[Gww1]

Original FW in which file "SWUpdate.xml" is modified must be version 3.01.
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.
Write your experience.
Experimenting with "SWUpdate.xml" from another users is very welcome. Lets go to achieve the best analog sound.

Do you have any information on what each of these changes actually does? Or have you just been experimenting by randomly changing things to listen to the effect?

 

[Montyl]

Do you have any information on what each of these changes actually does? Or have you just been experimenting by randomly changing things to listen to the effect?

I just experimenting ang comparing moded FW there on Head-Fi because I need to modify FW to work with my WM1Z EU HW version.

 

[Queen6]

is this a trick to refresh battery ?

Full drain to full charge will recalibrate the battery, however batteries are consumable & wear. If the battery isn't holing charge is well worth calibrating, if short runtimes persist only solution is to replace the battery with new.

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[Queen6]

Cat's out the bag now....

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[gerelmx1986]

 

[Vitaly2017]

Aaaaa flac that flac haha )

 

[Amber Rain]

I've finally managed to update (standard) firmware from 3.01 to 3.02, as I have managed to get my very old mac (battery dead / trackpad broken) to unpack / install the FW, as my new Mac is on Catalina which won't play nicely with the files (I'm not going back to an old OS, as the 'upgrade' to Catalina has caused all sorts of problems...).

I was keen on trying out the DMP-Z1 1.02 mod for a Mac, but I can't seem to find it anywhere now, could someone point me in the right direction please?

 

[Jauregui7]

Hey guys, got a question concerning battery life per charge, I got my WM1Z about a month ago, awesome device and sound, been using it mostly with my MDR-Z1Rs, but trying to put the battery to the test (they were an open box item, so I saved a bit...) I am down to 2 lines after only 5 hours of play at around 70 volume without high gain over 4 days, I know the meter is not linear but still seems it won't last the stated 24 to 30 hrs. (Music is mostly 96/24 and some 192/24), am I correct, should I return it and get me a new one instead? The savings are not worth a shot battery, who knows how it was used or if a demo unit, constantly plugged? Anyways, I'm grateful for any thoughts...

 

[Peter Ruby]

For those that have a stock WM1A and the IER-Z1Rs, what’s your favorite combo of the planetary FW and destination codes?

With all this today down time, I thought I’d have if figured out by now. I suppose that a blessing in disguise.

 

[Morbideath]

Train of Consequences…

See u on the dark side (of humanity)

 

[Queen6]

Train of Consequences…

See u on the dark side (of humanity)

This album & Countdown to Extinction always did for me, and still does to this very day, two thumbs up....

Train of Consequences

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[Morbideath]

This album & Countdown to Extinction always did for me, and still does to this very day, two thumbs up....

Train of Consequences

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I'm more into their earlier stuffs upto RIP.
This song however is dedicated to our community here

 

[Queen6]

I'm more into their earlier stuffs upto RIP.
This song however is dedicated to our community here

Dig that...

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[Queen6]

Child of the 60's and all

Never gets old

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[etlouis]

For those that have a stock WM1A and the IER-Z1Rs, what’s your favorite combo of the planetary FW and destination codes?

With all this today down time, I thought I’d have if figured out by now. I suppose that a blessing in disguise.

What I'm about to say has no reference value whatsoever... because I don't have the ier-z1rs... my wm1a is going to Moondrop S8. I'd really like to know if z1r handles the higher tier FW.

After flashing every FW available... finally I settled with stock 3.01 J region. The ultimates blasted me in the face with details... details which the hardware couldn't handle. Especially in the bass region which became oose and flappy. I don't know if modded wm1a/1z and more expensive headphones could've handle it better.

The DMPs sounded exciting and more engaging, with noticeably more bass. On naturally bass-heavy tracks like metal/ACG it began to overshadow the other freqs, becoming too loud to focus on other instruments or inducing fatigue. That's a nono. Stock 3.01/3.02 was more chilled and relax. Instruments and vocals floated in and out of my consciousness as their volume wax and waned. The stage of music was darker with less things happening, but still very enjoyable.