[akãjerovia]

Here you go, man: http://walkman.update.sony.net/fw/pc/WM1/NW-WM1_V3_01.exe

Thanks a lot!

 

[LaValentin]

I have a little bit technical question. Do you know if the recent Walkmans are DC coupled or AC coupled? On my A55 I am measuring around 2 mV DC offset on one channel and 5 mV on the other one, while my decade old NW-S615F measures 0.2 mV and 2 mV. It might be that the WM1A/Z would be more accurately trimmed in case of DC coupled output. Is it anyway normal to have couple mV DC offset?

 

[akãjerovia]

Finally reached 200 hours of the burn in process, but it feels like it's gonna get better. I like the synergy of the 3.01 fw with the Z1R, that bass rumble appears like a mobster. Briefly try the 3.02 fw, i've never hear the Z1R with that much detail, especially in the vocals, my mother lenguage is spanish, so i have to concentrate a bit more to understand the lyrics, but with the 3.02 fw i didn't have to try hard, but the bass was way back in the picture, like if it was grounded, altough it was tight.

Best records i heard so far on the WM1A were "Ella and Louis" 1956 24-96 FLAC and James Blake 2011 again on 24-96 FLAC. To me, this is the sweet spot, i don't have to put it on high gain, have a ton of battery, and after comparing it with 24-192 and DSD albums, to my learning ears there's no difference yet or at all.

 

[akãjerovia]

I'm a ZX300 owner lurking around here for motivation to take the step up, thanks

 

[Maxx134]

Finally reached 200 hours of the burn in process, but it's feel like it's gonna get better. I like the synergy of the 3.01 fw with the Z1R, that bass rumble appears like a mobster. Briefly try the 3.02 fw, i've never hear the Z1R with that much detail, especially in the vocals, my mother lenguage is spanish, so i have to concentrate a bit more to understand the lyrics, but with the 3.02 fw i didn't have to try hard, but the bass was way back in the picture, like if it was grounded, altough it was tight.

Best records i heard so far on the WM1A were "Ella and Louis" 1956 24-96 FLAC and James Blake 2011 again on 24-96 FLAC. To me, this is the sweet spot, i don't have to put it on high gain, have a ton of battery, and after comparing it with 24-192 and DSD albums, to my learning ears there's no difference yet or at all.

Yeah I remember it being agreed that the 3.02 did better on the 1z, and was mixed opinions for the 1a.

If I had 1a, I would still use 3.02, because of the units overall improvements , and then add a firmware mod to it.
Then I would change the region code for last bits of sound tune.

You can quite readily fix that 3.02 impression, just with a region code change alone...
I personally like MX region.

 

[proedros]

Yeah I remember it being agreed that the 3.02 did better on the 1z, and was mixed opinions for the 1a.

If I had 1a, I would still use 3.02, because of the units overall improvements , and then add a firmware mod to it.
Then I would change the region code for last bits of sound tune.

You can quite readily fix that 3.02 impression, just with a region code change alone...
I personally like MX region.

well you have decribed me to a T

i have 1a , using 3.02 , added the Spring FW (from @morgenstern09 and @aceedburn )
oh, and i also changed the regin code into J

 

[akãjerovia]

Yeah I remember it being agreed that the 3.02 did better on the 1z, and was mixed opinions for the 1a.

If I had 1a, I would still use 3.02, because of the units overall improvements , and then add a firmware mod to it.
Then I would change the region code for last bits of sound tune.

You can quite readily fix that 3.02 impression, just with a region code change alone...
I personally like MX region.

It would be nice to merge the 3.01 fw bass with the 3.02 fw detail and soundstage

 

[aceedburn]

It would be nice to merge to the 3.01 fw bass with the 3.02 fw detail and soundstage

You can have it on 3.02 with the seasons firmware collection try it.

 

[Vitaly2017]

I have finally received my modded 1z from romi and started to play with firmwares again lol as everything changed!

I loaded my dsd music from album Jazz at the pawn shop as I found this recording done in a natural way and the open atmosphere of the room where it seems like to be a coffee shop. So I tuned my region and firmware accordingly to that to have the most natural real to life like resonance and perception.

I came down to region CEV and stock fw 3.0.2 maybe things will change later once my burn in process completes but for now I like that new combination.


thanks to @Mindstorms hes chart on regions overview was very help full I could at least have glance of a view to where to head

 

[akãjerovia]

You can have it on 3.02 with the seasons firmware collection try it.

I want to burn in the 1A a bit more before i play with it, but i can imagine the fun you guys must be having, great tunneable player. Made me sold my Plenue 1 to buy an A45 just to have that "Sony sound" with my micro BL while i'm painting, very fun sound. To me the sony's are the only ones yet where i found that "holographicness"

 

[Mindstorms]

Dont you guys notice something different? My name its now correctly spelled lol thansk to the headfi admin AxelCloris! he rules!

 

[Maxx134]

It would be nice to merge to the 3.01 fw bass with the 3.02 fw detail and soundstage

Yes just upgrade to 3.02, then change the region code for that.
I like MX & mx3 but so many others...

thanks to @Mindstorms hes chart on regions overview was very help full I could at least have glance of a view to where to head

Yes his chart is quite amazing.

 

[Vitaly2017]

Dont you guys notice something different? My name its now correctly spelled lol thansk to the headfi admin AxelCloris! he rules!

WoW for real???? I never paid attention to that lo lo lo you where always the mindstorms on my mind


Maybe Alex could help me change my name to Tiger Ears to ? That would be so great!

 

[Highbury73]

WoW for real???? I never paid attention to that lo lo lo you where always the mindstorms on my mind


Maybe Alex could help me change my name to Tiger Ears to ? That would be so great!

 

[Mindstorms]

WoW for real???? I never paid attention to that lo lo lo you where always the mindstorms on my mind


Maybe Alex could help me change my name to Tiger Ears to ? That would be so great!

I think it was a one time exception since it was only a reversed letter lol i was Midnstorms anyways i also have this name registered so it as no problem for them dont think you can be changing names randomly lol