Oh man thank you! My dad got me this back a bit in Japan and all the settings were in Japanese! I kinda just stumbled around with the settings but I didn't know what I have been doing! Thank you SO MUCH!
Awesome review! Completely agree with you at the end! I have a blue one and I love it more than my phone, nice to see the music player lovers still alive 😁👍!
I agree 100% percent with you!!! I absolutely am in love with MP3 Players!!! And I have several MP3 Players myself from over the years from Apple to Sony and in between and other gadgets that play MP3 too. I also have a smart phone a Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and I stream music too. But I'm always coming back to and I just love, love, love a standalone MP3 Player!!! I don't know it's just something about those little gadgets keep me interested in them. Great review too!!! ❤😁❤😁❤😁
yep cynthia,these mp3 players are smaller then your regular smartphone,so,more mobile,the sony NW A45 is great,you mentioned apple,not anymore for me,i had an ipod the thing was a dissaster,not only did you have touse itunes to put your music onto the device,it also encrypted the audio files,very annoying if something went wrong with the sony,the moment you plug it into your computer it shows up as an external drive,ready to drag your songs onto it,speaking of convenience and usabillity
Cynthia J. Simmons that’s awesome! Yeh their is something about having an MP3 player that just makes me love music even more! 😉 I’m so glad something feels the same 😌
Andi Alcana I imagine it would be hard to tell, I almost feel like the A45 would have slightly better sound quality due to the fact that it’s a device designed and dedicated for Audio only. Just my opinion since I don’t have the Note 9. I hope this helps
I was sick of listening to music with my iphone and I absolutely despise having to open itunes every time I want to put new songs on it, finally caved in and bought this... I'm very happy with my purchase.
Purchased my WMA45 last October (also have the Pioneer XDP-100R DAC player). It took a few days, but I recorded my 1,200+ CD's in the lossless format in ALAC using iTunes to record/organize/add art, etc. The Pioneer has two sdmicro slots; those will hold all of the 355gb lossless recordings (using two 200gb sdmicro cards). For the Walkman, I used one 256gb sdmicro , including only my favorite genres and albums. They both produce outstanding sound either with my wired Sony MDRV6 headset or my Sony MDR-1000x/b wired/Bluetooth set. The dedicated DAC players accommodate those who really care about the best portable music quality available with nearly limitless recording capacity. Advantage is not being tethered to a smartphone (have the iPhone X) with the usual interruptions while hearing extraordinary sound and your entire musical library is worth that cost to many audio appreciators. Sony's moto: "for 'and by' music lovers" says it all! PS: own the original Walkman cassette, but it needs new belts.
Not gonna lie, that’s actually pretty cool. I thought about the pioneer for a while but ultimately went this the A45. I’m certainly with you on the smartphone thing for sure. Ah hah! That’s how you do it huh? I have been trying to figure out how to get all my music to HR Flac or DSD and wasn’t sure exactly how to do that. Sony definitely has some incredible devices and I just hope their are a lot of people like you and me so companies will continue to make these things :) I can’t believe you have an Original Walkman! Bad ass man. Thanks again for the comment. I just pinned someone a second ago before reading your comment. I’ll wait a while and pin you. 😎 so just one question so I’ll know for sure, what would be the best way to convert my MP3 files to High res, if you even can? Thanks again :)
Drew Rycerz thanks so much Drew :) yeah their are so many now it’s crazy. I love Sony players a lot and wonder how the other compare. Anyways you shouldn’t be disappointed at all :)
i cannot do without an mp3 player, and i am glad that sony still makes the most reliable mp3 players. i only wish they made ones with rechargeable batteries that can easily be changed like the older models.
i actually couldnt agree more. good thing is that I dont think sony will ever stop making these, my theory. Only because too many people love high quality 320kb-1411kb high res audio, and that is something you may not ever see in streaming because high res audio takes an incredible amount of space and data. I do agree also, Sony makes the best :)
I had this model for a year (I still have it saved) and it served me well while I used it throughout that year, I ended up buying a Sony NW-ZX300A (This model is the Chinese market where it has the same configurations as the Japanese model and International only with 16GB of internal memory) used by a friend for 200 dollars (He bought for 350 dollars a while ago) I the ZX300 was a nice upgrade of the A45.
@@04mach1speed i'm running into that problem at my job, so i found a sealed 30gb white 1st gen zune... well yesterday and all morning has been a nightmare... as microsoft took the servers down for the device update, and i cannot for the life of me get it to sync... oh well a brand new FM radio player... joking. so thinking about picking this up
xXMetalHeadXx so that’s what happened? I have been trying to figure out how to get the Zune program on my computer but no luck either :( I don’t wanna just throw my zune in the trash because I feel like it’s a part of history now lol. But yeah you’ll love this thing :)
It is worth the upgrade, the DSEE HX is a very nice technology (audio upscaling = makes mp3 files sound closer to FLAC/DSD). Some Sony phones and wireless headphones also do DSEE HX and for those of you who despise Sony, you may get the Music Center for PC (W7/10) for free which will allow you to experience the DSEE HX on your PC. Oh, and you need hi-res headphones. Even then the difference (DSEE HX ON or OFF) is very subtle. Just like the difference between FLAC/DSD and 320kbps MP3 files.
Hi! Apologies for the q, I've been slowly climbing up the steps of musicness and have come to the point of if I should purchase an MP3 player or not. I have a CD collection currently and as much as I love carrying it around (my CD player) I've been PARANOID lately about bringing it around cause it's so fragile. So I've been on the fence of either getting an NW-A45/B or NW-A55/B and have been doing research on them two. I know the A55/B is the newest one of the two and all, but the A45/B is like the for sure best of time player (if that makes sense?). Again apologies about the long comment, any response is great!
Zar Lord hey hey, I’m so sorry I took so long to respond. If you have a fairly large CD collection I would definitely recommend getting one of these for sure :) I would truthfully go with which ever you like the best because they’re both very good. I love the A45 but yeah the newest one, A55 I heard made some improvements over mine (A45) I cant certainly promise you you won’t regret it. I hope this helps and whatever you decide to get you should let me know how you like it :)
I have that Sony MD, great player. I bought the NW-A45 today and it sounds superb. I love the drag and drop unlike an iPod which has the hassle of synching and poor sound quality. Some album artwork just won’t show up no matter what I do.
I agree totally. Sony player are so simple. I remember when I had an IPod. I hated iTunes so much lol! Those MD players were so awesome I miss them. I can’t get the album cover to show too :( By the way, is your profile pic miss Klum? Nice 😬
Do you have Music Center installed on your computer? You can actually fix this problem through that software. Import your library to the program, select an album, click 'Properties', go to 'Cover art' tab, then click on 'Convert cover art'. You can then transfer your music with the guarantee of a displayable cover art.
no problem i just saw this email i have alot on plate myself right now ,im just glad to see theres somebody like me out there old school or not im like if it works dont fix it
Nice review, I bought one of the Midnight Blue colored ones a couple months back, the sound is good. Hi Res sounds good on here as well. I'm actually using a 1TB SanDisk micro SD card in the player, works great, just takes a minute to create a database. Sadly the card is full, but I've got 2400 albums on the player. Everything is either 16/44 FLAC CD rips or Hi Res, so I assume you could fit a ton of mp3 files on a 1TB card. And you're right, a headphone amp is a must. I'm using an old FiiO amp, may upgrade. The player is very sleek, you can see the quality in it. Happy listening~
The NWa45 can handle a 1TB? Wow that’s pretty cool, I honestly figured it could only be capable with 128gb SD. I’m so glad to see someone else that loves digital non streamed music like myself :) 1TB of MP3s would be astronomical indeed. Yeah Fiio does make some really good Headphone amps for sure. Mine is so old I need to upgrade as well. Thanks for the input by the way
Dude, Thank you.. All I needed was to see somebody enter the folder view, I see you can choose from multiple folders and select your music that's all I need it for storing my sample library to use with my MPC live. Thanks
I have this mp3 player, it's great. Not good for headphones (not enough power) but great with IEM's. I use the Sony Xtra Bass ear buds with these and it's awesome.
Twin Turbo oh yeah, it definitely is. I love the Extra bass series. I had the XB400s which were amazing but over time the foam just wore out and I had to get new headphones. By the way. I love your RUclips name!
Hi, friend ! The truth is that you did convince me that it is an excellent audio player, what I wanted to ask you is if it is still worth it in 2021 and if you have tried it with demanding hearing aids if that is how it has behaved? The other thing is that I plan to use it only with low-demand headphones type fiio fa1, fh3, kz, urbanfun, and all those types of not so demanding ears ... do you think it will go well? Regards from Dominican Republic ! 🙌🙌🙌
sorry it took so long, too many comments. yeah this thing is still incredible as of today. but if youre gonna get one i would get the newer A50-A55, updated version, unless you found the A40-45 for around $150, then thats a steal since i paid around 220. but so far ive seen the best reviews from the A105 which just came out not long ago, its got WIFI and the 40s and 50s dont have that ability. as far as hearing aids, i was told by a friends with hearing aids that they usually work very well with aids. would small headphones fit okay with hearing aids? i would assume large headphones that cover the ear would be more comfortable and usually work better with hearing aids. I know theyre big but theyre very comfortable these days. i hope everything goes well for you :)
@@04mach1speed Well, yes, thanks brother lol I have seen it in 168us on sale on eBay (NW-A55) and well I am saving what I need to catch it again because tremendous discount, what I asked you was if you had tried it with demanding hearing aids of more 50ohms or 100ohms or even more ... since I plan to use it with headphones below that power mainly in ears not over ears and thanks anyway Bro !!! Hey, do you have any social networks or Instagram?
Just purchased this, waiting for it to come in the mail. My old 7th gen ipod still works, but it's become glitchy and dropping songs. Itunes is a pain to work with, and I didn't want to purchase another Apple product mainly because I just need a high capacity music player. I still have my old Zune 30GB. It works and I don't use it, but I cannot throw it away. So many memories with that! Wish Zune still was around :( Thanks for the video!
That’s great! Yeah those iPods were like tanks. Hopefully this thing lasts as long as my old Sony one. It kept going forever, the only reason I moved on to another one is because eventually the battery just got so bad that it would only play for a hour after being fully charged. You still have your zune too huh? That’s cool! I loved mine. I wished they had become more popular because they were great. Well let me know how you like the NWA45 :)
@@04mach1speed Yes they are tanks. Not sure why mine decided to get possessed and act bizarre, plus the battery doesn't last long anymore either. Got my Sony Walkman in the mail the other day. Have a ton of music so sort through and categorize, but the sound quality blew me away. Far from being an audiophile, my ears can tell a difference from my Ipod and without playing with any of the Sony's equalizers. Thanks again for the awesome review :D
Deyja Moors that sounds like me too. I’ve got so much music I had to go through. And yeah the sound quality is amazing!! You’re welcome and thank you :)
Just bought this a few hours ago, gonna have it in my hands sometime next week. I previously used an iPod Classic (gen 5.5) with the Wolfson dac, had it since release. I consider myself as putting my step in the water into audiophile territory with this Walkman so I'm looking forward to getting it!
