Would you buy a Sony Walkman in 2020? Also did you see Sony's new Xperia Pro 5G smartphone... If not then you should check this one out : kzread.info/dash/bejne/nKBhyZNmlMXQlco.html

@77numerouno

4 жыл бұрын

No I would never buy one of them

@Bluesky-oz7ed

4 жыл бұрын

Yup.. As someone who love listening to music.. I'll definitely gonna buy this walkman.. Thanks for your video 👍👍

@smilingface2006

4 жыл бұрын

@@Bluesky-oz7ed absolutely. not a single flagship phones today can beat the sound quality of my x series walkman from 14 years ago. plus there'll be zero interruption from calls and sorts you can't control, or, "listening in high volume may damage your ear" caution bullshit when you're on bluetooth speaker.

@smilingface2006

4 жыл бұрын

just like pc, tv, dslr, don't ever think of a mobile phone can replace the real thing, not even in the near future.

@smilingface2006

4 жыл бұрын

if you love listening to music, you're definitely missing out something if you never get yourself a flagship walkman with superb quality. entry level walkman normally offers only decent quality and benefits from playing in separate device.

Love that off the grid part. I'm trying to kick my phone addiction. This walkman may do the trick

@Shaxzara

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@MrChainrule

3 жыл бұрын

Airplane mode works great for that

@shinichi9do

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrChainrule still a phone, you can get distracted easily, while the walkman only does music.

@Piyushrahi

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrChainrule turning on airplane mode on phone to cut off phone addition? 😂 who the hell will pick up the call? You'd do that? We are trying to use another device to get rid of phone addiction and leave it for just calls or work.

@voltgaming2213

2 жыл бұрын

@@Piyushrahi this is not for phone addiction device this is for those who want High quality music on the go.

Want to ditch my smart phone but I need my music and podcasts with me as I listen to them daily. This one is in the lead at the minute

@taylordowning2533

3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@voltgaming2213

2 жыл бұрын

@@taylordowning2533 this is for audio quality and for dac please don't overcrowded the Market with normal cheap headphones, this is for high end audio on the go please use wired good headphones or ear phones

Thanks for the video. For me the two main reasons to buy this Walkman: 1. Storage capacity (it can hold all my music in all formats and lossless). 2. Sound quality, which is definitely better than my iPhone when using quality in ear headphones. Oh, and I love the real buttons. No need to turn on the screen, easy to find in the dark (in the plane or in bed).

@Kartoshka177

2 жыл бұрын

Storage capacity? It only has 16gb…

@sandcat-maurice

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kartoshka177 SD card (which is impossible when using an iPhone)

@alakhazom

Жыл бұрын

@@sandcat-maurice ounds great. I have a small question...From what i understand,the power button works like in the case of a phone. You tap it,it turns the screen on or off alternatively. If you hold it for longer,it turns the device on/off alternatively. So far,so good. But how do the side buttons work,play/pause,forward/back track,volume ? If you press them when the screen is off(but playing music), do the screen lights up ? If not,and you can mess with music controls while the screen stays off,it saves battery. I have the smaller,older nwz E383, two of them actually. One annoying feature of that device is that it lacks dedicated side buttons for volume,so when you press volume keys(up down on that "mickey mouse" key design),it lights up the screen too,which consumes battery. And those are tiny screens compared to this. That's what many people struggle to understand,that screens consume the majority of your device. Worked in electronics retail some years ago,and never fell into the trap that bigger phones are more battery efficient. You increase the size,yeah the battery may increase in capacity,but the screen does also. So it evens out in the end,given everything else is the same(same os,same battery technology...). On the other hand,small mp3 players(or DAPs) are fantastic when on the move. Used to travel for my work al over the globe,and just took my phone,and this small device. A lot of power(single or two) day tourist sight seeing.Phones(no data) used for gps,and taking some pictures,and music on the mp3 player. Light and comfy,no extra batteries,no cables.Just leave the hotel room,and come back in the evening,or next day. The ability to literally blind operate your mp3 player in you pocket,is fantastic. No sticking out big cumbersome phone out,just put your hand in your pocket and change volume,play/pause. Sometimes not even doing that,just pressing it through the fabric of your pants. Thanks for your time,and if you can answer my small curiosity,it will be great. Just check if the screen lights up while you play/pause and change tracks.

