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Sony Hapz1es or blue sound.......

I have a question about the Sony Hapz 1es. I recently took a listen to it and noticed that it sound a little lifeless and dull, not at all bright and musical From what I read in the reviews. I than listened to blue sound and was surprised how well that sounded compared to the Sony. In all fairness I did listen to it a Best Buy and the Sony it was not set up properly. I wanted to know it anyone else noticed the same or opposite as I did?
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goheelz
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No Tidal, but I think the Sony does allow Spotify streaming.  Could it stream Tidal with another firmware update?  

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goheelz
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OK, finally took delivery of my Sony HAP-Z1ES.  Great product so far, although I'm still learning the ins and outs of how to use it.  

Spotify: works great with my Spotify Premium account.  Simple to switch between hard-drive and streaming.  Tidal or other high-res streaming in the next firmware? One can only hope.

Still waiting to hear from those who've tried a stand-alone DAC for improvement over the Sony DAC.

Critical listening: this will wait for break-in over the weeks ahead.  Sounds good out of the box, although does not yet approach my (much more costly) vinyl rig.
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