Feb 24, 2021 at 4:10 AM Post #3,976 of 9,265
I tried both yesterday.

dawn+ had the effect @nc8000 described , a weird echo on mozart string quartets. And lack d the bite of FEv2

Dawn classic sounded indeed pretty nice but i felt the holo and stafe werent as big as FEv2 plus

Midnight on classic and plus lacked big stage of FEv2 plys but again on classic wa nice as opposed to plus which had the same wffect as dawn plus.

reverted to FEv2
 
Feb 24, 2021 at 4:42 AM Post #3,977 of 9,265
I tried both yesterday.

dawn+ had the effect @nc8000 described , a weird echo on mozart string quartets. And lack d the bite of FEv2

Dawn classic sounded indeed pretty nice but i felt the holo and stafe werent as big as FEv2 plus

Midnight on classic and plus lacked big stage of FEv2 plys but again on classic wa nice as opposed to plus which had the same wffect as dawn plus.

reverted to FEv2
Is it with the IER-Z1R for both of you ?
Could be a bad pairing...
 
Feb 24, 2021 at 5:56 AM Post #3,978 of 9,265
Is it with the IER-Z1R for both of you ?
Could be a bad pairing...

For me it is with both the Z1R’s and JH13 that I get that wierd reverb on a few recordings on the 3 Plus modes
 
Feb 24, 2021 at 6:11 AM Post #3,979 of 9,265
Feb 24, 2021 at 10:46 AM Post #3,980 of 9,265
So I just updated to Midnight, Plus, with region J. Was a bit tricky -- had to run from the terminal for the second part with the tuning firmware.... and my computer's defender gave me a threat warning from the download (and looks to have quarantined something)! Strange. Got it done successfully though. Sound is great. From how I recall Proj. Z Plus, I think it's a bit more lively. Bass seems great! Really impactful, as in more so than I remember in Z.
 
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Feb 24, 2021 at 3:13 PM Post #3,983 of 9,265
Does anybody have a copy of DMP-300_FE (not v2) they wouldn't mind sending me?
@Gww1 Send me you,r e-mail in PM.I Will send you friday.
For me the best mod.

DMP-300 FE = DMP-300 FEv2 in Classic mode.

So I just updated to Midnight, Plus, with region J. Was a bit tricky -- had to run from the terminal for the second part with the tuning firmware.... and my computer's defender gave me a threat warning from the download (and looks to have quarantined something)! Strange. Got it done successfully though. Sound is great. From how I recall Proj. Z Plus, I think it's a bit more lively. Bass seems great! Really impactful, as in more so than I remember in Z.

I can't vouch that the results will be the same when installing via CMD with the destination tool.

As for virus warnings, it's just a false positive.
 
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Feb 24, 2021 at 4:02 PM Post #3,984 of 9,265
I can't vouch that the results will be the same when installing via CMD with the destination tool.

As for virus warnings, it's just a false positive.

Thanks for confirming, I thought I'd seen that it's a false one. For running through CMD, I had to as I kept getting the collapsed failure otherwise (when just trying to open from the folder it was in).

Sounds pretty darn good though! :)
 
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Feb 25, 2021 at 5:04 PM Post #3,987 of 9,265
FE plus
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Feb 25, 2021 at 5:12 PM Post #3,988 of 9,265
The layering of the stage is so so gd on Midnight classic, width and separation are excellent too. Was listening to the King Of Limbs album by Radiohead, on the song Feral at the end, the drums hitting from behind my head was just incredible! The notorious WM1A glare that kept me from owning this player in the past is totally gone as well 👏🏼. Ty Mr Walkman. Beers headed your way. This is just fantastic work!

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Feb 25, 2021 at 6:07 PM Post #3,989 of 9,265
I tried both yesterday.

dawn+ had the effect @nc8000 described , a weird echo on mozart string quartets. And lack d the bite of FEv2

Dawn classic sounded indeed pretty nice but i felt the holo and stafe werent as big as FEv2 plus

Midnight on classic and plus lacked big stage of FEv2 plys but again on classic wa nice as opposed to plus which had the same wffect as dawn plus.

reverted to FEv2
I'm in agreement with you so far...I listened to Midnight thru my SE Monitor 5's, and though its presentation was superbly clear, coherent and vibrant...to me it lacked the 'in the room' sound quality FE2 has. This is a bad comparison, but I'll use it here...its like the difference between listening to a super clear local AM station (with the Midnight mod) and a FM station (with the FE2). Though the sound of Midnight is way better than an AM station , its presentation though doesn't come off as fresh, present and live sounding as the FE2 does.
 
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Feb 25, 2021 at 6:44 PM Post #3,990 of 9,265
I believe the stark differences in reports between different firmwares actually due to or depend on your gear, meaning your iems/ headphones as well as cables, play major roles in alleviating or aggravating these differences. Synergy play important part here. There’s no right or wrong, only what’s best to our ears and our own preferences
 
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