I also own this device for about 10 months now, and it's really a great device. Sounds really good, very portable, and just overall an amazing player. I would like to mention though that keeping NFC on doesn't actually drain the battery like you'd expect. I see no degradation to the battery life leaving it on (though I basically never use the feature. Just like to leave it on just to have the NFC logo take up some empty space on the top part of the screen)
Me: Newbie,Bought Sennheiser Momentum 2 True Wireless earphones it has Blue Tooth 5.1 Since MP3 players with 5.1 BT are rare & $$$. Was told that I can use MP3 with Blue Tooth 4.2 & Sennheiser 5.1 BT with the SAME audio quality. Will use MP3 ,ONLY will listen to uploaded RUclips songs SHOULD I still try to find MP3 player with 5.1?? Thank YOU.
That’s really up to you. The sound quality should still be very good even in 2.0 Sennheiser is the master of sound so I don’t think really matters actually
I have the NW-E394 and am debating whether to upgrade. Three reasons being, I've nearly filled the little E394, the Bluetooth of the NWA45 and just the looks, looks much nicer.
Oh I remember the E394. I was gonna buy that one so many years ago 😱 if you decide to get the A45 you definitely won’t regret it. 😊 technically mine still isn’t paid off. My Best Buy card still have a balance of $130 😂😂
@@04mach1speed yeah man it really does. The plastic on the back is a little disappointing, but hey, KFC function right? I showed to my work mate today and the weight is definitely surprising. It kinda feels too nice to use when I exercise though 😂
Nation Harris lmao! Yeah the KFC function 😂. The plastic does kind of suck. I kinda wished it was aluminum. Haha yeah I would be afraid to exercise with this thing. Also because I’m horrible with dripping stuff so I’d probably drop it lol!
Just found one on sale online yesterday. Didn’t even think twice for buying it, I’ve wanted another new Walkman for years now but just haven’t had files to put on them because I was trapped in streaming services. But recently I got back into buying music again, hi-res in particular, and now I have a returning burning passion and excitement to have a dedicated music player again. I added it to my cart right away and dint even care about the price all I knew is it was on sale. It’s now on the way soon and I can’t wait to delete the music off my phone and put it on a device where I can fully appreciate hi-res music. My pc does because I have a good dac and headphones, but I want it to sound good still when I’m not sitting at my desk
thats awesome! it really is a great player, and you getting it on sale makes it even better :) i was the same way with the music on my phone by the way. its been 5 days, how do you like it?
It's very good with earphones, earbuds and bluetooth headphones. But don't use it with over-ear cabled headphones because the output impedance is so low that it won't works. It doesn't have any amplifying capability. It has been designed for earphones with 16 ohm and it sounds brilliant with it. But if you want a HiRes stuff with proper, loud sound than pay a bit more and try to find something else.
I definitely see what you mean. I had to buy a new headphone amplifier because the one I have now worked great for the Sony headphones in the video but I got new JBL Live500bt’s and my amp no longer works for them because the drivers in the headphones are 20mm larger than the Sony’s I had so the amp doesn’t have enough power. I just charged my Live500 for the first time and I’m about to test the BT out and see how they sound. Hopefully everything works. Thanks for the input :)
Bought this and the Sony Nw-A105 to compare,the sound on my mate 10 pro is superior with poweramp!!,put poweramp on the 105 and it sounds almost as good!!i thought excellent,i can take it into work,then i tested the battery run time, without poweramp,it gets over 20 hours,with it i got less than 9 hours!!i'm only listening to mp3!!WTF!!that is with everything dumbed down on it,(no wi fi etc),i thought all the poor reviews about the battery life were exaggerated!!sadly they were not!! someone suggested taking a powerbrick as a companion to it!!crazy talk!the 55L possibly woulld have fitted the bill,if only i could put poweramp on it!! So needless to say,they're both going back!!can't believe i deliberated so long about getting one!!i thought if my phone sounds this awesome,a DAP will blow my mind!!it was not to be!!poweramp is epic!! (Wired IEMs btw)
i want a music player that can change the battery after a few years or more,then we wouldnt be throwing away good money on devices,and dumping more plastic in landfill sites.i still have a cassette sony walkman from the 1980s mostly all metal, that still works perfectly and takes aa batteries,it has voice record ect,i still use itas i have hundreds of cassettes,bought ones and blank ones,copied on my big twin cassette recorder,radio hi/fi portable loud speaker sound box,for taking out with us to listen to music in cool places.
I couldn’t agree with you more about the battery thing. When the battery is shot and the player is still in perfect working order it just seems senseless to thrown it away. And I imagine that happens a lot. That’s how my Sony MD player is. It takes a AA battery and still works perfectly. It’s not metal but it’s 15 years old. I really wish they would bring back the aa and aaa powered music players. Plastic is just all around a horrible near useless thing. That’s so cool that you have an original Walkman. Hell, it’s probably worth money 😉
i agree with you also, i think its because the price of the battery is more than the gadget your buying,a decent phone battery is £20-£30 and i have a vape,and the battery cost £25 and the vape was £10,it must cost pennies to make a music player en-mass,so the battery bumps up the price,they dont care.
Hi, random question cause I'm noob. Is it a good idea to buy hifi player just to plug it into car's aux? I have a cable and a super cheap old mp3 player plugged and I notice that the quality is not there..
Sorry for the late response. Actually I learned years ago that aux and hardwire is much better sound quality than Bluetooth. Bluetooth is simply for convenience. It’s the same concept as WiFi vs Ethernet cable. You get much better performance with direct connect. I think all the major video game streamers use Ethernet cable instead of WiFi. So to answer your question yeah using a Hifi player with Auxiliary is a good choice. It’s what I do at home actually. :D hope this helps :)
Sony's Walkman is the best mp3 player. I have been using my walkman for over 10 years and it still works perfectly. Just replaced its battery a month ago.
I agree 100 percent. glad you were able to replace the battery, sometimes they make it hard to replace it, thats always the weak link to a mp3 players longevity. what model is it?
@@04mach1speedThanks for replying. 👲🧔 It's a package deal. At age 66 I live in a rented 1 room apartment 25 X 10 meters with mattressss on the floor in Efrat,Israel. I wouldn't change my life with anyone. (have 21 Grandchildren)
Hedgehog's Right of Passage oh my gosh! 21!? That’s incredible. You’re very welcome 😊 I lived in apartments for many many years, and I actually liked it, I do miss those days. , I absolutely love Israel 🇮🇱 ♥️ and with some Sennheiser headphones who needs a big stereo? 😉 very cool indeed and so good to talk to nice people like you my friend :)
Unlike previous Walkman players, this one doesn't treat podcasts as a separate type of file that is loaded in its own folder (basically all audio files are loaded in the Music folder). I separate podcasts by using the Genre tag, making the genre for current podcasts as "Podcasts" and for archived podcasts as "DAP" (short for "Downloaded Audio Programs"). I hope this helps.
Honestly I do want to get me one of those Walkmans, but I'm also a bit disappointed. Not only is it mostly touchscreen, which is a drawback. But it also doesn't have most other options like the older models do. I miss playing VPTs(Matrix/Arena) surround sounds on my old Sony A17 player. Ever since it broke, I was very bummed out and needed to get a replacement. I have an FiiO X3-II and it does as the player says it does. Too bad it doesn't have bluetooth though, or VPT options like Sony. That being said, it's a really good player even when my songs are FLAC format.
I’m definitely gonna have to agree. I have always been more a fan of all buttons. It’s funny you mention that. I absolutely loved the Arena mode on my older Sony Walkman so I did a lot of research to find this out but it has a mode called Concert hall which is actually Arena but just called something different. I compared the Concert hall to my older NWZS764 which actually has arena VPT and they’re identical 😉 I was so glad they incorporated it into the new players because that was personally my favorite think about these players was the VPT.
@@04mach1speed So let me get this straight... Arena VPT is now called Concert Hall in this new Walkman that you have? I find that quite strange. I'd assume they'd have more custom features to it. But since the Arena still exists, then buying it won't be any trouble, knowing my favorite VPTs(Arena and Matrix) are on it.
Enigma Prime yup. It definitely sounds weird but it’s the same thing. I actually had to ask someone that did a review for this before I bought it. And he confirmed it. Then I tested it at home with my other one and sure enough, it’s the same. I guess they just decided to change the name for some weird reason. But yes Matrix and Arena (concert hall on new models) are certainly on here :)
@@04mach1speed In that case, I'm going to add that to my Amazon shopping cart. Also, I'm 'eyeballing' the newer model too. Right now, I'm wondering what the difference is.
Question. I want a dap for about 400 dollars. Good eq. And good volume power and battery. I got the hiby and fiio and their eq was so bad. That even if I change the 60dz it changed the tone on the 1 k and 3 k. And when I add bass the volume drops 6db. I want something with power. With the eq like the Sony nw a55 that it's really good and above 100mw per channel output. What you recommend
This is my first audiophile Walkman. I turned on "Clear Audio +" for my Sony Bluetooth Stereo headset. It took me a while to find the perfect setting which is Clear Audio +. I like the fact that I can insert an SDXC. I got a 128GB SDXC which is the maximum. I can rip five plastic crates worth of CDs. Someone on a public bus mistaken it for a smartphone. When I rip CDs into MP3s on Windows Media Player, the 256kbps setting is perfect for me. I got it on sale at BestBuy.com for $179.99 plus Hawaii GET. I use the 16GB internal storage for National Public Radio's All Things Considered audio downloads. I believe that the waves during "power on" are sound waves.
Yeah it definitely takes a while to tune it to your liking. That’s exactly what I paid for it too. Great deal. And I agree with you actually. I have nearly 700 songs on this thing and only 5 High Res songs lol!! Honestly with this and a really good paid of headphones, I have JBL Live500, MP3 files sound really good so I don’t ever feel the need to convert or buy High res audio. And I think when you rip a CD. The files are WAV which are higher than MP3 anyways so you’re good to go :) and no way you listen to NPR!?!? I do as well. I love Wait Wait don’t tell me! 😂 very cool indeed! It’s amazing that you can put thousands of songs on a tiny little SD card. Truly impressive. Thanks for the comment!
@@04mach1speed Yeah, the reason why I ripped MP3s in 256kbps was because I had a 16GB Walkman that an SD card could not be inserted. Yesterday, I went to a Walmart and got a JBL Bluetooth Stereo headset for $45 on clearance. The regular price was $79. So, I am ripping my CD collection of two plastic crates in the highest MP3 rate. "Be careful out there!"
hi! just received A45, the tracks in albums do not show up in the correct order, haven't been able to solve that. Have you had this problem, and do you know a fix for it? thanks for your great review
Bluetooth is a GTX 950. It dosent exactly suck or anything but it's not the best out there. It works for people who just want sound and don't care a ton about the quality
Players offer better resolution audio compared to phones, plus some of us have music files that can be up to a gb each. The largest file I have is like 260mb
Are you serious!? That’s insane. The highest I have is a WAV lossless song that is 79mb. And I thought that was a lot. You’re definitely right too, independent music players are just overall way better than smartphones. I feel the same about camera technology. I always use a Sony Handyman HD camcorder because separate cameras and camcorders have so many things a smartphone will absolutely never have. Like Powerful optical zoom that phones will simply never be able to have, and being able to control ever aspect of the camera separately unlike cameras on phones. Thanks for the comment by the way :)
hey STPZ, the sound quality is about the same, unfortunately their are so many things that come into play with sound, Headphone quality, MP3 size and quality, and EQ settings that can be more advanced on higher priced Music players. the sound quality is slightly better (my last one sounded great) because I ended up getting better headphones that go perfectly with this A45. but i have been buying Lossless audio files lately and its literally night and day sound quality. so to really answer your question, this thing has the ability to have way better sound quality than my last one. hope this answers your question :)
Yes. We are still out there. Use an iPod Touch inherited from my son. Maybe a night of battery. IMy last Sony Walkman was the Sony Walkman Sport. That ghastly yeelow thing. I loved it. Wish I held onto it but... who'd have known?
