[nioh]

Hey, I've been using the 707 since last year and unfortunately today it got stuck in a crash restart loop. I opened the google play store and did an update all apps and then it caused the walkman to crash. Ever since then it's been restarting, has a moment where it runs fine while its starting then crashes and restarts.

I haven't been able to reach the factory reset on time and unfortunately since it's Android 12, can't boot to recovery mode. Any ideas for a solution before I have to result to a service to sort the issue or send it to sony?

https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/2852139?hl=en

This is for the Pixel phone, but should work on any Android device. Give it a try ?

 

[KopiCPeng]

Commenting here since I am getting ZX707 soon, and going to spend my weekend reading up this forum on zx707 tips XD

 

[Ghisy]

I flew my first long distance flight with the ZX707 and I'm a little bit disappointed with the battery life. I only got around 15 hours when it's advertised for 20. I used the balanced port with IEMs and only 320 kbps mp3s stored on a micro SD card.

My Cowon Plenue R2 did last for 20 hours, I always got a few hours to spare.

I wanted to switch to FLAC files but I'm afraid battery life will take a hit even more.

 

[gb130]

I flew my first long distance flight with the ZX707 and I'm a little bit disappointed with the battery life. I only got around 15 hours when it's advertised for 20. I used the balanced port with IEMs and only 320 kbps mp3s stored on a micro SD card.

My Cowon Plenue R2 did last for 20 hours, I always got a few hours to spare.

I wanted to switch to FLAC files but I'm afraid battery life will take a hit even more.

Can you charge it with a battery pack while listeneing?

 

[iskender299]

I'm going back to Japan at the end of the month.
Need to get new bikinis for IER-M9
Maybe maybe a case for the Walkman (but not very convinced so far)
And probably I'll marry the walkman to a new pair of MDR-MV1

 

[Ghisy]

Can you charge it with a battery pack while listeneing?

I don't know? But let's face it, this would not be convenient on a plane. (my external battery is like 20.000 mAh, it's quite heavy)

 

[MudEnjoyer]

Maybe maybe a case for the Walkman (but not very convinced so far)

I have the og case by Sony and I cannot recommend it. I am sure there are better options out there.

 

[MudEnjoyer]

I flew my first long distance flight with the ZX707 and I'm a little bit disappointed with the battery life. I only got around 15 hours when it's advertised for 20. I used the balanced port with IEMs and only 320 kbps mp3s stored on a micro SD card.

My Cowon Plenue R2 did last for 20 hours, I always got a few hours to spare.

I wanted to switch to FLAC files but I'm afraid battery life will take a hit even more.

My runtime is also disappointing even after disabling most of the bloat. It is what it is I guess. The perks of listening to high volume on low sensitivity earphones.

 

[musingclouds]

Commenting here since I am getting ZX707 soon, and going to spend my weekend reading up this forum on zx707 tips XD

https://www.reddit.com/r/walkman/comments/1aglo9u/debloated_zx707_everything_works_perfect_but_one/ And comment section

 

[ttt123]

I flew my first long distance flight with the ZX707 and I'm a little bit disappointed with the battery life. I only got around 15 hours when it's advertised for 20. I used the balanced port with IEMs and only 320 kbps mp3s stored on a micro SD card.

My Cowon Plenue R2 did last for 20 hours, I always got a few hours to spare.

I wanted to switch to FLAC files but I'm afraid battery life will take a hit even more.

Playtime should be longer in Direct Mode. As the environment on a plane is quite noisy, it should be enjoyable without extra DSP/EQ, in Direct Mode?
This would be a compromise, for a specific situation, where you want longer battery life.

The advertised battery life is dependent on a lot of factors, as listed in the manual.

 

[musingclouds]

Are you using the Sony Music App too? Also is it debloated?

 

[Ghisy]

Playtime should be longer in Direct Mode. As the environment on a plane is quite noisy, it should be enjoyable without extra DSP/EQ, in Direct Mode?
This would be a compromise, for a specific situation, where you want longer battery life.

I wasn't using any EQ. Not sure if Direct Mode was selected, I'll check.

Are you using the Sony Music App too? Also is it debloated?

Yup and yup.

 

[Sonywalkmanuser]

I flew my first long distance flight with the ZX707 and I'm a little bit disappointed with the battery life. I only got around 15 hours when it's advertised for 20. I used the balanced port with IEMs and only 320 kbps mp3s stored on a micro SD card.

My Cowon Plenue R2 did last for 20 hours, I always got a few hours to spare.

I wanted to switch to FLAC files but I'm afraid battery life will take a hit even more.

Was High res streaming mode turned on? This mode has increased battery consumption.

Sony’s listed overly ideal battery life might be achievable if you don’t keep changing tracks and don’t turn on the screen too often and in direct source mode with high res streaming mode off, Bluetooth and wifi also switched off.

15hours on a dap is already really good real world results in my opinion especially if you compare to other similar dap in similar price categories.


Also consider debloating your Walkman to disable/remove Google bloatware for better battery life:
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/sony-wm1am2-and-wm1zm2-android-walkman-optimization-guide.962975/

 

[gb130]

I am looking for a good case if anyone has any suggestions.

 

[DantoIzzo]

I don't know? But let's face it, this would not be convenient on a plane. (my external battery is like 20.000 mAh, it's quite heavy)

there are charging ports on a plane.