[Redcarmoose]

i think wm1a with 3.0 sounds leaner compared to 2.0

not sure if this is good or bad , need to spend some more time with the new FW as at some albums i feel the sound as being sonewhat more 'metallic' , like going from Zeus XR on a copper cable to a silver one

gonna try the vinyl thing setting, maybe this will make the sound more warm/balanced

Yes, I think it’s just slightly leaner, which I actually don’t like. Probably going back to 2.0 with the 1A.

 

[Redcarmoose]

Changes are subtle but easily audible on WM1A

Standard - thicker notes acros all frequencies with lower clarity and softer attack compared to Direct Mode
Arm resonance - a little thinner and with added crosstalk so it sounds less focused.
Turntable - resonance - same as arm resonance but more subtle effect - more focused but still thinner than Standard
Surface Noice - notes as thick as Standard but less and softer upper midrange and highs.
Direct Mode - most nuanced, best clarity and transparency, best attack

Man you have good ears! Must be in your 20s.

 

[Redcarmoose]

I can't install it via my Mac running Sierra. The update crashes repeatedly. The instructions say to connect the Sony, then download, and run the updater. The on-screen instructions say to remove the Sony, then reconnect it. As soon as I do, the updater crashes. If I don't remove it, the updater crashes.

I think the driver software is PC only. Can’t run the DAC on either my PC or Mac. But I don’t really care as it wasn’t a priority on the update for me.

 

[auronthas]

I know that the problem is that my headphones does not appear to pair on the add Bluetooth device feature or my smartphone appear on the Bluetooth receiver mode. I can not pair them because they do not appear to me on the Walkmam.

Try to pair from smartphone side by hitting scan, I did the other way round and detect WM1A. Make sure both devices with Bluetooth on, or toggle on/off to make another device search.

 

[siruspan]

Man you have good ears! Must be in your 20s.

Haha, I wish! I'm over 30 actually. I've tested myself and I hear up to 16khz so that's a standard for my age. I think that after some time with this hobby (over 10 years in my case) the ears get more "trained" so they are more sensitive to subtle changes. Oh and using probably te most transparent electrostatic iems in the world helps too

 

[JML]

I think the driver software is PC only. Can’t run the DAC on either my PC or Mac. But I don’t really care as it wasn’t a priority on the update for me.

The update downloaded is for Mac. The first part of the error log:

Process: SoftwareUpdateTool [5676]
Path: /Volumes/VOLUME/SoftwareUpdateTool.app/Contents/MacOS/SoftwareUpdateTool
Identifier: Sony-Video-and-Sound-Products-Inc.SoftwareUpdateTool
Version: 1.9.04260 (0.0.1)
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: ??? [1]
Responsible: SoftwareUpdateTool [5676]
User ID: 501

Date/Time: 2018-10-05 09:31:16.661 -0400
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.12.6 (16G1510)
Report Version: 12
Anonymous UUID: 313357B7-1ABA-D297-2F7F-F476FA51E3E6

Sleep/Wake UUID: AEAC286F-1EE1-4026-8E94-1E4AFD0CDCF8

Time Awake Since Boot: 19000 seconds
Time Since Wake: 8500 seconds

System Integrity Protection: enabled

Crashed Thread: 7

Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000000
Exception Note: EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY

Termination Signal: Segmentation fault: 11
Termination Reason: Namespace SIGNAL, Code 0xb
Terminating Process: exc handler [0]

 

[Redcarmoose]

The update downloaded is for Mac. The first part of the error log:

Process: SoftwareUpdateTool [5676]
Path: /Volumes/VOLUME/SoftwareUpdateTool.app/Contents/MacOS/SoftwareUpdateTool
Identifier: Sony-Video-and-Sound-Products-Inc.SoftwareUpdateTool
Version: 1.9.04260 (0.0.1)
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: ??? [1]
Responsible: SoftwareUpdateTool [5676]
User ID: 501

Date/Time: 2018-10-05 09:31:16.661 -0400
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.12.6 (16G1510)
Report Version: 12
Anonymous UUID: 313357B7-1ABA-D297-2F7F-F476FA51E3E6

Sleep/Wake UUID: AEAC286F-1EE1-4026-8E94-1E4AFD0CDCF8

Time Awake Since Boot: 19000 seconds
Time Since Wake: 8500 seconds

System Integrity Protection: enabled

Crashed Thread: 7

Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000000
Exception Note: EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY

Termination Signal: Segmentation fault: 11
Termination Reason: Namespace SIGNAL, Code 0xb
Terminating Process: exc handler [0]

I went looking today and could only find the Windows driver. That’s why I though there was no Apple support yet. Good luck.

 

[Redcarmoose]

Haha, I wish! I'm over 30 actually. I've tested myself and I hear up to 16khz so that's a standard for my age. I think that after some time with this hobby (over 10 years in my case) the ears get more "trained" so they are more sensitive to subtle changes. Oh and using probably te most transparent electrostatic iems in the world helps too

I started with a main system in 1982 with Koss open-back headphones; so maybe my ears have too much burn-in? Lol

 

[nc8000]

I went looking today and could only find the Windows driver. That’s why I though there was no Apple support yet. Good luck.

He is talking about the 3.0 FW updater crashing, there is a Win and a Mac installer. The usb driver only exist for Windows, Mac normally don’t require driverd

 

[Redcarmoose]

Interesting the ZX300 just received an update.

 

[Lookout57]

I can't install it via my Mac running Sierra. The update crashes repeatedly. The instructions say to connect the Sony, then download, and run the updater. The on-screen instructions say to remove the Sony, then reconnect it. As soon as I do, the updater crashes. If I don't remove it, the updater crashes.

I updated my WM1A and WM1Z with no problems on High Sierra.

In the crash log you posted it states that thread 7 was the thread that crashed. Look further down in the crash log to get the actual thread name.

 

[proedros]

Yes, I think it’s just slightly leaner, which I actually don’t like. Probably going back to 2.0 with the 1A.

i reverted back to 2.0 (easy like a breeze so if you guys wanna do the same fear not), 3.0 made my WM1A sound too lean and 'metalic'

ah back to sonic bliss

 

[NaiveSound]

i reverted back to 2.0 , 3.0 made my WM1A sound too lean and 'metalic'

ah back to sonic bliss

I too prefer the 2.0 for 1z, but the bt and usb dac I prefer damn

 

[aisalen]

Just like others here, I notice too that the sound stage with the new firmware got wider. The bass has more impact than before. This is with my WM1A. Very nice, thank you Sony!

 

[NaiveSound]

I'm very very surprised about the Bluetooth sound capability on 1z, I feel it's very close to regular play or USB dac very surprising usually Bluetooth is a bigger compromised in other daps/players . I have to say to to convenience I'll be using Bluetooth receiver for Tidal instead of USB, and when I feel for a more serious sound, I'll just direct play from player memory.
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