[miguel.yarce]

I've got them from new not a long ago, a nice pair with my 1A - got maybe 20 hrs of listening
on them so they are still burning in IMO. I have a feeling that a sound stage have been getting wider
throughout those hours - maybe due to burning in in progress, or 'cos my brain is getting adjusted to the new source, or both.. It was always a tricky question.

Yes same with me, in fact I sold them very quickly, at the moment I have the original Z7 but I dont have the wm1a sold it too now I am using them with a fiio m11pro and ibasso dx200 amp8, so I didnt use the wm1a with the z7 original only with the z7m2.

 

[MrLocoLuciano]

Hardware and firmware modded WM1A is driving very well the Odin so far despite their 3 Ohms impedance.
Bass texture is insane. Impressed.

 

[Whitigir]

Hardware and firmware modded WM1A is driving very well the Odin so far despite their 3 Ohms impedance.
Bass texture is insane. Impressed.

Oh Woaow !!! Congratulations on a killer combo.

 

[Curtisvill]

I am sure this question has already been answered in one of the 2912 prior pages but I struggled to find the answer.

I have a new to me wm1z on the way. I would like to connect it to the usb type b input on my DAC. I think that the best way to do this would be to purchase the Walkman Cradle BCR-NWH10 for NW-ZX2/ZX1/A10/F880. That would then allow me to use the digital out on the cradle and connect with a USB type A to B cable, I could just use a printer cable for that matter. If you have any other suggestions I am open. Thanks.

John

 

[Amber Rain]

I am sure this question has already been answered in one of the 2912 prior pages but I struggled to find the answer.

I have a new to me wm1z on the way. I would like to connect it to the usb type b input on my DAC. I think that the best way to do this would be to purchase the Walkman Cradle BCR-NWH10 for NW-ZX2/ZX1/A10/F880. That would then allow me to use the digital out on the cradle and connect with a USB type A to B cable, I could just use a printer cable for that matter. If you have any other suggestions I am open. Thanks.

John

That's the expensive option, the cheaper option is to purchase the Sony WMC-NWH10 USB cable and then attach a USB cable to this and to your DAC.

 

[Curtisvill]

That's the expensive option, the cheaper option is to purchase the Sony WMC-NWH10 USB cable and then attach a USB cable to this and to your DAC.

Thank you!!!

 

[lmf22]

So for portable storage capacity, how much is enough for everyone? 256GB UHS II vs 512GB UHS I vs 1TB UHS I are my choices.

I have a 512GB Samsung Evo Select card that fits most of my music collection (AIFF and MP3; 44kHz/16bit to 192kHz/24bit).

 

[asquare3376]

Or IER-Z1R haha, perhaps the most logical upgrade path from XBA-Z5

Owned and sold the IER-Z1R. May buy it asain later this year

 

[Icekuma]

I had a Macbook for work, and I was trying to enable some kind of direct mode for Roon. This was useful for getting Roon to directly access the DAC, bypassing the MacOS CoreAudio sound API.

Doing this involved replacing the CoreAudio KEXT with a previous version of that file. I know for sure it was a painful process, but for MacOS users it could be useful as you should do it once and then you should be able to freely use any firmware installer from there on.

This link contains the tutorial for replacing the KEXT file, and the tutorial should be also usable for placing other KEXT files in there. If it's not too complicated, maybe you could try this method and do a tutorial for it, if it works, @Lookout57.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hqeai0fs8m5o5ey/AudirvanaCatalinaDirectMode.zip?dl=0

Edit: I succeeded in doing the KEXT thing by the way, and all worked as intended.

I am going to try this later. Thank you

 

[asquare3376]

While I really liked the sound on the Z5 I find the Z1R to be superior. Also the Z5 had the worst and most uncomfortable fit of any universal iem I have ever tried.

For me it's the other way around. Z5 fits perfect, won't slip out or cause ear ache... Z1R is intolerable after 30-45 mins

 

[Lookout57]

I am going to try this later. Thank you

No need to, it still doesn't work on Catalina.

 

[Sonywalkmanuser]

I've got them from new not a long ago, a nice pair with my 1A - got maybe 20 hrs of listening
on them so they are still burning in IMO. I have a feeling that a sound stage have been getting wider
throughout those hours - maybe due to burning in in progress, or 'cos my brain is getting adjusted to the new source, or both.. It was always a tricky question.

Normally you don’t have to do much burn in with headphones or iems. But in the case of the Sony Liquid Crystal Polymer Drivers, it is a very stiff material and will need time to loosen up. After about 200hours of usage, you should notice the 1AM2 sounding more dynamic, especially in the bass response and also the vocals being more transparent and not veiled as before.

I find that with DSEE HX AI, the 1AM2 has great soundstage. Nothing to complain at all.

One recommendation I will make is to use DC Phase Linearizer Type B Low for 1AM2, it keeps the bass transients from overtaking the whole sound spectrum.

 

[aceedburn]

For me it's the other way around. Z5 fits perfect, won't slip out or cause ear ache... Z1R is intolerable after 30-45 mins

Exactly my experience too as i have stated before. Z5 fits me perfectly and sounds much better than Z1R to my ears. I re-iterate, music is meant for enjoyment and not for analysing. Z1R is very clinical sounding and harsh overall. Never as smooth as Z5.

 

[littlexx26]

Exactly my experience too as i have stated before. Z5 fits me perfectly and sounds much better than Z1R to my ears. I re-iterate, music is meant for enjoyment and not for analysing. Z1R is very clinical sounding and harsh overall. Never as smooth as Z5.

what cable you use with z1r?

 

[aceedburn]

what cable you use with z1r?

I tried it with the same kimber kable I use for the Z5.