Since 2005, I have been using iPod classic, my first generation lasted from 2005 to around 2008. Got a iPod mini for a while and decided to get the second or third generation iPod. Few months ago, I dropped it, it can not be recognised when I connect to my laptop, it doesn't show up as connected. So I can't reset/format it, and when I use the menu+select and before it boots up, I select the
Hmm that’s actually a mystery. Funny cause I had that problem with my older IPhone, that’s why I had to get a new one. Well that’s one of the good things about this. It’s pretty much click and drag. Sony makes it very simple. I think you should go for it. I promise you, you won’t regret it
I prefer to have music separate from my phone...and have better quality. However, not that crazy about the proprietary charging plug. At this point it should be Micro USB or USB-C.
Stephen Kriso I totally agree. I don’t know why Sony always does this. As long as I can remember, Sony always did this in most of their devices. Especially Music players. USB-C would make sense these days
Audio quality on the Sony is far superior than mobile phones in my opinion, I just gave my NWA-45 to my missus and got the NWA-55 the only reason being is it has a Bluetooth receiver, makes swapping between Audio and mobile (RUclips) and back simple 👍
might sound like a dumb question. I have been eyeing up on this little music player. thinking of pairing it with Sennheiser momentum 2. But I'm confused about power output and headphone impedence and stuff. Will these be a good pair or is Sony a 45 not powerful enough to drive said headphone? I would appreciate if anyone could help me out with this question.
Sorry it took so long to respond, I have so many emails it’s hard to get back. I honestly don’t think this thing will output enough power for those Sennheisers so I use a Headphone amplifier, they’re the key to super good sound paired with great headphones. Just go to amazon and chose one that has good reviews because I’ve had two now and they were both fantastic. Hope this helps :)
Do songs have to be tagged? Most of my music comes from ripped CD's I've purchased. When I ripped the CD's, I didn't tag many of the songs. Hence, I would want a player that recognizes folders, as on a computer.
Photoid01 1st thing place micro SD card in player and have the the player format card, it will create the folders on card for proper playback. The best thing to do is put your music files on a micro sd card, I use a San Disk 128GB card, I first copy off my music folders on computer to sd card. You will drop your music files into the Music folder the player created. I just drag and drop. You don’t need to use the Sony software. Just have the player format card first.
Very detailed I’ve been lookin for! Thinking to buy one and deciding btw a55 and a105 :/ one cannot connect to Wifi and another one could play less hours. And the last one I concern is the price lol
Oh yeah! I swear they have too many to chose from lol. I really like the A55. Not gonna lie. I wish mine had WiFi. It’s weird to me because this thing says it’s supposed to have a 45h run time but I feel like it’s way less
@@gwapster13 I bought the A105 and its battery life is not as good as A45... I hope they have improvement on battery life on A200 (Whatever it calls). Also the 16GB in Android system is feeling the pinch nowadays, it should have 32GB at least.
hi i have 2 of the white like you have on the video reason for that? im constantly using them if the battery dies on 1 i can use the other while the battery is charging yeah i get jump why do you use them there so old i have used others they dinnt work out so well my son gave me the 1st one ive been using it for years so i got another i dont like using the phone for that kinda stuff i have tons of stuff so i dont need to stream anything and i dont so im constantly jamming i get accused of being old school i dont like what a phone does alot of times they split up my music files not this player you play the folder & it plays like its supposed to i use both headphones and a wireless speaker works just fine for me thankx for the info im going to see about getting 1 of these
sorry it took so long to respond. I have so many comments i have to get back to lol. but yes, We're totally on the same page when it comes to that. I also tried my best for a year to find another one of those white ones but since they had been discontinued for years i had to luck so i ultimately ended up getting the new A45, Im only 32 but i get called old school all the time because I still use Aux cables and MP3s lol!! but their is a science behind that that people dont understand, and that is that Higher res Mp3s and WAV music files, Along with old Vinyl and CDs still have the Absolute best Sound quality. Streaming music doesnt give you the best quaity possible. most people want convenience, which im the opposite, I want good sound quality. Im with you all the way!! :) thanks so much for the comment.
Does is suport drag and drop via usb? I still like my audiobooks as a chain of mp3 files so I can use it comlitlly ofline. I mostly listen to audiobooks in bed and I hate to have internet acess in bed
Help me decide ! I have Audio Techica ATH M50X Headphone (wired) I have a 200 Dollar Nokia 5.1 Plus Smartphone(without dedicated dac/amp)+Fiio Btr3(Portable Bluetooth Amplifier) Will I have to buy a Hi Res Music Player like this. Are there any significant differences in audio quality. Portable Music Players may Sound Good but they lack the support of various music streaming services.
I would assume the NWA45 would be slightly better because it’s a device dedicated to High res music whereas the S10 is a phone with a MP3 player. I’m just guessing. I hope this helps
Can you do a review on how to set up a playlist as I am having issues trying to set one up, I've followed the instructions but I'm having no luck, thank you.
Hey. I can try to do this. The problem is that I’ve never done it either unfortunately. From what I was reading, you have to actually download a program on your computer for this to work but not entirely sure. I’ll look into it if you haven’t already figured it out
axelfoley2665 hey! I was just getting to your last message. I haven’t got on it to look yet. So much going on. But it’s eventually coming up on the todo list
yes it does, I had to go and check because i always look through my Music in Folders and not "All music" but i just checked and theyre all in Alphabetic order with Numbers first if any of the songs have numbers at beginning. :)
@@arthurbrown7501 You are welcome. I've been using Walkman players for a long time and I like to help where I can. Bookmark Lists added a feature that users had been previously asking for, the ability to make playlists on the Walkman without having to connect it to a computer. Its main limitation is that each Bookmark List (there are five of them) can only contain 100 tracks.
ooh that would be tricky I would imagine, Apple products usually dont play well with others, I have a Iphone and Ipad as well and i really have a hard time getting them to work with my other stuff like Dell laptop. Im actually sure their is a way but i honestly wouldnt know how. ill screenshot this and see if i can find a way. i apologize for not being much of a help
I actually never had the previous one but a friend did and the sound quality to me sounded about the same. Supposedly the battery life is about 45 hrs but I feel like I don’t get close to that. I believe I get around 20-25 hours which in reality is still good. And when you listen to music in High res format you’ll get less. I’ll test it and try and get back to you, it’ll take a little while to get results and I may be wrong, you never know
Red Hot Chili Peppers man I just looked at that one after you said something. That one looks promising. That price, they better be damn good. Which I’m betting they are
Hello I have a problem with the album images. It turns out that when I download the music in flac they appear to me well but in mp3 format the images of the album are not seen. Do you know what the solution could be 😑?
Definitely good question because I can’t seem to figure it out either. I’ll screenshot this comment and see if I can’t figure it out and try to get back to you. 😉
I don't use flac but would guess if you have converted the file to mp3 format it has deleted or corrupted the image data stored with the file ? Guessing you may need to re-tag the MP3 with a copy of the original flac artwork jpg ?
One issue might be the way the album art images are stored. My experience has been that with Walkman players the album art must be stored in the ID3 tag as a .jpg file designated as "Front Cover" for it to be displayed reliably. This works whether it is an MP3 file or a FLAC file (I use both on my player). Also, I make sure the album art is not too large, making sure it is no larger that 600 pixels by 600 pixels. As an example, I tried Windows Media Player with my Walkman but had issues with album art. I soon discovered that it stored the art in the album's folder rather than in the ID3 tag and that may have been the reason I had issue with it. I moved to MediaMonkey and had it store the album art in each track's ID3 tag. While that might increase the size of each track slightly it displays reliably.
Bought one a few days ago I’m still waiting for it. I want to transfer my CD collection to it and keep CD quality audio not MP3 like on my iPod classic. What’s the best way to convert CD into a format that will keep the CD quality that I can use on this player.
EAC or exact audio copy is the standard. and your rips will have gapless playback as long as the player supports it. it may look intimidating at first but once you get the hang of it it's super easy. Plenty of guides on the web. I would suggest coverting to flac it's the best of both worlds smaller files than wav but still lossless. (bigger files than mp3, but F*** mp3) need any help just hit me back. edit: when loading the software it will want to automatically try to find your drive offset. let it do this. it helps keep everything perfect.
People using them because of sound quality. There is no smartphone which can play like good music player. If someone don't understand why people using music players, he probably never hear a hi-res music.
I have a number of playlists that I listen to depending on mood, is it possible to use something like Mediamonkey or Media go / Music Centre to create the M3U files for the NW-A45 ?
I use MediaMonkey with my NW-A45 and it will load playlists on your player. As far as playlists based on mood goes, it is fairly each to create them with MediaMonkey as autoplaylists (MediaMonkey will automatically create a playlist based on criteria you choose, like iTunes Smart Playlists). All it takes is: (1) tag the mood for your songs, and (2) create an autoplaylist of songs based on mood (such as all of your sad songs). The Walkman does have two limitations when it comes to playlists: (1) The maximum number of tracks a playlist can contain is 999, and (2) a playlist can only contain files in one location, all the files in the Playlist must be in the Internal Memory or on the Memory Card and you can't mix files files from both locations in a single playlist. Unfortunately, although I liked Media Go it is no longer supported by Sony, who has dropped it in favor of Music Center For PC. I've tried using Music Center For PC, but didn't care for it. Media Go was much better (it handled music, podcasts, pictures, and videos, while Music Center For PC only handles music).
Hi i need some help please.I just got this brand new..I tried to transfer music from my pc,the old fashioned way(drag and drop),like i used to do with my 3d sony walkman,but i failed..Music is not showing on my player,its not there..Although it shows on my pc,when i open the walkman folder,it doeant show on the walkman itself..Therefore i cant play it..What did i do wrong?Do i need a specific programme to transfer music from my pc?I thought drag and drop works...
I always love Sony products, especially their stand-alone MP3 players. However, one thing that really annoys me is that they can’t show “album titles” under “Genre”. I have to go under Folders to view all albums. Another thing: the player always scans the whole music data after I boot up the device. Why do they do that?
I actually noticed that as well. I have no idea because my older Sony MP3 player just a couple generations behind this didn’t do this at all. My old one from off would boot up within a matter of seconds and this one takes nearly 30 seconds. They were both 16g flash memory so I would assume it take the same amount of time. I definitely hear what you’re saying.
Hi, I have a fiio x5lll, when I load RUclips app or RUclips music app, the player lags severely owing to the 1 GB RAM. It also doesn't have latest bluetooth codecs, again the quality stutters over bluetooth. Does this sony DAP or any other sony DAP have this type of problem. I need a DAP which is equally good as a standalone DAP and also good for streaming apps like Spotify, RUclips music etc. Please help.