Nice breakdown, but the ninja star at 6:02 steals the show, I want one!

@arpitsrivstva

3 жыл бұрын

omg thats so cool how to buy that

Reason number 5 is the one for me. Unplug from the Matrix. Im loving the ninja star in the video btw. Next video should have some nunchucks or something. Keep it going. Lol.

Just found your channel and love it. Cheers mate - looking forward to more content.

I like reason no. 5 : get out of the grid 😅👍 when everyone leave they digital footprint 🤣🤣🤣

Got one and loving it, with a 200gb micro-sd this is a great music player on the go. Playing only flac and hi-res on the Beyerdynamic Xelento Remote it's like having a home-set on the road.

3rd. Sony seems to getting into the process of reviving the old goldies of goodies. Sony Walkman. Still having a model of 90s. With the plastic see through plastic badged the "AUTO-REVERSE" sign. And of course the special dedicated MEGA BASS button with the orange logo. Sony started aiming high again. 😀😍😁 Great video WhatGear. Excellent job using the vocabulary!

@albertocabezas282

3 жыл бұрын

MEGABASS is what I sorely missed on these DAPs.

January 2022 and I am still enjoying listening to Classical Music in FLAC format on my Sony Walkman NW-A55L via my second Bose Quietcomfort headphones, Bose Soundlink Revolve speaker (connected by wire) and an old Sony Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound set up. I just watched your review again as you originally help me decide to purchase this Walkman (I originally had a Tape Walkman and CD Walkman when they first came out which I still have). It is funny when I tell people that I am listening to my Sony Walkman as they think I am making reference to the original tape walkman.

Great introduction to DAP for all "not-yet" DAP users.. I was one of this bunch users 2 years ago but since getting my NW-ZX300 Walkman in Jan '19, I never regretted a single thing...

Another reason: just to have all your music in one place, not depended on the internet, and keeping it all your life no matter what happens to your PC and phone.

Great points and review! the USB External DAC functionality alone makes this device very attractive! Cheers!

Good job!✊🏻🙂 I was searching for an audio player like this for a long time. I appreciate that how you described everything about this audio player. Awesome! I'm gonna buy one of these soon on. 🤟🏻🙂💯

you are the first reviewer who actually explained to me what it’s used for and not just unboxing 😆 It was my 10th video trying to figure out why would someone need to buy it :) thanks

I remember you sending me a message on twitter to sign some sort of a resume or something like that to get recognized by brands. Here u r buddy! SONY has sent you this, which is great. I am happy for u! Cheers.

Nice video man. I'm looking to buy one of these myself. Thanks for the upload.

Thank you. The review got me over the line with the purchase decision.

Quality stuff x great video, love Sony gear

Hey bro question would u go for this or for the Xperia one ... i am still planning to buy the new xperia pro but i am super into sony not sure what to do ?

Thanks for pushing clever content to the Tube. I'm one of the subs who I think really appreciate this channel. One little suggestion that you might want to include as a point of focus - mainly because I haven't seen (m)any other tech reviewers doing it - when it comes to audio, is how many steps of volume you get when you press the volume up/down keys on a smartphone for instance, between completely quiet, to maximum volume. With the exception of LG (which has 75), most Android manufacturers use 15 steps of volume (which is inexcusable in 2020 IMO but that's beside the point). A very few other brands use around 20 or 25 steps of volume for media playback which is marginally better than 15. With handsets dedicated to audio such as the upcoming Xperia 1 II that might be valuable information to people who consider buying it and literally no one mentions this when they review a phone. The same applies when reviewing a wireless set of headphones as the WF1000XM3B shown in this video, because they have their own DAC and volume control independent form the source device. Keep up the good work!

@WhatGear

4 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea. I'll try and include that in my upcoming videos 👍 I appreciate the tips

@root9065

4 жыл бұрын

@@WhatGear Thank you sir! Godspeed.

@liquidtunes

4 жыл бұрын

Excellent comment. I'm excited about the Xperia 1 II on both the photography and music fronts. Do you mind sharing what you listen to music on and your views on the NW-A55?

