[gerelmx1986]

I wonder if it was not because of my big discussion about flac vs wav and DSD on top, made you go this route and now you are going full high res as you can?

Partially yes. I feel getting the original resolution of the master is the best sound quality possible. F.e I got some.flac 24/96 from Mozart symphonies 35-41 and someone here passed me the DSD of the #41..
The DSD had more open feeling, more reverb (yet not artificial reverb as the first CD master which I posses) the flac sounds drier in comparison

 

[gerelmx1986]

 

[gerelmx1986]

Speaking of DSD.

This YouTuber has made a very interesting take on it. He even have test files recorded in various formats.

I find such comparisons pointless as YouTube audio is compressed lossy

 

[gazzington]

Well, I just made the comparison between Autumn+ and Solis (which seems to be the final fw showdown). I had not tried Solis until now and I'll start by saying that I immediately understood it's appeal. Very detailed and balanced tuning. I came back to Autumn+ and realized why I like it so much. It's punch in the bass section and overall musicality has no contest. Sure it loses a tiny bit of detail in the mids, but the drums sound too damn perfect for these ears. I'm staying with Autumn+.

Where do you get the autumn firmware from?

 

[Vitaly2017]

I find such comparisons pointless as YouTube audio is compressed lossy

If you look closely there is a link below the video so you can download the original samples in different formats! Yes YouTube sound is real crap.

 

[Vitaly2017]

Partially yes. I feel getting the original resolution of the master is the best sound quality possible. F.e I got some.flac 24/96 from Mozart symphonies 35-41 and someone here passed me the DSD of the #41..
The DSD had more open feeling, more reverb (yet not artificial reverb as the first CD master which I posses) the flac sounds drier in comparison

❤ I am glad you felt the difference. This is why I keep fighting it! Many many folks are misinterpreting this and they do wrong aknowledgement of this works...

 

[frost15]

Where do you get the autumn firmware from?

Mr @morgenstern09 's signature has all the links.

 

[gerelmx1986]

❤ I am glad you felt the difference. This is why I keep fighting it! Many many folks are misinterpreting this and they do wrong aknowledgement of this works...

What S-MASTERsoes a simple LPF to recover the analogue signal... was sony original intention of DSD to use a simple class D and LPF to recover the signal instead of delta sigma.modulation or R2R DACs which sony said were more complex with thereconstriction of the analogue signal

 

[gerelmx1986]

 

[gerelmx1986]

Why I choose always Hi-res first?
Because it sounds more natural, more effortless, music has no restraints, decays natural, reverb, bass textures and responses much better,room cues and instrument separation/distancing cues, layering.

I think that we human beings hear the frequencies of Hi-Res audio but NOT AS TONES like a Bat or your dog but.more in the form of Harmonic modulations that translate into room cues, separation cues

 

[Gamerlingual]

Hey guys. I found a Z1 that I could get for 170,000 yen but it comes with no accessories. Literally just the player and the owner says it has only 50 hours of usage. Excellent condition except that the protective film is a little cracked and the headphone jack area has a couple of small scratches. Sound weird? I'm not quite feeling the jump the gun mode on this yet as waiting is a virtue. Thoughts?

 

[Queen6]

Hey guys. I found a Z1 that I could get for 170,000 yen but it comes with no accessories. Literally just the player and the owner says it has only 50 hours of usage. Excellent condition except that the protective film is a little cracked and the headphone jack area has a couple of small scratches. Sound weird? I'm not quite feeling the jump the gun mode on this yet as waiting is a virtue. Thoughts?

Personally I'd pass...

Q-6

 

[Gamerlingual]

Personally I'd pass...

Q-6

Yea, prolly used it a lot more than 50 hours is my thought

 

[Queen6]

Yea, prolly used it a lot more than 50 hours is my thought

Maybe, it's an expensive device that can be fully reset including operating hours, as ever you've got to buy the seller first and foremost.

Q-6

 

[gerelmx1986]