Well I know mine doesn’t allow for any apps including RUclips because it also doesn’t have WiFi but I believe the A100 and above use android and have the ability to do all this. When I was messing around with these $350+ Sony DAPs they seems to be quite quick on functions so I highly doubt the sonys have this problem but then again I don’t know for sure. :( I hope this helps you out. At least as much as possible
I brought iPod touch lost it while traveling on bike ... brought Sony Walkman 394 again lost it somewhere....brought iPod nano 7th gen ... again lost it in flight .... now am afraid if i can go for this or not ☹️☹️☹️
I was able to successfully connect to JBL and sennheiser so AirPods shouldn’t be a problem, but you know how Apple is. So this could be a good question. I’ll see if I can find out for you
You can NOT rip ordinary CDs into true hi-res from my understanding. Hi-res is supposed to be a track made from original recording studo archives that are much better quality (larger files, sample rate etc). From what I'm told at least. It may be possible to rip hi-res from MQACDs. Japans new Hi-Res CD format (could just be a scam) or SACDs from way back when.
yep,but you can keep the quality of your cd's if you convert them into flac,etc,a lossless audio codec,as cd's are only 16bit 44Khz, you canot derive a 24bit 48Khz audio file from this media
yeah you should be able to no problem. i havnt ripped a cd in a while and forgot if you can actually chose the Kbytes. but I buy mp3 that are at least 320kb/s or as close as possible, which is actually very good, and for the songs i really love I buy 1411kb/s (WAV) but sorry to be a little off track, you should be able to yes. CDs are always way better quality than mp3s since theyre not compressed. you may have to download an audio converter to rip them to original quality. ill look more into that
i didnt feel like editing. so ill make another comment lol. if you just google "how to rip CD to FLAC" itll give you a step by step :) since ive never actually done it
You can use a music management program like MediaMonkey and Sony's Music Center For PC, or you can drag and drop files on to the player via Windows File Explorer. Those are among the ways to load music on this player.
@@natskar I tried MusicBee for a while because of syncing issues I has with MediaMonkey and my Sony Walkman NW-A45. At first MusicBee worked fine, but I soon found that some of my music files were not showing up in MusicBee. They were in my MusicBee Library, they just wouldn't appear in MusicBee. Nothing I did would get the files to appear. I ended up going back to MediaMonkey.
@@Solitaire001 Hmm darn that sucks. I haven't had mediamonkey though before but I might check it out sometime, but for now musicbee is working fine for me fortunately
Hey sorry for the late response. I actually just create folders on my computer then drag them to the music section on the Walkman device when plugged into my computer
Mine did also until one side started cutting out. Contacted Sony and they said they would exchange it. They told me if the NWA45 was not available they would send me the next equivalent model. Hopefully the NWA45 is still available in 2020.
Only the higher end Sony’s play Spotify :( I doubt the Fiio one can either only because they need to have WiFi to do this. Sony in my opinion is a much better music company but Fiio makes some really cool stuff though. Which one you really like better?
Bluraykiller86 I just actually check and the M9 does have WiFi so unlike my A45 it probably can stream Spotify. Some of the Sony’s have WiFi but they’re a bit pricey 🙁
@@04mach1speed i'm searching for a player who have good sound and good software in first. Music streaming is secondary Sony nwa45 in cheaper than fiio but i dont know about the sound quality and the software speed. There are any dap to consider for 200€?
great device,however,you are wrong about the quality of using wireless headphones,naturally you must have have compatible headphones,this means bluetooth aptx complient i use the sennheiser MW 450-X,this makes a great combo,and the music sounds superb,even mp3's with clear audio+ on,the low res shifter only works if you have headphones that go this low,for example,20 to 20KZ,or better,18 to 20Kz,where the 20Kz is of no meaning ,only the low frequency,anyway,great music player
Yeah, I was mostly talking about people that use cheap headphones, I hate when people try to listen to music on something that is so mediocre. One of the biggest problems I have Is when people compare everything to the Beats. I’m so glad you have Sennheiser, greatest brand on the market in my opinion. So which Model do you have?
Ronny B then I’m sold on them. Those will be my next headphones. Yeah man those beats are trash and overrated! I know the people at BestBuy next to me hate them and know they’re garbage
@@04mach1speed you wont be dissapointed i asure you,these headphones have outstanding dynamics,and paired up with the sony,its like i have my music centre along with me
mp3 320kbps 음원이 고가의 dac을 통해 업샘플링해서 들으면 소리가 좋아지나요? 아니죠, dac의 기기 안에 입혀진 음장효과와 음색효과 때문에 와 소리가 좋아졌어? 황홀해졌어? 뿅가네? 라고 생각하는 것 분이지 실제 소리가 좋아지지는 않아요. 24비트 flac나 DSD 음원을 dac 으로 들으면 m3보다 소리가 좋아지는게 아니라 그냥 맑고 깨끗하다 정도인데 귀로 분간하기 어려워요. 왜냐? 귀는 아날로그니까요. 귀는 16비트, 24비트, 32비트 소리 구분을 못해요, 컴퓨터나 노트북의 dac이 구리다고 하는데 노이즈만 없으면 외장 dac 과 소리가 별 차이 없고 좋은 소리 내줘요. 그런데 소리가 너무나 좋아졌어 라고 느끼는 이유는 외장 dac에 입혀진 음장효과 음색효과 때문이예요. 굳이 노트북이나 컴퓨터에서 디지털신호를 뽑아 dac을 통해 들을 필요가 없이 바로 aux로 해서 앰프를 통해 스피커 연결해도 좋은 소리 충분히 나와요.
That’s so weird how the M9 looks a lot like the A45. That’s a very good question because I don’t actually have a fiio M9 but I can tell you that Fiio makes some incredible music players, so my guess would come mostly down the preference. I personally love song as a company more. But I can promise you that Fiio would have been my second best. I would honestly go with which one is more appealing to you because they both seem to have a lot going. I’m sorry I couldn’t be more helpful.
Oh man thank you! My dad got me this back a bit in Japan and all the settings were in Japanese! I kinda just stumbled around with the settings but I didn't know what I have been doing! Thank you SO MUCH!
Haha really!? That’s actually pretty cool 😎 glad I could help :)
Me too. None of the settings are in English, and there's no way to change it. Thank you so much for this video!
Your dad brought you one of these from Japan?! Man you must have a freaking awesome dad.
I was about 40% sure I wanted to get this Walkman, now I'm 110% sure !!
Emanuel H Polanco going through my old messages and apparently never saw this :( I hope you like it if you ended up getting it :)
Awesome review! Completely agree with you at the end! I have a blue one and I love it more than my phone, nice to see the music player lovers still alive 😁👍!
Thanks so much Yonny :) oh yeah I’m definitely gonna keep buying these things until I can’t anymore, haha
I agree 100% percent with you!!! I absolutely am in love with MP3 Players!!! And I have several MP3 Players myself from over the years from Apple to Sony and in between and other gadgets that play MP3 too. I also have a smart phone a Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and I stream music too. But I'm always coming back to and I just love, love, love a standalone MP3 Player!!! I don't know it's just something about those little gadgets keep me interested in them. Great review too!!! ❤😁❤😁❤😁
yep cynthia,these mp3 players are smaller then your regular smartphone,so,more mobile,the sony NW A45 is great,you mentioned apple,not anymore for me,i had an ipod
the thing was a dissaster,not only did you have touse itunes to put your music onto the device,it also encrypted the audio files,very annoying if something went wrong
with the sony,the moment you plug it into your computer it shows up as an external drive,ready to drag your songs onto it,speaking of convenience and usabillity
Cynthia J. Simmons that’s awesome! Yeh their is something about having an MP3 player that just makes me love music even more! 😉 I’m so glad something feels the same 😌
How is the quality of music of sony a45 compared to your note 9?..
Andi Alcana I imagine it would be hard to tell, I almost feel like the A45 would have slightly better sound quality due to the fact that it’s a device designed and dedicated for Audio only. Just my opinion since I don’t have the Note 9. I hope this helps
I was sick of listening to music with my iphone and I absolutely despise having to open itunes every time I want to put new songs on it, finally caved in and bought this... I'm very happy with my purchase.
oh yeah I totally agree. this was also one pf the reasons i love seperate players. thanks for the comment :)
Purchased my WMA45 last October (also have the Pioneer XDP-100R DAC player). It took a few days, but I recorded my 1,200+ CD's in the lossless format in ALAC using iTunes to record/organize/add art, etc. The Pioneer has two sdmicro slots; those will hold all of the 355gb lossless recordings (using two 200gb sdmicro cards). For the Walkman, I used one 256gb sdmicro , including only my favorite genres and albums.
They both produce outstanding sound either with my wired Sony MDRV6 headset or my Sony MDR-1000x/b wired/Bluetooth set. The dedicated DAC players accommodate those who really care about the best portable music quality available with nearly limitless recording capacity. Advantage is not being tethered to a smartphone (have the iPhone X) with the usual interruptions while hearing extraordinary sound and your entire musical library is worth that cost to many audio appreciators. Sony's moto: "for 'and by' music lovers" says it all!
PS: own the original Walkman cassette, but it needs new belts.
Not gonna lie, that’s actually pretty cool. I thought about the pioneer for a while but ultimately went this the A45. I’m certainly with you on the smartphone thing for sure. Ah hah! That’s how you do it huh? I have been trying to figure out how to get all my music to HR Flac or DSD and wasn’t sure exactly how to do that. Sony definitely has some incredible devices and I just hope their are a lot of people like you and me so companies will continue to make these things :)
I can’t believe you have an Original Walkman! Bad ass man. Thanks again for the comment. I just pinned someone a second ago before reading your comment. I’ll wait a while and pin you. 😎 so just one question so I’ll know for sure, what would be the best way to convert my MP3 files to High res, if you even can? Thanks again :)
Drew Rycerz thanks so much Drew :) yeah their are so many now it’s crazy. I love Sony players a lot and wonder how the other compare. Anyways you shouldn’t be disappointed at all :)
i cannot do without an mp3 player, and i am glad that sony still makes the most reliable mp3 players. i only wish they made ones with rechargeable batteries that can easily be changed like the older models.
i actually couldnt agree more. good thing is that I dont think sony will ever stop making these, my theory. Only because too many people love high quality 320kb-1411kb high res audio, and that is something you may not ever see in streaming because high res audio takes an incredible amount of space and data. I do agree also, Sony makes the best :)
I had this model for a year (I still have it saved) and it served me well while I used it throughout that year, I ended up buying a Sony NW-ZX300A (This model is the Chinese market where it has the same configurations as the Japanese model and International only with 16GB of internal memory) used by a friend for 200 dollars (He bought for 350 dollars a while ago) I the ZX300 was a nice upgrade of the A45.
some workplaces don't allow cell phones so separate music player a must
You’re right too. Plus this thing is so compact l, great for concealing 😉
@@04mach1speed i'm running into that problem at my job, so i found a sealed 30gb white 1st gen zune... well yesterday and all morning has been a nightmare... as microsoft took the servers down for the device update, and i cannot for the life of me get it to sync... oh well a brand new FM radio player... joking. so thinking about picking this up
xXMetalHeadXx so that’s what happened? I have been trying to figure out how to get the Zune program on my computer but no luck either :( I don’t wanna just throw my zune in the trash because I feel like it’s a part of history now lol. But yeah you’ll love this thing :)
I'm surprised they allow mp3 players if they go so far as to take your phone. : )
@@OGxMetalFlakex Did you ever get the Zune working? I've heard those sound great.
