[purk]

Cos the DMP-Z1 designed as a carriable player? Mainly play music inside the onboard memory and SD card

coaxial and I2S input are more likely for stationary type like the TA-ZH1ES

I would like to have XLR4 on DMP-Z1 too

If the DAC section is so great, then they should have included it. A female TRRRS is cheap and doesn't take much real estate.

I haven't heard it yet, but if looks are an indication, I'd rather buy 6 TAs instead, and I am fan of MQA.

You can buy the Z1R+WM1Z+TA-ZH1ES for the same price as one DMP-Z1.

 

[Cognacbrown]

I find it’s a strange product with a very niche use. Can’t see myself carrying this “transportable” product for travel use. Lately I find a number of products moving back towards analogue volume control eg Naim Atom. Unfortunately most good analogue controls are expensive and bulky.

 

[Lemieux66]

I really don't want one of these DMP things. The TA is perfect for me. It's the heart of my system - Walkman input, USB for my Roon Nucleus (coming soon), analogue input for Phono stage, HP output for the Z1R and preamp volume control for the Pmc result6 active speakers I'm looking to get. If you can get this much functionality out of the TA, it's a huge bargain.

I guess the DMP doesn't have XLR4 because it doesn't have the panel space, and 4.4mm does the job with balanced anyway.

 

[Soundizer]

I hope we will see a comparison review between the TA and DMP-Z1 soon.

If the DMP doesn’t sound better than how can they justify such a higher price.

Or perhaps a more fair comparison would be : TA + Walkman (as a transport source), vs DMPZ1 (plugged into a power source).

 

[Soundizer]

Also, buy a case for the TA and voila, it is transportable.

 

[Whitigir]

If amplifications means anything. The TA has discrete class D amplifier circuitry where as Z1 has TPA integrated chip class AB amplifiers

 

[purk]

The TA-ZH1ES may not be the best in everything but it's an excellent product given what it has to offer.

 

[tradyblix]

I'm not afraid. It does have a nice gold plated volume control tho. But it's
$7,882

 

[Whitigir]

Has pricing started to climb down ? Wasn’t it $7,999 ?

 

[tradyblix]

No, I just translated it from the Euro price and got that. It probably is 8k.

I doubt anyone will pay full retail for it tho, or they shouldn't.

Although I did on my TA. I did not on my Utopias.

 

[TSAVJason]

I'm not afraid. It does have a nice gold plated volume control tho. But it's
$7,882

Hahaha what a discount!

 

[purk]

Hahaha what a discount!

half the price...half the price....

 

[TSAVJason]

half the price...half the price....

For you Purk I’ll give it to you for 75% off of something! Hahahaha

 

[TSAVJason]

For you Purk I’ll give it to you for 75% off of something! Hahahaha

But I’ll do it for Vince at 80% Hahahaha

You know that people are going to take this seriously don’t we Hahahaha

 

[Whitigir]

But I’ll do it for Vince at 80% Hahahaha

You know that people are going to take this seriously don’t we Hahahaha

Ok, I will officially toss myself a tequila tonight!! Cheer to Jason . Only tequila can make me this drunk