[proedros]

I agree with you on these discs:

Bryan Ferry - Boys and Girls
Peter Gabriel - Plays Live
Guns n' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
King Crimson - Discipline
Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd - Animals
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Roxy Music - Avalon
Rush - Moving Pictures
Rush - Power Windows
Soundgarden - Superunknown
Steely Dan - Aja
Steely Dan - Gaucho
Talking Heads - Remain in Light
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

I would replace some of your others with:

Peter Gabriel - Plays Live with Secret World Live
Tool - Lateralus
King Crimson - Thrak
Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Supertramp - Crime of the Century
The Who - Quadrophenia
Green Day - American Idiot
Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority
Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior
Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin & Paco de Lucía - Friday Night in San Francisco
Focus - Focus 3
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
Genesis - Foxtrot
Joe Jackson - Body and Soul
James Gang - Rides Again
Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth Step
Radiohead - The Bends
Robbie Roberston - Robbie Roberston
Joe Walsh - But Seriously, Folks...
Steve Winwood - Arc of the Diver
Yes - Fragile
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy
Tori Amos - Under the Pink
Jackson Browne - The Pretender
Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard
Dire Straits - Lover Over Gold
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

well since we seem to have similar taste , i suggest maybe you check any of the albums on my list that you haven't heard/know and see what you think of them , maybe some of them click with you too

 

[gerelmx1986]

Would the battery still be okay after 3400hrs? NPAudio mod would be nice but essentially looking for a second travel/ carry DAP. Would be nice if I could only upgrade battery to 3200 mAh.

Few qualities do like over ZX300- bigger screen, better SQ. Size wise doesn't seem a huge drastic change, do enjoy how easy ZX300 pockets, imagine WM1A would be similar.

Thanks for all the thoughts above. I do own 1ZM2, enjoy it much but mostly used as a home portable. Have been reading others comparisons of owning both ZX300/WM1A. I listen solely using walkman music player, no streaming hence the love for the first gen.

After 10.000+ hours my wm1A battery still lasted for about 14 hours

 

[siruspan]

Would the battery still be okay after 3400hrs?

Can still do 20 hours on WM1A with 3700 hours. The thing is with it lasting so long on one charge you simply charge it less often so the battery degrades less as well.

 

[Quadfather]

These Sonys are so strange. All I wanted was NW-WM1A the last three weeks. Then I listen to the NW-WM1Z and fall in love!

 

[meomap]

These Sonys are so strange. All I wanted was NW-WM1A the last three weeks. Then I listen to the NW-WM1Z and fall in love!

You don't know what you miss until it's gone.
So, better hold on.....

 

[hamhamhamsta]

Would the battery still be okay after 3400hrs? NPAudio mod would be nice but essentially looking for a second travel/ carry DAP. Would be nice if I could only upgrade battery to 3200 mAh.

Few qualities do like over ZX300- bigger screen, better SQ. Size wise doesn't seem a huge drastic change, do enjoy how easy ZX300 pockets, imagine WM1A would be similar.

Thanks for all the thoughts above. I do own 1ZM2, enjoy it much but mostly used as a home portable. Have been reading others comparisons of owning both ZX300/WM1A. I listen solely using walkman music player, no streaming hence the love for the first gen.

I think 1A size is similar to to ZM2 except it’s a little bigger, since ZM2 look more compact. Also since it’s mostly plastic, 1A to me feels kinda like a toy, given the weight. It’s a glorious toy nevertheless

 

[nc8000]

I think 1A size is similar to to ZM2 except it’s a little bigger, since ZM2 look more compact. Also since it’s mostly plastic, 1A to me feels kinda like a toy, given the weight. It’s a glorious toy nevertheless

1A is milled aluminium not plastic

 

[BS0D]

If you own a 1ZM2 the WM1A will be a nice downscale for handling, and feel like an empty shell for the weight difference.
My progression was:

ZX300 > WM1A > WM1Z

but recently I got myself a ZX300 again as a smaller, lighter player to up my listening time when the weight and value (dropphobia) of my 1Z make me think twice about using it.
I actually really like the ZX300 and find it totally satisfying, and end up not listening much to my 1Z, although the 1Z is a keeper for years to come. It is only because I've experienced the higher-tier sound of the WM series that I don't just keep it and sell the 1Z.
The 1A has clear improvements over the ZX300, but this was when the custom firmwares were just being released so I don't know how much it may have closed the gap. From my experience with owning various Walkmans there is still a substantial factor of hardware.
There is a lower priced Nayparm mod for the ZX300, which could give you the smaller dimensions, new battery and some SQ improvements.