Finally, a review I can fully understand! I'm convinced!
It is worth the upgrade, the DSEE HX is a very nice technology (audio upscaling = makes mp3 files sound closer to FLAC/DSD). Some Sony phones and wireless headphones also do DSEE HX and for those of you who despise Sony, you may get the Music Center for PC (W7/10) for free which will allow you to experience the DSEE HX on your PC. Oh, and you need hi-res headphones. Even then the difference (DSEE HX ON or OFF) is very subtle. Just like the difference between FLAC/DSD and 320kbps MP3 files.
You’re review is really helpful to walkthrough on the software itself, I’m planning to get the Sony NW-A55. Thanks!
That would definitely be a good one. 😀
Did you buy it? How was it?
Great review, im most likely going to see if i can have this for my b-day. You have earned a new subscriber, keep it up
Hey thanks so much! 😎 let me know if you get it and how you like it if you do 😉
Hi! Apologies for the q, I've been slowly climbing up the steps of musicness and have come to the point of if I should purchase an MP3 player or not. I have a CD collection currently and as much as I love carrying it around (my CD player) I've been PARANOID lately about bringing it around cause it's so fragile. So I've been on the fence of either getting an NW-A45/B or NW-A55/B and have been doing research on them two. I know the A55/B is the newest one of the two and all, but the A45/B is like the for sure best of time player (if that makes sense?). Again apologies about the long comment, any response is great!
Zar Lord sorry for the delay, I’m actually at work and saw this on my email. I’ll get back to you as soon as I can :)
Zar Lord hey hey, I’m so sorry I took so long to respond. If you have a fairly large CD collection I would definitely recommend getting one of these for sure :) I would truthfully go with which ever you like the best because they’re both very good. I love the A45 but yeah the newest one, A55 I heard made some improvements over mine (A45) I cant certainly promise you you won’t regret it. I hope this helps and whatever you decide to get you should let me know how you like it :)
I have that Sony MD, great player. I bought the NW-A45 today and it sounds superb. I love the drag and drop unlike an iPod which has the hassle of synching and poor sound quality. Some album artwork just won’t show up no matter what I do.
I agree totally. Sony player are so simple. I remember when I had an IPod. I hated iTunes so much lol! Those MD players were so awesome I miss them. I can’t get the album cover to show too :( By the way, is your profile pic miss Klum? Nice 😬
I love mine! Sounds insane! My pic is Britt Eckland in the 70s!
Do you have Music Center installed on your computer? You can actually fix this problem through that software. Import your library to the program, select an album, click 'Properties', go to 'Cover art' tab, then click on 'Convert cover art'. You can then transfer your music with the guarantee of a displayable cover art.
This is the best MP3 player I have ever had! It is my first to have Bluetooth connection.
I think it is too! Sony is always my go to company for MP3 players
It’ll come in handy when in the car, especially if your is like mine and doesn’t have a 3.5mm jack anymore
@@natskar Mine has headphones out.
@@JohnAranita woah never heard of a car having a headphone jack 🤔 unless Im misunderstanding ya
@@JohnAranita Like the music player obviously have one if that's what your saying?
no problem i just saw this email i have alot on plate myself right now ,im just glad to see theres somebody like me out there old school or not im like if it works dont fix it
Oh yes, definitely the same :) I literally couldn’t agree with you more
Nice review, I bought one of the Midnight Blue colored ones a couple months back, the sound is good. Hi Res sounds good on here as well. I'm actually using a 1TB SanDisk micro SD card in the player, works great, just takes a minute to create a database. Sadly the card is full, but I've got 2400 albums on the player. Everything is either 16/44 FLAC CD rips or Hi Res, so I assume you could fit a ton of mp3 files on a 1TB card.
And you're right, a headphone amp is a must. I'm using an old FiiO amp, may upgrade. The player is very sleek, you can see the quality in it. Happy listening~
The NWa45 can handle a 1TB? Wow that’s pretty cool, I honestly figured it could only be capable with 128gb SD. I’m so glad to see someone else that loves digital non streamed music like myself :)
1TB of MP3s would be astronomical indeed.
Yeah Fiio does make some really good Headphone amps for sure. Mine is so old I need to upgrade as well. Thanks for the input by the way
Dude, Thank you.. All I needed was to see somebody enter the folder view, I see you can choose from multiple folders and select your music that's all I need it for storing my sample library to use with my MPC live.
Thanks
Hey thanks :)
Yeah that was a good selling point as well. I really love that VPT surround sound mode.
Let me know how that goes if you get one :)
I have this mp3 player, it's great. Not good for headphones (not enough power) but great with IEM's. I use the Sony Xtra Bass ear buds with these and it's awesome.
Twin Turbo oh yeah, it definitely is. I love the Extra bass series. I had the XB400s which were amazing but over time the foam just wore out and I had to get new headphones. By the way. I love your RUclips name!
Hi, friend ! The truth is that you did convince me that it is an excellent audio player, what I wanted to ask you is if it is still worth it in 2021 and if you have tried it with demanding hearing aids if that is how it has behaved? The other thing is that I plan to use it only with low-demand headphones type fiio fa1, fh3, kz, urbanfun, and all those types of not so demanding ears ... do you think it will go well? Regards from Dominican Republic ! 🙌🙌🙌
sorry it took so long, too many comments. yeah this thing is still incredible as of today. but if youre gonna get one i would get the newer A50-A55, updated version, unless you found the A40-45 for around $150, then thats a steal since i paid around 220. but so far ive seen the best reviews from the A105 which just came out not long ago, its got WIFI and the 40s and 50s dont have that ability. as far as hearing aids, i was told by a friends with hearing aids that they usually work very well with aids. would small headphones fit okay with hearing aids? i would assume large headphones that cover the ear would be more comfortable and usually work better with hearing aids. I know theyre big but theyre very comfortable these days. i hope everything goes well for you :)
@@04mach1speed Well, yes, thanks brother lol I have seen it in 168us on sale on eBay (NW-A55) and well I am saving what I need to catch it again because tremendous discount, what I asked you was if you had tried it with demanding hearing aids of more 50ohms or 100ohms or even more ... since I plan to use it with headphones below that power mainly in ears not over ears and thanks anyway Bro !!! Hey, do you have any social networks or Instagram?
@@Danimixrd oh i see what you are saying, no i have not tried it. I do have a FB but i hardly get on. do you? could i just look up your YT name?
Just purchased this, waiting for it to come in the mail. My old 7th gen ipod still works, but it's become glitchy and dropping songs. Itunes is a pain to work with, and I didn't want to purchase another Apple product mainly because I just need a high capacity music player. I still have my old Zune 30GB. It works and I don't use it, but I cannot throw it away. So many memories with that! Wish Zune still was around :( Thanks for the video!
That’s great! Yeah those iPods were like tanks. Hopefully this thing lasts as long as my old Sony one. It kept going forever, the only reason I moved on to another one is because eventually the battery just got so bad that it would only play for a hour after being fully charged. You still have your zune too huh? That’s cool! I loved mine. I wished they had become more popular because they were great. Well let me know how you like the NWA45 :)
@@04mach1speed Yes they are tanks. Not sure why mine decided to get possessed and act bizarre, plus the battery doesn't last long anymore either. Got my Sony Walkman in the mail the other day. Have a ton of music so sort through and categorize, but the sound quality blew me away. Far from being an audiophile, my ears can tell a difference from my Ipod and without playing with any of the Sony's equalizers. Thanks again for the awesome review :D
Deyja Moors that sounds like me too. I’ve got so much music I had to go through. And yeah the sound quality is amazing!! You’re welcome and thank you :)
Just bought this a few hours ago, gonna have it in my hands sometime next week. I previously used an iPod Classic (gen 5.5) with the Wolfson dac, had it since release. I consider myself as putting my step in the water into audiophile territory with this Walkman so I'm looking forward to getting it!
I think you’re right. You’ll definitely love this thing. I’m listening to it right now 😎😉
iPod sounds terrible in comparison to this! You never use iPod again and have to waste time synching!
KRAZEEIZATION so true :)
I also own this device for about 10 months now, and it's really a great device. Sounds really good, very portable, and just overall an amazing player. I would like to mention though that keeping NFC on doesn't actually drain the battery like you'd expect. I see no degradation to the battery life leaving it on (though I basically never use the feature. Just like to leave it on just to have the NFC logo take up some empty space on the top part of the screen)
nougat yottabyte that’s actually good to know. Very nice indeed. I appreciate the input :)
Just got a aw55 saekano limited version and I'm excited for it to come in.
Me: Newbie,Bought Sennheiser Momentum 2 True Wireless earphones it has Blue Tooth 5.1
Since MP3 players with 5.1 BT are rare & $$$. Was told that I can use MP3 with Blue Tooth 4.2 & Sennheiser 5.1 BT with the SAME audio quality. Will use MP3 ,ONLY will listen to uploaded RUclips songs SHOULD I still try to find MP3 player with 5.1?? Thank YOU.
That’s really up to you. The sound quality should still be very good even in 2.0
Sennheiser is the master of sound so I don’t think really matters actually
they should make a smartphone at this sizee!!!!
I’d totally buy it!! Welcoming the all new IPhone X5 Mini and the Galaxy SRM Mini. Nice ring to it 😬😉
it's gonna have terrible battery life, though, with how power hungry current software are these days
Arnel Enero you’re definitely right about that. The Cell life just doesn’t seem to be as good as my old ones
No pleased
Xperia 5 are small size great way get small in a way with big screen 👌
Does the eu volume issue still affect units sold in the UK ? If yes why bother buying a sony ?
I have the NW-E394 and am debating whether to upgrade. Three reasons being, I've nearly filled the little E394, the Bluetooth of the NWA45 and just the looks, looks much nicer.
Oh I remember the E394. I was gonna buy that one so many years ago 😱 if you decide to get the A45 you definitely won’t regret it. 😊 technically mine still isn’t paid off. My Best Buy card still have a balance of $130 😂😂
@@04mach1speed picked one up on Wednesday evening ;)
It's nice, certainly feels more substantial and better quality!
Nation Harris oh that’s great! I’m glad you did. It definitely does feel like a good amount quality 😉
@@04mach1speed yeah man it really does. The plastic on the back is a little disappointing, but hey, KFC function right? I showed to my work mate today and the weight is definitely surprising. It kinda feels too nice to use when I exercise though 😂
Nation Harris lmao! Yeah the KFC function 😂. The plastic does kind of suck. I kinda wished it was aluminum. Haha yeah I would be afraid to exercise with this thing. Also because I’m horrible with dripping stuff so I’d probably drop it lol!
Just found one on sale online yesterday. Didn’t even think twice for buying it, I’ve wanted another new Walkman for years now but just haven’t had files to put on them because I was trapped in streaming services. But recently I got back into buying music again, hi-res in particular, and now I have a returning burning passion and excitement to have a dedicated music player again. I added it to my cart right away and dint even care about the price all I knew is it was on sale. It’s now on the way soon and I can’t wait to delete the music off my phone and put it on a device where I can fully appreciate hi-res music. My pc does because I have a good dac and headphones, but I want it to sound good still when I’m not sitting at my desk
thats awesome! it really is a great player, and you getting it on sale makes it even better :) i was the same way with the music on my phone by the way. its been 5 days, how do you like it?
