[TSAVJason]

Don't know about the headphones, but since this amp has no wifi support and no user interface it does not support any form of streaming, it's a pure amp/dac combo

Exactly! A pretty nice one Certainly worth looking into as a nice option. Plug in your source and cans and go!

 

[banco-sg]

I've only tried it with the 1990 & T1 so far in our store ...it worked just fine but I have to bring the gain up a little higher than normal to get them sounding full voice.

I second that, granted i only tried it with my old DT880 250ohm. I needed to set it to high gain and volume to be around -20db to -25db to get the full voice

 

[Camelogue]

I have it with the T1 (First Gen), DT990 and Pioneer SE Master 1.
To be honest, it doesn't have a good synergy with the Beyers (a lot of distortion at the mids in both) but with with the SEM1 is the best sound I have found. For me even better that the Utopia. It really is fantastic.
For streaming I use my IPad with this cheap and great solution:
https://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/audio_visual/wireless_streaming_amplifiers/wxc-50/index.html

Yes. It has Tidal and all the whistles and bells for connectivity. The C version doesn't have amplifier. Is only Streamer and preamp. It costed 250 £ in UK

 

[musickid]

i meant can the sony TA accept tidal and spotify through its usb input like any normal amp/dac from a mac computer? i read there were some issues here.

 

[kubig123]

i meant can the sony TA accept tidal and spotify through its usb input like any normal amp/dac from a mac computer? i read there were some issues here.

I cannot immagine any problem with that, this is a basic feature of any DAC, if there were issues it could be due to the computer and or drivers.

 

[Camelogue]

I cannot immagine any problem with that, this is a basic feature of any DAC, if there were issues it could be due to the computer and or drivers.

Agree. There is no reason for not working.
I rather to use a streamer because I don't want to depend on any computer and. Is very comfortable. You can control everything with your smartphone.

 

[TSAVJason]

i meant can the sony TA accept tidal and spotify through its usb input like any normal amp/dac from a mac computer? i read there were some issues here.

Absolutely

 

[TSAVJason]

I have it with the T1 (First Gen), DT990 and Pioneer SE Master 1.
To be honest, it doesn't have a good synergy with the Beyers (a lot of distortion at the mids in both) but with with the SEM1 is the best sound I have found. For me even better that the Utopia. It really is fantastic.
For streaming I use my IPad with this cheap and great solution:
https://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/audio_visual/wireless_streaming_amplifiers/wxc-50/index.html

Yes. It has Tidal and all the whistles and bells for connectivity. The C version doesn't have amplifier. Is only Streamer and preamp. It costed 250 £ in UK

I had to go back to see if my memory was as I thought. Of course I used the newer version of the T1 but other than the typically crispy nature of Beyerdynamics product in general I must stay with my original posts position. If you're ok with the beyerdynamics high frequency presentation in general I see nothing wrong with the pairing at all. I found no midrange distortion even at -12db on the high gain setting. I couldn't take any more level. Maybe it's the version of the T1 you have specifically.

 

[musickid]

what were all these reports of tidal not working with the sony some pages back. something about the sony not recognising the mac output when using tidal etc? that's what im getting at. many thanks.

 

[purk]

Just got done listening to the ZH1ES and the Utopia. What a great and musical combo!

 

[Camelogue]

I had to go back to see if my memory was as I thought. Of course I used the newer version of the T1 but other than the typically crispy nature of Beyerdynamics product in general I must stay with my original posts position. If you're ok with the beyerdynamics high frequency presentation in general I see nothing wrong with the pairing at all. I found no midrange distortion even at -12db on the high gain setting. I couldn't take any more level. Maybe it's the version of the T1 you have specifically.

Imdeed. It might be the version. Never had the opportunity to hear the new drivers.

 

[Leviticus]

I have a very stupid question: every once in a while I like to send the signal of my TA to the speakers of my Hi-Fi system via a standard cinch cable.
I have done this before and it always worked perfectly fine. The thing is that this doesn't work right now and I don't know why.
I

I suspect that this has to do with the chosen output. Maybe my memory plays a trick on me, but wasn't there an output option for external speakers? But now I can only choose between the headphone outputs (XLR4, Unbalanced, Balanced).

 

[nc8000]

I have a very stupid question: every once in a while I like to send the signal of my TA to the speakers of my Hi-Fi system via a standard cinch cable.
I have done this before and it always worked perfectly fine. The thing is that this doesn't work right now and I don't know why.
I

I suspect that this has to do with the chosen output. Maybe my memory plays a trick on me, but wasn't there an output option for external speakers? But now I can only choose between the headphone outputs (XLR4, Unbalanced, Balanced).

You need to go into the menu and set pre out to fixed or variable. At the moment it must be set to off and then it does not come up as an option for outputs

 

[HiFiGuy528]

and tidal and spotify i read before some issues still a problem with macs?

I don't use Spotify so I can't comment on compatibility.

I use Roon and Audirvana Plus with TIDAL integration, zero issues with this DAC/amp.

How is it with items? Any hiss?

I use Westone W80 which is very very sensitive (110db) and hard to drive (5 Ohms), TA is dead silent on all outputs. I have TWO Sony TA-ZH1ES amps, both works and sounds the same.

 

[banco-sg]

i finally tested the amp with utopia today... oh man... i found utopia and zh1es combo is so much better than z1r and zh1es combo.
zh1es eliminates that metallic high in utopia, everything feels so musical, sparkling but natural, detailed but not fatiguing. and this was tested without balanced cable, i can imagine it will be better with balanced.
z1r feels so veiled after i listened to utopia, but well i might still keep the z1r for the day when i just want to relax. z1r is so unoffensive.