[Dillan]

My personal opinion is to use it normally and let it burn slowly, force burning continuously can wear out the battery. You will get to the stage when the capacitors will mature.

Yep, even if you believe in burn in my advice has always been just use it normal and experience any sound changes first hand. Part of the journey of the product.

 

[nc8000]

Yep, even if you believe in burn in my advice has always been just use it normal and experience any sound changes first hand. Part of the journey of the product.

I usually leave things on loop during the day and listen some hours every evening and rest during the night

 

[musicday]

There are couple of 1Z units new at a lower price on eBay Uk if anyone is interested.

 

[hung031086]

And a mint 1a with over 1000hours is selling if you look at my signature haha.

 

[gerelmx1986]

 

My personal opinion is to use it normally and let it burn slowly, force burning continuously can wear out the battery. You will get to the stage when the capacitors will mature.

Yep, even if you believe in burn in my advice has always been just use it normal and experience any sound changes first hand. Part of the journey of the product.

​i am using it thru the change stage, when i cannot like being at the German courses i let it at home playing alone

 

[gerelmx1986]

 

Ouch that is more than the US price for a new unopened piece. Unfortunately as US dealers, we can't sell out of the US territory or risk losing our Sony dealer authorization and the buyer loses the factory warranty.

Please note that the price includes 19% VAT. So the net price should be comparable.

​sony mexico sells it for $20K mexican pesos about $1100 US Dollar (Price show withouth VAT) vat is usually 16%, with that the final mexican Price would be $1400 pesos less expensive tan what i got it with AJ

 

[gerelmx1986]

 

Thank you for your reply.
I guess that makes it a no go for me.
I can painfully decipher Japanese, but I do not want to bother...

 
Supposedly there is the International version for tourists which has the language options, but not sure where you can get those except the Sony Store.

He can also hack it with the rockbox toolkit

 

[pete338]

depends on your tastes of tuning, are you using SE or the balanced?

On balanced...

 

[gerelmx1986]

On balanced...

at first I was not that impressed by BAL the first few hours but now clocking nearly 30 it starting to grow on me, give it some tine to burn-in properly

 

[AUDIOBREEDER]

There are different capacitors for standard and balanced? I didnt know that.
I don't like the sound coming out from balanced now as it sound tinny with no bass.

 

[nanaholic]

 
Did a bit of late night hacking: re-terminated my T1s with a 4 pin XLR, then cut off the 2.5mm jack of my Brise Audio balanced adapter and put a XLR jack on it. Sounds pretty dman good! 

 

[gerelmx1986]

There are different capacitors for standard and balanced? I didnt know that.
I don't like the sound coming out from balanced now as it sound tinny with no bass.

Yup Polymer FT capacitors.. LOL why my balanced cables look hideous? I thank  @Whitigir for the effort and quality components used.. 

 

[TSAVJason]

​sony mexico sells it for $20K mexican pesos about $1100 US Dollar (Price show withouth VAT) vat is usually 16%, with that the final mexican Price would be $1400 pesos less expensive tan what i got it with AJ

I think Sony really needs to get their pricing more fair globally. It is crazy these differences from territory to territory

 

[soundkist]

There are different capacitors for standard and balanced? I didnt know that.
I don't like the sound coming out from balanced now as it sound tinny with no bass.

 
+1 the decrease in bass on balanced; not sure tinny would be my word of choice, but definitely less depth and impact ("slam"?).  FWIW, over 400 hours burn-in on balanced...

 

[musicday]

​sony mexico sells it for $20K mexican pesos about $1100 US Dollar (Price show withouth VAT) vat is usually 16%, with that the final mexican Price would be $1400 pesos less expensive tan what i got it with AJ

I think Sony really needs to get their pricing more fair globally. It is crazy these differences from territory to territory

We need lower prices for 1Z in UK also.