[Mystic Traveller]

Will release it in a few hours

Wow, unbelievable, mate!! Kudos! Wonders never cease.
A new life to A45 and A55.

BTW, guys, now as it comes to 45/55 in light of new @MrWalkman "technology leap"
which one is better to buy second-hand as long as price more or less the same - 45 or 55?

Which one would be a tad better hardware, "insides" wise?
I may now consider one to score for "on the run" use, thanks to our friend! ✌

 

[nc8000]

Yes, it works just fine



Will release it in a few hours, I need to rest, haha

Guess I will change the name shown via Bluetooth to A45.

And it also has the DSEE HX AI, like the WM1 and ZX300 mods

Would you be able to expand the database partition size ?
Atm the A45 maxes out at about 38.000 tracks as opposed to the 1A/1Z that maxes out at about 80.000 tracks

 

[gerelmx1986]

Wow, unbelievable, mate!! Kudos! Wonders never ceaze.
A new life to A45 and A55.

BTW, guys, now as it comes to 45/55 in light of new @MrWalkman "technology leap"
which one is better to buy second-hand as long as price more or less the same - 45 or 55?

Which one would be a tad better hardware, "insides" wise?
I may now consider one to score for "on the run" use, thanks to our friend! ✌

I had the A55 which sony claims to have gold solder points. It sounds good despite the size, but i found it too small including. Hardware buttons, I sold it last week to Lativia

 

[nc8000]

In regards to the earlier discussion about sorting by artist and album. I have now added the ALBUMSORTORDER tag to all my ABBA albums to get them sorted in release order, deleted the files from my 1Z and copied them over again (with a disconnect from my pc between deleting and copying) and it makes absolutely no difference. The albums are still sorted alphabetically by the ALBUM tag and not by the ALBUMSORTORDER tag that contains <year> <album name> fx. 1973.1 Ring Ring, 1974.1 Waterloo and so on. So the conclussion must be that the Sony OS does NOT support the sortorder tags

Edit: The correct tag name to use is ALBUMSORT and not ALBUMSORTORDER. When using ALBUMSORT the albums are now sorted according to release year but still displayed from the ALBUM tag

 

[mwhals]

In regards to the earlier discussion about sorting by artist and album. I have now added the ALBUMSORTORDER tag to all my ABBA albums to get them sorted in release order, deleted the files from my 1Z and copied them over again (with a disconnect from my pc between deleting and copying) and it makes absolutely no difference. The albums are still sorted alphabetically by the ALBUM tag and not by the ALBUMSORTORDER tag that contains <year> <album name> fx. 1973.1 Ring Ring, 1974.1 Waterloo and so on. So the conclussion must be that the Sony OS does NOT support the sortorder tags



Edit: The correct tag name to use is ALBUMSORT and not ALBUMSORTORDER. When using ALBUMSORT the albums are now sorted according to release year but still displayed from the ALBUM tag

That's the correct order. Glad you got it sorted out. Also glad I am not the only one with all of ABBA's albums.

 

[mwhals]

Hehe now you got lp6k on ypur radar hehe woopy!

Have you also considered the master questyle?

No, I am not considering the QP Master. It still has the same UI as my QP1R and QP2R. I love the sound of them, but really want a different UI.

 

[Vitaly2017]

Well, that’s just the thing. When does a piece of equipment do it’s job and decidedly remain in place. My Grandparents had a fridge in their garage that had been running from 1955 till 2000. Why, because it did it’s job. And actually refrigerators are funny things as they are one of few pieces of purchased appliances which never stop running. But because the fridge did it’s intended function then it was allowed to stay in continuous use. Also my Grandparents were thrifty having lived through The Great Depression. The question is if the players leave you wanting more? Audiophile purchasing is based on both factual research and fickle emotions. In my history I’ve never experienced the sound of the 1Z/1A........as they simply sound better than any gear I’ve ever owned.

Now maybe the Walkman 1Z/1A Mark 2 will also be an improvement as that’s typically what we have come to expect? And who knows maybe MrWalkman’s firmware opened what sound possibilities were what was planned for our purchasing future by Sony?

What we have seen is that technology does not come at a gradual pace. Technological improvements come in bursts of progress with fall out refinement. It may be a clue as to the missing 1A/1Z MK2 models?

They can’t make better yet?

