[fish1050]

  You can self-service your battery I bet i have seen sony glue is not strong, so you can peel the elather and then use some UHU Glue to reglue (no, just don't use super glue!)
 
I´peeled the back of my then X1060, so i assume same applies for zx series and the new signature sound walkmen

To add to that, all Sony DAP's made after 2013 do not have user replaceable batteries anymore.  It was costing Sony to much in lost sales.

 

[proedros]

so anyone here going for the 1Z instead of the 1A ?

 

[gerelmx1986]

 

  You can self-service your battery I bet i have seen sony glue is not strong, so you can peel the elather and then use some UHU Glue to reglue (no, just don't use super glue!)
 
I´peeled the back of my then X1060, so i assume same applies for zx series and the new signature sound walkmen

To add to that, all Sony DAP's made after 2013 do not have user replaceable batteries anymore.  It was costing Sony to much in lost sales.

well if you have soldering skills....

 

[fish1050]

 
well if you have soldering skills....

I am an electronics engineer and I have the necessary skills but without a battery small enough to fit in battery space in the DAP my skills don't matter.  Theoretically you could wire in the battery internally, notch the case to run the wire outside the case and then strap the larger battery to the back of the unit. Make some kind of a water tight protective casing for the battery and you could have a user replaceable battery.
 
It would make your DAP look pretty ugly but I guess it would be better than nothing.  I do know some people who have done that on cheaper DAP's.

 

[gerelmx1986]

 

 
well if you have soldering skills....

I am an electronics engineer and I have the necessary skills but without a battery small enough to fit in battery space in the DAP my skills don't matter.  Theoretically you could wire in the battery internally, notch the case to run the wire outside the case and then strap the larger battery to the back of the unit. Make some kind of a water tight protective casing for the battery and you could have a user replaceable battery.
 
It would make your DAP look pretty ugly but I guess it would be better than nothing.  I do know some people who have done that on cheaper DAP's.

Yes or buy these powerbanks and use the supplied USB cable, i have one minipowerbank my previous employer gave me (only has a half charge capability for a decent sized xperia) sufficient to charge one time my ZX100 batt. to full

 

[fish1050]

 
Yes or buy these powerbanks and use the supplied USB cable, i have one minipowerbank my previous employer gave me (only has a half charge capability for a decent sized xperia) sufficient to charge one time my ZX100 batt. to full

True but then you have to carry another device with you which makes the DAP less portable and get a fraction of the battery life.  I can see myself trying the external battery mod on my A17 once it is out of warranty at least.  The A10/A20 look much easier to open up than the new models.

 

[Whitigir]

I agreed about replacing the battery unit on these flagship Walkman.....

 

[gerelmx1986]

Will these have the dreaded european volume cap? or hope they have a disabable warning LOL, still rethinking wether to buy on my trip to germany or hold it until north america release or risk and import from AJ again

 

[fish1050]

  Will these have the dreaded european volume cap? or hope they have a disabable warning LOL, still rethinking wether to buy on my trip to germany or hold it until north america release or risk and import from AJ again

No getting away from the European volume cap as it is the law and thus unavoidable.  What is so stupid is if they want to protect children's hearing you can buy special child safe headphones with a volume limiter instead of treating everyone like children.  I bought a pair for my niece when she got her first iPod and they work great.

 

[gerelmx1986]

 

  Will these have the dreaded european volume cap? or hope they have a disabable warning LOL, still rethinking wether to buy on my trip to germany or hold it until north america release or risk and import from AJ again

No getting away from the European volume cap as it is the law and thus unavoidable.  What is so stupid is if they want to protect children's hearing you can buy special child safe headphones with a volume limiter instead of treating everyone like children.  I bought a pair for my niece when she got her first iPod and they work great.

Thanks, will test it on Saturn GmbH , and perhaps buy it off amazon.com when released at states side or if i cannot import, typical from amazon US, then i get it from AJ

 

[Whitigir]

Will these have the dreaded european volume cap? or hope they have a disabable warning LOL, still rethinking wether to buy on my trip to germany or hold it until north america release or risk and import from AJ again

Yes, European version will have "CAP" on both Z and A unit. The Japanese engineering team advise to buy the international version or any unit in other market which is Non-Cap.

 

[proedros]

Yes, European version will have "CAP" on both Z and A unit. The Japanese engineering team advise to buy the international version or any unit in other market which is Non-Cap.

 
never buying again EU cap versions from sony

 

[Sonic Defender]

@Sonic Defenderthe 1A is 60mW per channel and the 1Z is 250mW

Thanks mate, both a significant step up in power. Seems Sony listens to more than those who scream for battery life at the expense of power.

 

[gerelmx1986]

 

Will these have the dreaded european volume cap? or hope they have a disabable warning LOL, still rethinking wether to buy on my trip to germany or hold it until north america release or risk and import from AJ again

Yes, European version will have "CAP" on both Z and A unit. The Japanese engineering team advise to buy the international version or any unit in other market which is Non-Cap.

Thanks then either USA import or AJ import

 

[gerelmx1986]

 

@Sonic Defenderthe 1A is 60mW per channel and the 1Z is 250mW

Thanks mate, both a significant step up in power. Seems Sony listens to more than those who scream for battery life at the expense of power.

Yup 4 times the dreaded 15mW betetr for lowly (in terms of volume) mastered records of the 60's - 90's