Try the Sony ZX507 Walkman with balanced output. My favourite combo with Sony IER M9. It sounds so much better than any phones and wireless headphones that are so prevalent today. To preserve battery, I switch on airplane mode when I'm playing my local sdcard music files, which is the way I like as I don't really stream music, preferring my own files.

Hi, does it have good bass? & what mode on equalizer would I need to go on for that option?

Got it`s big brother, the Sony NW-A105 last week, paired it with my Koss PortaPro, and it sounds great compared to my old iPhone 6. Even KZread Music (Audio quality setting: High) sounds tremendous compaired to my iPhone. And I must say I,m a little jealous of reasons #3 and #4. Great review, thank you.

One question, i like this devices for the good reason i love music , so im using right know a xz3 device with my inEar mdrex750na, it is Hi res tech (both devices) and LDAC bluetooth, so does that mean i have the same expierence with my xz3 smartphone(that supports good codecs like FLAC,ETC), or it is going to be better with a walkman? Thanks for this videos i like em so much.

Seriously considering buying this, but am wondering if downloaded music from Spotify or Apple music can be loaded onto the Walkman without having to convert to mp3, wave, or whatever format desired.

If you don't want to be bothered by apps, emails, social media, text messages, phone calls, update notifications and a zillion other things begging for attention : get a non-android mp3 player. This is a good one, I have it and the sound is superb, especially when you have "Clear Audio" enabled on it. Another thing about using your smart phone for mp3 player is that it drains the battery and you have to charge it more frequently, thus decreasing the life of the smart phone and then your out spending another $1000 or more on a new cell phone.

@hurilux41

4 жыл бұрын

Twin Turbo even when charging several times throughout the day, the lifecycle is not 1 year as to spend 1000 dollars afterward but you’re right, the more performance smartphone do, the more it drain the battery thus affect the lifecycle of the battery, and then when it goes really bad, people gonna say, “well time for a new smartphone. Not gonna invest $150 on battery replacement or something because don’t have to when technologies keep advancing every year.”

thanks for the video man. really good and detailed. also would you inform us if this device has a radio. and if this device may play videos? take care

@ii2654

4 жыл бұрын

It has FM Radio. No videos

Imma get one because some times on my hike -- a smartphone isn't desirable. You should do a full review of this device.

Thanks man!!

hey man, do you know how many bands is the EQ? I want to buy a walkman player. But I don't know if the a55 / a105 /zx300 I a little bit confused about them x.x

Hey bro! I have a question! Which one should I buy, new Sony 2020 or new Sony Camera with the same amount price? Thank you!

Great review just bought one today this is my 4th Sony MP3 Walkman Xmas treat

@ursulmusic

3 жыл бұрын

Feel free to check out custom firmware, for better sound quality - www.mrwalkman.ml

Excellent video. I love my walkmans too.

Nice rundown. Do you make any criticisms on products or do you mostly promote them?

I've got the previous nwa45, very good, but battery life is not a patch on an ipod classic. Look into removing the EU volume cap too, takes about 20mins to read, follow and do it.

Great review

Cool. I miss my classic Walkman. I listen to my music stored on my 256 gb SD card. Luckily, my Sony Xperia 10 Plus has DSEE HX that upgrades the quality of compressed music files

@karljans4807

4 жыл бұрын

how is the sound quality overall of the 10 plus? Speakers I mean

@SonyEnthusiast

4 жыл бұрын

@@karljans4807 the single bottom firing speaker is loud, but lacks bass and dynamics compared to the Sony flagships. It's ok. I usually connect it to my Sony XB41, XB12, etc. Great sound from these speakers btw. Highly recommended. Here are my sample audio clips of them connected to my Xperia 10 plus: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oJ6i2aZvmKqwoM4.html

@karljans4807

4 жыл бұрын

@@SonyEnthusiast the reason I asked this is because I had a Samsung s10e. My first Samsung ever. Great phone. But I sent it back cuz it had black dot below because of dead pixels. So I was thinking of getting a sony device instead. But I love music so I want stereo speakers with good quality

@SonyEnthusiast

4 жыл бұрын

@@karljans4807 get the Xperia 1 or wait for the Xperia 1 II 5G for better stereo speakers on the phone itself. Or just use your headphones, earbuds, or Bluetooth speakers like I do.

