It would be nice to have a 1Z or 1A with an USB-C port. However, I never had any issues with the Walkman port either. You just need to make sure you have the cable with you if you're gonna leave the country or anything like that.
I own the 1A, and before buying it, I was considering the ZX507. However, at that time I also had the FiiO M11 Pro, and there was nothing special related to the battery or to the Android OS it was using. I actually ordered the ZX507, but Amazon Germany didn't ship the device in almost 2 days, and I changed my mind in the meanwhile, cancelled the order, and ordered the 1A from Amazon.com. I didn't exactly know how the regions thing works, but I knew I didn't want to have to deal with it.
I decided against buying the ZX507, as the 1A and 1Z have the Bluetooth Receiver function. If I really wanted to stream music, I could just send it via Bluetooth from my phone. Plus, I would get to have an awesome battery life, and an awesome looking device.
Edit: I'm pretty sure the WM Port could be removed and an USB-C port added instead (thinking about the port's pinout). It's not something impossible, though I'm not sure anyone tried it. We used other ports than USB-C before. It was never a problem for me, though USB-C is more convenient, for sure.
Does anyone really wish the WM1Z had a USB-C port over the Walkman port? Is the Walkman port a decent quality port at least? As in much better than micro USB? Are you at all tempted to buy the ZX507? Or does the WM1Z just sound so good it hardly matters?
Does anyone really wish the WM1Z had a USB-C port over the Walkman port? Is the Walkman port a decent quality port at least? As in much better than micro USB? Are you at all tempted to buy the ZX507? Or does the WM1Z just sound so good it hardly matters?
I just checked because the title didn't mention which iem. The price that you see now is actually only for 1Z and Silver Dragon, choosing the iem from the list will increase the price to at least 1000 more
I wonder... Does the super-expensive cable plays really better than cheaper stock cable? I doubt. In many cases it's a placebo effect or psychosomatic deceiving. I've bought Oriveti Afinity SE cable and it sounds a little better than stock Andromeda Litz. 5% better IMO. For 300 bucks quality increase is unprofitable.
I wonder... Does the super-expensive cable plays really better than cheaper stock cable? I doubt. In many cases it's a placebo effect or psychosomatic deceiving. I've bought Oriveti Afinity SE cable and it sounds a little better than stock Andromeda Litz. 5% better IMO. For 300 bucks quality increase is unprofitable.
I will not describe anything as placebo easily. Cable does play a role of sound tuning and provide a more comfortable wearing in my experience. Whether it worths the price, it is simply upto ability and the amount that a buyer willing to pay for the final piece of sound improvement.
I wonder... Does the super-expensive cable plays really better than cheaper stock cable? I doubt. In many cases it's a placebo effect or psychosomatic deceiving. I've bought Oriveti Afinity SE cable and it sounds a little better than stock Andromeda Litz. 5% better IMO. For 300 bucks quality increase is unprofitable.
It’s kind of a situation by situation choice. I’m not sure about currently, but in the past there has been huge threads comparing cables. Some folks even choose the cable first and IEM second to go with the music they think they are optimizing.
But in measurements IEM cables do actually offer difference electronic resistance. Also even whole groups with different DAPs and different IEMs will at some point agree on a tone character for a particular cable.
So in general people will agree on different traits from a 4 wire or 8 wire cable, gold and silver mixtures will sound brighter at times and OFC or OCC cables are known to make differences. Some people hear them, and whole groups will agree on traits. Though typically these purchases are either as insurance to make sure your doing it right, or to try and use a cable to dial in a particular sound.
It’s nothing worth anyone getting emotional about really. Some people hear a difference and some don’t. Probably the biggest success in our group here has been the addition of both Kimber and AXIOS cables making a special noticeable improvement on full size headphones.
Though it could be said that the area is at the level of fractions of improvement per $100 spent, still some focus and believe in the success and reality of the added improvement.
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