grounding on my Sony WM1ZM2 the difference is very minimal. It might be Sony engineers had done very good job on the grounding.
It is not grounded, intentionally. It should not be grounded, that is how it is designed. If it gets grounded, noise increases and the sound quality is lowered.
Correct me if I'm wrong, I thought those Kojo virtual ground box is there to eliminate / reduce EMI and RFI, not the kind of usual power supply grounding, in the case of DAP scenario. Call me insane (or may be I'm really so) as I have tried using 5 Crystal E-G in series connected to WM1Z or WM1ZM2 and it does make a very noticeable diff. and the background is like a hollow black hole and very very minute details and nuances could be heard as you would get more than sufficient loudness than you need even at low sound level setting (at high gain, only need set volume output to 30~35 out of 120) .. hearing is believing !!
Correct me if I'm wrong, I thought those Kojo virtual ground box is there to eliminate / reduce EMI and RFI, not the kind of usual power supply grounding, in the case of DAP scenario. Call me insane (or may be I'm really so) as I have tried using 5 Crystal E-G in series connected to WM1Z or WM1ZM2 and it does make a very noticeable diff. and the background is like a hollow black hole and very very minute details and nuances could be heard as you would get more than sufficient loudness than you need even at low sound level setting (at high gain, only need set volume output to 30~35 out of 120) .. hearing is believing !!
Using 5 Kojo Crystal E-G in series?! Very very expensive!
Personally, I'm using Kojo Crystal EP + Kojo Crystal E-G (using Kojo Clone 1 cable) on my Aroma Audio Air + Aroma Audio A100TB (with Aroma Audio Powerstation 100 Pro), it sounds really good!
I tried Kojo with my Sony WM1ZM2, I find the improvement is very minimal, not much.
My Kojo Crystal E-G grounding box is not shown in the photo (it's below the Ddhifi case).
It is not grounded, intentionally. It should not be grounded, that is how it is designed. If it gets grounded, noise increases and the sound quality is lowered.
I tried one just to see if it would do anything and there was no difference. HE1000 Stealth/HD 800 S should have had enough resolution to pick up a difference. Definitely a snake oil device imo. There must have been a reason Sony designed it the way they did.
I tried one just to see if it would do anything and there was no difference. HE1000 Stealth/HD 800 S should have had enough resolution to pick up a difference. Definitely a snake oil device imo. There must have been a reason Sony designed it the way they did.
It drives them the same as my desktop amp. 80/120 on high gain for the 800 which is harder to drive than the 1000. Sound wise I prefer to use the 1Z because of DSEE.
It drives them the same as my desktop amp. 80/120 on high gain for the 800 which is harder to drive than the 1000. Sound wise I prefer to use the 1Z because of DSEE.
I don't think WM1ZM2 will drive your headphones to it's full potential, it just ain't powerful enough.
Even their own Sony Z1R iem, it will scale up even more when used with a proper amp not just the WM1ZM2 alone.
I tried one just to see if it would do anything and there was no difference. HE1000 Stealth/HD 800 S should have had enough resolution to pick up a difference. Definitely a snake oil device imo. There must have been a reason Sony designed it the way they did.
How do you use WM1AM2? By listening to the playlist sequentially with the screen off? or wirelessly and with the screen on?While listening to Apple music wirelessly, if the screen is on, the battery decreases at a terrible rate. For example, it decreases by 25-30% in 1 hour. This is a very rapid decrease. I turned off all Android features for this reason. My screen light is at 50%, but the battery does not last.
My Samsung Galaxy S21 lasts much longer for the same amount of time. It's very disturbing that Sony makes such a terrible battery.
Note: The wireless connection is off. The screen is off. If you listen to the songs in order, there is no problem. The battery lasts well. But if you turn them on and search for a song in the menu and download a song, the burning sun will quickly melt the ice cream!
How do you use WM1AM2? By listening to the playlist sequentially with the screen off? or wirelessly and with the screen on?While listening to Apple music wirelessly, if the screen is on, the battery decreases at a terrible rate. For example, it decreases by 25-30% in 1 hour. This is a very rapid decrease. I turned off all Android features for this reason. My screen light is at 50%, but the battery does not last.
My Samsung Galaxy S21 lasts much longer for the same amount of time. It's very disturbing that Sony makes such a terrible battery.
Note: The wireless connection is off. The screen is off. If you listen to the songs in order, there is no problem. The battery lasts well. But if you turn them on and search for a song in the menu and download a song, the burning sun will quickly melt the ice cream!
Screen eats the battery. Keep it off most of the time and switch it on only when you need it. You can pair it with Fiio remote to switch on the screen if you don’t want to use button on walkman frequently.
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