[Quadfather]

And good sounding

The sound out of mine with Audioquest Nighthawks in balanced can bring me to tears it sounds so beautiful!

 

[Ginge]

Quick question for owners. Are the rings around the headphone jacks supposed to move? If I press my finger on either and rotate clockwise, I notice both rings move. There're a little loose for my liking, but not too bad. I just wondered if this was common on all models or if I got some sort of defect. Thanks!

 

[neoku]

So, new owner here, quick question: If I have a HD600 with balanced cables terminated in a 4 pin XLR (Neutrik), would and adapter like this be enough to enjoy the 4.4mm balanced output available in my WM1A? OR I absolutely need to buy a 4.4mm balanced cable for them? Whatever might be the case, could you wonderful people recommend good adapters (or, if necessary, cables) for the HD600?

 

[kubo]

Looks like it would work fine imo

 

[roses77]

Some AK products have much less battery life.

Yes that’s true Ak Daps have 7hrs battery life the 1st 3 generations as it uses more battery power as you don’t need to use EQ in flac format & Ak Daps Sound more energetic. Using direct source on Sony battery life is longer. If you use EQ it doesn’t last as long as I charge it to 90% uses more battery power.

 

[roses77]

Quick question for owners. Are the rings around the headphone jacks supposed to move? If I press my finger on either and rotate clockwise, I notice both rings move. There're a little loose for my liking, but not too bad. I just wondered if this was common on all models or if I got some sort of defect. Thanks!

Yes mine does that too. So does my old MP3 Sony Dap, SE is little loose. But nothing to worry about it.

 

[flyer1]

Quick question for owners. Are the rings around the headphone jacks supposed to move? If I press my finger on either and rotate clockwise, I notice both rings move. There're a little loose for my liking, but not too bad. I just wondered if this was common on all models or if I got some sort of defect. Thanks!

They are designed to be loose on purpose to help with stress relief on the jack caused by plug movement.

 

[kms108]

I like to add also, the socket unlike most units, it's not soldered direct to the mainboard, but held in place by the whole aluminum body.

 

[ttt123]

I like to add also, the socket unlike most units, it's not soldered direct to the mainboard, but held in place by the whole aluminum body.

To add to that: Designs where the socket pins are soldered to the MB(Mother Board), the pressure of the socket putting pressure on the pins, can result in breaking the solder joint, due to the pressure of many, many inserts of the jack into the socket. With the Sony layout, the socket is mounted to the case, and there are wires from the socket pins to the MB. This means that there is no pressure applied to the solder joint, as there is no mechanical linkage from the socket to the MB. The socket itself has some play in it's holder, which is what you are seeing. So nothing to worry about. The play is not an indication of bad construction. The amount of thought that Sony put into the configuration/mechanicals, gives an idea of how the designer(s) accounted for very small details.

 

[fiascogarcia]

So, new owner here, quick question: If I have a HD600 with balanced cables terminated in a 4 pin XLR (Neutrik), would and adapter like this be enough to enjoy the 4.4mm balanced output available in my WM1A? OR I absolutely need to buy a 4.4mm balanced cable for them? Whatever might be the case, could you wonderful people recommend good adapters (or, if necessary, cables) for the HD600?

Looks like that would do the trick!

 

[gerelmx1986]

Quick question for owners. Are the rings around the headphone jacks supposed to move? If I press my finger on either and rotate clockwise, I notice both rings move. There're a little loose for my liking, but not too bad. I just wondered if this was common on all models or if I got some sort of defect. Thanks!

The rings I do t know, but the jacks are connected to PCB via cables so they wiggle a bit

 

[Quadfather]

Yes that’s true Ak Daps have 7hrs battery life the 1st 3 generations as it uses more battery power as you don’t need to use EQ in flac format & Ak Daps Sound more energetic. Using direct source on Sony battery life is longer. If you use EQ it doesn’t last as long as I charge it to 90% uses more battery power.

All of my stuff is FLAC, and I never EQ it. The Audioquest Nighthawks are beautiful with it out of the balanced just as it is...without any sound enhancements. Some of my headphones sound great with the Sony, some of them not so much. Having said that, the Nighthawk combination is to die for. I had an AK240SS and thought it sounded so thinly analytical and weak in terms of the amp, that I sent it back. It always amazes me how different all of our ears hear. I suppose that is why there are so many digital audio player options. The Sony is my absolute favorite player at the moment. I want to save for the 1Z.

 

[Sonic Defender]

All of my stuff is FLAC, and I never EQ it. The Audioquest Nighthawks are beautiful with it out of the balanced just as it is...without any sound enhancements. Some of my headphones sound great with the Sony, some of them not so much. Having said that, the Nighthawk combination is to die for. I had an AK240SS and thought it sounded so thinly analytical and weak in terms of the amp, that I sent it back. It always amazes me how different all of our ears hear. I suppose that is why there are so many digital audio player options. The Sony is my absolute favorite player at the moment. I want to save for the 1Z.

If you ever want to try a closed I loved the Audioquest Nightowl, it was a really nice signature after getting used to the tuning.

 

[Quadfather]

If you ever want to try a closed I loved the Audioquest Nightowl, it was a really nice signature after getting used to the tuning.

I do plan to try it and have been looking on the for sale forums

 

[Sonic Defender]

I do plan to try it and have been looking on the for sale forums

I'll let you know. Mine that I sold to a friend might become available. If it does it is absolutely mint, very low hours. I'll PM you if he moves them which I suspect he will as he is selling his large collection and going down to only a few headphones.