Sony Walkman custom firmware (non-Android)

[gerelmx1986]

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

 

[Cherub]

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...

 

[nc8000]

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

 

[gerelmx1986]

Is it with the IER-Z1R for both of you ?
Could be a bad pairing...

Maybe yes, disnt test with the MDR-Z1R cans

 

[cn11]

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.

 

[Gww1]

Does anybody have a copy of DMP-300_FE (not v2) they wouldn't mind sending me?

 

[Ivan4you]

@Gww1 Send me you,r e-mail in PM.I Will send you friday.
For me the best mod.

 

[MrWalkman]

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.

 

[cn11]

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!

 

[hungryewok]

Just stumbled on this topic. Fell in love with my ZX300 again. I'm contemplating about upgrading to WM1A now. Has anyone compared the sound between these two?

 

[457139]

Wow... I see what I’ve been missing now. This is exquisite. Listening to Midnight Classic, getting a feel for what it can do with Beethoven with the Oriolus Mk2. My brain is still adjusting to the capabilities of this pairing, but what i’m hearing now is shocking me.

 

[gerelmx1986]

FE plus

 

[457139]

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!

 

[RONJA MESCO]

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.

 

[hamhamhamsta]

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