SONY NW-WM1Z / WM1A
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Oct 16, 2018 at 7:29 AM Post #24,783 of 45,723
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Oct 16, 2018 at 10:30 AM Post #24,787 of 45,723
I never heard of such a ‘super upgrade’ of software on a 2 year old product. Would have been nice if Sony implemented this before anyone got their hands on a WM1 series Walkman.
Too me it’s a risk to take on a $1000/$3000 product at this time.

No.....you don’t get it. Sony is running at break-neck speed to make cool gadgets for our entertainment. If you choose to go along for the ride they will inform you it’s cutting edge which could mean crashes and changes of FW sound in different directions. It’s all part of the experience. At times it’s great and at times edgy. Both players could be fine with 2.0. Sony never promised any of these extras. These extras are just gifts to improve the experience because if your along for the ride, Sony wants to be the best.
 
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Oct 16, 2018 at 10:31 AM Post #24,788 of 45,723
I never heard of such a ‘super upgrade’ of software on a 2 year old product. Would have been nice if Sony implemented this before anyone got their hands on a WM1 series Walkman.
Too me it’s a risk to take on a $1000/$3000 product at this time.

If they had I would have stuck with WM1A back when I owned it, BT receiver and USB DAC is a must... that firmware got me to jump on the 1Z in fact :)
 
Oct 16, 2018 at 11:14 AM Post #24,789 of 45,723
Okay, so another newbie question... Is it normal that every time you turn off the player that when you turn it on again it rebuilds the database? Really tedious if you're after a quick listen!

Otherwise, does everyone just leave it on all the time?

Thanks!
 
Oct 16, 2018 at 11:31 AM Post #24,790 of 45,723
Okay, so another newbie question... Is it normal that every time you turn off the player that when you turn it on again it rebuilds the database? Really tedious if you're after a quick listen!

Otherwise, does everyone just leave it on all the time?

Thanks!
Yes it does rebuild every time you turn it on. And I don't, but I believe many do just leave it on.
 
Oct 16, 2018 at 11:48 AM Post #24,792 of 45,723
I'll keep mine on most of the time, up to FW 2.0 rebuilding the database didn't take that long, with the new 3.0 it's extremely slow, another reason to keep it on all the time.

BTW, not sure why, my 1Z crashed and rebooted twice in the first 24 hours i updated the firmware, but in the last 4 days I never experienced another crash.
 
Oct 16, 2018 at 12:12 PM Post #24,793 of 45,723
always on , baby.
 
Oct 16, 2018 at 12:29 PM Post #24,794 of 45,723
Ok, so here's the question. Does the power up process use up more battery than, say, leaving it on standby for 24 hours? I'm not too concerned about the database build when I start it up.
 
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