@karljans4807

4 жыл бұрын

@@SonyEnthusiast the only problem I have with xperia 1 and mark 2 is that they're too big I want a smaller one so maybe the xperia 10 mark 2 is better (and cheaper) so I can spend money on earbuds and speakers. Ty for the info. I appreciate it :)

Hey there, need you opinion in choosing one from the below list: Sony A55 vs Shanling M2X AND, iBasso - DX120 vs Activo CT10 vs FiiO M9 must functions: long battery life, bluetooth, FM and high-quality music optional: Android, balance output, type-c

Does it mean that I can say, stream music from Spotify or Apple Music thru Bluetooth DAC for better music quality? Can it connect to a bluetooth source and a headphone say Sony XM3’s at the same time or does it have to be wired connection? Thanks man awesome as always. I’m really thinking about getting a walkman soon 😬👍🏻👍🏻

@WhatGear

4 жыл бұрын

I think if you're using it in BT receiver mode you have to use the headphone jack. I'll try and test it before I have to send it back.

I think the only exception to have a walkman over a smartphone if there is a work policy against cellphone use in the building, but walkman's are okay. Also since smartphones are so many, a pre-owned Sony Xperia functions like a high end Sony Walkman, but under $100 because the market is filled with smartphones.

Main reason. Dac chip. Phones they have 19 bit by 45hz on 3 series chips.mp3 players can play 32 bit by 300hz. Big difference here. Don't know why people even compare with a phone. Then the eq does not affect volume and works in a more analogue fz way. Then the battery last for 1 week. Then played all formats. Then can play 24 but by 99hz by ldac format for wireless. Sd card and sound quality. So guys ,dont compare a phone with this. If you have cheap earphones. Yes phone is fine. Crap wireless, yes. Phone. Good wired iem. Get this if you want a pure sound.

Had Xperia Z3 Compact years ago. The music app was called "Walkman" looks like the same thing. But, Sony changed the app and called it "Music" what a let down. Interesting, but I just want the "Walkman" app back on my smartphone with flac support. Thanks for pointing out that I miss the "Walkman" app ;-)

I am a huge Sony fan and I have subscribed, I love all Sony products including my Sony MDR V55 on ear headphones. There getting old and still playing clear as best audio I've heard so far.

In my opinion, this review is actually the most helpful review for the Sony Walkman NW-A55

Wow awesome stuff. I wish sony can consider selling to South Africa.

hey there can you use the a55l as an external dac for a SMARTPHONE please? Like instead of using a smartphone dac you can use the walkman's?

WhatGear Nice man is the Sound & Bass nice & crisp ?

I bought it last year, Walkman NW-ZX300. a fantastic way to hear music, compared to the smartphone you really hear the difference, especially with FLAC and Hi-Res Music...

@chasew.l.5808

4 жыл бұрын

I’m pretty keen to get one of those walkmans but I wonder where could you find Hi-Res music sources...?

@frankiepavinato

4 жыл бұрын

@@chasew.l.5808 you can find Hi-Res music on various specialized sites like 7digital, highresaudio, hdtracks, qoobuz and so on.. I tend to buy mainly from 7digital plus I have many special albums editions at home with the CD + DVD combo and I rip the Stereo hires audio part from the DVDs...

Planning to buy this on black Friday

I have one of those. Pretty cool device and I use it all the time. Just had to update the firmware to unlock volume cap which improved the sound even more.

@YoungBlaze

4 жыл бұрын

Wait.... Which do you have? I dont think the usa version is capped with that?

@cash198217

3 жыл бұрын

YoungBlaze I have NW-A55L which is European version. Because in Europe we have loudness laws or something like that, devise volume is restricted. Can’t remember now but I’m pretty sure I used US version firmware which also added FM radio capability. Out of the box it didn’t have FM radio, I think it’s also to do with some laws.

@YoungBlaze

3 жыл бұрын

@@cash198217 i hate that it wont put my playlist in order

@edud8452

3 жыл бұрын

@@cash198217 loudness laws? man thats crazy thats like large drink laws over here🤣

@cash198217

3 жыл бұрын

@@edud8452 yes it is stupid I agree.

