equalspeace
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Hmmm, really? A35 better than ZX300?
I don’t believe it will continue to sound better once the zx300 has 250 or so hours on it
Hmmm, really? A35 better than ZX300?
I don’t believe it will continue to sound better once the zx300 has 250 or so hours on it
I’m really surprised by that... my zx300 sounded really great from the box, yes it was probably getting a bit more detailed and tighter after 100hrs or so, but THAT much different?...!?!??
I thought it was only the plastic capacitors that actually ‘required’ (according to Sony’s website) the burn-in because of the way they function... and pretty sure the A-35 doesn’t have that spec of ‘caps’, so burn-in would most likely be ears getting used to things.
After 100hrs I remember there was not much difference. My ZX300 really started to shine after 300hrs.
You'll have to let that baby play overnight, or your ZX300 will be old before you'll have the best of its capabilities
I’m really surprised by that... my zx300 sounded really great from the box, yes it was probably getting a bit more detailed and tighter after 100hrs or so, but THAT much different?...!?!??
I thought it was only the plastic capacitors that actually ‘required’ (according to Sony’s website) the burn-in because of the way they function... and pretty sure the A-35 doesn’t have that spec of ‘caps’, so burn-in would most likely be ears getting used to things.
I went back to 2.01 after having 2.02 for a month. The sound changes quite significantly, 01 has dry sound with textured bass which has more quantity as well, 02 has wider soundstage with less bass and more in your face treble. It is matter of taste, I do not think any version sounds better or worse but I went back to 2.01 for its non-fatiguing sound.Is there any reason NOT to upgrade the FW from 2.01 to 2.02? No controversies here like with the WM1A, right?
I bought mine (new) just over a year ago. It came with 1.07 installed, and I installed 2.0 as soon as it was available. I recently installed 2.02...I haven't seen any reference to 2.01 as a downloadable option (maybe it was rolled out with new NW-SX300 units?). I haven't noticed any differences in audio tone since upgrading to 2.02 (it does cure the track gapping issue when using Bluetooth).Is there any reason NOT to upgrade the FW from 2.01 to 2.02? No controversies here like with the WM1A, right?
I'm on 2.01 and my EQ settings save.
You can roll back FW settings for ZX300, same as for the WM!x. Just upgrade/downgrade with the FW file you want. Same procedure. Sony upgrade software does not check whether you are downgrading or not. It allows you to load any FW version that you want. Check online and you will find the various FW versions. Or people on the forum can provide.Not much I can do because as I understand it you can't roll-back to earlier firmware versions...
Can you point me at a download location for earlier firmware versions? The Sony site only has the latest version available (2.02), and I'm not sure whether 2.01 was ever available for download (do you know what the release date was?). Sony information on the website also states "After updating, the firmware cannot be reverted to an earlier version", but if you've successfully downgraded and I can find 2.01 I'll give it a shot...You can roll back FW settings for ZX300, same as for the WM!x. Just upgrade/downgrade with the FW file you want. Same procedure. Sony upgrade software does not check whether you are downgrading or not. It allows you to load any FW version that you want. Check online and you will find the various FW versions. Or people on the forum can provide.
PM me and I will give you a link to my uhub sharing site. The 2 earlier FW are over 200mb. I also just tried downgrading to FW 2.01, and no problems. Same warnings as for the WM1x, but no problems with using any FW you want. ( I had to figure out how to use uhub, as it was upgraded, and I forgot how to use it )Can you point me at a download location for earlier firmware versions? The Sony site only has the latest version available (2.02), and I'm not sure whether 2.01 was ever available for download (do you know what the release date was?). Sony information on the website also states "After updating, the firmware cannot be reverted to an earlier version", but if you've successfully downgraded and I can find 2.01 I'll give it a shot...