[Whitigir]

I really wish they would have utilized micro usb rather than Sony proprietary.  One less cable is always a good thing.

WM port were designed by Sony to be Audiophile grade from the ground up sir! I modified many cables from Sony stock, the Pins are thick cores and gold plated through and through. It is also large and stable enough to not come off and damage the motherboard easily.

Micro USB is flimsy, too small to get a good quality pins terminals on it to do Digital output for audio quality and so on....be happy of how Dedicated Sony is with audio gears

 

[Jazzi]

WM port were designed by Sony to be Audiophile grade from the ground up sir! I modified many cables from Sony stock, the Pins are thick cores and gold plated through and through. It is also large and stable enough to not come off and damage the motherboard easily.

Micro USB is flimsy, too small to get a good quality pins terminals on it to do Digital output for audio quality and so on....be happy of how Dedicated Sony is with audio gears

Digital output?  I wasn't aware you could use the cable for digital output.  I use mine to transfer files and charge the unit.  Ahh, I guess you're talking about using it with a dock, which I don't have.  Thanks for the info, though.  I hadn't thought of it in terms of compatibility with the dock.

 

[drjigarn]

I really wish they would have utilized micro usb rather than Sony proprietary.  One less cable is always a good thing.

I hate micro USB ports, they usually end up having problems, but the convenience is undeniable. That's why I bought the Sony adapter that allows you to charge using micro USB, which will stay in my portable kit. While for home I got the dock. This WM1A deal has made me spend so much on accessories lol. I should receive my player tomorrow, so excited!

 

[Jazzi]

I hate micro USB ports, they usually end up having problems, but the convenience is undeniable. That's why I bought the Sony adapter that allows you to charge using micro USB, which will stay in my portable kit. While for home I got the dock. This WM1A deal has made me spend so much on accessories lol. I should receive my player tomorrow, so excited!

I guess everyone has different experiences.  My AK380 utilizes micro usb, and I've never had a problem.  Of course, YMMV, and apparently does.

 

[drjigarn]

I guess everyone has different experiences.  My AK380 utilizes micro usb, and I've never had a problem.  Of course, YMMV, and apparently does.

I've had too many bad experiences with micro USB, I really like USB C.

 

[Tanjiro]

Wow!!! The Balanced cable sounds a HUGE difference to me. I will never go back to SE for sure.:rofl::rofl::rofl:

 

[Jazzi]

Wow!!! The Balanced cable makes a HUGE difference to me. I will never go back to SE for sure.:rofl::rofl::rofl:

Glad to hear that.  On first trial, I didn't see much difference.  I'm going to finish the burn-in for SE first, then go back to balanced and hopefully see a big advantage.

 

[Tanjiro]

Glad to hear that.  On first trial, I didn't see much difference.  I'm going to finish the burn-in for SE first, then go back to balanced and hopefully see a big advantage.

My SE only burnt in about 17.5 hrs and I already noticed a bit improvement. From now on, all the way for Balanced burn in

 

[Stephen George]

 
Stephen, are you saying you were able to register one you bought and imported from another country and was able to register it on Sony US?  

yes, you have to provide a receipt and "other" is a valid way to purchase, the receipt was clearly from japan

 

[Jazzi]

  yes, you have to provide a receipt and "other" is a valid way to purchase, the receipt was clearly from japan
 
it's only a year and i guess with the build quality, it's gonna last long enough

Thanks.  I'll give it a shot.

 

[soundblast75]

Doeas anybody know why the Walkmans do not display some embedded artwork, its really such a waste of time

 

[Whitigir]

Digital output?  I wasn't aware you could use the cable for digital output.  I use mine to transfer files and charge the unit.  Ahh, I guess you're talking about using it with a dock, which I don't have.  Thanks for the info, though.  I hadn't thought of it in terms of compatibility with the dock.

You can buy OTG Walkman cables to digital out as well. Normally the USB to Walkman supplied is for sync and charge only.

 

[Stephen George]

 
Thanks.  I'll give it a shot.

absolutely, it's only a year and with this build, it'll go quick
 
fill out form with serial number and upload jpg/pdf receipt
 
here's what you should see in your email
 
Thank you for registering your NWWM1Z Premium Walkman® with High-Resolution Audio (NW-WM1Z).
Here’s a summary:
Product model #: NWWM1Z
Serial #: XXXXXX <---YOUR SERIAL NUMBER
Purchase location: Other (received as a gift),
Purchase date: 2017-01-11

 

[nanaholic]

  Doeas anybody know why the Walkmans do not display some embedded artwork, its really such a waste of time

 
I really haven't encountered this issue before even with 3000+ tracks in my Walkman, not sure what people are doing.  But I would suggest try not to use any images that are too large, a good rule of thumb is artwork no larger than 500 x 500 pixel in either jpg or png format should work. 
 
Also formats like wav and dff can't embedded artwork.

 

[AnakChan]

Sorry to ask some basic charging questions again. Last night I hooked up the 1Z to my iMac and left it copying my Music overnight. In the morning, I noticed that I had a bar left in the battery - i.e. it wasn't charging whilst it was in USB storage storage mode for copying.

This morning, I had it plugged straight to a 1A wall-USB charger and it was charging the battery.....and all 4 bars were scrolling indicating it was charging :-

1) It looks like when charging, the 1Z is always on - i.e. it can't be switched off, and have it charging in off-mode
2) about 2 hrs later it jumped to FULL. I was expecting to see the bars to turn solid one by one to indicate progress of charge but it just seemed to have gone from all flashing bars to FULL after 2 hrs.

Are the two above normal? If so, then esp for #2, how does one see the progress of the charge?