They will make it better...
The parts and technology is here.
Look sony released dmp-z1 this is their answer for the next big thing as an upgrade to wm1z/1a....

If you look whats inside dmp z1 and zx507 it is whats going to be next inside 1a and 1z mark 2.

But maybe sony is wheeling to invent 1 more innovation and introduce it inside the new m2 wm1 players.

In any time it will happen, for now we have dmp-z1 and zx507 as new innovation and wm1 daps are still good to go now

 

[Gamerlingual]

They will make it better...
The parts and technology is here.
Look sony released dmp-z1 this is their answer for the next big thing as an upgrade to wm1z/1a....

If you look whats inside dmp z1 and zx507 it is whats going to be next inside 1a and 1z mark 2.

But maybe sony is wheeling to invent 1 more innovation and introduce it inside the new m2 wm1 players.

In any time it will happen, for now we have dmp-z1 and zx507 as new innovation and wm1 daps are still good to go now

Meaning the ZX507 exceeded the WM1Z?

 

[Sonywalkmanuser]

Though I wonder if the DSEE HX AI on the ZX507 is different from the one from DMP-Z1 in the form of a more powerful version since the ZX507/A105 has a quad core 1.8ghz Arm A53 processor.

I have compared A105 against ZX507 single-ended.

They do share the same sound signature.

The difference I notice is that the A105 starts to have amplifer distortion if you push volume over 100. The ZX507 single ended remains distortion free to the max volume.

 

[Vitaly2017]

Meaning the ZX507 exceeded the WM1Z?

I didn't say that
I can tell zx507 is very good in sound quality not inferior. 1z wins with purity and cleaness in sound path.

Zx507 has better sub bass due to new caps and new solder with gold

Best combo match to have for home dmp-z1 + on the go zx507

 

[aceedburn]

I didn't say that
I can tell zx507 is very good in sound quality not inferior. 1z wins with purity and cleaness in sound path.

Zx507 has better sub bass due to new caps and new solder with gold

Best combo match to have for home dmp-z1 + on the go zx507

Most reports I’ve read said that with the new 2.0 firmware sub bass is reduced significantly and the sound is very much brighter now on the zx507.

 

[Valsi203]

I'm considering pairing WM1A or WM1Z(or Lotoo Paw 6000) with Noble Audio Katana (
it will come next week ).
Do you have a recommendation, experiences with this combination?
Dilemma, which player to buy?
Thanks for yours answers.
Ladislav.

 

[Earbones]

It also has a weak output volume in european versions and mediocre battery in comparision to WM1 series. No need to excitement for me, I've had my history with Android based DAPs.

Set up correctly, the ZX-500/507 has better battery life than WM1 series. But I agree with the problematic output volume in EU versions.

And unless your Android-based DAP experience is with another Sony, then it’s not really comparable. Rock-solid OS and instant access to the Google App store are beautiful things. I love my A&K for the sound quality and power, but the semi-licensed, stripped-down, installing-apps-from-quasi-legal-loader-sites “Android experience” offered by A&K, Fiio, iBasso, and others is a far cry from what Sony brings to the table.

That said, as I’ve stated a few times before in this thread, the Sony Android experience may be polished, but it comes at the expense of hi-res streaming... Which does essentially hamstring their streaming players from sounding as good as they can with apps.

 

[captblaze]

Set up correctly, the ZX-500/507 has better battery life than WM1 series. But I agree with the problematic output volume in EU versions.

And unless your Android-based DAP experience is with another Sony, then it’s not really comparable. Rock-solid OS and instant access to the Google App store are beautiful things. I love my A&K for the sound quality and power, but the semi-licensed, stripped-down, installing-apps-from-quasi-legal-loader-sites “Android experience” offered by A&K, Fiio, iBasso, and others is a far cry from what Sony brings to the table.

That said, as I’ve stated a few times before in this thread, the Sony Android experience may be polished, but it comes at the expense of hi-res streaming... Which does essentially hamstring their streaming players from sounding as good as they can with apps.

OOB does Android SRC come in to play?

 

[Gamerlingual]

I didn't say that
I can tell zx507 is very good in sound quality not inferior. 1z wins with purity and cleaness in sound path.

Zx507 has better sub bass due to new caps and new solder with gold

Best combo match to have for home dmp-z1 + on the go zx507

Hence the question mark at the end. Asking