NW-ZX300 here... (and a FiiO M11). DAPs - better sound, not draining phone, and can use my 4.4mm IEMs. I also travel to places with no signal quite often. That said, the Xperia 1 Mark 2 is intriguing.

@JoeGillian0

4 жыл бұрын

FIIO M11 pro here but a bunch of sony devices too

Hey Troy, great video! do you think the NW-A55 is suitable for use it running outdoors? maybe have it in my pocket while running and using some Jabras or something like that via BT?

@ursulmusic

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's really small, it easily fits on the palm of your hand.

@voltgaming2213

2 жыл бұрын

Get a iPod then much more useful for running, this is best enjoy while listening to music in a high quality headphones while sitting at the beach and looking at the sunset

Yes i still consider it because i love listening music and not wanting my phone to consume battery

So will this drive my akg k240 mk2 like a real external usb DAC or Sound card or not? At the moment I listen music with my phone but the problem is the sound is not clear or punchy or has enough bass. Until now only solution as I know is to have an external sound card. But maybe walkman can do this? Can it drive bigger headphones?

Should I buy this or the Hidiz AP80 PRO-X?

One question: this device has not gapless mode but I was wondering if you listen to a live album, do you perceive the cut between songs??

Thank you Sony for still thinking of us music lovers. Please make this available to every corner of the world. I can't find it in shops or websites in India.

@kevj2191

4 жыл бұрын

it's available on Sony.co.in here's the link www.sony.co.in/electronics/walkman/nw-a50-series

I have been looking at these but in addition to my music sounding great I enjoy podcasts from time to time. How is the podcast management handled on the Walkman? Not an Apple fan and not a fan of Smartphone for everything.

@eapa37

4 жыл бұрын

Probably would have to look into android based DAPs for podcasts unless you're gonna be transferring the podcasts from somewhere else (could be wrong though).

Wohooo! SONY ALL THE WAY! LOVE THIS. THNK U FOR COVERING SONY!

@YoungBlaze

4 жыл бұрын

Sony ps6

I enjoy the humor. 👍👍👍

Is there a DJ mixing software INSIDE - like virtualDJ or DJay? That would be GREAT.

I Have the 45 and its amazing, the audio quality its great and also its better for the storage of my smartphone

Thanks for the video , does it support WAV files ?

@voltgaming2213

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

Does it support bluetooth connection with jbl boombox? Please reply. I am from India. Thanks in advance.

Very cool Walkman 😀

If u want to feel that premium of audio , then it is right one.

Since apple is getting g lossless will I be able to use a streaming service like Apple Music on this ?

Nice Top 5 man!! So how's the volume on the A55?! How powerful is it? What I don't like with Sony's audio on both their Walkmans AND their Xperia phones is, in the past anyway, it never got very loud. It's like, yeah, you got great battery life, but if you can't really get it a bit loud when needed, it kinda sux. lol

@hanayokoizomi9369

4 жыл бұрын

I owned this one.. battery life is superb.. I can used it daily for 5 day's without charging.. except if you using Bluetooth receiver the battery drain faster.. the volume is above 100.. it's 120.. I'm using sensitive IEM only 50/120 of volume.. using earbuds with 33ohms .. the volume is 70 to 80... But if you want used headphone amplifier or DAC amp combo

@Rock2005Star

4 жыл бұрын

@@hanayokoizomi9369 Ok nice! Wow 120?! My old A17 Walkman only got up to 100 I believe, so this is A DEFINITE improvement! Great info! Thanks Hanayo!! 👌

Hello ! I don’t know between this or the Bluetooth dac ifi go blu… And do you think all this is useful if I listen to 1411kbps music on my smartphone, I mean will I see the difference ? Thank you for your help.

@justanobody4983

Жыл бұрын

2 totally different use case. If you want a wireless connection, ifi is the way to go. If you want to play flac to higher resolution audio sony walkman. If you have a lot of downloaded files, sony. If you just want to stream, ifi.

I'm currently debating what to buy....Would you still get the A55? or would you go with the A105? or something else?

