[gazzington]

Im planning on getting amp 8 at some point for the ibasso which is suposed to make the sound amazing. I would love a lotoo paw gold touch but im completely priced out!

 

[Redcarmoose]

After spending more than 250 hr with my wm1z I must say that after the 3.01 FW update I've found what I consder to be the pinnacle of portable sound quality. Paired with my Shure 1540 SRH's listening to any genre is pure bliss. I listen mostly to heavy metal (and every subgenre black, death, progressive, doom...), rock, jazz and classical music and traveling with this setup is incredible. I can lay back in bed at night listening to Patricia Barber's Cafe Blue, listen to Immortal's At the Heart of Winter in the top of a mountain next day, and then chill in the way back while I listen to some The Doors, Miles Davis... All of this with Top Notch quality. Thanks Sony, my faith in you is being restored.

Yes, but 3.01 and 3.0 sound the same....right? It was noticeable how 3.0 changed the 1Z for the better, getting a slightly different sound from 2.0.

Am I missing something is 3.01 a sound quality change over 3.0?

 

[duaned]

Am I missing something is 3.01 a sound quality change over 3.0?

Oddly, it sounds like there is a reduction to brightness on 3.01.

 

[Quadfather]

Im planning on getting amp 8 at some point for the ibasso which is suposed to make the sound amazing. I would love a lotoo paw gold touch but im completely priced out!

I am saving... Not sure if it will be Sony NW - WM1Z or Lotoo Paw Touch...

 

[Redcarmoose]

Oddly, it sounds like there is a reduction to brightness on 3.01.

When people suggest things like this I then hear it. Lol

But has anyone thought that 3.01 changed the 1A.....I wonder?

 

[siruspan]

When people suggest things like this I then hear it. Lol

But has anyone thought that 3.01 changed the 1A.....I wonder?

I've installed 3.01 only today straight from 2.0 because I didn't like the 3.0 which was to clean and lacked warmth which 2.0 posseses. To me 3.01 sound almost exactly the same as 2.0, maybe and that's a big MAYBE a little bit cleaner up top but with warmth still in place. 3.0 sounded off immediately but 3.01 looks like a winner so far.

Considering Sony fixed just about everything and left the sound as it was there is no way that someone from their team is not reading this thread

 

[blazinblazin]

When people suggest things like this I then hear it. Lol

But has anyone thought that 3.01 changed the 1A.....I wonder?

Yes, there's a slight reduce of brightness. I felt it on 1A.
Not sure is it me or I heard slightly more detailed sound.

 

[frost15]

Yes, but 3.01 and 3.0 sound the same....right? It was noticeable how 3.0 changed the 1Z for the better, getting a slightly different sound from 2.0.

Am I missing something is 3.01 a sound quality change over 3.0?

No you are not, yet the stability added with 3.01 was determinant in my opinion. I did not notice the supposed brightness reduction in 3.01 in the WM1Z.

 

[Duncan]

I’ve found 3.01 more listenable today compared to 3.0 yesterday on the 1A, but that could be due to many factors - right now I’m not fully prepared to say it is FW difference, unless it is consistent over a few days (i.e. I’m not the difference!)

 

[gannjunior]

Hi guys
What about the volume of wm1z?
Going crazy to test this player.
The headphones in my sign.
Of course I'm using the Xelento ( later I will try with pathos aurium external amp)
What I want to say is that I'm using it at 120 , tried both single end and balanced but it is low so I'm not able to appreciate its sound quality...
No problem with Dx200 or my LG G7 ....

 

[bflat]

Hi guys
What about the volume of wm1z?
Going crazy to test this player.
The headphones in my sign.
Of course I'm using the Xelento ( later I will try with pathos aurium external amp)
What I want to say is that I'm using it at 120 , tried both single end and balanced but it is low so I'm not able to appreciate its sound quality...
No problem with Dx200 or my LG G7 ....

I am using AK's version of Xelento (T8IE MK II) and listen on normal gain balanced at 60/120 volume and I estimate is around 85 dB. If you are at 120/120 then your 1z is not functioning properly or your recordings are flawed.

 

[gannjunior]

@bflat
Hi
Of course my recordings are ok. As I told you is the first time I encounter this problem with my chain

 

[bflat]

@bflat
Hi
Of course my recordings are ok. As I told you is the first time I encounter this problem with my chain

What cable are you using to test balanced? If you are using an adapter that could also be the problem. One important suggestion - don't set the volume to more than 70 when trying the Xelento's. If you have it at 120 and somehow "fix" the issue while listening, it will damage your ear drums.

 

[gannjunior]

Fiio bl44 adapter
But I have the same result using the standard single end output
The other cable are high quality hand maded that with every combination of the materials you can see in my sign perform very good.
The Xelento is the only one is able to let me ear something combined with the ALO amp (in sign)
Setting to 70 I hear low sound...

 

[nc8000]

Fiio bl44 adapter
But I have the same result using the standard single end output
The other cable are high quality hand maded that with every combination of the materials you can see in my sign perform very good.
The Xelento is the only one is able to let me ear something combined with the ALO amp (in sign)
Setting to 70 I hear low sound...

I assume you are using high gain on the Sony ?