[Redcarmoose]

USB-C!

 

[raymogi]

Anyone with 1A/1Z plan to make this a reality in their home?

Caution, its probably priced a bit high up in speaker price hierarchy.

This will complete my desk nicely

 

[Sp12er3]

Then prepare to fork up €7000

 

[gerelmx1986]

very little bass, vocals were pushed forward, and female vocals sounded high pitched.
Overall it sounded like bad DSP.
Stage might have been a bit wider, but everything sounded heady if that makes any sense.
I really missed the 3.01 bass and presentation.

all what you say made me switch back to 3.01

 

[gerelmx1986]

Boo, the new walkmans are android os rather than sony walkman os.
Keeping my trustworthy wm1A until they release newer wm series with no android

 

[518013]

all what you say made me switch back to 3.01

Sorry, didn't mean to dissuade anyone from the new Firmware, but that is how I was hearing the new update

 

[Sp12er3]

They probably will... Or they may just keep producing ZX300, and 1A and 1Z for people that doesn't want android.
Sony likes to keep production of older models when they offer different options. The nice thing is brand new they'd usually then come down in price when a clear successor came to the market.

 

[gerelmx1986]

Sorry, didn't mean to dissuade anyone from the new Firmware, but that is how I was hearing the new update

Y a I heard it also and didnt.like ot, found the same.observations as you

 

[Mindstorms]

very little bass, vocals were pushed forward, and female vocals sounded high pitched.
Overall it sounded like bad DSP.
Stage might have been a bit wider, but everything sounded heady if that makes any sense.
I really missed the 3.01 bass and presentation.

100% agree dough its interesting i wish sony googled sensaura for a change... and add at least a bass rumble slider

 

[Mindstorms]

Sorry if that was confusing. Actually I’m primarily concentrating on the 3.02 update with the 1Z. There is a special sound with the update and 1Z. Didn’t really like the update with the 1A anyway you look at it.

I didnt love for 1A but Its better than 3.00

 

[Mindstorms]

I actually love the new soundstage width of the 3.02 update on my WM1A. I don’t hear any harshness on treble that everyone is talking about and I feel sub bass has more impact. Only effects I have turned on is vinyl Processor set to standard and dsee hx set to standard as well. The vocals are more forward now and positioning and 3D imaging has also improved.

Wich iem you have? are you runing balanced? do you come from 3.01? thanks for the FB

 

[kingdixon]

I tried 3.02 for only like 10 mins, didnt give it a very detailed listening, but i noticed lack of musicality against 3.01, felt the vocals a tad bit warmer on 3.01 and more musical, not sure if it was placebo, but i enjoyed 3.01 more.

I might give it another try later.

 

[aceedburn]

Wich iem you have? are you runing balanced? do you come from 3.01? thanks for the FB

Yes I upgraded from 3.01. Using XBA-Z5 with kimber kable on balanced 4.4mm.

 

[Mindstorms]

I tried 3.02 for only like 10 mins, didnt give it a very detailed listening, but i noticed lack of musicality against 3.01, felt the vocals a tad bit warmer on 3.01 and more musical, not sure if it was placebo, but i enjoyed 3.01 more.

I might give it another try later.

Vocals are diferent i agree they felt like boosted on 1khz area wich gives that bass centric feeling it reminds me of 1.2

 

[aceedburn]

I changed the dsee hx to strings and vinyl Processor to surface noise and I swear I’m getting a much warmer sound, probably even warmer than 3.01. Try it guys. I noticed that everyone who is commenting on the negative changes of 3.02 did not state their eq and sound effect settings or if direct mode is on. Those changes make a very significant change to the listening experience. I too was only using direct mode on for a long time since I had the 1A, but I noticed the vinyl Processor especially adds a warmth that I really like and tones down any harshness if there is. My eq is always flat and I never use Phase Linearizer and dynamic nomaliser.

Maybe someone could try the settings i mentioned above and see if there’s a significant change in sound after updating to 3.02.