@ursulmusic

3 жыл бұрын

A105 doesn't have the same awesome battery life, and Android is a bit sluggish. A55 even has custom firmware available for better sound quality - www.mrwalkman.ml

I just bought a pair of Sony MDR-1AM2's but I don't have a high resolution player (yet)...thinking of getting this one...currently just using my new cans with my smart phone lol

I just bought an NW-A55 to use in my vehicle because most new vehicles no longer have a CD player. However, I cannot access the Walkman's controls when I hook it up to the media center. Is that the media center's failing; or is there a workaround?

I'm eyeballing the a100 for a couple of months already. I want it for my passengers to let them out on their own music. At the moment i use my tablet for this but it's too big. But maybe I'll just get a mid range phone for that and get this as an extra gadget for when I'm in the gym or just want to listen to music

Do you listen to NWA on the tube with that? Good work!!

@WhatGear

4 жыл бұрын

Haha yes. I was going to put a little NWA snippet into the video.

@stuartbaldwin7328

4 жыл бұрын

@@WhatGear Well; I enjoy that you're expressing yourself!! kzread.info/dash/bejne/p2dlqLGYZMefhLw.html Keep it up :)

What is the best music software to organize the music on this device ( I have the previous version ) but as an ex IPod owner I have the fact that my music is all over the place inside this device ( ITunes for IPod was the king of music collection organization. ) but the IPod unfortunately are on the way out and I know that sooner or later so will be the best music organization software ITunes. What would you say it would be the best music organization software compatible with the Sony Walkman?

@Solitaire001

3 жыл бұрын

I'd recommend MediaMonkey. It allows you to arrange you music on the player any way you choose. The one thing you will have to do is set up this player in MediaMonkey (it will see it as a generic audio device and you will have tell it what kind of files it can use). It isn't hard to do, but it has to be done.

Does this have gapless play and crossfade? They are very important to me while listening to Pink Floyd and the most important criteria that will decide whether I get this machine or not.

@WhatGear

2 жыл бұрын

I seem to remember seeing that as an option

6. Has A Headphone Jack so this is practically your best back up in case if you still want to listen to your music with your Wired Earphones/Audio gears Without having the issues of Phones Being Jackless

I used it now, using bt reciever while watching this... I love this

@carlosdias8533

3 жыл бұрын

How you see KZread on the Sony?

@ventilasi_semenit

3 жыл бұрын

@@carlosdias8533 he used the bluetooth dac, so the video was playing on his phone while the high quality audio was passing through his walkman.

@cmgad1

3 жыл бұрын

@@ventilasi_semenit yes i buy One , thanks

@hanayokoizomi9369

3 жыл бұрын

@Otie Jason yeah.. but I'm not using it for listening to music.. on KZread.. I listened to FLAC, MQA, and DSD... Use this bt features for convenience..

@cmgad1

3 жыл бұрын

Hanayo Koizomi yes, and listen Spotify or Deezer !

For me it’s not even a question if I would use my smartphone for music or would I use a dap. My first choice would be to use a dap.

is there any Xperia 1 ll review in the near future?

@deadworms

4 жыл бұрын

Not anytime soon. The phone will be released around June

@midoahmed3159

4 жыл бұрын

@@deadwormsif this is true , then this would be a total failure for Sony , announcing a phone and release it after like 4 months!!! this just can't be good

@prabhdeep16

4 жыл бұрын

@@midoahmed3159 the phone will be available in the end of march...or in the mid of april...not late than this

@arasa8896

4 жыл бұрын

@@prabhdeep16 reading this in may lol

@prabhdeep16

4 жыл бұрын

@@arasa8896 😂😂

Material IACS (International Annealed Copper Standard)...Ranking Metal % Conductivity* 1 Silver (Pure) 105%...2 Copper 100%...3 Gold (Pure) 70%. Gold doesn't tarnish/oxidise like silver and copper, keeping the equipment from prematurely degrading ( especially audio quality ) is probably a more realistic reason for it's use in higher end audio devices, keeping impedances from varying over time.

The usb DAC feature just amazing. That alone probably worth the price. I haven’t turned my hi fi on for months now since I’ve got that player.

@williamsurya2508

3 жыл бұрын

Can you use the usb dac to improve sound quality on apps like spotify?

