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Post by frost15 on Sept 30, 2020 20:24:30 GMT
Dramba, I really appreciate it, but some stuff you got there is obsolete, and it may only confuse people, stuff like "WM1 Back to Stock", "Model Switcher v3.0".... I understand that the firmware is not available anywhere now, but after I'll make it available on the blog, I'll please ask you to hide the Drive folder I knew that. But I still don't know how you got the 3.5 output play DSD natively without converting it to PCM first. I understood it was a circuitry thing...
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Post by MrWalkman on Sept 30, 2020 20:29:20 GMT
Dramba, I really appreciate it, but some stuff you got there is obsolete, and it may only confuse people, stuff like "WM1 Back to Stock", "Model Switcher v3.0".... I understand that the firmware is not available anywhere now, but after I'll make it available on the blog, I'll please ask you to hide the Drive folder I knew that. But I still don't know how you got the 3.5 output play DSD natively without converting it to PCM first. I understood it was a circuitry thing... Playing a DSD file over 3.5 before the change: Same file, after the change: I'm sure you'll hear the difference. You'll see that the "Play DSD in Native Format" will apply for the 3.5 port as well after the update. I will have to modify the text that says that the option only applies to the Balanced port.
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Post by mystictraveller on Sept 30, 2020 20:44:41 GMT
Ciao, guys! So who's a happy owner of both Z and A? MrWalkman told me but I seem to have forgotten. I am a bit tempted to buy a second hand 1Z (was offered one by another forumer) but need to add circa 700$ provided I sell my 1A for price I want. As always a dilemma for me to decide - is it really worth it? As far as I got with Chameleon 2 the sonic diffrence between stock 1Z and 1A is rather small - who had a chance to compare recently, compare in details? P.S. Probably our colleague Nayparm knows it better than anyone else here, hardware, inners wise the difference between Z and A: Wiring, caps and body of course, is that all?
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Post by MrWalkman on Sept 30, 2020 20:48:17 GMT
I know that Lookout57 compared both, I would try to PM him, but on the HeadFi forum, as he didn't create an account here.
My opinion is that you could buy it, if you really don't need that extra money. I would rather spend a lot less money on doing a hardware mod of my WM1A.
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Post by mystictraveller on Sept 30, 2020 20:51:38 GMT
I know that Lookout57 compared both, Yup, right, you told me that a while ago - now I have recalled.
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Post by mystictraveller on Sept 30, 2020 20:53:00 GMT
if you really don't need that extra money. Couldn't say that, no..
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Post by NPAudio on Sept 30, 2020 20:59:10 GMT
Depending on the mod of course, a hardware modded 1A running chameleon 2 will outperform a stock 1Z and be almost identical to a 1Z with the same hardware mod.
p.s. I'm not advertiising to mod as I'm swamped at the moment, I do them on an an evening and weekend around work and family time.
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Post by mystictraveller on Sept 30, 2020 21:26:07 GMT
And the difference between A and Z, both stock ones, is: Wiring, caps and body?
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Post by MrWalkman on Sept 30, 2020 21:30:38 GMT
And resistors - and some internal tuning, from the factory. The internal tuning thing is bringing the biggest difference in my opinion - the wider soundstage, and better bass response.
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Post by NPAudio on Sept 30, 2020 21:31:17 GMT
And the difference between A and Z, both stock ones, is: Wiring, caps and body? plus a couple of resistors.
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Post by frost15 on Sept 30, 2020 21:31:34 GMT
I knew that. But I still don't know how you got the 3.5 output play DSD natively without converting it to PCM first. I understood it was a circuitry thing... Playing a DSD file over 3.5 before the change: Same file, after the change: I'm sure you'll hear the difference. You'll see that the "Play DSD in Native Format" will apply for the 3.5 port as well after the update. I will have to modify the text that says that the option only applies to the Balanced port. Why would Sony make native DSD unplayable through 3.5mm if that's posible to code?? I don't see any logical reason
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Post by mystictraveller on Sept 30, 2020 21:39:10 GMT
The internal tuning thing is bringing the biggest difference in my opinion - the wider soundstage, and better bass response. Thanks to you, this internal tuning difference (specially imposed to separate A and Z sound wise to excuse such a huge price gap - as far as I see it) has been now completely eliminated, right?
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Post by MrWalkman on Sept 30, 2020 21:43:48 GMT
Playing a DSD file over 3.5 before the change: Same file, after the change: I'm sure you'll hear the difference. You'll see that the "Play DSD in Native Format" will apply for the 3.5 port as well after the update. I will have to modify the text that says that the option only applies to the Balanced port. Why would Sony make native DSD unplayable through 3.5mm if that's posible to code?? I don't see any logical reason Maybe to push 4.4 to people? The internal tuning thing is bringing the biggest difference in my opinion - the wider soundstage, and better bass response. Thanks to you, this internal tuning difference (specially imposed to separate A and Z sound wise to excuse such a huge price gap - as far as I see it) has been now completely eliminated, right? That's what WM1A 2.0 does, yes.
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Post by Gamerlingual on Sept 30, 2020 21:44:06 GMT
I'm happy to have both, albeit bought used.
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Post by frost15 on Sept 30, 2020 21:50:11 GMT
Why would Sony make native DSD unplayable through 3.5mm if that's posible to code?? I don't see any logical reason Maybe to push 4.4 to people? mmm, that could be it yes... 4.4mm jack is Sony's propietary right?
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