Noticed your progression through some old posts - re-read a few and about getting ZX300 again... my progression was Hiby R3Pro> Fiio M11+> WM1AM2 > WM1ZM2.

I'm a passenger on the same boat about weight/value (dropphobia) of 1ZM2. Getting ZX300 refurbished few months back been really enjoying pure sony music app, no going through debloating. Essentially using it same as yourself for a travel/pocket/ easy carry player. Which think i'll hold on to it and wait till either used 1A NPAudio pops up or a mint condition. Better yet would be Sony introducing M3 as pure music player going back to Sony OS - wishful thinking in a time of music streaming being popular.

I think 1A size is similar to to ZM2 except it’s a little bigger, since ZM2 look more compact. Also since it’s mostly plastic, 1A to me feels kinda like a toy, given the weight. It’s a glorious toy nevertheless

Similar, mainly just height difference - depth/ width is not off by much. Was a shock at first weight difference between 1A - 1Z, use to the heft of the gold brick now.


Thanks everyone again for opinions, true OG walkman gentlemen.

 

[nc8000]

Noticed your progression through some old posts - re-read a few and about getting ZX300 again... my progression was Hiby R3Pro> Fiio M11+> WM1AM2 > WM1ZM2.

I'm a passenger on the same boat about weight/value (dropphobia) of 1ZM2. Getting ZX300 refurbished few months back been really enjoying pure sony music app, no going through debloating. Essentially using it same as yourself for a travel/pocket/ easy carry player. Which think i'll hold on to it and wait till either used 1A NPAudio pops up or a mint condition. Better yet would be Sony introducing M3 as pure music player going back to Sony OS - wishful thinking in a time of music streaming being popular.

Similar, mainly just height difference - depth/ width is not off by much. Was a shock at first weight difference between 1A - 1Z, use to the heft of the gold brick now.


Thanks everyone again for opinions, true OG walkman gentlemen.

I’ve settled happily with 2 NPAudio modded players, a ZX300 and a 1Z and I imensly enjoy both of them. The 1Z clearly sounds better but the ZX300 is oh so much more convenient while still sounding really good. Both with WalkmanOne fw

 

[gerelmx1986]

I’ve settled happily with 2 NPAudio modded players, a ZX300 and a 1Z and I imensly enjoy both of them. The 1Z clearly sounds better but the ZX300 is oh so much more convenient while still sounding really good. Both with WalkmanOne fw

I've settled with my NPAudio modded WM1A, DMP-Z1 and NW-A5. The A55 gets used fot vommute or lightweight hassle-free travel

 

[proedros]

Interesting to hear hours clocked... been reading opinions of others on the forum - deciding if sticking with a ZX300 (refurbished) or spend the extra 230$ USD to get WM1A (used, 3400 hours).

just a heads up, a mint wm1a with very few hours (less than 200) just popped up FS

https://www.head-fi.org/classifieds/sony-nw-wm1a.72205/

 

[Quadfather]

just a heads up, a mint wm1a with very few hours (less than 200) just popped up FS

https://www.head-fi.org/classifieds/sony-nw-wm1a.72205/

I had 3,500 hours on my first one. The battery was very good (22 to 23 hours) when sold. 96/24, direct, little screen use.

 

[MD Rohit]

Wa1a with ikko oh10s and oh10

 

[proedros]

been playing this release nonstop for the last month or so , if anyone here loves early 80s (discipline/beat/3 of a perfect) KC this is a superb recording

they released both concert recordings (they played afternoon/evening shows with the exact same setlist) which were the base of the 1998 'absent lovers' cd release

now AL is very, very good but this release is even better , it is a 24/48 recording and the sound is beefier and more enjoyable (imho)

plus you get both shows in full glory

if there are any KC fans that would love to get/hear this in glorious FLAC quality , pm me and we will work something out

cheers

 

[RiseFromYourGrav]

I've been looking for a line out cable for my NW-A55 (haven't moved up to a 1Z/1A...yet), and I saw a 22 pin WM Port to USB C cable on aliexpress. Any chance anyone here has tried one of those? It's only $25, so I'm thinking of giving it a go and seeing if it works.