[mw7485]

How exactly do you downgrade the firmware? I've not tried it but I would have assumed that the update tool will not flash the firmware over a newer firmware build.

I'm guessing the "Restore to Factory Configuration" takes the firmware back to the original, then you just install the required version. Just guessing though.

 

[musicisthekey]

How exactly do you downgrade the firmware? I've not tried it but I would have assumed that the update tool will not flash the firmware over a newer firmware build.

https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/...layers-nwwm-series/nw-wm1a/downloads/00012236

Make sure to do factory restore after firmware downgrade.

To my ears, v1.1 sounds more balanced and v1.2 sounds slightly U shaped which makes the treble a bit splashy at times.

 

[musicisthekey]

Hi All;
I've been listening to my 1Z for two months now via the SE jack. I purchased a new cable for my iem's, with the intent of starting to listen through the balanced output. With the new cables and the first use of the 4.4, the timber is excellent, and the soundstage is wide, but all other spatial cues have gone, (Much less depth and instrumental separation), and the sound is quite rolled off. My question is whether this is all the cable, or whether the recommended 200 hours of burn in is going to return the appropriate phase coherence and treble extension. I need to make a decision as to whether to return the cable.
So, in summary, what should I expect to hear after a prolonged burn in of the balanced amp side?

thx!

+1

I prefer SE over Balanced as well. Balanced makes lows more controlled, highs more refined and soundstage wider but at the expense of depth and instrument separation. SE, to me, sounds more musical and vivid. It's especially apparent when listening to female vocals.

 

[Whitigir]

Balanced and SE need different burn in for each sockets. Make sure u burn in both before comparison

 

[gerelmx1986]

i didn't know sony players let you downgrade FW, before the new sony OS. usually the exe installer didn't let you perform a downgrading. I tried it but no i couldn't.

If new one lets you do that then cool

 

[musicisthekey]

i didn't know sony players let you downgrade FW, before the new sony OS. usually the exe installer didn't let you perform a downgrading. I tried it but no i couldn't.

If new one lets you do that then cool

Mine is a US version.

 

[gearofwar]

https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/...layers-nwwm-series/nw-wm1a/downloads/00012236

Make sure to do factory restore after firmware downgrade.

To my ears, v1.1 sounds more balanced and v1.2 sounds slightly U shaped which makes the treble a bit splashy at times.

I assume factory reset will get you back to 1.0?

 

[musicisthekey]

I assume factory reset will get you back to 1.0?

Factory reset won't reset installed firmware. It will reset all settings and delete all music files. You have to run the executable file to install a different version of firmware.

 

[gerelmx1986]

I have never experienced a sound quality change with sony firmware updates, whereas with FiiO music players this was a daily bread, update firmware, embrace for a sound change (for better or worse)

 

[Whitigir]

I have never experienced a sound quality change with sony firmware updates, whereas with FiiO music players this was a daily bread, update firmware, embrace for a sound change (for better or worse)

Same here, I can observe different apps in android players too, like Zx2, opus players...dx200...I can t hear differences with 1z firmware

 

[gerelmx1986]

in 238.43GB i managed to fit 770 albums (mix of 24 and 16) or 14030 tracks, with "other files" occupying 1.96GB don't know what are these other files in media go

 

[asquare3376]

in 238.43GB i managed to fit 770 albums (mix of 24 and 16) or 14030 tracks, with "other files" occupying 1.96GB don't know what are these other files in media go

By default MediaGo occupies 10% of device memory for internal uses. You can reduce that by going into Device settings. You can also change whether on the fly conversion happens for the audio file formats to be saved into the device or not.

 

[animalsrush]

It’s crap like this that legitimately pisses me off.

Not the $107 price.. that would piss me off

 

[Whitigir]

Not the $107 price.. that would piss me off

Everything is going up in price

 

[bsimms99]

Not the $107 price.. that would piss me off

I have no problem when something is handmade, its always worth the price in my book instead of mass production