Source: Press Release, Last Accessed: 2018/08/30

Combining super high quality sound, premium design and enhanced usability, the DMP-Z1 is a high end music player bringing top quality stationary class headphone amplifier sound and power to wherever you desire. Reaching new sound quality heights, the DMP-Z1 achieves optimum High Resolution Audio playback (up to native DSD 11.2MHz/PCM 384 kHz/32bit) and about 1500mW (at 16Ω) headphone power output for a personal, premium listening experience.
The DMP-Z1 uses a Sony customized high-end analogue rotary volume controller which is copper plated, followed by gold plating and supports the volume for four separate signal paths (L+ / L- / R+ / R-). This maximizes the DAC chip performance by retaining all audio source information even at low volume levels, Sony says.
The DMP-Z1 features a dual DAC and analogue amplifier, featuring the Asahi Kasei Microdevices AK4497EQ DAC and the TI TPA6120A2 amp chip. The device has an independent power system using a total of five battery cells, providing independent and stable power to both the digital and analogue block and features a simple power circuit to supply clean power to the headphone amplifier. Users can easily switch the music player’s power mode from AC to battery by simply touching either Battery button or AC button on the DMP-Z1’s touch panel user interface.
The H-shaped aluminum chassis prevents a high rigidity frame structure that eliminates vibration and reduces resistance, thereby delivering clear and powerful low frequency performance.
A first for digital music players, listeners can personalize their preferred sound with the DSD Remastering Engine which lets users convert all PCM music sources into DSD 5.6MHz. The DSD Remastering Engine can be switched on or off easily in the user interface. A newly developed Vinyl Processor feature can recreate the acoustic phenomena unique to vinyl playback. This includes the effect of tone-arm resonance, sensitivity improvement caused by tiny surface noise and a rich sound character, due to acoustic feedback from the speakers to the turntable. The DMP-Z1 also includes newly developed DSEE HX with an improved algorithm to enhance and supplement the ability for high range expression. Thanks to AI machine learning technology, users do not need to select the type of enhancement, but instead this is automatically selected for them based on real time information analysis. The device features dual micro SD card slots, 256 GB internal storage, USB Type-C connection and a Bluetooth receiver.
The DMP-Z1 will be priced at approximately €9,000 and be available in the UK, France and Germany from the beginning of December 2018.

For more information: https://www.sony.co.uk/

More News...