[nc8000]

Integral 512GB microSD on Amazon.co.uk at £120 atm. No idea if it’s legit. Just bought a Samsung 512GB in Denmark for £160

 

[Lookout57]

I've never seen a crash with 3.0 on my WM1A or WM1Z.

All my music is FLAC 16/44.1 upto 24/192 or DSD with embed artwork.

 

[captblaze]

been spending the weekend with this...



and to answer the does it sound better question.

it doesn't sound better or worse just different. a little bit tubey and it allows me a 10 click volume reduction. I will admit I do like the way it sounds with a set of HD 800S at the end of the chain. it doesn't lend itself to being portable or pocketable. it does get warm (it is a tube amp), but not hot although I wouldn't stack it.

all in all (well probably 8 hours this weekend) I plan on keeping this amp. it adds a little something different to the WM-1A without having to mod it

 

[Quadfather]

I came from the Fiio X5 2nd gen.. It was so bad lol. I think android is bad on most daps because they are underpowered and have outdated versions of android.

Keep in mind that the WM1Z is a full pound, or .45 kg.. so if you want portability, it's kind of an issue. My WM1A is kinda pushing it, even. I think it's 9 oz. The cables are readily available and pretty cheap. I bought 4 just in case anything happens and to have one in my car. These are the exact ones I have: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06ZZSHC67/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If you want to use actual headphones, the best way to do that is to get a a balanced cable. The WM1A powers my HD6XX ok. They sound great except it sounds like some of the bass is missing. I tried my new ZMF Eikon and they seem a bit less power hungry than the Senns and have more bass, even through single ended.

Shure SRH1540s work beautifully out of the balanced output on the Sony DAPs.

 

[Malevolint]

Shure SRH1540s work beautifully out of the balanced output on the Sony DAPs.

Nice. I've never heard anything from Shure, tbh. I was going to buy something from them back in the day but heard about some cable issues and decided against it. I've lived my Dunu iems though.

 

[McCol]

Bit late to the party but my WM1A arrived yesterday, reasonable price from amazon warehouse with 20% off the price bringing it down to £670, very happy with that. It's in perfect condition and was described as 'like new' by Amazon.

The sound coming from using a ZX300 up until a few days ago seems more layered with more depth and width. Listening with Senn 660s as I type through balanced and the sound is simply stunning, making my 660s come to life.

 

[Quadfather]

Nice. I've never heard anything from Shure, tbh. I was going to buy something from them back in the day but heard about some cable issues and decided against it. I've lived my Dunu iems though.

I use surf cables out of the balanced on the Sony

 

[Whitigir]

I would love a WM1A to experiment on an throughout invasive modifications in order to focus and direct toward audio improvements X_X sounds like a lot of work for what I don’t need. Ideally to have a cheap one 0_0

 

[Sasazaki]

Hi fellow audio addicts!

I'm new here and also relatively new owner of a wm1a . Been checking out this thread for reviews of the firmware 3.0.

Just wanna say that I've been through various daps (dpx1, dx200, ak240ss, zx300) and all daps have their pros and cons. But for those wondering if they should opt for zx300 or wm1a...please go for the wm1a as it's just a matter of time.

Cheers!

 

[flyer1]

FW 3.0 sounds absolutely amazing on my 1Z.

 

[Redcarmoose]

Have you guys ever had a malfunction in your WM1A / 1Z? mine had a problem on bluetooth and went for the warranty. they called me today that they had no parts to repair and they exchanged me for another. It's a little worrying for long ownership.

By the way, I'm going to use the topic to ask a few questions. Where I live does not have a store with a wide variety of headphones to try out. sometimes it can be good and bad at the same time. I'm thinking of taking advantage of this Christmas time and giving socks to my family so I can upgrade my iems / headphones.

The genres I usually listen to are pop / rock / metal / alternative / edm 80% of the time. the iems are to be used exclusively on the WM1A while the headphones can also be used on the walkmam but also on the PC for multimedia / movie consumption etc. I thought about buying Andromeda's and the Sony Z1r / Lcd-x. but I was thinking and also would not be bad thought to buy two headphones a bit opposite each other as for example Vega and the HD800S. What do you guys think? Sorry for the long text.

It can make the hobby a little interactive and mentally taxing trying to get used to two opposite sound signatures, though I do, do it. If anything it shows you the personality of whatever headphone your listening to due to the drastic change. Also you can explore what your preferences are, if still searching. The two can be paired to be complementary too, where one does music in one way and another is excellent with a different style of music.

Still at times using only one IEM helps to become more intimate with the single unit as you mentally focus in more.

 

[Tawek]

Yes I agree in 100% now I love my obravo eamt2c sounds phenomenal with 1z

 

[Tsukuyomi]

I went to 3 audio stores over the weekend and to another yesterday. nobody is carrying any sony DAPs of any kind let alone the WM1A that i want :'( im unable to try it to decide if i should get it. and the only way for me to buy it is through amazon for a whopping 1,500$+tax+shipping..

 

[proedros]

buy one used/like new from here , sell it if you don't like it

the small resell loss is a fair price to kill your curiosity

 

[whitemouse]

I came from the Fiio X5 2nd gen.. It was so bad lol. I think android is bad on most daps because they are underpowered and have outdated versions of android.


If you want to use actual headphones, the best way to do that is to get a a balanced cable

Android is OS, nothing to do with DAC and nothing to do with amplifier section of a DAP.

May as well say Windows does not sound good.