[VladYR]

While I haven’t seen any used DMP-Z1s for sale, you can easily find a used TA cheaply. After all, it’s a little over $2000 new. Oftentimes some retailers list them as open box items with generous discounts. I got mine back in 2018 for $1800. Not long ago I saw someone on this forum selling both the TA and a pair of Z1Rs for practically nothing (2250). As far as the DMP is concerned, I doubt it will be lowered in price. It’s aimed at a particular buyer whereas the TA has a much larger audience in mind.

 

[Sanlitun]

How many TA-ZH1ES owners use the DSD remastering?

For me it is a mixed bag in that it will subjectively improve lower bitrate media such as YouTube or Spotify but it seems to get weird when I play 16/44 or better. On some tracks it changes the detail emphasis to the point I find it confusing, and on others it improves. I feel the biggest difference is that it has a different treble roll off than their PCM decoding. And as well about 2db softer.

Anyone else hear this?

 

[Lookout57]

I use DSD Remaster all the time and the lowest quality I listen to is 16/44.1 CD rips as FLAC.

 

[kefs]

How many TA-ZH1ES owners use the DSD remastering?

For me it is a mixed bag in that it will subjectively improve lower bitrate media such as YouTube or Spotify but it seems to get weird when I play 16/44 or better. On some tracks it changes the detail emphasis to the point I find it confusing, and on others it improves. I feel the biggest difference is that it has a different treble roll off than their PCM decoding. And as well about 2db softer.

Anyone else hear this?

I don't use it, i have played with it, but find it pinches in the soundstage, and although it sounds clean, it loses realism and airiness.

 

[nc8000]

I use DSD Remaster all the time and the lowest quality I listen to is 16/44.1 CD rips as FLAC.

Me too

 

[VladYR]

How many TA-ZH1ES owners use the DSD remastering?

For me it is a mixed bag in that it will subjectively improve lower bitrate media such as YouTube or Spotify but it seems to get weird when I play 16/44 or better. On some tracks it changes the detail emphasis to the point I find it confusing, and on others it improves. I feel the biggest difference is that it has a different treble roll off than their PCM decoding. And as well about 2db softer.

Anyone else hear this?

I started using it probably a week after buying and grew used to that sound. I never really paid much attention to what it did with YouTube material as I don’t listen to music there. For the most part, video soundtracks are going to be lower in quality than well recorded studio music so it didn’t really bother me. You could improve it somewhat by using that other function that upscales lower quality material to cd or near hd level and there are 4 or 5 different settings that you can select from. That can be used in addition to DSD Remastering.

 

[Redcarmoose]

Use it always.

 

[Gamerlingual]

I have it on all the time.

 

[bvhme]

Hey everyone, often when I switch from Pre-out to XLR4 the Pre-out still keeps blasting together with the XLR4. Cycling and selecting XLR4 again works. Are there any others that have this issue? Is there a solution?

 

[Gamerlingual]

Does anyone know where I can buy the extra Walkman cable that you plug on the side that charges and plays the Walkman for the TA? I want to have a spare just in case.

 

[Tsiklon]

Hey everyone, often when I switch from Pre-out to XLR4 the Pre-out still keeps blasting together with the XLR4. Cycling and selecting XLR4 again works. Are there any others that have this issue? Is there a solution?

I don’t have anything connected to the pre out of my unit, but I’d reach out to Sony to see if this is expected behaviour

 

[drews]

Does anyone know where I can buy the extra Walkman cable that you plug on the side that charges and plays the Walkman for the TA? I want to have a spare just in case.

Encompass has them, unfortunately for $81.94 - I bought one a couple of weeks ago and it arrived quickly.

 

[kuutan]

Hi folks, I own a pair of Z1R and in the process of getting funds for a TA-ZH1ES because I read it's a great pairing.

But I don't want buyers remorse because I'm currently using an IFI Micro BL. I know I can't compare those two but has anyone jumped between the BL and TA-Z? Is it an improvement worth getting? Or should I just be contempt with what I'm using now?

Thanks.

 

[alanjones]

Congratulations.
https://www.amazon.com/Sony-WMC-NWH10-Conversion-Cable-Output/dp/B00FF086HE



This is the way to ether go to the back USB, or take any USB (don’t know the letter C?) and hook to the side.

Thank you for the link - this is exactly what I need!

 

[VladYR]

Hi folks, I own a pair of Z1R and in the process of getting funds for a TA-ZH1ES because I read it's a great pairing.

But I don't want buyers remorse because I'm currently using an IFI Micro BL. I know I can't compare those two but has anyone jumped between the BL and TA-Z? Is it an improvement worth getting? Or should I just be contempt with what I'm using now?

Thanks.

TA-ZH1ES is without a doubt a significant improvement over the ifi micro bl. It’s worth buying for sure. It offers a better dac and an amp that’s a lot more flexible in terms of outputs. Also, don’t forget the dsd remastering function that upscales everything to 11.2 MHz. I owned one for around 3 years before trading it in along with a few other things for a Chord Dave.