[Mindstorms]

anyone experimented on cheap affordable IEMS? that can mention?

- I have the feeling sony will stop the firmware updates here leaving 1A sort of in the dust.. i really wish they would have done a 3.03 for 1A same stage a little less mid centric and less voice focus maybe a little less wide but shurely biger than 3.01 and same awesome 3.02 bass but with 3.01 volume and 3.02 trebble im tripping too much lol!

 

[Redcarmoose]

Yes I think it does. It's like wm1a when first used it. Very clinical sounding.

In my use straight out of the box the 1Z changed noticeably 0-50 hours. They recommend 400 hours really.......200 on 3.5 and 200 on 4.4. To me I don't think I got an idea of what I owned till about 100 hours? The cool part is even after the recommended 200 hours a side....they keep climbing. The changes are on a multitude of levels, though I changed firmware the first day, I remember the player getting slightly louder as well as clearer and having more bass and treble after some burn-in? The best part of burn-in is the extra smoothness!

 

[Damz87]

anyone experimented on cheap affordable IEMS? that can mention?

I sometimes use my Blon bl-03 or Tin T4 with my 1Z. I like the T4 pairing better than the Blon. The 1Z adds some warmth and weight to the sound and expands its soundstage.

 

[gazzington]

In my use straight out of the box the 1Z changed a lot 0-50 hours. They recommend 400 hours really.......200 on 3.5 and 200 on 4.4. To me I don't think I got an idea of what I owned till about 100 hours? The cool part is even after the recommended 200 hours a side....they keep climbing. The changes are on a multitude of levels, though I changed firmware the first day, I remember the player getting slightly louder as well as clearer and having more bass and treble after some burn-in? The best part of burn-in is the extra smoothness!

Thanks mate. It's a really well built dap like the wm1a. If this dap works out for me I think I'll sell a couple of my other totl daps (lpgt, sp2k, n8). I like the Sony ui very much so it gives it big advantage over the others

 

[524419]

Same here! The UI is so awesome to have

What was the battery mod that you used? Can you please share details?

 

[gazzington]

Apparently my ier z1r arrives tomorrow. Hope it pairs well with the wm1z. What's a good iem to go with wm1a for work?

 

[Redcarmoose]

Apparently my ier z1r arrives tomorrow. Hope it pairs well with the wm1z. What's a good iem to go with wm1a for work?

I don’t know about an IEM for the 1A, but the IER/1Z combo should be quite a surprise for you with 3.02 firmware. It was a surprise for me.

Edit:
The IER will also like 4.4mm and high gain, of course you knew that.

 

[524419]

I use the LCDi4 at home, and rotate my LEGEND X and RHA CL2.
All 3 pair beautifully with the modded 1A.
All 3 are fairly unique IEMs, and sound very different.

 

[Whitigir]

What was the battery mod that you used? Can you please share details?

Upgrade the battery wires and replace to a new battery is usually it. I did not do it for mine

 

[524419]

Upgrade the battery wires and replace to a new battery is usually it. I did not do it for mine

I am probably going to do that for my 1A.
If I can somehow fit solid core wires in there...... that'd be something.

 

[auronthas]

anyone experimented on cheap affordable IEMS? that can mention?

You may try Intime Sora Light. Dynamic driver, neutral sound, very well paired with WM1A, does not feel bored even long hour listening.
However, it sounds harsh when listen to Hiby R6, could be R6's 10ohm output impedance ...

What's a good iem to go with wm1a for work?

Intime Sora Light is extremely light at 16g, good for traveling too.

 

[Whitigir]

I am probably going to do that for my 1A.
If I can somehow fit solid core wires in there...... that'd be something.

The battery wires ? I don’t recommend solid wires. If it broke and short out, you are going to burn down your house....the battery and it wires need to be flexible and secured.

Solid wires for the internal wires into the socket is all good

 

[524419]

The battery wires ? I don’t recommend solid wires. If it broke and short out, you are going to burn down your house....the battery and it wires need to be flexible and secured.

Solod wires for the internal wires into the socket is all good

yeah you are probably right I'll try Cardas Litz wires. 20 gauge.

 

[Whitigir]

yeah you are probably right I'll try Cardas Litz wires. 20 gauge.

Litz is the perfect options . Let me know if you have gained more performances in which areas.

I am waiting for the new replacement battery to come...but I think the Corona outbreak has slowed it down much ....poor people in China . I just hope it got taken care of

on another hands, direct sound mode, I can go full night and still 4 bars...this is crazy for old battery

 

[Tawek]

Litz is the perfect options . Let me know if you have gained more performances in which areas.

I am waiting for the new replacement battery to come...but I think the Corona outbreak has slowed it down much ....poor people in China . I just hope it got taken care of

on another hands, direct sound mode, I can go full night and still 4 bars...this is crazy for old battery

My "Old "Sony Nwz X-1061 (debuted in Japan in April 2009. Walkman X series is the first Sony flash memory based Walkman that features OLED display, touch screen and S-Master digital amplifier technologies.)
still after 10 years 22 -25h on one charge !!! and this is amazing !!! to this with Xelento it is also excellent sounding and tonally very similar to Wm1z
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