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In Reply to: RE: My friend has one; I'm still saving my pennies. posted by Prisoners on September 10, 2014 at 05:21:06
The lower-end Sony HAP-S1 has the same Digital Sound Enhancement Engine (DSEE) technology as the HAP-1ZES and I thought the setup sounded wonderful. I can only imagine that the flagship HAP-1ZES sounds even better. I have no issues with the sound of the Sony players. They're great.
I didn't have that many "dupes", not enough to significantly impact the upload time.
The reason I had some "duplicates" is because I keep more than one version of certain albums. So they weren't technically duplicates. Some albums were ripped from CD, some were Hi-Res rips from my vinyl or downloads from HDtracks, and others were DSD downloads. It was not easy to identify the version I wanted to play on the Sony so I thought I would find and delete the lower res ones. I found this very tedious to near impossible from the Sony.
I can easily organize, identify and differentiate the versions on my Mac music server but not on the Sony. If I were to do it again, I would remove (or move) the lower resolution files from the Mac before initiating the bulk transfer to the Sony because managing the library on the Sony after the fact is a chore.
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DSEE is for mp3's, restores some information removed in the mp3 process.
Remastering Engine converts everything to 2xDSD.
for DSD Files.
Remastering Engine can be switched off
Thanks for clarifying. I'm not familiar with the 'remastering engine'. Still, the mid-fi HAP-S1 was very good sonically. I played standard 16/44.1 CD rips through it as well as 24/96, 24/192, and a couple DSD64 albums. Pretty impressive for $1000.
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Oooh, Ooh, me want one!
Now I'm wondering what the 2k machine does that the 1k doesn't..aside from twice the storage. Not to mention you don't get the amp or headphone amp in the bigger one. I was told by more than one person that the internal build quality of the ES is top-notch and is usually seen at much higher price points, but I haven't heard the 500G version.
The Sony HAP-S1 has a built-in integrated amp of sufficient power with reasonably sensitive speakers. It also has a larger front panel display. Internal disk is 500GB but like it's bigger brother it will accommodate an additional external disk.
The flagship Sony HAP-Z1ES has XLR balanced and RCA outputs, no integrated amp, smaller display but being an "ES" component, it should be better built with better parts. And it should sound better.
I hear that Sony has a good return policy if you want to try one out. I bought my 'mid-fi' Sony HAP-S1 from Amazon and their return policy is also excellent. When I returned mine, I just said it had software bugs and was not ready for primetime, printed the return form and placed it in the box, and printed the shipping label. Placed the box on my porch and UPS took it away. No hassle.
I really liked the sound of the Sony. It was excellent but maybe I'm spoiled with the flexibility I have in the computer setup vs a dedicated player like the Sony. You never really give up the computer with the Sony anyway. It's still needed anytime you want to place more content on the Sony.
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