I know how you feel. It is a steep price to pay and hard to say if it is worth it yet. I think it's worth the wait to see what the forums say if your willing to pay for the wm1a2
Nice informational video. I also always have a DAP with me and have been in the market for a high end player of good build quality that is not Fiio. Thanks!
And yes. The analogue mode made a difference. Listen to the drums. They get more warm and the voice or nids goes up as valves amps. That'd the linear mode. I only use the cd function. The analogue and eq. That's all. Their eq is goof because does not lower the volume
Alot of my iems already have heavy lean toward bass so that may be why. I will try it with the fiio fd3 because they are more flat and see if i can get the analogue to work for me. Thanks for contributing to the conversation.
It's a good buy. Those players are top notch. I have the Sony AW55 and that sounds great so I can imagine this player here. I might get one in the future when I am working a better job
@@theish9 There's a seller in my country that can import these from japan, the only difference is around $100usd. I was wondering if its worth the amount.
To me it’s more analytical. We will see what other amps come out for it becuase there is talk of a tub amp module to come. I have only ever used the amp 11 not the 11.2 or 12 as of yet.
@@theish9 love the DX300 with the amp12. The only gripe I have is the problem power button and the boot loop cycle. Other than that, it's superb. Also had my eye on these or just get the wm1am or wm1zm. We'll see. I don't want anything that too cool analytical rather more warm neutral. Also wonder about that Hiby RS6 R2R.
@@GuavaJuiceBane bruh. I got the same bootloop issue. Happens at least 3x a charge but other than that it's amazing. Been using the amp 12 all week. It's very lush and warm. But doesn't have the same impact as the amp 11.1
@@GuavaJuiceBane I did make that mistake at first. After resolving that I get a good amount of volume and experience the full effect of the amp 12 tuning.
Dap is a dap. Distortion crossover chips. 32 bit chip by 600hz for high rez.power at 70mw. Plus dac chip 9 series. How can any crap Bluetooth complete that. Ipad and Bluetooth phones are the same as you driving a Honda civic . Daps is for high end. For people that has iem. Instead of crap earphones. I have 46 iem and I love them. I got 3 Bluetooth earbuds that was giving to me by gifts. I gave them all away. They crap. I have a few daps and the new 55. Wish had more volume power than 70mw total because I have power angry iem. How much mw power does it have?
😂 i agree that it is way superior to Bluetooth. However i try to embrace all types of listeners because i understand the value of convenience. But a good dap is why i keep one around especially as my personal library has grown.
Yeah, but there is a plus side to keeping the options limited. It can help with simplifying the selection for peoples wants and needs. It can seem like they are behind at times, however they make everything themselves in house. I don’t expect they will follow many trends.
@@theish9 also, those new products come out every 5 minutes but look at wm1z. It remains one of top daps to have every year while the new stuff comes and goes. It is like 64 audio u12t and u18t been the raining champ of iems in their price bracket for years. But new iems come and go every month.
@@nellatl true. Companies have to develop hype to keep selling products. Very few in this niche market support for very long. But Sony signature is tried and true.
Poor design putting all the buttons on one side as if you were ever going to use this in your vehicle on a mount the buttons would be in the way. This looks way too slow as well as you can see the lag…Fiio M11 Plus destroys this.
I have the original fiio m11 player and I still love it. It can power a few cans I have around. Button placement is not an issue for me. But I can see use case scenario’s where it will be a problem like driving, or running. Thanks for the comment
@@theish9 Well you have the iBasso DX300 which is a nice DAP. Sony’s flagship DAP is great but it’s $5,000 Canadian lol right up there with the Astell & Kern SP2000. I would like to see a head to head SQ wise vs those two DAP’s and the new FiiO M17
Thank You I just received mine from Amazon have it charging can’t wait to use it and Happy New Year
Happy new yr bro. Stay blessed
Thanks for sharing. Not many Walkman videos out there unfortunately. I cannot decide whether I want this one of wait for the new WM1A2.
I know how you feel. It is a steep price to pay and hard to say if it is worth it yet. I think it's worth the wait to see what the forums say if your willing to pay for the wm1a2
I recommend you to use battery-safe mode, it will help to use battery longer through the day
Nice informational video. I also always have a DAP with me and have been in the market for a high end player of good build quality that is not Fiio. Thanks!
