[Hawaiibadboy]

I would say all the AK don't have the same battery life, I'm sure their combo cpu/os is not optimized as the Sony one, but some of them sound really good too...

Well I disagree with the quality of that brand but that's subjective. The double,Dallas to Hong kong (insert any of the 15-18 hour longest commercial flight routes in the world) while listening to a single charge and some listening time for the layover in ...oh pick a fun place...is closer to objective.

TL/DR

The guy you quoted mentioned battery life only. That is a objective exercise that someone could do but Sony likely at least doubles the AK and you throw in the ultimate subjective counter that nobody could ever confirm. Seems pointless to throw that in

 

[gerelmx1986]

as @nc8000 once said, he can't stand charging a DAP every day... I had some experience like this with a Fiio x3 first gen... had to recharge it coming from work, that was only with FLAC 16/44.1, if i dared to play 24-bit flacs the battery would die sooner. The WM1A even with DSD files it surpasses the damned battery life of that fiio (8h)

 

[Hawaiibadboy]

 

[Zaroff]

Does anyone have a recommendation for editing out noise or pops from vinyl? I have been looking in audacity but didn’t have the time to autist the effect tolerances and find something good.

For loud pops does anyone simply delete them from time since the pop covers all sound in that position?

OT: Adobe Audition's click removal is VERY efficient at that sort of things.

 

[Witcher]

Is there a "total play time" counter in the WM1A? it'll be nice to track how long the DAP has been running since start.

 

[kms108]

Check setting, information.

 

[Redcarmoose]

The Sony original balanced cables that shipped with the Z5 have 2 separate (3.5mm?) L & R jacks whereas the Kimber has one 4.4mm jack. How is it possible to say that one is better than the other unless using a balanced amplifier like PHA-3.
Straight through the WM-1A the 4.4mm can be tested but not the original balanced cable supplied by Sony.

You can buy any number of MMCX connector Pentaconn cables. Though I use my Z5 with the WM 1Z 4.4mm and the Mee adapter kit.

It seems to fit better than the original Z5 rubbery cables, though maybe some kind of over-ear guide-wrap could improve it.

The kit is $99
https://www.amazon.com/MEE-audio-Universal-balanced-adapter/dp/B076PWSSSJ

If you had a way to listen to the supplied 3.5mm Z5 cables then switch to the single 4.4mm you may be able to tell the difference sonically, but most are just trying to get away from how the Z5 cables fit, and go out of place.

A comparison could be made with the choice of cable outs with....
https://www.sony.com/electronics/audio-components/ta-zh1es

But the whole issue is you don’t want to ever try and switch the MMCX cables of the Z5s. More than a couple times switching cables and you have effectively ruined your Z5 MMCX connector plug.

 

[gerelmx1986]

Is there a "total play time" counter in the WM1A? it'll be nice to track how long the DAP has been running since start.

Tap settings (toolbox) > tap settings > scroll al the way down and tap Unit information >the total count is in Audio played

 

[kms108]

You can buy any number of MMCX connector Pentaconn cables. Though I use my Z5 with the WM 1Z 4.4mm and the Mee adapter kit.

It seems to fit better than the original Z5 rubbery cables, though maybe some kind of over-ear guide-wrap could improve it.

The kit is $99
https://www.amazon.com/MEE-audio-Universal-balanced-adapter/dp/B076PWSSSJ

If you had a way to listen to the supplied 3.5mm Z5 cables then switch to the single 4.4mm you may be able to tell the difference sonically, but most are just trying to get away from how the Z5 cables fit, and go out of place.

A comparison could be made with the choice of cable outs with....
https://www.sony.com/electronics/audio-components/ta-zh1es

But the whole issue is you don’t want to ever try and switch the MMCX cables of the Z5s. More than a couple times switching cables and you have effectively ruined your Z5 MMCX connector plug.

I'm considering this at USD 166, it's a original 5 Pentaconn plug out of the box.

 

[soundkist]

OT: Adobe Audition's click removal is VERY efficient at that sort of things.

I'll second this!

 

[Witcher]

Tap settings (toolbox) > tap settings > scroll al the way down and tap Unit information >the total count is in Audio played

Thanks! So mine says something like 209:35. What units is that in?

 

[nc8000]

Thanks! So mine says something like 209:35. What units is that in?

Hours and minutes of playing music

 

[equalspeace]

Both jacks have to be burned in separately, so a separate tally is needed if you use different inputs at times. Mine looks like this:

 

[nc8000]

Both jacks have to be burned in separately, so a separate tally is needed if you use different inputs at times. Mine looks like this:

I did about 100 hours on the single ended until I got my 4.4 cable and have not used single ended since then. Have about 1100 hours on balanced

 

[equalspeace]

I did about 100 hours on the single ended until I got my 4.4 cable and have not used single ended since then. Have about 1100 hours on balanced

Yes, there's no reason to go back unless you need to, for instance, listen to a closed pair of cans that you don't have a balanced cable for in a quiet environment. I have to do this when I'm in a room where my GF is reading or I'll be quickly banished.. I like being in the room with the GF so I switch cans lol