[samycinema]

I have both VE6XC LSE, VE8, Zeus XR, Flamenco and RE2000, those IEM pair pretty well with WM1Z, excpet RE2000, some data is showing the power for 1Z is around 136 mW@32 ohm, very hard to drive RE2000 which have 60 ohm Rs.

Nice collection indeed!
How do the Encores stand against those beasts?
What FW are you running?

 

[eddie0817]

Nice collection indeed!
How do the Encores stand against those beasts?
What FW are you running?

I am using 2.0 Firmware, I can't tell the different on the firmware update, because during that time I am also have 1Z mod from Music Sanctuary in SG, follow the same package,
but with different inner wire cable, by default they use PWaudio 1960s, but I am use
Nordost Odin 2 8 wire for my 1Z.

Quite hard to do the modification due to it's solid core wire is hard for use.
But the sounding is really amazing....

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[ezekiel77]

I am using 2.0 Firmware, I can't tell the different on the firmware update, because during that time I am also have 1Z mod from Music Sanctuary in SG, follow the same package,
but with different inner wire cable, by default they use PWaudio 1960s, but I am use
Nordost Odin 2 8 wire for my 1Z.

Quite hard to do the modification due to it's solid core wire is hard for use.
But the sounding is really amazing....

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Truly one of a kind! My WM1A just underwent the PW 1960s mod from Music Sanctuary. Just got it back yesterday, and it sounds heavenly...

 

[xba3]

Can the TA-Z1HES Power speakers too? and can be fed from a CD player or a pre-amp? the only con i see right now is the steep pricing of it. My man told me his fischer Amp HP jack finally gave out (after 20 years or so of repeated plug and unplug), i've told him to send it to an electronics shop to resolder or change the jack, but he refuses he is a bit fatalist way of thinking and i hate that, he wnats to throw it to the trash.

He has no Digital files, just CDs and some LPs

THE TA ZH1ES cannot drive the speakers unfortunately so gonna need another amplifier for your speakers.

 

[rtjoa]

Truly one of a kind! My WM1A just underwent the PW 1960s mod from Music Sanctuary. Just got it back yesterday, and it sounds heavenly...

Which mod do you use? Nick previously posted 3 mod options from MS.

 

[ezekiel77]

Which mod do you use? Nick previously posted 3 mod options from MS.

8-wire balanced, 4-wire SE.

 

[blazinblazin]

Gratz to SONY getting Gold Award for most of the brackets.

 

[nanaholic]

Well deserved. All the new Walkmans released since the formation of the Signature Series are both truly technologically innovative as well as having the whole package to back it up in terms of quality of craftsmanship, UI and design.

 

[ledzep]

Fresh in from the land of the rising sun, heard good things about these classics so off to balanced and mod them see what the 1A can do for them.

Mission accomplished just waiting for the new memory foam pads to finalize the upgrade. Unique set of headphones are these no boomy bass no tinnitus inducing highs, mid perfection ! with a hint of low end and a hint of top end when needed. Been experimenting with different genres of music and 50% of it just doesn't suit it but feed these beauties smooth vocals or jazz or most classical pieces and wow you forget they only cost $120, I can see why they still make these amazing classics and are still widely used by Japanese sound engineers.

 

[Whitigir]

Curious question, did you do internal wires yourself?
Is it easy to do it like open the unit out?

I posted about this in another thread ways back when no one cared about the internal wires mod

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/modifying-wm1z-a.856213/

You can read about the improvements here posted from @purk
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/sony-nw-wm1z-wm1a.815841/page-1013#post-13795232

Finally, the search function of the site is improved

 

[harishmirror]

Hi Folks,

I am new to this thread. Just picked up a WM1Z from a pawn shop for an unbelievable price. But the documentation is missing in the box and I got only the inner black Sony box with the device, so I am not sure how to identify if the device was EU or US/Elsewhere.


Device imprint says "Sony Corp blah blah.. Japan" and "Made in Malaysia". Firmware version was on 1.0 and I updated it to 2.0. I am awaiting my balanced cable, I am using the standard Jack to my XBA Z5 and able to hit the entire 120 on the volume meter and still listen, but 100 on the volume meter seems to be the appropriate point for me. I am aware that upgrading to version 2.0 will remove the volume limited, but how to confirm the same? I notice any difference in volume between v1.0 and v2.0 in-terms of volume.


Can someone point out how to confirm if the device was EU and has a volume cap on it?

Also do let me know if anyone is willing to sell their 4.4 balanced cable terminated at MMCX.


Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[kubig123]

Hi Folks,

I am new to this thread. Just picked up a WM1Z from a pawn shop for an unbelievable price. But the documentation is missing in the box and I got only the inner black Sony box with the device, so I am not sure how to identify if the device was EU or US/Elsewhere.


Device imprint says "Sony Corp blah blah.. Japan" and "Made in Malaysia". Firmware version was on 1.0 and I updated it to 2.0. I am awaiting my balanced cable, I am using the standard Jack to my XBA Z5 and able to hit the entire 120 on the volume meter and still listen, but 100 on the volume meter seems to be the appropriate point for me. I am aware that upgrading to version 2.0 will remove the volume limited, but how to confirm the same? I notice any difference in volume between v1.0 and v2.0 in-terms of volume.


Can someone point out how to confirm if the device was EU and has a volume cap on it?

Also do let me know if anyone is willing to sell their 4.4 balanced cable terminated at MMCX.


Any help is greatly appreciated.

Check if you can select High Gain in the setting menu, if it does then there is no volume cap.

[Settings] – [Output Settings] – [High Gain Output]

 

[proedros]

wm1z on a pawn shop ? wow , economic crisis at it fullest

 

[harishmirror]

Check if you can select High Gain in the setting menu, if it does then there is no volume cap.

[Settings] – [Output Settings] – [High Gain Output]

I do not have [Settings] – [Output Settings] – [High Gain Output],

instead I see [Settings] – [Output Settings] - [Select Filtering/Gain] - [Gain - 0db or -3DB]

So is this EU?
I updated to v2.0 so I should have the volume cap removed already is that correct?

 

[harishmirror]

wm1z on a pawn shop ? wow , economic crisis at it fullest

I got an almost new ZX2 for $375 at the same pawn shop last year. These pawn shop guys really don't know what they are buying and selling and their sources are always a real mystery.