@@04mach1speed Oh I'm still waiting for it, I'm overseas so mail takes a while lol
@@natskar oh yeah, back in 2015 I waited 48 days for a laser module to arrive from Israel. made me go crazy.
It's very good with earphones, earbuds and bluetooth headphones. But don't use it with over-ear cabled headphones because the output impedance is so low that it won't works. It doesn't have any amplifying capability. It has been designed for earphones with 16 ohm and it sounds brilliant with it. But if you want a HiRes stuff with proper, loud sound than pay a bit more and try to find something else.
I definitely see what you mean. I had to buy a new headphone amplifier because the one I have now worked great for the Sony headphones in the video but I got new JBL Live500bt’s and my amp no longer works for them because the drivers in the headphones are 20mm larger than the Sony’s I had so the amp doesn’t have enough power. I just charged my Live500 for the first time and I’m about to test the BT out and see how they sound. Hopefully everything works. Thanks for the input :)
Bought this and the Sony Nw-A105 to compare,the sound on my mate 10 pro is superior with poweramp!!,put poweramp
on the 105 and it sounds almost as good!!i thought excellent,i can take it into work,then i tested the battery run time, without poweramp,it gets over 20 hours,with it i got less than 9 hours!!i'm only listening to mp3!!WTF!!that is with everything dumbed down on it,(no wi fi etc),i thought all the poor reviews about the battery life were exaggerated!!sadly they were not!! someone suggested taking a powerbrick as a companion to it!!crazy talk!the 55L possibly woulld have fitted the bill,if only i could put poweramp on it!!
So needless to say,they're both going back!!can't believe i deliberated so long about getting one!!i thought if my phone sounds this awesome,a DAP will blow my mind!!it was not to be!!poweramp is epic!!
(Wired IEMs btw)
I have the WM1A and WM1A2...build quality is excellent
i want a music player that can change the battery after a few years or more,then we wouldnt be throwing away good money on devices,and dumping more plastic in landfill sites.i still have a cassette sony walkman from the 1980s mostly all metal, that still works perfectly and takes aa batteries,it has voice record ect,i still use itas i have hundreds of cassettes,bought ones and blank ones,copied on my big twin cassette recorder,radio hi/fi portable loud speaker sound box,for taking out with us to listen to music in cool places.
I couldn’t agree with you more about the battery thing. When the battery is shot and the player is still in perfect working order it just seems senseless to thrown it away. And I imagine that happens a lot. That’s how my Sony MD player is. It takes a AA battery and still works perfectly. It’s not metal but it’s 15 years old. I really wish they would bring back the aa and aaa powered music players. Plastic is just all around a horrible near useless thing. That’s so cool that you have an original Walkman. Hell, it’s probably worth money 😉
i agree with you also, i think its because the price of the battery is more than the gadget your buying,a decent phone battery is £20-£30 and i have a vape,and the battery cost £25 and the vape was £10,it must cost pennies to make a music player en-mass,so the battery bumps up the price,they dont care.
Skidz Holeshot hah yeah I know what you mean. It wouldn’t surprise me if that’s the case
Hi, random question cause I'm noob. Is it a good idea to buy hifi player just to plug it into car's aux? I have a cable and a super cheap old mp3 player plugged and I notice that the quality is not there..
Sorry for the late response. Actually I learned years ago that aux and hardwire is much better sound quality than Bluetooth. Bluetooth is simply for convenience. It’s the same concept as WiFi vs Ethernet cable. You get much better performance with direct connect. I think all the major video game streamers use Ethernet cable instead of WiFi. So to answer your question yeah using a Hifi player with Auxiliary is a good choice. It’s what I do at home actually. :D hope this helps :)
Sony's Walkman is the best mp3 player. I have been using my walkman for over 10 years and it still works perfectly. Just replaced its battery a month ago.
I agree 100 percent. glad you were able to replace the battery, sometimes they make it hard to replace it, thats always the weak link to a mp3 players longevity. what model is it?
@@04mach1speed NWZ-B152F. It is small, so carrying it is not a problem.
Does it have a built in speaker? In other words can you listen to it without ear phones, or without being connect via Bluetooth? (I'm weird i know)😏
I’m with you, I wish it did. But it doesn’t :(
@@04mach1speed bummer
I’ve got an NWA55 and it is fantastic.
Absolutely it’s great to have a separate music device.....Don’t put all your eggs in one basket!
Couldn’t agree more :)
Phones (especially Iphones) have pretty crappy sound quality.
@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 agreed!!!
I think it’s mainly because literally everything audio on an iPhone is compressed to AAC 256 or lower, no matter what file type it is originally
If you want the earphones with this Walkman, then you have to buy the ''HN'' version.
Using $350 Sennheiser wired earphones,can't I attach a small DAC such as Fiio or Dragonfly to get great sound on a Samsung S10+?
I honestly don’t see why not. I have a feeling music from any player would sound incredible with 350 Sennheiser headphones. I’m a little jealous
@@04mach1speedThanks for replying. 👲🧔 It's a package deal. At age 66 I live in a rented 1 room apartment 25 X 10 meters with mattressss on the floor in Efrat,Israel. I wouldn't change my life with anyone. (have 21 Grandchildren)
Hedgehog's Right of Passage oh my gosh! 21!? That’s incredible. You’re very welcome 😊 I lived in apartments for many many years, and I actually liked it, I do miss those days. , I absolutely love Israel 🇮🇱 ♥️ and with some Sennheiser headphones who needs a big stereo? 😉 very cool indeed and so good to talk to nice people like you my friend :)
Hi. I really like the look of these players. How does the interface deal with podcasts and is it possible to transfer Apple podcasts to the device?
I believe it’s pretty easy, from what I hear but I’ve never done it so I can’t say for sure :( I’ll see if I can find out more for you
Unlike previous Walkman players, this one doesn't treat podcasts as a separate type of file that is loaded in its own folder (basically all audio files are loaded in the Music folder). I separate podcasts by using the Genre tag, making the genre for current podcasts as "Podcasts" and for archived podcasts as "DAP" (short for "Downloaded Audio Programs"). I hope this helps.
Honestly I do want to get me one of those Walkmans, but I'm also a bit disappointed. Not only is it mostly touchscreen, which is a drawback. But it also doesn't have most other options like the older models do. I miss playing VPTs(Matrix/Arena) surround sounds on my old Sony A17 player. Ever since it broke, I was very bummed out and needed to get a replacement.
I have an FiiO X3-II and it does as the player says it does. Too bad it doesn't have bluetooth though, or VPT options like Sony. That being said, it's a really good player even when my songs are FLAC format.
I’m definitely gonna have to agree. I have always been more a fan of all buttons. It’s funny you mention that. I absolutely loved the Arena mode on my older Sony Walkman so I did a lot of research to find this out but it has a mode called Concert hall which is actually Arena but just called something different. I compared the Concert hall to my older NWZS764 which actually has arena VPT and they’re identical 😉 I was so glad they incorporated it into the new players because that was personally my favorite think about these players was the VPT.
@@04mach1speed So let me get this straight...
Arena VPT is now called Concert Hall in this new Walkman that you have? I find that quite strange. I'd assume they'd have more custom features to it. But since the Arena still exists, then buying it won't be any trouble, knowing my favorite VPTs(Arena and Matrix) are on it.
Enigma Prime yup. It definitely sounds weird but it’s the same thing. I actually had to ask someone that did a review for this before I bought it. And he confirmed it. Then I tested it at home with my other one and sure enough, it’s the same. I guess they just decided to change the name for some weird reason. But yes Matrix and Arena (concert hall on new models) are certainly on here :)
@@04mach1speed In that case, I'm going to add that to my Amazon shopping cart. Also, I'm 'eyeballing' the newer model too. Right now, I'm wondering what the difference is.
Enigma Prime I still haven’t figured out what the difference is either. But you’ll love this. Hopefully
Question. I want a dap for about 400 dollars. Good eq. And good volume power and battery. I got the hiby and fiio and their eq was so bad. That even if I change the 60dz it changed the tone on the 1 k and 3 k. And when I add bass the volume drops 6db. I want something with power. With the eq like the Sony nw a55 that it's really good and above 100mw per channel output. What you recommend
This is my first audiophile Walkman. I turned on "Clear Audio +" for my Sony Bluetooth Stereo headset. It took me a while to find the perfect setting which is Clear Audio +. I like the fact that I can insert an SDXC. I got a 128GB SDXC which is the maximum. I can rip five plastic crates worth of CDs. Someone on a public bus mistaken it for a smartphone. When I rip CDs into MP3s on Windows Media Player, the 256kbps setting is perfect for me. I got it on sale at BestBuy.com for $179.99 plus Hawaii GET. I use the 16GB internal storage for National Public Radio's All Things Considered audio downloads. I believe that the waves during "power on" are sound waves.
Yeah it definitely takes a while to tune it to your liking. That’s exactly what I paid for it too. Great deal. And I agree with you actually. I have nearly 700 songs on this thing and only 5 High Res songs lol!! Honestly with this and a really good paid of headphones, I have JBL Live500, MP3 files sound really good so I don’t ever feel the need to convert or buy High res audio. And I think when you rip a CD. The files are WAV which are higher than MP3 anyways so you’re good to go :) and no way you listen to NPR!?!? I do as well. I love Wait Wait don’t tell me! 😂 very cool indeed! It’s amazing that you can put thousands of songs on a tiny little SD card. Truly impressive. Thanks for the comment!
@@04mach1speed Yeah, the reason why I ripped MP3s in 256kbps was because I had a 16GB Walkman that an SD card could not be inserted. Yesterday, I went to a Walmart and got a JBL Bluetooth Stereo headset for $45 on clearance. The regular price was $79. So, I am ripping my CD collection of two plastic crates in the highest MP3 rate. "Be careful out there!"
John Aranita thanks buddy ;)
hi! just received A45, the tracks in albums do not show up in the correct order, haven't been able to solve that. Have you had this problem, and do you know a fix for it? thanks for your great review
Alphabetically or in the order you put them in on the computer?
Bluetooth is a GTX 950. It dosent exactly suck or anything but it's not the best out there. It works for people who just want sound and don't care a ton about the quality
Players offer better resolution audio compared to phones, plus some of us have music files that can be up to a gb each. The largest file I have is like 260mb
Are you serious!? That’s insane. The highest I have is a WAV lossless song that is 79mb. And I thought that was a lot. You’re definitely right too, independent music players are just overall way better than smartphones. I feel the same about camera technology. I always use a Sony Handyman HD camcorder because separate cameras and camcorders have so many things a smartphone will absolutely never have. Like Powerful optical zoom that phones will simply never be able to have, and being able to control ever aspect of the camera separately unlike cameras on phones. Thanks for the comment by the way :)
How much better does this player sound compared to the last Sony player you had?
hey STPZ, the sound quality is about the same, unfortunately their are so many things that come into play with sound, Headphone quality, MP3 size and quality, and EQ settings that can be more advanced on higher priced Music players. the sound quality is slightly better (my last one sounded great) because I ended up getting better headphones that go perfectly with this A45. but i have been buying Lossless audio files lately and its literally night and day sound quality. so to really answer your question, this thing has the ability to have way better sound quality than my last one. hope this answers your question :)
@@04mach1speed Great answer. Thanks.
Yes. We are still out there. Use an iPod Touch inherited from my son. Maybe a night of battery. IMy last Sony Walkman was the Sony Walkman Sport. That ghastly yeelow thing. I loved it. Wish I held onto it but... who'd have known?
