New ModWright Mod for the Sony HAP-Z1ES


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Modwright has a mod for the new Sony HAP-Z-ES player.

http://www.modwright.com/blog/post.php?s=2014-04-01-new-sony-hapz1es-truth-mod
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mitch4t
Guys, I received the HAPZ1 this afternoon. I unboxed it and let it stand for about 4 hours to allow it to return to room temperature. I just finished the initial network configuration set up, which took less than 30 minutes. I put it in the system and have it playing now, using the free files that come with the unit.
I am thinking I may start a new thread to chronicle my experiences with respect to user friendliness and sound quality.

The free music files are worlds apart from my taste in music, but I will make a tentative comment that cold, with no burn in time, it is musical, and is certainly not an overtly digital sounding piece. The real test will come with my own music downloaded to the player, which will permit A/B comparisons with my ModWright Sony 5400.
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Dude...I'm salivating. Congrats.

Yes...I think you should chronicle your experiences with a thread here, that would be awesome. A lot of people are watching this unit.
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Mitch, Thanks. I'm hoping we can get a good thread going to share experiences and tips, with some of the other guys who may already be owners enabling the newer guys to get off to an easy start.
It appears the Sony is not capable of playing from popular streaming services like Pandora, Spotify, MOG, etc. Only an internet radio tuner. True? If so, a deal breaker for me and probably many others.