0:00 Intro Device ---- 1:10 Pros --2:10 tangent on how i browse music 5:20 Pros (Continued) 12:03 Cons software--- 16:22 Pros and Cons rapid fire

@deanaaron2860

2 жыл бұрын

i guess it's quite off topic but do anyone know a good site to watch new movies online?

Very good review. I bought one of these last week and I am delighted with it. The sound is absolutely brilliant

Love seeing all the T&N stuff in your library. The part where you went to Crux for a second I was like whaaa? I remember buying Cakewalk on vinyl at Cornerstone in the early 2010s. Good stuff man!

Thank you, your reviews were very helpful.

Thanks for the review. Really helpful especially the Sony software side of it.

Great Review I can't for mine to arrive this Friday

it’s sounds way better than iPods and need iem or hi res headphones to get proper output. And in terms of battery it’s Upto 44 hours when sound volume under 80% and no audio enhancement turned on. iPods or any flagship smartphones never match with it’s sound.

Great review. I mostly agree with everything you have said with only a few exceptions. amazing as the video is long and you went into quite some depth. I don't think the battery life with Bluetooth is 'garbage' but it is definitely not 30 hours. I love this player. Love it Love it Love it! It does more than I wanted and does it all very well. I had the NW-A105 but it didn't have a good battery life at all so it had to go back. It is exactly as you said. It is an underpowered phone with no phone. To make it work well they would have needed a much bigger battery. This might have made the device somewhat bigger etc. I think the NW-A55 is great and I appreciate your video very much!! Thanks.

Does this actually play the audio from MP4 files as listed in the media formats? All my songs are video - I know it doesn't display it but can it play it? My NW-A36 doesn't.

Hello. Thanks for your review. I hope you can help me. I just got this player. There's a lot more to it to learn that all my other DAPs. But there is one problem I'm having that I've never had with any other DAP. When I turn it on and connect my Bluetooth earbuds they always come on at full volume. They never come on at the volume I was listening to them as all my other DAPs do. Sometimes I can't even lower the volume at all and I have to shut it down and turn it back on. Do you know why it does this and what setting I need to prevent this? Because there's nothing in the manual about it. It seems more like the volume control is set up to use on the wired headphones. Thank you.

When browsing by genre on the device can you see all songs or just albums?

Hi, could you please tell me if you can sort and play by Folder? Thanks!

great review, great device.

Muito bom o review ! Me ajudou muito na hora de escolher este aparelho.

Hi, what brand and kind of micro SD is using?

Thanks man!!

Will it be able to drive my AKG K712 pro?

Hi! Do you know if this walkman has an alarm clock function? Preferably one which can play a local song as the alarm sound. Thanks

@Solitaire001

2 ай бұрын

As far as I know, no. Although it does have an internal clock, it is not user usable it is just for player management.

I have 3 questions: 1st Question: Can I insert the songs in folders and subfolders on the memory card? 2nd Question: During random play, does the device play between folders, that is, play a song in a folder, then another folder, or play only within the folder? 3rd Question: How would the audio quality be compared to smartphones, connecting it to a stereo receiver via p2 / RCA cable?

@khuntington

3 жыл бұрын

I have 3 questions: 1st Question: Can I insert the songs in folders and subfolders on the memory card? -yes. the card can be managed with as many folders and sub folder as you wish 2nd Question: During random play, does the device play between folders, that is, play a song in a folder, then another folder, or play only within the folder? -now this is where it gets kind of tricky. i could be wrong, but from my vantage point the player categorizes files by id3 tags. so if i have say a folder "the beatles" and then a sub folder "abbey road" "white album" "let it be" and "rubber soul" but in id3 tags, all 4 albums, all the tracks within are all labled "beatles awesome tracks" the player will have artist as "the beatles" and then just 1 album as "beatles awesome tracks" and ther will only be that 1 album, regardless of how many folders are on my card or device. thats why it took me dang near 2 weeks to port everyrhing over from my ipod, because once i imported all my albums, i then had to go through the device and note how the albums appeared while navigating, and then go into the files and update id3 tags to make navigation work how it should work. 3rd Question: How would the audio quality be compared to smartphones, connecting it to a stereo receiver via p2 / RCA cable? -if your phone only has digital out via usb (new iphone, new samsung, etc) it should sound more natural coming over the analog output. if your phone has analog, probably not much of a difference. but this device basically will play like evry single flavor of audio imaginable... most phones will not, so thats a plus. but that comes down to just how sensitive your hearing is. my wife wouldnt tell a difference at all. :P

@marcosalmeidaperes9551

3 жыл бұрын

@@khuntington I very much appreciate your response. Just one more question: how is the quality of the audio sent via bluetooth to a stereo receiver compared to a phone?