Yeah no kidding right :D I used to have 2 Sony Walkman CD players and I kick myself everyday for getting rid of them :(
Since 2005, I have been using iPod classic, my first generation lasted from 2005 to around 2008. Got a iPod mini for a while and decided to get the second or third generation iPod. Few months ago, I dropped it, it can not be recognised when I connect to my laptop, it doesn't show up as connected. So I can't reset/format it, and when I use the menu+select and before it boots up, I select the
Hmm that’s actually a mystery. Funny cause I had that problem with my older IPhone, that’s why I had to get a new one. Well that’s one of the good things about this. It’s pretty much click and drag. Sony makes it very simple. I think you should go for it. I promise you, you won’t regret it
I prefer to have music separate from my phone...and have better quality. However, not that crazy about the proprietary charging plug. At this point it should be Micro USB or USB-C.
Stephen Kriso I totally agree. I don’t know why Sony always does this. As long as I can remember, Sony always did this in most of their devices. Especially Music players. USB-C would make sense these days
Someone has great music taste (thumbnail) 👌🏼
You like Above & Beyond? Nice! 😎👍
Audio quality on the Sony is far superior than mobile phones in my opinion, I just gave my NWA-45 to my missus and got the NWA-55 the only reason being is it has a Bluetooth receiver, makes swapping between Audio and mobile (RUclips) and back simple 👍
I couldn’t agree more
might sound like a dumb question. I have been eyeing up on this little music player. thinking of pairing it with Sennheiser momentum 2. But I'm confused about power output and headphone impedence and stuff. Will these be a good pair or is Sony a 45 not powerful enough to drive said headphone? I would appreciate if anyone could help me out with this question.
Sorry it took so long to respond, I have so many emails it’s hard to get back. I honestly don’t think this thing will output enough power for those Sennheisers so I use a Headphone amplifier, they’re the key to super good sound paired with great headphones. Just go to amazon and chose one that has good reviews because I’ve had two now and they were both fantastic. Hope this helps :)
Do songs have to be tagged? Most of my music comes from ripped CD's I've purchased. When I ripped the CD's, I didn't tag many of the songs. Hence, I would want a player that recognizes folders, as on a computer.
Photoid01 1st thing place micro SD card in player and have the the player format card, it will create the folders on card for proper playback. The best thing to do is put your music files on a micro sd card, I use a San Disk 128GB card, I first copy off my music folders on computer to sd card. You will drop your music files into the Music folder the player created. I just drag and drop. You don’t need to use the Sony software. Just have the player format card first.
Very detailed I’ve been lookin for! Thinking to buy one and deciding btw a55 and a105 :/ one cannot connect to Wifi and another one could play less hours. And the last one I concern is the price lol
Oh yeah! I swear they have too many to chose from lol. I really like the A55. Not gonna lie. I wish mine had WiFi. It’s weird to me because this thing says it’s supposed to have a 45h run time but I feel like it’s way less
I'm using A45 too, and thinking to upgrade to A100 or ZX500
Oh that would be cool! I would upgrade but I just got mine lol! Let me know if you do :)
I think the battery life of the newer models are about half of the A45's. If that matters to you.
@@gwapster13 I bought the A105 and its battery life is not as good as A45... I hope they have improvement on battery life on A200 (Whatever it calls).
Also the 16GB in Android system is feeling the pinch nowadays, it should have 32GB at least.
hi i have 2 of the white like you have on the video reason for that? im constantly using them if the battery dies on 1 i can use the other while the battery is charging yeah i get jump why do you use them there so old i have used others they dinnt work out so well my son gave me the 1st one ive been using it for years so i got another i dont like using the phone for that kinda stuff i have tons of stuff so i dont need to stream anything and i dont so im constantly jamming i get accused of being old school i dont like what a phone does alot of times they split up my music files not this player you play the folder & it plays like its supposed to i use both headphones and a wireless speaker works just fine for me thankx for the info im going to see about getting 1 of these
sorry it took so long to respond. I have so many comments i have to get back to lol. but yes, We're totally on the same page when it comes to that. I also tried my best for a year to find another one of those white ones but since they had been discontinued for years i had to luck so i ultimately ended up getting the new A45, Im only 32 but i get called old school all the time because I still use Aux cables and MP3s lol!! but their is a science behind that that people dont understand, and that is that Higher res Mp3s and WAV music files, Along with old Vinyl and CDs still have the Absolute best Sound quality. Streaming music doesnt give you the best quaity possible. most people want convenience, which im the opposite, I want good sound quality. Im with you all the way!! :) thanks so much for the comment.
can you tell me if a sony android cell phone sounds the same as this player?
Does is suport drag and drop via usb? I still like my audiobooks as a chain of mp3 files so I can use it comlitlly ofline. I mostly listen to audiobooks in bed and I hate to have internet acess in bed
Yes it sure does, the drag and drop feature works great. That was always the one thing I loved about song music players :)
@@04mach1speed This and being able to use it offline :)
Łukasz R yes, that’s the best part. And I’ve had walkmans for years and every time I have one it lasts a decade, even using it every other day :D
Help me decide !
I have Audio Techica ATH M50X Headphone (wired)
I have a 200 Dollar Nokia 5.1 Plus Smartphone(without dedicated dac/amp)+Fiio Btr3(Portable Bluetooth Amplifier)
Will I have to buy a Hi Res Music Player like this.
Are there any significant differences in audio quality.
Portable Music Players may Sound Good but they lack the support of various music streaming services.
In my personal opinion, I’d say yes it’d be worth it, but if you’re looking for streaming music then no
How is this compared to using the Galaxy S10+ as an mp3 player? I do have my music ripped using FLAC.
I would assume the NWA45 would be slightly better because it’s a device dedicated to High res music whereas the S10 is a phone with a MP3 player. I’m just guessing. I hope this helps
Can you do a review on how to set up a playlist as I am having issues trying to set one up, I've followed the instructions but I'm having no luck, thank you.
Hey. I can try to do this. The problem is that I’ve never done it either unfortunately. From what I was reading, you have to actually download a program on your computer for this to work but not entirely sure. I’ll look into it if you haven’t already figured it out
@@04mach1speed Yeh that would be great if you could, I've tried on my Macbook and I'm not getting anywhere
PhotonsAcrossTheAir Any update on the playlist please?
axelfoley2665 hey! I was just getting to your last message. I haven’t got on it to look yet. So much going on. But it’s eventually coming up on the todo list
@@04mach1speed No worries, plenty time mate
So does the new one index the "ALL SONGS" by alphabet? I tried to replace old Sony Walkman with Surfan and I miss the index by alphabet.
yes it does, I had to go and check because i always look through my Music in Folders and not "All music" but i just checked and theyre all in Alphabetic order with Numbers first if any of the songs have numbers at beginning. :)
Great review, I love mine but wish it had auto pause so I can just play one track then stops
Hey thanks so much. Yeah that would be nice to have
One option might be to take one of the Bookmark Lists and put the one track in it. It should just play that track and then stop.
Solitaire001 Thanks for the heads up, really appreciated.
@@arthurbrown7501 You are welcome. I've been using Walkman players for a long time and I like to help where I can. Bookmark Lists added a feature that users had been previously asking for, the ability to make playlists on the Walkman without having to connect it to a computer. Its main limitation is that each Bookmark List (there are five of them) can only contain 100 tracks.
@@Solitaire001 Have you ever come accross a hack that will boost the volume over bluetooth?
When I go running, I take the MP3 player instead of my phone, lighter and don't worry about distractiona
Still loving my Sony NW A-45
Yeah they’re great man. I’m glad to hear that :)
Do you think I’ll be able to transfer music to this from my iPad Pro? I don’t have a MacBook
ooh that would be tricky I would imagine, Apple products usually dont play well with others, I have a Iphone and Ipad as well and i really have a hard time getting them to work with my other stuff like Dell laptop. Im actually sure their is a way but i honestly wouldnt know how. ill screenshot this and see if i can find a way. i apologize for not being much of a help
hey man, that little thing on far left is still da best! I know coz I've got 2x MZ-NH1, cheers!
The Mini Disc? I miss those things
Can you please tell us the sound quality of this player compared to ur last one? And how's the battery life??
I actually never had the previous one but a friend did and the sound quality to me sounded about the same. Supposedly the battery life is about 45 hrs but I feel like I don’t get close to that. I believe I get around 20-25 hours which in reality is still good. And when you listen to music in High res format you’ll get less. I’ll test it and try and get back to you, it’ll take a little while to get results and I may be wrong, you never know
@@04mach1speed thanks. I'm actually looking into a Hiby R6 Pro. Heard great things about those DAPs.
Red Hot Chili Peppers man I just looked at that one after you said something. That one looks promising. That price, they better be damn good. Which I’m betting they are
@@04mach1speed I'll be receiving it today. I got the black version off of amazon which was $549. I'll keep you posted.
Red Hot Chili Peppers man how do you like it :D
Hello I have a problem with the album images. It turns out that when I download the music in flac they appear to me well but in mp3 format the images of the album are not seen. Do you know what the solution could be 😑?
Definitely good question because I can’t seem to figure it out either. I’ll screenshot this comment and see if I can’t figure it out and try to get back to you. 😉
@@04mach1speed oo thanks a lot!!
I don't use flac but would guess if you have converted the file to mp3 format it has deleted or corrupted the image data stored with the file ?
Guessing you may need to re-tag the MP3 with a copy of the original flac artwork jpg ?
MX5 Alan that’s definitely a possibility. I’m so used to MP3 that I don’t mess with Flac that much unless it’s offered when I download the files
One issue might be the way the album art images are stored. My experience has been that with Walkman players the album art must be stored in the ID3 tag as a .jpg file designated as "Front Cover" for it to be displayed reliably. This works whether it is an MP3 file or a FLAC file (I use both on my player). Also, I make sure the album art is not too large, making sure it is no larger that 600 pixels by 600 pixels.
As an example, I tried Windows Media Player with my Walkman but had issues with album art. I soon discovered that it stored the art in the album's folder rather than in the ID3 tag and that may have been the reason I had issue with it. I moved to MediaMonkey and had it store the album art in each track's ID3 tag. While that might increase the size of each track slightly it displays reliably.
Bought one a few days ago I’m still waiting for it. I want to transfer my CD collection to it and keep CD quality audio not MP3 like on my iPod classic. What’s the best way to convert CD into a format that will keep the CD quality that I can use on this player.
EAC or exact audio copy is the standard. and your rips will have gapless playback as long as the player supports it. it may look intimidating at first but once you get the hang of it it's super easy. Plenty of guides on the web. I would suggest coverting to flac it's the best of both worlds smaller files than wav but still lossless. (bigger files than mp3, but F*** mp3) need any help just hit me back.
edit: when loading the software it will want to automatically try to find your drive offset. let it do this. it helps keep everything perfect.
@@XX-121 Well appreciated thank you.
Yeah what he said. Lol sorry I didn’t respond back quickly. I’m glad someone did :)
Please reply Walkman a35,A45,a55,105 , which is best player
Whichever one fits your budget best and has expandable storage option, they are all pretty great audio wise so I wouldn’t be concerned much
People using them because of sound quality. There is no smartphone which can play like good music player. If someone don't understand why people using music players, he probably never hear a hi-res music.
