In Reply to: 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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Follow Ups
- RE: My friend has one; I'm still saving my pennies. - AbeCollins 09:19:15 09/10/14 (7)
- My understanding is the S1 has the DSEE, not the Remastering Engine. - oldmkvi 14:10:56 09/10/14 (4)
- I just read that the DSEE is used for all PCM Files, off - oldmkvi 19:05:59 09/12/14 (0)
- RE: My understanding is the S1 has the DSEE, not the Remastering Engine. - AbeCollins 14:56:35 09/10/14 (0)
- That would explain the ES designation and the added cost. Nt - Prisoners 14:27:07 09/10/14 (1)
- Yes, and Internal Bracing, heavier Copper Chassis. nt - oldmkvi 14:36:56 09/10/14 (0)
- Got it thanks. - Prisoners 09:44:57 09/10/14 (1)
- RE: Got it thanks. - AbeCollins 12:19:10 09/10/14 (0)