MrWalkman
Headphoneus Supremus
I've been listening to the reloaded+ on my NW45 for a while now and really like it
I wasn't that fond of the NW45 in stock form before to be honest and wasn't using it much, my phone was actually not worse, so the stock nw45 was ignored... until I tried the reloaded+ fw. I can't name the changes but everything just sounds better now than stock. I use the Bluetooth receiver mode most of the time with spotify and i like it more than the same songs played directly from the stock nw45. The LDAC format seems to be really good it seems, at least I can't see any loss in the bluetooth transmission.
I also compared the reloaded+ nw45 to the chord mojo and prefer the nw45 to the mojo. Everything sounds more relaxed and smoother on the nw45, it seems to play the music at a slower, more mellow pace. The Mojo sounds faster but also harder in comparison. Of course the nw45 doesn't have the resolution of the mojo, but it has more subbass and sounds more forgiving and "analogue" than the mojo. It became my first choise player now, thanks a lot @MrWalkman, you have done an amazing thing here!
Now I'm wondering if I should buy a used ZX300 and try the DMP fw on it. Is the ZX300 much better than the nw45 soundwise? The nw45 reloaded+ seems to be based on the ZX300 firmware so they may sound very similar, don't they?
Actually, the ZX300 should sound better. The Reloaded and Reloaded+ mods for the A40/A30 may receive a little modification, to make the sound even better, hinting towards the WM1Z sound.
Also, I would suggest waiting to try the DMP-A40 mod that will come, before buying the ZX300.
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