I couldn’t agree with you more! 😉
Is there AB repeate feature on this device?
I have a number of playlists that I listen to depending on mood, is it possible to use something like Mediamonkey or Media go / Music Centre to create the M3U files for the NW-A45 ?
Ooh, I’ll have to look into that for you. I’ll screenshot this and get back to you :)
I use MediaMonkey with my NW-A45 and it will load playlists on your player. As far as playlists based on mood goes, it is fairly each to create them with MediaMonkey as autoplaylists (MediaMonkey will automatically create a playlist based on criteria you choose, like iTunes Smart Playlists). All it takes is: (1) tag the mood for your songs, and (2) create an autoplaylist of songs based on mood (such as all of your sad songs).
The Walkman does have two limitations when it comes to playlists: (1) The maximum number of tracks a playlist can contain is 999, and (2) a playlist can only contain files in one location, all the files in the Playlist must be in the Internal Memory or on the Memory Card and you can't mix files files from both locations in a single playlist.
Unfortunately, although I liked Media Go it is no longer supported by Sony, who has dropped it in favor of Music Center For PC. I've tried using Music Center For PC, but didn't care for it. Media Go was much better (it handled music, podcasts, pictures, and videos, while Music Center For PC only handles music).
Hi i need some help please.I just got this brand new..I tried to transfer music from my pc,the old fashioned way(drag and drop),like i used to do with my 3d sony walkman,but i failed..Music is not showing on my player,its not there..Although it shows on my pc,when i open the walkman folder,it doeant show on the walkman itself..Therefore i cant play it..What did i do wrong?Do i need a specific programme to transfer music from my pc?I thought drag and drop works...
What really!? Did you figure it out? Because that’s literally all you do. That’s all I’ve ever done. I hope you figured it out :(
You need to transfer in "MUSIC" folder
I gotta ask, can you sort it so albums are displayed with only album art in a grid pattern?
To be honest, I don’t believe you can. This is the cheapest model, I wouldn’t be surprised if the NW-A105 can sort them like that.
But will it shuffle by album like the iPods did and seemingly no other digital audio player does?
I never do shuffle on music, I know it’s got shuffle but not sure if it’s by album, I’d check but I’m not at home, I’ll check when I get home
I always love Sony products, especially their stand-alone MP3 players. However, one thing that really annoys me is that they can’t show “album titles” under “Genre”. I have to go under Folders to view all albums. Another thing: the player always scans the whole music data after I boot up the device. Why do they do that?
I actually noticed that as well. I have no idea because my older Sony MP3 player just a couple generations behind this didn’t do this at all. My old one from off would boot up within a matter of seconds and this one takes nearly 30 seconds. They were both 16g flash memory so I would assume it take the same amount of time. I definitely hear what you’re saying.
Hi, I have a fiio x5lll, when I load RUclips app or RUclips music app, the player lags severely owing to the 1 GB RAM. It also doesn't have latest bluetooth codecs, again the quality stutters over bluetooth. Does this sony DAP or any other sony DAP have this type of problem. I need a DAP which is equally good as a standalone DAP and also good for streaming apps like Spotify, RUclips music etc. Please help.
Well I know mine doesn’t allow for any apps including RUclips because it also doesn’t have WiFi but I believe the A100 and above use android and have the ability to do all this. When I was messing around with these $350+ Sony DAPs they seems to be quite quick on functions so I highly doubt the sonys have this problem but then again I don’t know for sure. :( I hope this helps you out. At least as much as possible
Guys can you help me please charging my Sony MP3 it's not turning on, there's only a red light on the top right corner what does mean ?
I brought iPod touch lost it while traveling on bike ... brought Sony Walkman 394 again lost it somewhere....brought iPod nano 7th gen ... again lost it in flight .... now am afraid if i can go for this or not ☹️☹️☹️
Holy cow!!! Really? Yeah I would be afraid as well. Lol! I would hate to lose this thing for sure.
Its bluetooth right? Can it only connect to Sony headphones or can It also connect to air pods?
I was able to successfully connect to JBL and sennheiser so AirPods shouldn’t be a problem, but you know how Apple is. So this could be a good question. I’ll see if I can find out for you
Thank you so much!
Mindy Acosta hey Mindy I’ve been trying find someone with AirPods but not having any luck :(
It's fine! No worries thanks though! :)
You can NOT rip ordinary CDs into true hi-res from my understanding. Hi-res is supposed to be a track made from original recording studo archives that are much better quality (larger files, sample rate etc). From what I'm told at least. It may be possible to rip hi-res from MQACDs. Japans new Hi-Res CD format (could just be a scam) or SACDs from way back when.
This is true. I think you’re right because I looked it up not long after making this video.
yep,but you can keep the quality of your cd's if you convert them into flac,etc,a lossless audio codec,as cd's are only 16bit 44Khz, you canot derive a 24bit 48Khz audio file from this media
Can I convert my CD’s to lossless and play them on this?
yeah you should be able to no problem. i havnt ripped a cd in a while and forgot if you can actually chose the Kbytes. but I buy mp3 that are at least 320kb/s or as close as possible, which is actually very good, and for the songs i really love I buy 1411kb/s (WAV) but sorry to be a little off track, you should be able to yes. CDs are always way better quality than mp3s since theyre not compressed. you may have to download an audio converter to rip them to original quality. ill look more into that
i didnt feel like editing. so ill make another comment lol. if you just google "how to rip CD to FLAC" itll give you a step by step :) since ive never actually done it
Simple obvious question how do you actually upload music to it ....
You can use a music management program like MediaMonkey and Sony's Music Center For PC, or you can drag and drop files on to the player via Windows File Explorer. Those are among the ways to load music on this player.
@@Solitaire001 my personal favorite music media software is MusicBee. Best software I’ve ever had for music management
@@natskar I tried MusicBee for a while because of syncing issues I has with MediaMonkey and my Sony Walkman NW-A45. At first MusicBee worked fine, but I soon found that some of my music files were not showing up in MusicBee. They were in my MusicBee Library, they just wouldn't appear in MusicBee. Nothing I did would get the files to appear. I ended up going back to MediaMonkey.
@@Solitaire001 Hmm darn that sucks. I haven't had mediamonkey though before but I might check it out sometime, but for now musicbee is working fine for me fortunately
Hi,i have the same models,how you can create a folder?thanks
Hey sorry for the late response. I actually just create folders on my computer then drag them to the music section on the Walkman device when plugged into my computer
Does your headphone plug wiggle alittle bit when plugged in?
Yes! Actually it does. I was wondering if mine was defective. I’ve been trying to figure out how to get around this
Mine did also until one side started cutting out. Contacted Sony and they said they would exchange it. They told me if the NWA45 was not available they would send me the next equivalent model. Hopefully the NWA45 is still available in 2020.
CLEAR BASS?????
Lol!! I have no idea why that’s there because it makes the audio sound horrible when it’s on
@@04mach1speed no
Hi. do you still recommend this
I sure do. Use it everyday. I think you’d love it!
I can’t find your earbud comment but they should work with them no problem
Does can It play tidal spotify ecc??? For 200€ Witch is the best between Sony and fiio m9?
Only the higher end Sony’s play Spotify :( I doubt the Fiio one can either only because they need to have WiFi to do this. Sony in my opinion is a much better music company but Fiio makes some really cool stuff though. Which one you really like better?
Bluraykiller86 I just actually check and the M9 does have WiFi so unlike my A45 it probably can stream Spotify. Some of the Sony’s have WiFi but they’re a bit pricey 🙁
@@04mach1speed i'm searching for a player who have good sound and good software in first.
Music streaming is secondary
Sony nwa45 in cheaper than fiio but i dont know about the sound quality and the software speed.
There are any dap to consider for 200€?
MP3 is not high resolution. but anything that sounds better than the original cd is high resolution
Anders Ljungberg how could an mp3 sound better than a cd? I usually squish my cds into 320kbps mp3, but now I just rip them to flac.
This walkman is support wireless headphones. Oh any other different Bluetooth.
bluetooth with aptx is a must,for the high quality and speedy transfer of your music files,no dropouts with aptx
@@ronnyb5890 this thing can actually support way more than aptx and that is LDAC.
@@GrimYak yep,i know jay,but for that you have to re-encode all your audio
Bro can sony wh1000xm3 pair with this?
To be honest, I believe this thing should pair very well with Sony BT headphones. Only because they want brands to pair up with their brands.
great device,however,you are wrong about the quality of using wireless headphones,naturally you must have have compatible headphones,this means bluetooth aptx complient
i use the sennheiser MW 450-X,this makes a great combo,and the music sounds superb,even mp3's with clear audio+ on,the low res shifter only works if you have headphones that go this low,for example,20 to 20KZ,or better,18 to 20Kz,where the 20Kz is of no meaning ,only the low frequency,anyway,great music player
Yeah, I was mostly talking about people that use cheap headphones, I hate when people try to listen to music on something that is so mediocre. One of the biggest problems I have Is when people compare everything to the Beats. I’m so glad you have Sennheiser, greatest brand on the market in my opinion. So which Model do you have?
@@04mach1speed the senheisser MW 450-X,and they sound superb with the NW-A45,like you said,beats by dre is cr.p,too much bass frequency
Ronny B then I’m sold on them. Those will be my next headphones. Yeah man those beats are trash and overrated! I know the people at BestBuy next to me hate them and know they’re garbage
@@04mach1speed you wont be dissapointed i asure you,these headphones have outstanding dynamics,and paired up with the sony,its like i have my music centre along with me
mp3 320kbps 음원이 고가의 dac을 통해 업샘플링해서 들으면 소리가 좋아지나요? 아니죠, dac의 기기 안에 입혀진 음장효과와 음색효과 때문에 와 소리가 좋아졌어? 황홀해졌어? 뿅가네? 라고 생각하는 것 분이지 실제 소리가 좋아지지는 않아요. 24비트 flac나 DSD 음원을 dac 으로 들으면 m3보다 소리가 좋아지는게 아니라 그냥 맑고 깨끗하다 정도인데 귀로 분간하기 어려워요. 왜냐? 귀는 아날로그니까요. 귀는 16비트, 24비트, 32비트 소리 구분을 못해요, 컴퓨터나 노트북의 dac이 구리다고 하는데 노이즈만 없으면 외장 dac 과 소리가 별 차이 없고 좋은 소리 내줘요. 그런데 소리가 너무나 좋아졌어 라고 느끼는 이유는 외장 dac에 입혀진 음장효과 음색효과 때문이예요. 굳이 노트북이나 컴퓨터에서 디지털신호를 뽑아 dac을 통해 들을 필요가 없이 바로 aux로 해서 앰프를 통해 스피커 연결해도 좋은 소리 충분히 나와요.
Thank you ! :D
Nw-a45 is better than fiio m7/9?
That’s so weird how the M9 looks a lot like the A45. That’s a very good question because I don’t actually have a fiio M9 but I can tell you that Fiio makes some incredible music players, so my guess would come mostly down the preference. I personally love song as a company more. But I can promise you that Fiio would have been my second best. I would honestly go with which one is more appealing to you because they both seem to have a lot going. I’m sorry I couldn’t be more helpful.
Can I take the sd out of my android phone and put it in the mp3 and listen to my music ????
Yes you should be able to no problem as long as it’s a micro SD. Plus the new Sony NWA105 actually runs on Android