[obileye obiyemi]

Thank you!

 

[Quadfather]

It strikes me that the Sony NW-WM1A treble sounds so natural tonight. Perfectly exteneed like just me and air between the cymbals.

 

[gerelmx1986]

It's the same soo natral treble, the air between the soloist violin and then the orchestra, so damn clear

 

[pietcux]

Hello folks! I need some help here. Does Sony Walkman Z1 or A1 capable of driving Audeze lcd2, sennheiser hd 650 or others full size headphones? Thanks

In my opinion the A1 can easily drive the HD650 unbalanced in high gain mode. I am around 80 to 90 volume out of 120. It sounds very much alive. The A1 has around 80 hours on the unbalaced amp section as of today, the HD650 is a few year old and well broken in. I am using the standard cable with the standard adapter. Going balanced is planned and will probably even improve the performance of this combo.

 

[aisalen]

Can't wait with my unit to arrive, the waiting is unbearable. Sold my Opus 1 already, good that I have still my Aune m2 pro to use.

 

[Quadfather]

Can't wait with my unit to arrive, the waiting is unbearable. Sold my Opus 1 already, good that I have still my Aune m2 pro to use.

Wait for burn in. That is when things get awesome.

 

[gerelmx1986]

LOL , I had no DAP before getting my 1A. I had to wait like TWO MONTHS to finally listen to it haha

 

[Lavakugel]

Impressions needed:

Wm1z/a with Noble 10 / Katana / Encore vs. Oriolus MK2

Thanks for sharing

 

[aisalen]

Actually I got it 2nd hand in very mint condition used for about 3 months so probably it is burned already. For 800usd with spc cable (don't know yet if it is 4.4mm), 2.5mm to 4.4mm pentacon adaptor, sony case and one 4.4mm male male plug to be use when need re-termination of a balance cable. I feel like I win a lotto

 

[gerelmx1986]

I saw the leaked pics of the NW-ZX300, it looks nice but i'd rather skip and keep my WM1A

 

[spook76]

Late to jump on board the 1Z bandwagon and I have question for those that have paired it with the Shure KSE1500. Can I and if so should I use a 4.4mm balanced to 3.5mm analog interconnect between the 1Z and the KSE? I appreciate any help and pardon me if this question has been asked and answered before.

 

[animalsrush]

Impressions needed:

Wm1z/a with Noble 10 / Katana / Encore vs. Oriolus MK2

Thanks for sharing

I use noble k10 CIEM with effect audio lionheart in balanced 4.4 mm with wm1z as portable listening gear.. wm1z just brings out all the glory of k10 . So much detail retrieval , great soundstage and with lionheart vocals are simply sublime. Pure organic sound. I also set the D.C. phase linearizer to "type a low" it makes k10 detailed bass so god close to speaker effect. So to simply answer your question .. great synergy between k10 and w1z very musical and non fatiguing. highly recommended

Pc

 

[nanaholic]

Late to jump on board the 1Z bandwagon and I have question for those that have paired it with the Shure KSE1500. Can I and if so should I use a 4.4mm balanced to 3.5mm analog interconnect between the 1Z and the KSE? I appreciate any help and pardon me if this question has been asked and answered before.

No - you can't connect a balance output into single end input, the connection will short-circuit the L-/R- channels and cause damage to the source. It's not just Walkmans it applies to all balance connections.

 

[spook76]

No - you can't connect a balance output into single end input, the connection will short-circuit the L-/R- channels and cause damage to the source. It's not just Walkmans it applies to all balance connections.

Thank you for your quick and helpful reply. I appreciate it.

 

[Virtu Fortuna]

Impressions needed:

Wm1z/a with Noble 10 / Katana / Encore vs. Oriolus MK2

Thanks for sharing

I'm listening the Oriolus with the balanced 4.4mm Ares II cable (Effect Audio). I can say I'm in heaven! Wonderful match. I thought Oriolus will not pair well because both the DAP and the IEM has the same approach, so I thought the match would be too bassy and warm, but no, it's great.