@cash198217

3 жыл бұрын

@@williamsurya2508 yes you can use usb DAC to improve the sound and it does a good job too. Wouldn’t recommend using usb DAC on videos as there’s a lag between video and audio. But just for music it works really well. That’s on pc of course.

@williamsurya2508

3 жыл бұрын

@@cash198217 thanks for your reply, i ended up buying this last week, it does improve audio on my office PC, haha

@cash198217

3 жыл бұрын

@@williamsurya2508 I think having good quality headphones helps too. I’m big fan of Dali io4 headphones.

@ursulmusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@williamsurya2508 Check out custom firmware for even better sound quality - www.mrwalkman.ml

Seems you Walkman without tuner ? It’s true? Do you know how should named modal with tuner ? Thanks in advance.

@ursulmusic

3 жыл бұрын

The model without FM radio is A55L, released in Europe. Radio can be enabled by changing the region of the player.

I have it and I love it.

A KZreadr talked about capacitors and burning in the sound quality is better I would like to look this up on the internet but I don't know what keywords I need to use?

I am rather interested in your keyboard. Is that a low profile mechanical?

@WhatGear

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it's a Logitech g19 clicky

Awesome info! I'll consider one. Is it only 16GB?

@12SkippyRay

4 жыл бұрын

16 internal...but you can add up to 1tb via memory

@thevarxo9459

4 жыл бұрын

@@12SkippyRay Thank you! That's great!

I wish it had a larger built in memory and the sony music center was a bit more intuitive, I suspect the use of sd cards has to do with the mysterious 'language' functions that dont do anything - in Japan are these used for learning languages and it uses sd cards loaded with class modules?

Sony 550i Walkman was my first ever Sony cellphone back in 2005. Still never used other than Sony phones till today, and looking forward for Xperia 1ii. I would love a new Sony Walkman cellphone or CyberShot cellphone with one more focused in sound and music, the other to be the best in camera phones. Why not throwing Sony Playstation Mobile while at it? Cellphone gaming is growing, not a bad idea if you ask me.

@WhatGear

4 жыл бұрын

I'm with you on the Playstation phone idea. Sony could make a killing on their own gaming app store with all the old PS1 & PS2 & maybe PS3 titles.

@Bo_Hazem

4 жыл бұрын

@@WhatGear That would be massive and could kill Switch in that area of more convenient handheld console.

I’ve nw-A56 made in Malaysia, bought in japan

Perfect for a motorbike rider, 48 hours of music!!!

@voltgaming2213

2 жыл бұрын

Get a iPod then

@davidjd123

2 жыл бұрын

@@voltgaming2213 it can do more formats than iPod

started to hunt a proper DAP to reduce my screentime on phone tho

can it handle very (very!) large files without loosing truck of where you are when you go from one file to the other? tnx

Hey there, Sony Walkman's are great, however if you happen to have a Sony phone anyway (or any smartphone) and require hifi qualitysound (you will not get this in ANY phones internal dac no matter how good they say it is) then buy an EXTERNAL DAC like the Audioquest dragonfly black, the size of a usb flash drive and is only around £60

@liquidtunes

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting. There is the usefulness of a standalone player though, including tactile buttons. How would you say the sound compares for say an FLAC played on the phone + DF Black v on the NW-A55? And similarly for an MP3 on each?

@theSFCchannel

4 жыл бұрын

@@liquidtunes I can't speak for mp3 but for 24 bit flacs are brilliant bon a phone with a external DAC . I just have the cheapest external DAC with the most expensive cobalt dragonfly being £220

Can you do a comparison with FiiO M6 sir

since Sony walkman NW-A45 has it's battery detachable unlike NW-A55 where it's battery is integrated and is going to die in like 4 years (I mean you will see battery performance issues - the randament of it is going to decrease) and aliexpress has plenty of batteries for NW-A45. Yes NW-A45 and NW-A55 are the best on the market regarding the sound but if you don't care about the battery I recommend NW-A55 if not, buy NW-A45 and buy as well batteries for it. Both of these models can be found on aliexpress. They are not in production anymore.

What I wanna know is, if it is dirt and dust proof (so I can save my smartphone from dirt while working in the garden) and how good it is for listening to audiobooks

This sony walkman vs apple ipod which is better?