Thanks for the review. I do have a few suggestions for you that would have made your review better and more informative for me. (1) Get the camera closer to the Walkman so we can read the text on the screen. (2) Organize the way you present the features of the Walkman and don't just bounce around. (3) Keep the camera on the Walkman more so we can stay focused on what you are talking about. I thank you for the effort in putting together this video even though I could not get a lot from it. Thanks!

Excellent review! I also have discographies in chronological order, but i named them by year, as in "1994 - The Division Bell". Waiting for the item...

@khuntington

3 жыл бұрын

that works too. i started this in the mp3 cd days, and you only had a finite number of characters your in dash player would display when navigating folders. so an album like "roadside monument - eight hours away from being a man" those extra 2 characters ended up being cut.

I just got one and love the Hi-Res and clear audio sound, way better sound quality than any other DAP. Just to throw out there, my last DAP was an iPod 4Gen, which was a tiny little thing, and the battery lasted about 15hrs. There's no way the battery on this Walkman is worse than the iPod...I think 40hrs on this Walkman is phenomenal, then again I haven't used the Bluetooth yet.

I'm having problems with THE NW A55L. It doesn't seem to connect to older Bluetooth devices. It only connects to have my devices 🥺

Great Review! Very in-depth, only thing is the software is Music Center, not Media Center. Media Center should not be confused with this Sony software, as Media Center, by JRiver, is BADASS!!!

Even if it can fit a big music collection does it shuffle with no problems?

@robertog.5861

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, isn’t like Tidal or Deezer (always the same songs on shuffle).

I"m very old school and have all my MP3 music on a PC and an external harddrive as a back up. Can you just drag and drop MP3 files easily enough with the software? I don't care so much about streaming, or having all the correct artwork in place.

@khuntington

4 жыл бұрын

Nick Wilhelm Jo you dont even *need* the aoftware for just drag and drop. i only use the software to make sure all my id3 tags are in order cause im very particular.

@picknick21

4 жыл бұрын

@@khuntington Oh how awesome ^^ I'll buy it because of your review!

Have you tried the Mr Walkman custom fw?, it really improves the sound and how it handles album art.

@khuntington

3 жыл бұрын

not yet. i really want to get around to it though.

hey, how long this sony nw a55 charging from low battery to full?

@everydayhustlesales9718

4 жыл бұрын

2 hours

Thanks for the review! I know you're not really interested in iTunes playlists, but do you know if you can import them from iTunes to the NW-A55 /Music Center? Also, I still have an iPod in my arsenal (super lightweight Nano / Bluetooth earbuds are great while running!) and I use iSyncr to sync between my Android phone and my iTunes account. Can I continue to use iTunes to manage my library and sync the A55 to it periodically? I don't add that much new stuff these days (maybe 50-75 tracks per year), so wouldn't be a frequent thing.... Thanks in advance!

@khuntington

4 жыл бұрын

Jay Shoji that i honestly have no idea. after i setup my walkman i just uninstalled itunes. so i don't even have an itunes footprint on my of anymore. 😬😬

@mercyabel1923

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I had an iTunes account and was able to drag and drop the music to my Walkman A45. You can also move the music and sync it to your Walkman, and it’ll move all the album imaging and info from your iTunes

Can we use Sony/any TV's output as input to this Walkman (as USB DAC) .At night I don't want to disturb family while watching songs on my Sony TV and want a great sound output too.

@khuntington

4 жыл бұрын

i don't think so. i plugged it up to my samsung tv. it didnt send audio out. :(

@pareshsatpute8417

4 жыл бұрын

@@khuntington Thanks for great review.did you tried using this as USB DAC for smartphone ? Sony website mentions only about pc usb DAC compatibility

All I want to know can I store my CD music to my computer then transfer it to that MP3? And is it easy??

@juancarlosmiranda6830

4 жыл бұрын

Yes and yes

@mercyabel1923

3 жыл бұрын

Ivan Gromov I have the A45 and can copy and paste the music as well. I believe it’s the same for this model.

Can you control volume and play/pause with the headphone controllers? Wired and bluetooth?

@khuntington

4 жыл бұрын

Sergio Erasto López Hernández not sure about play and pause, but my bluetooth only has volume rocker and it works as intended wirelessly.

@sergioerastolopezhernandez2843

4 жыл бұрын

@@khuntington Thanks, I've been thinking about getting a new player since my old ipod died and this one seemed like a good alternative.

@maxbelz

4 жыл бұрын

@@sergioerastolopezhernandez2843 i have wired headphones , and i cant control volume nor pause/play..

Hi do you know if this has left right balance and does left right balance work with BLUETOOTH headphones ?

