Maybe the E5000's are a bit of a €250 hidden gem as well? I admit they were an impulse buy for me after remembering only a few positive remarks on them here and curiosity got the hang of me.
To name a couple my qdc Anole V3 is actually known for being slightly less detailed than others in it’s $500-$550 price point. The bass is good as well as it’s a good fitting IEM. The 1Z treble makes it better and the soundstage adds to the IEMs soundstage.
The Z5, even though I was belittling it, sounds dramatically improved with the 1Z treble; as the 1Z offers both authority and treble pizzazz!
Probably the reason for that is "card almost full" and the playlist maybe is being saved also in the card. Try to remove some albums from the card and observe or to reformat your card using the player and repopulate your files.
I guess you are right, will try. I'm forced to create 2 playlists depending on where the song is stored, card or player but not sure where playlists are saved. Anyway, thanks.
LDAC can get upto 24/96, and that is high-resolutions. Don’t listen to all that crap about Bluetooth is compressed format and Flac is not....everything Digital in multibit and PCM are compressed, unless DSD which is Direct Stream Digital.
Tidal needs more money as high-res is the most expensive. I know QoBuz needs the highest monthly fees for high-res
However, streaming isn’t going to give you what you want...simply because the app and it algorithm sucks! Period...the reason why Sony only allow Bluetooth streaming is because doing this, at least Sony can interfere with their own DSP and help improve the experiences while avoiding WiFi interferences
Though, the best is to buy your own CD, rip what you want at the lowest compression possible.
IMHO, if you are interested in the WM1A, I would look for a good price in classified instead of buying new.
To be a DAP owner is like being a smartphone owner. There is a long runway of improvements that will come but not here today due to technological limitations. Additionally, DAPs are now seeing more brands enter the high end category when it use to be exclusively Astell Kern. Either you have the discipline to use your DAP for a 5+ year cycle or you go through enough upgrades while losing about 50% of your initial investment each time. Alternatively, if you don't mind being one generation behind, you can buy used DAPs on classified for a very good price, especially when a new model comes out and folks upgrade in mass. I think you will find that the DAP owners who upgrade frequently take immaculate care of their gear because they know they will end up selling with the next upgrade.
Can somebody please break down the sound differences between firmware 2.0, 3.0, and 3.1.
I am using 3.1, Direct Sound off and no DSP options on at the moment. I am finding the mid bass with direct sound to be a bit too much, to the point that it is drowning out micro details. I would like to know if prior firmwares would be better suited for me.
Thank you
Add: 3.0 is pretty bad, bass is weak, no textures. Onto 2.0.
Can somebody please break down the sound differences between firmware 2.0, 3.0, and 3.1.
I am using 3.1, Direct Sound off and no DSP options on at the moment. I am finding the mid bass with direct sound to be a bit too much, to the point that it is drowning out micro details. I would like to know if prior firmwares would be better suited for me.
Thank you
Add: 3.0 is pretty bad, bass is weak, no textures. Onto 2.0.
The player type should also be noted as the firmware is different sounding on each.
2.0 was fine with 1A, but was missing Bluetooth receiver option and DAC option. Also 3.0 introduced vinyl sound filter but 3.0 was unstable, also it took forever for the database to build.
3.01 was a huge jump in sound quality for the 1A over 3.0. Though it also changed the 1Z a little. Still many users use every firmware as it’s subjective which is best. Also remember people are using different IEMs which have different sounds.
But depending on your sound preference, nothing wrong with 2.0 as long as you don’t want the extras.
The only firmware you can’t go back to is 1.0 which came with the very first Walkman introductions. No one I think liked it anyway. But you even now have people liking the very first firmware revision over anything new.
But it’s strange that 1.0 is not around as you would think people may have needed it? Though the next update was fairly fast if I understand things.
As Walkman builds moved along newer ones actually came with newer firmware. I purchased mine in November 2017 just as 2.0 was about to be released. But now I run both the 1A and 1Z with 3.01 as I use the Bluetooth receiver function and like the sound otherwise. By most accounts here, 3.0 was not good with the 1A. That’s the group consensus, though it does not mean it’s right for all.
Add: Just tried 2.0, smaller stage, and glitchy UI. 3.01 is the best, by far.
So I'll stick to Direct Sound off, and no DSP options turned on. It suits me the best.
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