You can use it with any USB charger (I use an Apple iPad charger, which can deliver 2.4A to suitable devices), but the ZX300 doesn't seem to charge much faster than using a 1A USB source.
Sony NW-ZX300
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Just wondering, feedback or not, how it can make a difference to alleviate the pressured feeling without weakening the NC signal.
iamkn
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Ah I see.. I just wanted to know if using the charger adaptor would be too much for it to bear since I don't always have a computer. Thank you so much!
dazzerfong
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It's because the tuning process measures the atmospheric pressure in your ears, and also the distance from the drivers to your ears. Instead of thinking it's weakening, think of it as doing it better.
As for what's causing the pressure feeling, nobody knows. However, I did notice that mine actually because even more of a vacuum, but somehow less of a pressure feeling. Kinda like I was suspended in water. For me that was reassuring.
You can actually see what the pressure it's currently optimized with if you use the Sony app.
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Been enjoying mine, using daily for my commute.
Good sound but representative of the way things everywhere are homogenising and regressing into an inferior mess. It's like there's more choice but somehow less substance in everything now.
Sony makes their DAP the way they do because everyone else does. They used to lead, not follow. It's an austere block that sits in your bag, that track comes on and you can't recall the name of it, oh how you wish you had your MD remote of yore with track data to quickly refer to but no you have a minimalist stick that looks like it was designed by Germans.
Deploying the balanced IEMs is a task in itself, fitting them properly is a procedure. Then dismounting them and the complex rig Sony gives you to store them takes too much time so you resort to a primitive soft cloth to wrap them in until the next time you listen.
To pause the music when you go into a store to buy cigarettes or beer you fumble for your "high tech" blutooth remote that is tethered to your bag somewhere, not simply inline with the earphone cable and easy to find. Sure you can weave the cable behind the remote with the right attachment but then u can't use the clip because it's a separate attachment. So you got this weight dislodging your carefully fitted balanced IEMs
2019 sucks. Happy new year
Good sound but representative of the way things everywhere are homogenising and regressing into an inferior mess. It's like there's more choice but somehow less substance in everything now.
Sony makes their DAP the way they do because everyone else does. They used to lead, not follow. It's an austere block that sits in your bag, that track comes on and you can't recall the name of it, oh how you wish you had your MD remote of yore with track data to quickly refer to but no you have a minimalist stick that looks like it was designed by Germans.
Deploying the balanced IEMs is a task in itself, fitting them properly is a procedure. Then dismounting them and the complex rig Sony gives you to store them takes too much time so you resort to a primitive soft cloth to wrap them in until the next time you listen.
To pause the music when you go into a store to buy cigarettes or beer you fumble for your "high tech" blutooth remote that is tethered to your bag somewhere, not simply inline with the earphone cable and easy to find. Sure you can weave the cable behind the remote with the right attachment but then u can't use the clip because it's a separate attachment. So you got this weight dislodging your carefully fitted balanced IEMs
2019 sucks. Happy new year
dazzerfong
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This is too deep for me, feels like I'm falling into Reddit here.
All jokes aside, what IEM do you have?
For use while commuting and shopping wouldn't a decent pair of wireless earbuds be a sensible compromise? When travelling/commuting with my NW-ZX300 I use Sony's WI-SP600Ns, which have pretty good audio and excellent noise cancelling performance. Battery life could be better but I get 5-6 hours playing time, and standby time is great as long as you remember to turn NC off. I concluded a long time ago that looking for ultimate music quality and ease of use when both sitting quietly at home concentrating on the music and when out and about is not yet a realistic goal.
psikey
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Use an alternative then. Nothing easier and sounds fantastic over LDAC. Drive it from my S10 phone or Sony A105. (I modified the BTR5 to loose the clip case and add a lanyard loop instead).
Phone below shown balanced to my SE846's but also has 3.5mm SE.
I just use my Sony A105 wired at home but BTR5 over LDAC 990kbps is superb anyway especially via balanced. The Sony BT remote I got for when I had the ZX300 is just in the cupboard now.
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flibottf
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Use an alternative then. Nothing easier and sounds fantastic over LDAC. Drive it from my S10 phone or Sony A105. (I modified the BTR5 to loose the clip case and add a lanyard loop instead).
Phone below shown balanced to my SE846's but also has 3.5mm SE.
Where did you get that lanyard attachment? Looks metallic too so it would be compatible with a magnetic holder too!
I just use my Sony A105 wired at home but BTR5 over LDAC 990kbps is superb anyway especially via balanced. The Sony BT remote I got for when I had the ZX300 is just in the cupboard now.
psikey
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Syncwire...-Grip-Ring-Phone-Loop-for-Phone-/303322275026
Don't know if magnetic. Most stainless isn't and just mentions zinc alloy for 3M sticky part. I'd imagine available on your Amazon location too but link is UK one.
Don't know if magnetic. Most stainless isn't and just mentions zinc alloy for 3M sticky part. I'd imagine available on your Amazon location too but link is UK one.
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flibottf
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Yup thanks to you I was able to find it on amazon canada, and yes indeed compatible with magnetic mounts! Thanks again!
That's pretty handy.
To optimize the battery life, I've kept the Auto Power Off to 1 hour.
What's really annoying is the device creating a database on every start-up.
If Sony releases another firmware (doubtful with the launch of ZX507), I hope they disable this or atleast give the user an option to disable it in settings.
What's really annoying is the device creating a database on every start-up.
If Sony releases another firmware (doubtful with the launch of ZX507), I hope they disable this or atleast give the user an option to disable it in settings.
Sonywalkmanuser
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zX507 does not update database upon startup or restart.
If you eject the sdcard and reinsert while the device is power up then it updates the database
If device is powered down while reinserting then it never updates.
You can rebuild or update database manually in settings.
The update speed is really fast for most users with smaller sdcards or sane numbers of songs.
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How much data do you have stored and is it on built-in memory or SD card? And how long does it take to build the database? I've commented before that it used to take several minutes but with more recent firmware versions it's much faster...
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