Bro. You missed some points. I wanted to know more about it's output power, sound signature, lagging in between tracks and even if it's possible to have some hiss using sensitive in ear monitors. Did you make a comparison with other sources. I've been told it provides a weak output power. What's the impedance of an adequate iem for this device? Man I have so many questions... Hahaha

question. is the software synced to the device? like if you do all that work to get the correct cover art and genre etc etc on the pc, is it automatically put in the device or do you have to do some editing on the device as well? only mp3 player i had is a zune and with the software all i had to do was sync the device and all the music is put on my zune with the info i put in the software. just wanted to know if its the same thing before i buy this

@khuntington

4 жыл бұрын

somewhat. sort of. it appears that if i change the artwork or make some minor changes, it will overwrite existing files on the system when i choose sync. when yo plug in the device, the media center app will detect what has changed, and give you a list of tracks that are different on your pc, than on your device, and in most cases overwrite them. however. if you modify anything at all about the album name, band name, or song name, it seems to me like it will add that as an additional song, because now it shows as a seperate track. so if you are modifying that type of stuff, you would need to manually delete the track/album/band folder, and then resync. its not entirely smart. lol

@serenityq26

4 жыл бұрын

@@khuntington i can see. man i wish zune was still around and just updated to bluetooth lol im still using its software to manage my music (since 2008) and i already got everything perfect. im planning to buy this next month so since you said it took you two weeks im going to start organizing the software now. got my new jabra elite active 75s yesterday so this is all i need. thanks for the video and the information, its very much appreciated

Can I sync this up with my car on Bluetooth and play songs through my car stereo ????

@khuntington

4 жыл бұрын

Bronco9 i know it has blutooth out, but i have no idea if you can control it with your dash unit like skipping songs and such. my car doesn't have bluetooth cause it's old. lol

To load album art to all of the tracks ( as opposed to doing it one at a time ), select album ( not artist. The when you click on the album you want it will pop and you will see a series of three dots next to the album title. Click on the three dots ( an ellipse ) and you will get a box that ops up with various sections. Select properties and then you will be able to follow the steps to access album art. When you select and apply the art you want it should apply it to all of the tracks.

@khuntington

3 жыл бұрын

if i recall correctly, my problem was wanting to have it auto populate artwork for all 30k tracks in my library. it only allowed me to go album by album on album view, if i selected multiple albums by multiple artist the option wasn't available :( in itunes you just do ctrl+a to select all contents, right click, "find album artwork" then go to bed. lol

@michaelskramii2245

3 жыл бұрын

@@khuntington Sounds like the same thing I was running into. I had to load the images as jpegs into a separate folder and then select them from the player screen. I also saw the look for album art - did that a couple of times too - but it was taking way too long. I have a question for you, I just got my player yesterday and it has the three preloaded songs ( high rec files ) and the sense me channels - but it does not have all of the channels ( only a few. Do you know if the player opens more choices as you add music that fits the categories?

@khuntington

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelskramii2245 yes. my player shows 14 "SensMe" channels to choose from.

@michaelskramii2245

3 жыл бұрын

@@khuntington Mine is only showing 6 channels. Odd. Maybe I need to tweak the songs in Music Center before adding them.

@michaelskramii2245

3 жыл бұрын

@@khuntington I may have figured it out - the 6 channels that were shown must have applied to the 3 included high res files that Sony loaded onto the Walkman. I went back into Music Center and adjusted some metrics so that now the app is analyzing all of my loaded tracks. Once that is done I will just reload the music.

How to enable shuffle of the whole library?

@Solitaire001

3 ай бұрын

On the player just tap on the icon to the left of the Back button. How much of the library will shuffle will depend on the range you have selected. If you select "All Songs" it should shuffle as songs on the player.

What's the battery life like now you've stopped using bluetooth?

@khuntington

3 жыл бұрын

basically charging it once a week. but when i'm at home i usually listen to physical media, or just the mp3 on my pc. this player is mainly for in the car, or at sometimes at work.

@boing615

3 жыл бұрын

@@khuntington OK, cheers. Just out of curiosity does this have anything like a 'recently played' list? I listen to a lot of podcasts and it's handy to be able to jump back to where you stopped if you take a break to listen to music.

I like how the font for certain settings is in full width lol. So Japanese of Sony.

also nice music taste

What it's the difference between a55 to a45 its same price and a new version coming out on this month 2020

@khuntington

4 жыл бұрын

tipico809 they redesigned the edge. buttons for a55, and added the vinyl sound profile. i think thats it??

@AcasaInNatura

4 жыл бұрын

The "new" version already appeared. They're names are a105 and zx507 and both of them are way more underpowered than a25/35/45/55.

