DSD is still the king of Audiophile Format, the real Uncompressed codec , I would trade both AptX-HD and MQA for my USB-DAC feature about Now! I want my YouTube and Netflix to sound like a portable theater on my IPad Pro!
I noticed on the Sony UK site that the BP version comes with a detachable 4.4mm balanced cable. However, this model doesn't appear to be available on the UK.
So, are these IEMs worth getting for the 1A or are they not really good enough? I'm considering the Sennheiser IE800S if not...
I do also think this firmware also boosted up the loudness some more. I used to listen to at 85 or so comfortably 4.4 with utopia, now it has to be 70...can not go to 85 LOL, it would get uncomfortable
Just to make sure with my 1a having the EU version of the with Japanese o/s running on it, will it still be okay running the 2.0 update and won't mess anything up?
I remember when the zx1 first fw update changed the sound.. For the better as the mids werent sounding right and they thankfully put that right and must of realised. They may not be active on here but they can still read
Seeing the track Stull displaying a dash for the total in the song information pop-up, I will wipe my primary hard drive and copy the music untouched from backup
It is important to recognize that the ZX has a major feature the WM1A does not, but the fact of the matter is that the chip inside the WM1A is different than in the ZX. If it were possible to put a dac feature in the 1A, the 2.0 patch would have been the time to do it. Sony did not, and there is no reason to believe that they will in the future.
Just updated to V2.0 and listening to familiar songs through Utopia from 4.4 out. Initial impressions seem to be slightly more air which may translate to a slightly bigger sound stage. SQ seems to be tighter across the frequency range and not just in the low frequency range. Comparing to previous version it seems to be slightly brighter and as a result seems to be slightly less warm from previous version. I agree with previous observation that volume seems to be 3-5 steps stronger.
It is important to recognize that the ZX has a major feature the WM1A does not, but the fact of the matter is that the chip inside the WM1A is different than in the ZX. If it were possible to put a dac feature in the 1A, the 2.0 patch would have been the time to do it. Sony did not, and there is no reason to believe that they will in the future.
Maybe you are right.
But - lets hope - not
Sony chip inside it is programmable chip for sure, so I can presume that they are able to make DAC function in the future. Why not doing it now - marketing. They want to sell PHA3 and other devices, keeping "purist" status of WM1.
Hope die last
@Sony guys - we still want DAC. Please - Christmas are coming
In terms of the volume being higher in 2.0, on second thought, it may be the brighter sound signature that makes it sound like louder, somebody will have to use a SPL meter to measure the sound at the same volume level prior to upgrade to confirm the volume is indeed higher.
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