[gerelmx1986]

Awesomely well!

I did notice what you told me about MDR-Z1R but hen updating my WM1A to FW 3.02. They had overwhelming bass presence and was feeling dissappointed.
DMP-Z1 seems to have cleared them from this fog and sound at time too lean in a good way. Like the Bass on a LIVE REAL LIFE CONCERT

 

[gerelmx1986]

On sony Germany i see both WM1AM2 and 1ZM2 support cue-sheet. That is good for the people who have single FLAC/APE files with an associated cue file to split the big file into virtual tracks.

@MrWalkman is this feature available in Walkman OS DAPs?

 

[alwass89]

Sony Electronics USA facebook page posted this Youtube link for a live event on 2/15 that says "Announcing An 'Always On' Sound Gateway." Unsure if this is related to the new Walkman's or not.

 

[discord]

Sony Electronics USA facebook page posted this Youtube link for a live event on 2/15 that says "Announcing An 'Always On' Sound Gateway." Unsure if this is related to the new Walkman's or not.

Sounds like a smart speaker type of thing that’s always listening to your voice.

 

[MrWalkman]

Sony Electronics USA facebook page posted this Youtube link for a live event on 2/15 that says "Announcing An 'Always On' Sound Gateway." Unsure if this is related to the new Walkman's or not.

Could be related to this: https://thewalkmanblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/is-the-yy2954-the-new-sony-wh-1000xm5.html

It can be something else besides XM5 - I think XM4 was not released too far ago for an XM5 to be released now.

 

[MrWalkman]

On sony Germany i see both WM1AM2 and 1ZM2 support cue-sheet. That is good for the people who have single FLAC/APE files with an associated cue file to split the big file into virtual tracks.

@MrWalkman is this feature available in Walkman OS DAPs?

I think I saw at least a mention of it somewhere in the firmware files, but I never actually tried it.

 

[Pcppps]

Sounds like a smart speaker type of thing that’s always listening to your voice.

Seems the rumoured sony link bud to me, a true wireless

 

[SebaE2012]

i use the 1a for over 2 years already and its just enough. We need to consider android 11 implementation on the signature series. We all know sony will put bare minimum cpu that can cover just enough of moderate usage. Considering multitasking, im sure it will be alot of lag over time, not to said the software update might even be so rare on android platform till it eventually get sluggish overtime like any other android phone. High refresh rate is just a waste of function on DAP, better keep at 60 and save battery.

Probably, the fear of these very expensive devices becoming sluggish, almost impossible to use bricks (like it happened to my ZX2) is my greatest concern.

 

[purk]

Probably, the fear of these very expensive devices becoming sluggish, almost impossible to use bricks (like it happened to my ZX2) is my greatest concern.

Yup, I own the ZX1, ZX2, Z1060, and F807 and I can relate to that.

 

[Bosk]

Lovely chair

Thank you.

It also contains a 12 inch subwoofer.

Nostoi despite your age I'm visualizing you making the sign of the horns after typing that.

 

[SebaE2012]

Mildly sluggish, swapping between apps is a bit slow

This might be a deal breaker for me...

 

[SebaE2012]

Sounds like the experience on a ZX500/A100, sadly. Snapdragon 660 that I see it's being used on certain new DAPs should be much better.

I was hoping for something along those lines...

 

[Cecala]

The recent video by Sony will go down as one of the most ridiculous efforts by Sony to release new gear probably in their complete history. Sony has improved the copper purity by under 1%, changed to slightly better solder and replaced some capacitors in the power supply. From what I have read the SOC is only slightly better. This is now offered as a new/upgraded player. Not bad going in 5 or more years since their last offerings. What this shows to me is that their S-Master is effectively dead. They have no where to go with this dead tech and it's obvious. Lets now look at the iBasso DX240. ibasso never offered this as a new player, it was exhibited as an upgrade to the series, and what an upgrade. Beefier SOC and substantial DAC improvements together with software refinements were provided. I'm not here pushing the DX240 although showing that Sony is sick and needs emergency care. They have released some of the best TVs of late and other gear although in this realm have failed miserably. They ought to be embarrassed at this offering if you could call it that. Sony this was a complete joke.

 

[Lookout57]

For me, the Z1R and 1Z was underwhelming at best - the bass was flabby and lacking control, the mids were uneven, and the top end was piercing. The headphone lacked dynamics overall and technical merits were soft and lacking. Wasn't as bad as the MDR-Z7M2, I grant you that - that was even worse. Both of these headphones can scale up and sound decent being driven properly, so I'm assigning blame here to the source.

When I had these DAPs, I did my best to generate more power by stacking them with various portable amps (CV5, BA300s, Fostex HP-V1, etc), but because of the lack of line-out it never sounded coherent. Given Sony are using the same tech here, I suspect they'll continue with the lack of a line-out.

Sounds like you were using the stock cable which is a piece of crap and cripples it's performance.

 

[Hinomotocho]

I might have missed if this was shared before, but it is good for a quick comparison of the new models.
It's from an e earphone blog:

https://e-earphone.blog/?p=1413849