@tipico809

4 жыл бұрын

@@khuntington but you think is worth it to buy the new refreshed a55

@khuntington

4 жыл бұрын

tipico809 thatd be your call. i just went with the a55 cause it was newer. the vinyl feature i honestly didn't even really hear much a difference. and i have 100s of records so im well versed in how vinyl sounds.

@AcasaInNatura

4 жыл бұрын

@@tipico809 i just bought yesterday a55. you can buy the newer a105. it's an awesome device but the battery will drive you crazy. so a55 is the best budget sony dap at this moment.

the review is beautiful, thanks!

Can you connect Sony wireless headphones to this music unit. I have tried without any luck

@mercyabel1923

3 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure if you can, I was able to connect it to wireless speakers, but haven’t tried connecting it to wireless earbuds.

Great review! I believe theyre releasing a newer version this month with type C?

@zacharymaxwell7314

4 жыл бұрын

You are correct.. It is called the Sony NW-A105. It has usb type c & runs android.

@andychaos

4 жыл бұрын

@@zacharymaxwell7314 no no, i mean like a refreshed version of the a55. Go look it up on amazon because for some reason, sony doesnt seem to have it on it own page.

@zacharymaxwell7314

4 жыл бұрын

​@@andychaos I know what you are talking about. The version you are referring to (a NW-A55 with USB C) unfortunately was a misprint. Currently, the product page for the NWA55 on Amazon USA has no mention of USB C. It still uses its proprietary WM-Port for charging & data transfer.

@andychaos

4 жыл бұрын

@@zacharymaxwell7314 I'm sad to see. You're right :(

@elpanameno8127

2 жыл бұрын

Custom Mod?

You're using a hi res player but are listening to low res MP3s? Just get a little SanDisk clip.

@khuntington

3 жыл бұрын

i have flac files on my system. i have high rez. i have a mix of all various formats. san disk is a pretty garbage user experience from top to bottom. i'm more concerned with the user experience, and the storage size, than anything else

i just want to know about all the day of the dead stuff in the background

@khuntington

4 жыл бұрын

you'll have to ask the mrs. :D

Interesting review. Couple of points, evidently you are an itunes user and you are familiar with it, compared to the Sony Music Centre. Yes Music centre is quirky but no more than iTunes is. For me ITunes is actually just as bad - yes I am a long time apple user. Secondly you said that the NW-A55 has'garbage battery life', evidently you have not reviewed many DAPs. It has the best battery life of pretty much any DAP on the market. You compare it to your Ipod Classic which had a 3000mAh battery and was a brick compared to the 750mAh (one 1/4 of the size) of the NW-A55.

@khuntington

4 жыл бұрын

Simon Rafferty exactly. a 750mah battery by existence is garbage. 😁😁😁 i would rather have a device the size of ipod or even bigger if it means less charge cycles overall. i guess a better comparison would have been to an ipod nano.

Can i use itunes in this ?

@khuntington

3 жыл бұрын

G L A U C O unfortunately, no. but it does have a similar program you can use to sync the device.

@GlaucoASAMIYA

3 жыл бұрын

@@khuntington Ok, but up date the artworks covers mp3 at itunes right?

@3xortgms241

3 жыл бұрын

@@khuntington what program is that?

@khuntington

3 жыл бұрын

@@3xortgms241 music center. musiccenter.sony.net/en/

I think I had that Batman hat you're wearing when I was 14

has anyone tried a 512 sd card

@mikemclintock3893

4 жыл бұрын

I'm using an NW-A45, which the 55 replaces, and I'm using a 1TB card in it. Make sure it is SanDisk though if you try a 1TB as only SanDisk makes authentic cards. With that said I would assume 512 GB would work in the 55 if a TB works in the 45. Works perfect too, I have the 1 TB card filled up, takes about 3 minutes to create the database if the card is unmounted.

@dhilsiva

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikemclintock3893 thank you!

@elpanameno8127

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikemclintock3893 micro sdxc?

Not useful. I used to have one with 4gb and it has a loot of features you don't even mention at all. And i Saw the video complete

@khuntington

3 жыл бұрын

Bono del Toboso like what? i don't go too deep on these gizmos cause i approach music listening in a very linear path. any cool features i should check out though?

@tobosillo1

3 жыл бұрын

@@khuntington study and karaoke mode

Tbh I still miss my old iPod Classic. They were the best music players ever.

@saprissa9

2 жыл бұрын

I still have mine. However I feel like my Ipod is going to die soon since the power button doesn't work anymore. I need a replacement and this looks promising.

So you got a dsd thriller album but didn't bother to listen, much less listen through German headphones like beyer, shennh, or akg. DO me a favor... Leave audio reviews to people who know about it.

@khuntington

3 жыл бұрын

a) it's a cheap consumer mp3 player, not the hubble space telescope. b) screw you :)