[Damz87]

My first Walkman before the Tape Sports Walkman around 1991. The Watchman!

That’s awesome! Does it still work?

Unfortunately I lost my OG tape Walkman from childhood and my discman from teenage years.

 

[Damz87]

Still have some old headphones though. MDR-009

 

[Redcarmoose]

That’s awesome! Does it still work?

Unfortunately I lost my OG tape Walkman from childhood and my discman from teenage years.

Actually my Dad wanted it so I gave it to him. But they quit broadcasting analog TV signals around 2007-2009? He always liked my Sony gear too?

Time for a rock out!

 

[nc8000]

With the battery crapping out should I buy a 507 or another Wm1a?

What is wrong ?

From the user manual

Sony rates the battery at 500 recharge cycles. I’ve had my 1Z for nearly 3 1/2 years and played about 3.500 hours and the battery lasts as long as it did when new. I think gerelmex is near 8.000 hours and started detecting shorter time. He let it fully discharge and then charged it to 100% (dissbled battery saver for that one charge) to recalibrate it and it was back to normal.

 

[gerelmx1986]

What is wrong ?

From the user manual



Sony rates the battery at 500 recharge cycles. I’ve had my 1Z for nearly 3 1/2 years and played about 3.500 hours and the battery lasts as long as it did when new. I think gerelmex is near 8.000 hours and started detecting shorter time. He let it fully discharge and then charged it to 100% (dissbled battery saver for that one charge) to recalibrate it and it was back to normal.

That's correct, I had to recalibrate my battery to "reset it". Uou discharge it completely until your walkman cannot turn on again (takes some tries) then charge it to 100% (no BatteryCare) uninterrupted - so don't disconnect device from charging source until it reaches FULL

 

[gerelmx1986]

I am having currently less battery play time but because I am using high gain in some high dynamic range BIS CDs

 

[gerelmx1986]

@Vitaly2017 @Whitigir if you notice distortions in your flac files, may be placebo or the fact you guys don't know your instruments well.

I do know how the instruments of my music sound like, especially novelty ones like a Tangent Piano, which has many high frequency and low frequency buzzing of its strings when struck, that a novice listener may confuse with distortions or ripping artifacts. Learn to know the sound of your music instruments.

I've learned to distinguish ripping artifacts (skips, statics, scratch, often associated with high speed cd ripping and often with insecure software like MediaGo) from such nuances of instruments.

I must buy a flac download of this CPE BACH the solo keyboard music volume 13, as last two tracks have artifacts (got them pirated from a music blog back in 2009)

 

[nc8000]

@Vitaly2017 @Whitigir if you notice distortions in your flac files, may be placebo or the fact you guys don't know your instruments well.

I do know how the instruments of my music sound like, especially novelty ones like a Tangent Piano, which has many high frequency and low frequency buzzing of its strings when struck, that a novice listener may confuse with distortions or ripping artifacts. Learn to know the sound of your music instruments.

I've learned to distinguish ripping artifacts (skips, statics, scratch, often associated with high speed cd ripping and often with insecure software like MediaGo) from such nuances of instruments.

I must buy a flac download of this CPE BACH the solo keyboard music volume 13, as last two tracks have artifacts (got them pirated from a music blog back in 2009)

Have you tried this new recording played on his own hammer klavier ?

 

[proedros]

Sony rates the battery at 500 recharge cycles. I’ve had my 1Z for nearly 3 1/2 years and played about 3.500 hours and the battery lasts as long as it did when new. I think gerelmex is near 8.000 hours and started detecting shorter time. He let it fully discharge and then charged it to 100% (dissbled battery saver for that one charge) to recalibrate it and it was back to normal.

is this a trick to refresh battery ?

 

[nc8000]

is this a trick to refresh battery ?

It certainly worked for him, I’ve had no need to try it

 

[gerelmx1986]

is this a trick to refresh battery ?

Dis the same on an iPhone who had battery problems and turned on the phone until I could not turn it on anymore and then charged it uninterrupted to 100% restored the battery issue

 

[Quadfather]

How would one do that exactly? Where would it be sent?

Sony has a network of authorized service centers and provides them with authentic Sony Parts. The beauty of this is that you get to keep all the sonic benefits of the player's lengthy burn-in.

 

[Montyl]

After a lot of experimenting I find a solution how to achieve analog musical sound with my Sony WM1Z EU HW version based on 3.01 FW. I have my own DIY DAC with PCM1704K DACs and TPA6120 amplifiers. I love the lifelike musical sound timbre of it, but I have big issue to find the DAP with this superb timbre. I labour with differrent FW of SONY and find one which for me sounds very musical and analog, not sharp, but energetic. It sound analog like cassette deck.
Audio timbre of the Sony is setted by commands in the file.

 

[Montyl]

Then set your WM1Z to "J" region.
Then install this modified FW 3.01 to player with J region.
After SW is installed it will sound nice but very fatique.
Then continue and set your player to CEV region and restart your player (8sec pwr. button press).
Now the sound will be nice vivid analog not fatique.
No install FW directly to CEV region because it will sound different - fatique and sharp and lose musical timbre.

 

[Queen6]

Is this a vinyl rip? Or is it available to purchase as a download somewhere?

It really is a good album.

TIA

Vinyl and is the Floodland Collection

Q-6