As I prefer a warmer less reference kind of sound I expect I will like the Z5 +1Z combo. I have no way to try either before buying where I live. So these forums have been of great use to me in deciding how to find a worthy follow up to my Z1050.
I prefer that same sound, and I think you’ll like the combo, as it walks that fine line of being slightly warm but still highly detailed. The feeling of detail may come from the soundstage you seem to get balanced as well as the deeper black background and snappy fast response. I use the Mee cable adapter system which gets a 2.5mm to 4.4 Pentaconn then to the MMCX. My other IEMs, the Encore K10’s are more classic reference so I use the tone dials and take one notch off the treble and three notches off the midrange. It arrives slightly more detailed than the Z5 but still warm and a little more bass noticed, than normal with the EQ. First thing I have EQed in about 20 years.
I read this as well and for that reason almost bought the 1A today when I noticed the price drop for the 1Z on Amazon Germany.
Somehow managed to justify the 1Z for myself as I plan to use this player for at least as long as my Z1050(and probably longer if the battery is as good as my still ok'ish X1050 from 08 ) Also because of the noted differences here between the 1Z and 1A though I know these are minor.
I read this as well and for that reason almost bought the 1A today when I noticed the price drop for the 1Z on Amazon Germany.
Somehow managed to justify the 1Z for myself as I plan to use this player for at least as long as my Z1050(and probably longer if the battery is as good as my still ok'ish X1050 from 08 ) Also because of the noted differences here between the 1Z and 1A though I know these are minor.
I use SOURCE DIRECT always i can
the first hours of burn arround 20 something i had to EQ to compensate light bass but then again i went back to source direct as soon the circuit matured enough
Other times i don't use source direct is to fix some bad recordings (some get magically fixed just by using balanced , but some i must EQ, or use the L/R balance to balance the hard-panning)
After testing the HD650 with the WM1A to proof your findings, I went back to my Z1r balanced out of the same DAP. Boy, what a difference regarding dynamics and speed. Not to mention the bass and everything else.... Sorry, but the HD650 needs and deserves more power than any DAP out there can offer. It really scales well with the rig you use.
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) Also because of the noted differences here between the 1Z and 1A though I know these are minor.
, but some i must EQ, or use the L/R balance to balance the hard-panning)
