[mmwwmm]

JustAnother WM1Z Tuning firmware

Of course. Can I ask you which 1Z tuning firmware? I own a 1Z too.

 

[Sonywalkmanuser]

If a FW can make a 1A sound close to the 1Z

That means you can also tune a custom FW specific to the 1Z to make the sound quality beyond the yonder.

 

[Maxx134]

I think Sony might patch the firmware to prevent the switching in order to preserve WM1Z sales. Why would I buy a WM1Z if I can get the WM1A to 97% of the same sound???

This is what irks me, that Sony reserved better runnings for the 1z, and essentially gimped the 1a from sounding as good, and closer to 1z.

With the firmware switch to 1z, and a hardware mod (wires&caps upgrade) you would have all you need.

So would it be best to never update to Sony's next firmware in the future? That is dirty

Probably no need to ever update anything official ever again, as any sound tunning can possibly be extracted by future modders.

strangely enough both avatar images of @Whitigir and @morgenstern09 are absent are you guys been deleted from headfi temporarily ????

Removing "association info" is not same as being actually being removed.

Of course. Can I ask you which 1Z tuning firmware? I own a 1Z too.

That's the name...

 

[mmwwmm]

That's the name...

So are you saying “JustAnother” is the name of the 1Z tuning firmware? Really?

 

[AeroSatan]

A hypothetical question for you guys,

Would you guys upgrade a Sony wm1a for a wm1z and keep it with z5's, N3AP's and the over the head Z7 with it or keep the wm1a and use it with the hypothetically newly acquired ier z1r's

 

[Blueoris]

So are you saying “JustAnother” is the name of the 1Z tuning firmware? Really?

Yep, that's the name . JustAnother WM1Z Tuning

 

[Blueoris]

This is what irks me, that Sony reserved better runnings for the 1z, and essentially gimped the 1a from sounding as good, and closer to 1z.

I am not sure that the stock tuning of the 1Z is "better" than the 1A really. I think that's a miss-conception that has been in this forum for a while - just my opinion as 1Z owner.

1A is more reference sound than 1Z, and 1Z is more colored (euphonic) sound.

Edit: But I understand that some people will prefer and label one signature better over the other.

 

[gearofwar]

A hypothetical question for you guys,

Would you guys upgrade a Sony wm1a for a wm1z and keep it with z5's, N3AP's and the over the head Z7 with it or keep the wm1a and use it with the hypothetically newly acquired ier z1r's

are you kidding me, upgrading the headphone/iem should be prioritized and on top of everything rather than your source

 

[AeroSatan]

are you kidding me, upgrading the headphone/iem should be prioritized and on top of everything rather than your source

Not entirely true. I wouldn’t even consider the ier's if my source was my phone for example. Even some lg phone with a decent dac.

 

[Hinomotocho]

But that’s the comparison, change the source from 1a to a 1z or change the headphones from something like z5 to ier's. The Z5's are no slouches with good amping; they punch above their relatively low new price

I gave up on the Z5 due to fit/design issues but they brought me much pleasure. I'd love to hear them from my WM1A

 

[Gamerlingual]

Well, apparently I got a huge taste of FLAC files after sampling music from a site that sells higher bit rate music. True hi-res files. Which streaming service do you guys think I could use my 1Z with when it’s in DAC mode to get the best sound? Is it just Tidal or Amazon HD? Are those services better than buying specific albums that I love?

 

[AeroSatan]

I gave up on the Z5 due to fit/design issues but they brought me much pleasure. I'd love to hear them from my WM1A

The z1r's aren’t getting rave reviews regarding fit either sadly.

 

[Gamerlingual]

The z1r's aren’t getting rave reviews regarding fit either sadly.

Agree. Not the most stable or comfy. But when I sit or lay down with them, no problem. Usually listen to them 2 to 3 hours at a time. The sound on the IER-Z1R is out of this world. Wow

 

[AeroSatan]

Agree. Not the most stable or comfy. But when I sit or lay down with them, no problem. Usually listen to them 2 to 3 hours at a time. The sound on the IER-Z1R is out of this world. Wow

Does it begin to get tiresome beyond that? I can easily have a 5 hour session at a time.

 

[Gamerlingual]

Does it begin to get tiresome beyond that? I can easily have a 5 hour session at a time.

Nope, even with my overhead cans, it's my normal listening time. With the small SS tips, my ears adapted fine.