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Good idea - I'll start a thread on the RWA forum for those who have technical questions about whatis under the hood, mod potential, etc.
Hi stargaze,Voltage is not switchable in its stock form.2-prong IEC.Hi brj,Good idea - I'll start a thread on the RWA forum for those who have technical questions about whatis under the hood, mod potential, etc.Thanks,Vinnie
A question for some users. How much bigger does the DSDRemastering make the PCM files . In other words , if I chose to DSD Rm 1 of my ,typical dBPa rips that is about 730Mb in size , will it be 2gb or 3gb iin size, larger ?
It seems a lot of people are very wary of what the DSD Remastering engine might be doing to their PCMfiles. I have to mention a comment I find to be pretty funny. One person was worried about the PCM filesbeing artificially processed. The truth of the matter is "any" processing you do in the digital domain is already "artificial". Is it going to be processed the same way PCM files are usually handled ,of course not.It's no longer a PCM file. If you absolutely prefer the "characteristic sound" of PCM, (more pronounced leading edge transients) you may not like the more analog transient response of a DSD file. For certain genres of music the more pronounced leading edge is not the correct response. As I've said no particular processingis any more artificial than another. It's just a different way to get things back to analog with (hopefully) more of the sound character we're looking for. All these points are moot of course as DSD Remastering is user selectable. I have a feeling I may prefer a large portion of my Orchestral music Remastered. Large scaledynamic acoustic music benefits greatly from a bit more "dryness" than some producers deemed necessary to defeat some of the "air" that mask some of the stage positioning of instrument locations.
Thanks, for all the discussion so far (a special thanks to Stercom who has really peaked my interest. I too was a huge vinyl fan, but it's been years since I packed up my VPI table & the vinyl is all gone. I think my Metrum Hex DAC is terrific but if I can get a good price for it I will try to swing for the HAP)
It says it can hold 1 TB in the internal drive. If my math is right, that is approx. 19,000 uncompressed songs (5 min long). Or in album terms 1900. Do I have that right? Since I only have about 500 disc, no way I would need to attach an external hard drive, the Sony can handle it alone.
Stercom,I know this is off topic , but if you don't already have these box sets they contain some absolutely fabulous sounding recordings in them . They are must haves for the classical music loverThe Decca Sound Box SetThe Mecury Living Presence Box SetThe RCA Living Stereo Box Set Rip all the discs to PC in WAV using dBPa & you have hours of Orchestral music recorded with tubed microphones & very different & more intimate hall perspective then you are likely to hear in most modern recordings. The mastering of all the sets is first rate ! (Ok, I'll tie this into the thread)These sets should shine when played back on the HAP - Z1ES. The thing that floors me is these recording stand on their own as very good sounding , not as historical documents. Given their age I can't help but shake my head at many of the recordings !There are discs in these sets that vinyl collectors pay hundreds of $$$ for. They sound pretty close to what they sounded like spinning on my VPI. ( I said close !?!)
While I too share some trepidation of Sony in light of their tepid and sometimes fickle support and utilization of their technologies, the HAP sounds like it could be a product that may keep up with products costing many times more (time will tell). Sony has the advantage of being a much bigger company than the little guys (PS audio for example) and can leverage it's economy of scale to produce a comparable product for much less $$$ - the PS audio product costs 3x as much because they are going to sell many times less and need to turn a profit. As the HAP Z1 is otherwise self contained, sony support is less of a concern for me. The only two concerns I have are that the firmware fails to be updated with changes to internet music databases for song identification (e.g. Gracenote) and fails to update their smartphone/tablet remote apps to keep step with operating system upgrades. Not sure this is enough of a potential problem to avoid purchasing one... Curious what other peoples thoughts are on these topics? What have others compared the HAP to sonically as a source? I'm very curious how similar the HAP sounds to the upcoming PS Audio product.Bob
It shows my player on the App with an IP address underneath which looks correct, but will not connect. I also turned off both "Standby" options in the Settings, because Sony's online Troubleshooting guide seems to say this can prevent a connection. I am wondering if the fact I am transferring files by a wired connection is the problem. I would appreciate any suggestions from anyone with respect to what could be tried.
I've owned the HAP-Z1ES for a couple of months now. The thing I like the most is not only the sound quality, but the ease of use and stability of the unit! It boots up almost instantaneously. I'm guessing the operating system resides on a SSD. People on other boards have indicated they swapped out the internal hard drive and the HAP-Z1ES copied over the operating system and even the hi-rez music samples that came with the unit. That indicates there is another source of internal storage - which is probably the SSD I'm referring to. Also, the iPad app runs over the network so I can literally be in another part of the house - turn the HAP-Z1ES on, select a song and have it playing by the time I sit down to listen. No big deal, but just shows how fast it boots up and how easy it is to use. I owned an Olive 4HD (which is basically the same thing as the HAP-Z1ES) but it took longer to boot, longer to find songs and just didn't seem as stable. The Olive would "crash" every so often and I would have to reboot. The Sony has never done that. (Disclaimer: I haven't used any of Olive's current music servers so they may be better). For songs I have multiple copies of, but are in different formats, I can jump easily between the DSD and FLAC versions, for example, of a song to compare sound quality. The hi-rez rips are obviously the best sounding but its fun to compare. Finally, I should mention the internet radio function. Like everything else, it worked the first time I tried it, it found a slew of stations, organized them by type of music and sounded excellent. I know all this functionality is available with other products but the HAP-Z1ES puts it all together "under one roof"...........and it actually works, is easy to use and sounds good!