[nofarewell]

your player looks good.

Hey thanks

 

[imparanoic]

any one willing to sell their dignis zx100 case ?

 

[Gosod]

any one willing to sell their dignis zx100 case ?

what do you want? on eBay there are offers!

 

[imparanoic]

any one selling their official sony nw-zx100 case, providing it's good condition

 

[udesign48]

How would you guys rank sound quality of the following units?

Sony ZX1
Sony ZX100
Sony A55 or A45
Pono Player

Some pople said Pono player sounds better than ZX1. I'm curious which option is the best for my iBasso IT01, Mee Audio P1.
I love sound from my Shanling M1. I'm looking for improvements.

 

[Aswald]

I would rate,

1. ZX1 (untouchable resolution and dynamics by the rest here)
2. Tie between ZX100 and Pono (depending on your preference) Pono has balanced outputs which will enable it to sound better than the ZX100 in that respect. Between the two, ZX100 is more balanced sounding and more prominent bass while the Pono may be more "musical" sounding.
3. A55 or A45 rates the same to me.

 

[udesign48]

I would rate,

1. ZX1 (untouchable resolution and dynamics by the rest here)
2. Tie between ZX100 and Pono (depending on your preference) Pono has balanced outputs which will enable it to sound better than the ZX100 in that respect. Between the two, ZX100 is more balanced sounding and more prominent bass while the Pono may be more "musical" sounding.
3. A55 or A45 rates the same to me.

Thanks for your reply!
A used ZX1 is now available for a low price so I should get a ZX1 then.

Do you think ZX2 is a huge improvement from ZX1 in terms of sound quality?

and I'm curious about iBasso R10 vs ZX1.
The best sounding device I've heard is iBasso R10. However it has so many firmware issues and poor quality control (3.5mm stopped working) so I had to sell it.
ZX1 seems to have much better software. I wonder if ZX1 sound better than R10.

 

[purk]

Thanks for your reply!
A used ZX1 is now available for a low price so I should get a ZX1 then.

Do you think ZX2 is a huge improvement from ZX1 in terms of sound quality?

and I'm curious about iBasso R10 vs ZX1.
The best sounding device I've heard is iBasso R10. However it has so many firmware issues and poor quality control (3.5mm stopped working) so I had to sell it.
ZX1 seems to have much better software. I wonder if ZX1 sound better than R10.

ZX2 is better than the ZX1 and closer in over all sound quality to the 1Z. The ZX1 can be a tad aggressive if paired with brighter earphones. I also have the ZX300 and would recommend that over the ZX1.

My ranking:

1Z > ZX300 or ZX2 depending on if you need power or finesse > ZX100 > ZX1 > A45 > A35 > A17

 

[udesign48]

@purk

Thanks, but 1Z is completely out of my budget range now.
I think I will go with ZX1 and XBA N3 combo. I will maybe invest a little more into Sony's 4.4mm balanced cable.

I hope ZX1 will beat iBasso R10 / DX100.

I have Onkyo DP-S1. It has its own signature sound but I think R10 has more details overall. DP-S1 has maybe 85% of R10's clarity and power.
Shanling M1 is maybe a little behind DP-S1. Ruizu A50 has power and clarity but it lacks details. And M1's firmware is way better than A50's.

 

[purk]

@purk

Thanks, but 1Z is completely out of my budget range now.
I think I will go with ZX1 and XBA N3 combo. I will maybe invest a little more into Sony's 4.4mm balanced cable.

I hope ZX1 will beat iBasso R10 / DX100.

I have Onkyo DP-S1. It has its own signature sound but I think R10 has more details overall. DP-S1 has maybe 85% of R10's clarity and power.
Shanling M1 is maybe a little behind DP-S1. Ruizu A50 has power and clarity but it lacks details. And M1's firmware is way better than A50's.

Agreed, the 1Z is way overpriced even though I love mine. If you can afford it, I highly recommend buying the ZX300A instead. You can always add the PHA-2A to bring up the performance to the 1Z level. I used to own the DX100 a long time ago and thought the world of it. Sadly, I couldn't get pass the UI so I sold it. The ZX1 is definitely not as good as the DX100 sound wise. The ZX2 should be at the level to the DX100 if not slightly better but is not as powerful. The ZX100 shares similar sonic traits to the ZX2, but less refined. The ZX300 is an improved ZX1 intern of sound quality and is also powerful enough to drive my HD800.

 

[udesign48]

DX100 sounds amazing but its OS is poorly programmed. It's full of errors. Mine used to take 5+ mins to load up micro SD card every time. I determined it's unusable during the busy morning.
ZX300A sounds like a plan. Thanks for your advices.

Maybe will get a DX200 in the future too.

 

[DONTGIVEUP]

ZX2 has TRRRS ability for balanced listening. It is an all round player, last of it’s league, an extraordinary gentleman with video playback. Stunning video display. Sound is clean and crisp with quite bass.

I wish Sony had done something similar to the ZX1 as it is a beautiful player but lacks that balanced connection that ZX2 has. I wonder if it’s in it but nobody knows about it?

Thanks for your reply!
A used ZX1 is now available for a low price so I should get a ZX1 then.

Do you think ZX2 is a huge improvement from ZX1 in terms of sound quality?

and I'm curious about iBasso R10 vs ZX1.
The best sounding device I've heard is iBasso R10. However it has so many firmware issues and poor quality control (3.5mm stopped working) so I had to sell it.
ZX1 seems to have much better software. I wonder if ZX1 sound better than R10.

 

[purk]

ZX2 has TRRRS ability for balanced listening. It is an all round player, last of it’s league, an extraordinary gentleman with video playback. Stunning video display. Sound is clean and crisp with quite bass.

I wish Sony had done something similar to the ZX1 as it is a beautiful player but lacks that balanced connection that ZX2 has. I wonder if it’s in it but nobody knows about it?

Not a true balanced connection. Just a separate ground. TRRRS = Pentaconn connection. What Sony has is TRRS but amplifier is only in SE.

 

[imparanoic]

I personally feel that NW-ZX1 was sounds fast and a bit bright (the designers designed it that way), great for excitment, but not like the subtle and refined as NW-ZX2 or NW-ZX100, depends what music you listen to as well, if classical, acoustic or vocals, NW-ZX2 is ideal if you can live the slightly laggy UI, but NW-ZX100 is more of all rounder

 

[DONTGIVEUP]

I think ZX100 is a fusion between A15 and ZX1. A little of both. ZX1 is more solid in construction compared to ZX100.
ZX1 has more ‘modern capabilities’ than ZX100.
But to me the battery chosen for the ZX1 is poor for the demand ZX1 needs.
I never had ZX100 so I can’t comment on the sound.

I personally feel that NW-ZX1 was sounds fast and a bit bright (the designers designed it that way), great for excitment, but not like the subtle and refined as NW-ZX2 or NW-ZX100, depends what music you listen to as well, if classical, acoustic or vocals, NW-ZX2 is ideal if you can live the slightly laggy UI, but NW-ZX100 is more of all rounder