It’s unique maybe? But one of the coolest pieces I have had the opportunity to obtain. Simply sounds great and offers a lot for what it is. Somehow it plays every IEM and headphones great? Also I use the cradle 1A/1Z combo to send files to it with the AQCarbon USB. It offers a silky smooth window into my music.........never letting me down with every input and output imaginable. I leave DSD Remastering, Phase Linearizer and DSEE HX on all the time.
Thanks! I am really looking forward to Sony Singapore sending me one of the last TA-ZH1ES. If it needs a week or so, I suspect it will be stock from Sony Japan itself. I am just glad that I managed to secure one. Fingers crossed until it arrives.
Congrats mate, holding thumbs for you! The only (small) issue I have is not with the Taz, but with the WM1Z, which won't allow me to input LDAC while it's connected to the Taz, so I can't 'stream' to it from my phone. It's a shame, because now I need to hook up my phone to the Taz if I want to use streaming with it. Such a small tweak would have made a huge usability difference for me. The other option is to buy an external streamer and connect it to the Taz, but I'd really prefer not to do that. #simpleisbest
Congrats mate, holding thumbs for you! The only (small) issue I have is not with the Taz, but with the WM1Z, which won't allow me to input LDAC while it's connected to the Taz, so I can't 'stream' to it from my phone. It's a shame, because now I need to hook up my phone to the Taz if I want to use streaming with it. Such a small tweak would have made a huge usability difference for me. The other option is to buy an external streamer and connect it to the Taz, but I'd really prefer not to do that. #simpleisbest
Not quite decided how I am going to use it as yet. I suspect one way is to have it as a USB DAC from the MacMini. Because it would be such a shame not to use the Sony DAC.
Not quite decided how I am going to use it as yet. I suspect one way is to have it as a USB DAC from the MacMini. Because it would be such a shame not to use the Sony DAC.
I use mine with an Auralic Aries Mini streamer (with a build in 4TB ssd and integrated Tidal client) connected via usb and an optical connection from my TV
Congrats mate, holding thumbs for you! The only (small) issue I have is not with the Taz, but with the WM1Z, which won't allow me to input LDAC while it's connected to the Taz, so I can't 'stream' to it from my phone. It's a shame, because now I need to hook up my phone to the Taz if I want to use streaming with it. Such a small tweak would have made a huge usability difference for me. The other option is to buy an external streamer and connect it to the Taz, but I'd really prefer not to do that. #simpleisbest
I don't stream music so never considered bluetooth but realised I could take advantage of the TA's fine sound qualities for movies. I too prefer a simple all in one set up and was disappointed I couldn't output the streamed LDAC to the TA using the 1Z. I got myself a Fiio BTA30 which was one of lowest priced options and it does a fine job, perhaps a step up might be the iFi version.
I don't stream music so never considered bluetooth but realised I could take advantage of the TA's fine sound qualities for movies. I too prefer a simple all in one set up and was disappointed I couldn't output the streamed LDAC to the TA using the 1Z. I got myself a Fiio BTA30 which was one of lowest priced options and it does a fine job, perhaps a step up might be the iFi version.
To be honest I have been a bit lazy to research the best method - my Nvidia Shield outputs LLDAC so I think I'm not losing anything using optical? It also has coax and line out.
As I have only used with movies I'm satisfied with the results but couldn't give you a critical opinion of the quality with music and if I could achieve better with the different outputs. When I have some time I can try some music but as I don't stream I might not be able to compare to other methods. The TA does such a good job I think you wouldn't be disappointed. Before I got the BTA30 I tried my BTR5 using the 3.5mm output into the TA and it still sounded decent.
I use mine with an Auralic Aries Mini streamer (with a build in 4TB ssd and integrated Tidal client) connected via usb and an optical connection from my TV
I used to use the Auralic Aries. And then Tidal stopped working on the Aries. Does it work again? Anyway, the reason I started using the MacMini was as a Roon Core. Which does the same thing: my music in my Melco NAS and tidal. Alternative for me is to connect thru the the Melco NAS which is Roon Ready. But I already use that to stream Roon into the DMP. You can tell it is getting a wee bit crowded around here.
To be honest I have been a bit lazy to research the best method - my Nvidia Shield outputs LLDAC so I think I'm not losing anything using optical? It also has coax and line out.
As I have only used with movies I'm satisfied with the results but couldn't give you a critical opinion of the quality with music and if I could achieve better with the different outputs. When I have some time I can try some music but as I don't stream I might not be able to compare to other methods. The TA does such a good job I think you wouldn't be disappointed. Before I got the BTA30 I tried my BTR5 using the 3.5mm output into the TA and it still sounded decent.
I connect my TA-ZH1ES using an COAX cable directly to my Bluray Player which i also use for YouTube, Prime Video and so on.
You have to remember that the TA-ZH1ES is from 2016, i think the use case for streaming with LDAC was tiny as Bluetooth Sender/Receiver were very very rare and pretty much exclusively from Sony.
I used to use the Auralic Aries. And then Tidal stopped working on the Aries. Does it work again? Anyway, the reason I started using the MacMini was as a Roon Core. Which does the same thing: my music in my Melco NAS and tidal. Alternative for me is to connect thru the the Melco NAS which is Roon Ready. But I already use that to stream Roon into the DMP. You can tell it is getting a wee bit crowded around here.
Yes for some time over 50% of Tidal tracks would not play through the Aries but it seems to work again now, the last week I’ve been playing several Tidal albums with no problems
But i would love to Stream to the TA-ZH1ES directly from my Notebook via LDAC, that'd be awesome. Right now i always have to use the USB Cable which is okay too but way less comfortable.
So if there is going to be an successor, i hope it will have LDAC
I use the optical connection. My TV only seems to do SBC but my Nvidia Shield does LDAC. I bought the last of the original BTA30 before the Pro version was released as covid and shipping was going to push the prices up, I don't know in real world use what the differences are.
I didn't want to spend a lot of money so it was a great low price option, my next choice would have been the iFi one but I actually prefer the smaller size of the Fiio.
Yes for some time over 50% of Tidal tracks would not play through the Aries but it seems to work again now, the last week I’ve been playing several Tidal albums with no problems
But i would love to Stream to the TA-ZH1ES directly from my Notebook via LDAC, that'd be awesome. Right now i always have to use the USB Cable which is okay too but way less comfortable.
So if there is going to be an successor, i hope it will have LDAC
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You can tell it is getting a wee bit crowded around here. 
