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Post Subject: Sony Hap-Z1ES vs. FM allt. II?Posted by Paul S on: 4/18/2014
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The trouble with all the really easy stuff is all the digital manipulation it undergoes before we even get a shot at reproduction. One must simply be in the proper mindset when "listening" to such dross.

Here is the latest from our friends at Sony, mainly trying to give another boost to DSD, but also accepting WAV, FLAC, etc., etc.:

http://www.whathifi.com/review/sony-hap-z1es

This player is loaded with features that will amaze and delight deaf technophiles.

As unlistenable as all the alternatives have been to date, the writing has been on the wall long enough for anyone to see.

This may not be "It" but it is definitely part of the WAV of the future. Too bad it costs so much, and too bad most of the cost is due to "features" that have nothing to do with sound quality as GSC would define it, despite Sony's claims to the contrary.

But if you are lucky enough to have good FM, why not a "decent" receiver and self-powered speakers, put them under cover?


Paul S

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