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In Reply to: RE: Would any HAP Z1 owners give their current impressions, posted by AbeCollins on July 13, 2014 at 15:28:20
Sounds like its more trouble than its worth. Buy direct from Sony who have a no hassle 30 day try & return policy , thats what I did with their TA-1ES amplifier that got excellent reviews but I did not like its sound.
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The product being a hassle or the Amazon return policy?
Amazon has about the best return policy going.
- View my order online, click a button that says I want to return it, pull-down menu and select brief description of why it's being returned.
- Printout the RMA sheet and place it in the box.
- Set the box on the front porch and UPS magically shows up to take it away.
- Full refund goes to the VISA I used to purchase it (including any shipping charges paid).
I wouldn't say it is more trouble than it is worth--not at all. It does have some glitches. Very much like when I first started using a Squeezebox and then a computer as my front end (which were both WAY more difficult to get working correctly). There are some learning curve issues and I would think a lot, if not all, of the usability glitches can be cured by Sony firmware and software updates.
As far as the sound goes. I love listening to it. In fact, the more I listen, the better I think it is. I don't disable any of the upsampling. Perhaps I am just not as anal as I should be... ;) I think DSD sounds great, but even better, I really like old 44.1 CDs through it too. The DSEE function is a toss up. Some things sound A LOT better, others...not so sure.
If Sony can quickly address the (mostly) minor complaints that center mainly around loading files, the HAP will be a terrific addition to the fine audio landscape.
My $00.02
I agree that new products are rarely perfect but the Squeezebox was a couple hundred bucks. The Sony HAP Z1 is a couple grand! Big difference.
I returned my lower-end HAP-S1 ($1000). I'll reconsider in a year if Sony fixes the bugs. In the mean time I have my thousand bucks back. ;-)
Agreed Abe, there is a big difference and trust me, I get your point. But honestly, I have not had one tenth the difficulty with the HAP Z1ES that some others have stated. Almost all of my issues have been ones arising from flaky network connections and poorly kept and tagged files in my music HDD. I understand where your comments are coming from: For $2k there should not be issues of any kind. I don't disagree.
I am not trying to be a fan-boy, or even a cheerleader. I just think it is a very good sounding product and I am enjoying mine.
YMMV.
I agree, it's an excellent sounding product that I look forward to trying again someday.
Thanks! for sharing.
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