There are a lot of options out. I am eyeing a shanling next yr
And yes. The analogue mode made a difference. Listen to the drums. They get more warm and the voice or nids goes up as valves amps. That'd the linear mode. I only use the cd function. The analogue and eq. That's all. Their eq is goof because does not lower the volume
Alot of my iems already have heavy lean toward bass so that may be why. I will try it with the fiio fd3 because they are more flat and see if i can get the analogue to work for me. Thanks for contributing to the conversation.
It's a good buy. Those players are top notch. I have the Sony AW55 and that sounds great so I can imagine this player here. I might get one in the future when I am working a better job
Yeah save up and when you have the money and still want it that's how you know.
great content and informative
Preciate
Is this worth buying in 2024 compared to the nwa306?
I believe the price is so low for a used one that it is.
@@theish9 There's a seller in my country that can import these from japan, the only difference is around $100usd. I was wondering if its worth the amount.
@@Cr33pingdeath what's the total cost it will cost you? does the differences matter to you like the 4.4 jack? If not get what's cheapest.
What's the current android version?
Android 9
Is the DX300 warm and musical like this device or is the DX300 more on the analytical side?
To me it’s more analytical. We will see what other amps come out for it becuase there is talk of a tub amp module to come. I have only ever used the amp 11 not the 11.2 or 12 as of yet.
@@theish9 love the DX300 with the amp12. The only gripe I have is the problem power button and the boot loop cycle. Other than that, it's superb.
Also had my eye on these or just get the wm1am or wm1zm. We'll see. I don't want anything that too cool analytical rather more warm neutral. Also wonder about that Hiby RS6 R2R.
@@GuavaJuiceBane bruh. I got the same bootloop issue. Happens at least 3x a charge but other than that it's amazing. Been using the amp 12 all week. It's very lush and warm. But doesn't have the same impact as the amp 11.1
@@theish9by any chance do you use the line out on the amp12?
@@GuavaJuiceBane I did make that mistake at first. After resolving that I get a good amount of volume and experience the full effect of the amp 12 tuning.
Where did you buy the case? Thanks.
I got it off of Amazon
$700 USD???? 👀
Yes sir 😂
says $800 for me now...... :/
how much ram in this device?
I think 3
Dap is a dap. Distortion crossover chips. 32 bit chip by 600hz for high rez.power at 70mw. Plus dac chip 9 series. How can any crap Bluetooth complete that. Ipad and Bluetooth phones are the same as you driving a Honda civic . Daps is for high end. For people that has iem. Instead of crap earphones. I have 46 iem and I love them. I got 3 Bluetooth earbuds that was giving to me by gifts. I gave them all away. They crap. I have a few daps and the new 55. Wish had more volume power than 70mw total because I have power angry iem. How much mw power does it have?
😂 i agree that it is way superior to Bluetooth. However i try to embrace all types of listeners because i understand the value of convenience. But a good dap is why i keep one around especially as my personal library has grown.
The 507 has 50mw from 3.5 and 200mw from 4.4 same as signature sony dap. I stsy away from the power hungry gear on this thing
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All good
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All good
Unfortunately Sony release very good products every 2 years while competitors do the same every 3 months.
Yeah, but there is a plus side to keeping the options limited. It can help with simplifying the selection for peoples wants and needs. It can seem like they are behind at times, however they make everything themselves in house. I don’t expect they will follow many trends.
Sony more quality
@@theish9 also, those new products come out every 5 minutes but look at wm1z. It remains one of top daps to have every year while the new stuff comes and goes. It is like 64 audio u12t and u18t been the raining champ of iems in their price bracket for years. But new iems come and go every month.
@@nellatl true. Companies have to develop hype to keep selling products. Very few in this niche market support for very long. But Sony signature is tried and true.
Poor design putting all the buttons on one side as if you were ever going to use this in your vehicle on a mount the buttons would be in the way. This looks way too slow as well as you can see the lag…Fiio M11 Plus destroys this.
I have the original fiio m11 player and I still love it. It can power a few cans I have around. Button placement is not an issue for me. But I can see use case scenario’s where it will be a problem like driving, or running. Thanks for the comment
@@theish9 Well you have the iBasso DX300 which is a nice DAP. Sony’s flagship DAP is great but it’s $5,000 Canadian lol right up there with the Astell & Kern SP2000. I would like to see a head to head SQ wise vs those two DAP’s and the new FiiO M17
Won’t be from me bro 😂. But yeah I wouldn’t mind seeing a head to head. The ibasso is so amazing, my fav dap so far.
@@theish9 The DAP’s keep getting better but with that they’re also getting more expensive lol
Same with phones