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nanaholic replied to the thread Official Sony DMP-Z1 Thread.For the benefit of others let's quickly sum up the pros/cons of each implementation: Class A: old but very well understood technology... -
nanaholic replied to the thread Official Sony DMP-Z1 Thread.When did Sony ever said Digital Amps are dead? They merely said that with their CURRENT implementation in the S-Master they are power...
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nanaholic replied to the thread Official Sony DMP-Z1 Thread.https://online.stereosound.co.jp/_ct/17225926 Old interview before the sale of the DMP-Z1 where product owner Sato-san say that from...
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nanaholic replied to the thread Sony Z1R....listening impressions only.I think rather they've finally realised that CES is not a place for audiophile marketing. CES is a tech trade show dominated by...
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nanaholic replied to the thread Official Sony DMP-Z1 Thread.Your entire argument falls apart simply for the fact that the DMP-Z1 is made by the Walkman team, whereas the TA-ZH1ES is made by the...
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nanaholic replied to the thread Official Sony DMP-Z1 Thread.Opposite for me - I haven't found any planars I like on the DMP except the Final Audio D8000 Pro, mostly because it doesn't sound like a...
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nanaholic replied to the thread Official Sony DMP-Z1 Thread.It would seem like you've fallen for marketing buzzwords. There are no amps that can amplify without any colouration - they don't...
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nanaholic replied to the thread Official Sony DMP-Z1 Thread.If he has anything constructive counter arguments to say then I welcome it. Instead what I find more interesting are people like...
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nanaholic replied to the thread Official Sony DMP-Z1 Thread.You are cherry picking the interview - it's fully customised because in the beginning they tried changing the body with different...
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nanaholic replied to the thread Official Sony DMP-Z1 Thread.While the volume knob of the DMP-Z1 is based on the RK501 it is a fully customised part requested by Sony and is not available as an OEM...
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nanaholic replied to the thread Sony Z1R....listening impressions only.Hard disagree - the HD800 is poor for gaming because the soundstage is too wide and feels too hollow, plus it's an open back, you get...
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nanaholic replied to the thread SONY NW-ZX500.https://www.hayaponlog.site/entry/2020/02/10/094328 This guy points out why with a series of deduction which makes a lot of sense -...
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nanaholic replied to the thread SONY NW-ZX500.They don't want to use Snapdragons either because Sony's audio department and Qualcomm don't play nice, that's another issue altogether...
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nanaholic replied to the thread SONY NW-ZX500.Actually they couldn't. The S-Master chip being used in the current generation of Walkmans is already the latest chip Sony themselves...
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nanaholic replied to the thread Official Sony DMP-Z1 Thread.Only because the EM5 has Android which makes it "smart", whereas the TA is just a DAC/amp combo without any of the smart features which...
