[Sonywalkmanuser]

Sony has a 125page help guide for your A105:
https://helpguide.sony.net/dmp/nwa100/v1/en/print.pdf

 

[TongueDemon]

Sony have released another update for this device. That's very quick for Sony, I'm half afraid to install it in case it reinstates the EU volume cap. Paranoid, I know, but the unit is virtually useless when capped

I installed the latest update last night (2.01.00, I'm in UK).

I've been listening to music for a couple of hours now, and there's been no beeps or warnings of any kind.

The removal of this has definitely made using the player more enjoyable!

 

[Sonywalkmanuser]

I installed the latest update last night (2.01.00, I'm in UK).

I've been listening to music for a couple of hours now, and there's been no beeps or warnings of any kind.

The removal of this has definitely made using the player more enjoyable!

Do you find the player to sound louder than before?

 

[TongueDemon]

Do you find the player to sound louder than before?

I believe the cap was removed in the last update going by previous posts, but it's definitely louder when using streaming apps etc than it was before. I would have to max the volume at 120 some of the time (depending on headphones used), now 120 is too loud when using Amazon HD etc.

 

[Sonywalkmanuser]

That’s good news. At least now you can enjoy quality sound.

I feel that this update has made the upsampling android layer sound almost as good as the native Walkman app.

 

[TongueDemon]

My only real gripe is that I can't get higher than 24bit 48KHz using Amazon HD.

 

[Sonywalkmanuser]

My only real gripe is that I can't get higher than 24bit 48KHz using Amazon HD.

Did you enable the hi res streaming mode?:
Settings > Sound > Hi-Res Streaming > On


This site shows 24bit 192Khz: (zx507 and a105 shares the same android firmware)

https://getnavi.jp/av-2/499205/

 

[TongueDemon]

Many thanks.

Can't believe I missed that setting!

I'm sure others were saying that the streaming quality was improved and couldn't understand what the issue was.

 

[Sonywalkmanuser]

Many thanks.

Can't believe I missed that setting!

I'm sure others were saying that the streaming quality was improved and couldn't understand what the issue was.

It's a rather new setting that was added in the previous 2.00.05 firmware.

 

[TokyoEvilBird]

With the new firmware and Hi-resolution streaming and Amazon HD, is this worth listening over a phone and Spotify Premium? CIEM is UERR so I have a good chain.

 

[davidcotton]

How long are people getting with battery life now? Would be using Spotify premium off line and iems/sonys own wm1000x3 (the headphones) primarily.

 

[raif71]

I'm running the a105 with an amp ie the Fiio A5 connection via the105 hp out to A5 line in with the volume of a105 set to 120 (max volume). I noticed that once in awhile the a105 reboots on its own, during parts of the song that is loud. After rebooting, I played again the same song but it plays fine without any reboots. However reboots still happen again on another song during the parts when it is loud but after rebooting I can't seem to recreate the rebooting using the same song. Any ideas?

 

[Philo]

Hi guys! After the new firmware update I hear the sound louder. Am I right?

 

[davidcotton]

I'm running the a105 with an amp ie the Fiio A5 connection via the105 hp out to A5 line in with the volume of a105 set to 120 (max volume). I noticed that once in awhile the a105 reboots on its own, during parts of the song that is loud. After rebooting, I played again the same song but it plays fine without any reboots. However reboots still happen again on another song during the parts when it is loud but after rebooting I can't seem to recreate the rebooting using the same song. Any ideas?

Tried a different cable, or checked that the cables connected correctly? Failing that try turning down the volume of the a105, even if by one.

 

[Anthony9]

Tried a different cable, or checked that the cables connected correctly? Failing that try turning down the volume of the a105, even if by one.

Mine cuts out if I feed it at full volume into an amp. I'm in no away an engineer but there may be some "resistance" in the system somewhere that the A105 doesn't like. I just wind the volume down a bit. I don't worry about it. Just a foible of the device