[Whitigir]

Single ended output power is 300 mW per channel at 32 Omh.

You are right, i stand corrected. SE is only 300mW and Balanced is 1200mW. So yeah, that is relatively low level for SE. Anyways, I always had to have that High-Gain on

 

[zare]

Anyone noticed dropouts during USB playback? Connected to my laptop with FooBar or Tidal. Sounds like loosing lock for second. 
 
Will try different laptop(have jRiver there) and cable tonight.

 

[Sarnia]

Anyone noticed dropouts during USB playback? Connected to my laptop with FooBar or Tidal. Sounds like loosing lock for second. 

Will try different laptop(have jRiver there) and cable tonight.

I get the same, just for half a second or so. That's from Qobuz.

 

[zare]

I get the same, just for half a second or so. That's from Qobuz.

 
Tried on different laptop with jRiver and Tidal, no problem. I suggest to try some other source just to confirm. 

 

[svinaik]

Folks

Is there any difference in sound quality if 1A or 1Z is feeding the TA-ZH1ES ?

Thanks

 

[Sarnia]

   
Tried on different laptop with jRiver and Tidal, no problem. I suggest to try some other source just to confirm. 

I'm pretty sure it only does it when I receive an e-mail. Need to test and confirm though.

 

[ross1974]

Guys a difficult question: I would like the cable that connects the Walkman to the amp to be longer.
Does a longer cable exist or an extension??

 

[TSAVJason]

Guys a difficult question: I would like the cable that connects the Walkman to the amp to be longer.
Does a longer cable exist or an extension??

Not yet but I understand Sony is bringing one out at twice the length it is currently

 

[ross1974]

That would be handful

 

[ross1974]

By the way the sound of the Sony signature series combo is out of this world.

 

[Leviticus]

Guys a difficult question: I would like the cable that connects the Walkman to the amp to be longer.
Does a longer cable exist or an extension??

 
You could just buy the cradle and a long USB A-B cable.

By the way the sound of the Sony signature series combo is out of this world.

It isn't. It is out of Japan. (...

)

 

[Lemieux66]

Saw this review just now:

http://www.whathifi.com/sony/ta-zh1es/review

 

[turbo87]

It was posted before I believe here. I wish there were more reviews from other sources though. stereophile, Absolute Sound, etc.

 

[Lemieux66]

Ordered the last TA on Amazon UK tonight just before the next-day delivery option ran out. Then I had to cancel because I'd used the wrong card for the transaction. After cancelling, I re-ordered with the right card but it then says it'll take 1-2 months to dispatch! I must have confused their system. Do you think it will actually arrive in the next two days like it said it would (as when I ordered it it was in stock) or will it take 1-2 months?

 

[AppleheadMay]

Ordered the last TA on Amazon UK tonight just before the next-day delivery option ran out. Then I had to cancel because I'd used the wrong card for the transaction. After cancelling, I re-ordered with the right card but it then says it'll take 1-2 months to dispatch! I must have confused their system. Do you think it will actually arrive in the next two days like it said it would (as when I ordered it it was in stock) or will it take 1-2 months?

 
They'll have one again in a week or so, just sent mine back.
 
I finally found some time today to try it out and compare it to my setup.
First of all I have to say that from memory it beats every amp/dac combo I ever had or heard, it's on par with some separate amps and dacs.
But compared to my Marantz NA-11 S1 combined with the EC Black Widow (I tried the Zana as well but that one was out of the Sony's league) the Sony comes pretty close but has a little less clarity, detail and spaciousness.
What was most obvious though was bass control and that's mainly amp department. The Sony didn't come close to the control both my EC amps have over the bass, it was a very obvious difference.
 
Still, if I didn't have the money or space to go with separates I could easily live with this amp, it has all I want. You only notice the difference when comparing.