[Gamerlingual]

Think I found a solution:

https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B07JXYLNQP/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1SFXMGX9NU7VO&psc=1

 

[nc8000]

Think I found a solution:

https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B07JXYLNQP/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1SFXMGX9NU7VO&psc=1

Yes that should work

 

[nc8000]

So i was looking at the power output of thw wm1a and found this odd feature. Can it really?

In J region the WM players support playing the 2-channel soundtrack from certain video formats when placed in the musiclip directory but no video

 

[Gamerlingual]

Yes that should work

Thanks for your help as always. Cheers.

 

[Mystic Traveller]

Hiya, mates!
I am wondering if somebody has already compared a stock 1A "converted" to 1Z with a switch and the 1Z FW
with a stock 1Z in a sort of blind listening test?

I assume that by doing so you'd be able to catch what are the "sound signature" differences
which are resulting only from the different hardware 1Z has onboard (wires, body, caps, etc.)
Did someone give it a try and what's the result?

 

[gerelmx1986]

I wonder as a result to the recent FW changes, how much more walkman have been sold.
I for one wasn't feeling my wm1a until the FW mods.

I highly doubt Sony would care, they probably are watching and learning.

Hope they see these mods as a positive thing and don't become the next Astell and kern blocking the FW from future mod. I really like this mod by @MrWalkman , seriously before his mouth d I had DMP-Z1 v 1.02 mod and liked it but felt it leaked some warmth and was getting bored of my wm1A, wanted to trade it for an AK or fiio, glad ths new mod spared my wm1A from being sold.

Wonder if MrWalkman can further tweak the firmware image to give us back, perhaps 1GB more of space by removing the demo songs that come in the Walkman (if you remove them they are not gone, I did a factory reset on my A55 and they came back!)

 

[Gamerlingual]

Hope they see these mods as a positive thing and don't become the next Astell and kern blocking the FW from future mod. I really like this mod by @MrWalkman , seriously before his mouth d I had DMP-Z1 v 1.02 mod and liked it but felt it leaked some warmth and was getting bored of my wm1A, wanted to trade it for an AK or fiio, glad ths new mod spared my wm1A from being sold.

Wonder if MrWalkman can further tweak the firmware image to give us back, perhaps 1GB more of space by removing the demo songs that come in the Walkman (if you remove them they are not gone, I did a factory reset on my A55 and they came back!)

I'm happy with how he's united our community. These DAPs really are ahead of their time.

 

[MrWalkman]

I am wondering if somebody has already compared a stock 1A "converted" to 1Z with a switch and the 1Z FW
with a stock 1Z in a sort of blind listening test?

It should be made clear that this could only be done with "WM1A to 1Z" firmware, and 1A switched to 1Z, as "WM1A/Z+" sounds different than the stock 1Z.

Wonder if MrWalkman can further tweak the firmware image to give us back, perhaps 1GB more of space by removing the demo songs that come in the Walkman (if you remove them they are not gone, I did a factory reset on my A55 and they came back!)

That could actually be possible, but not with just the normal UPG update method. We could also increase the database capacity, as I understood it caps out at some point.

Maybe after a year or two a tutorial will show up somewhere.

Also, for devices like the A55 I would need to own it first. I was actually think of buying the A55 at some point (not right now), I am curious how it sounds.

 

[nc8000]

It should be made clear that this could only be done with "WM1A to 1Z" firmware, and 1A switched to 1Z, as "WM1A/Z+" sounds different than the stock 1Z.


That could actually be possible, but not with just the normal UPG update method. We could also increase the database capacity, as I understood it caps out at some point.

Maybe after a year or two a tutorial will show up somewhere.

Also, for devices like the A55 I would need to own it first. I was actually think of buying the A55 at some point (not right now), I am curious how it sounds.

Yes it seems that the database maxes out somewhere around 80.000 tracks

 

[aceedburn]

It should be made clear that this could only be done with "WM1A to 1Z" firmware, and 1A switched to 1Z, as "WM1A/Z+" sounds different than the stock 1Z.



That could actually be possible, but not with just the normal UPG update method. We could also increase the database capacity, as I understood it caps out at some point.

Maybe after a year or two a tutorial will show up somewhere.

Also, for devices like the A55 I would need to own it first. I was actually think of buying the A55 at some point (not right now), I am curious how it sounds.

Yeah I had zx300 before I got the 1A. I would say the main difference the ZX300 had from the A series is the balanced port. Sound wise I have also heard the A45 and couldn’t tell the difference.

 

[Gamerlingual]

Yeah I had zx300 before I got the 1A. I would say the main difference the ZX300 had from the A series is the balanced port. Sound wise I have also heard the A45 and couldn’t tell the difference.

Does the 1A sound better than them in stock form?

 

[NickleCo]

In J region the WM players support playing the 2-channel soundtrack from certain video formats when placed in the musiclip directory but no video

Aw was hoping to play some movies lol thanks for the answer man!

 

[aceedburn]

Does the 1A sound better than them in stock form?

Yes it does. The first time I heard the 1A I knew I was going to sell my ZX300. Lol.

 

[captblaze]

Take a day or two off on this thread and you got quite a bit to catch up on. Thankfully with a deep deep selection of soft mods, I can satisfy my somewhat compulsion toward Sony Walkman sonic awesomeness

 

[Reima]

Think I found a solution:

https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B07JXYLNQP/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1SFXMGX9NU7VO&psc=1

That is the same one that I am using with my Ibasso DX220 Max.