Sony Nw-A105 16GB Walkman Hi-Res Portable Digital Music Player with Android 9.0, 3.6" Touch Screen, S-Master Hx, DSEE-Hx, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth and USB Type-C - Black

I have been using Sony walkmans since the A15 2014, the a35 and a45, and now the a105. So far been very impressed, I mainly stream music via Bluetooth, the sound quality when compared to the a45 is a step up , I can notice the difference, the sound seems more detailed and rich. The display and touch screen is very bright, colours seem richer then a45, touch sensitivity is good. I have loaded this with a 128gb sd card, the walkman app is sufficient and works well. The build quality is excellent very sleek design. This player comes with android 9, its fully fledged version allowing you to download apps from the play store. My conclusion is that this offers more then the a45, its adds a few extras, like vinyl procceessor, but more importantly its give you android OS, for me Evan tho I have 70 gb music stored, it's nice to have Spottily, YouTube music, dezzer, and the upcoming amazon HD streaming service available on this device. Overall very Happy, only gripes battery could have been better, to improve this I have switched off WiFi and Bluetooth and activated battery care. Forgot to mention this is charged with USB C making life lot easier compared to the A45 specific cable. Update 16/8/2020 Having had this since January 2020 ,the A105 has improved in certain areas , the most likely and important area is battery life, with recent firmware updates this has allowed extra hours of playback , a auto device switch off is now implemented, when unit is not used . I found by switching WiFi of this also extends battery life, i mainly use this as a Bluetooth streamer and battery life has improved. The problem is this device is not perfect but by god you will not get a Hi Res audio player with the quality like this, if you use LDAC then you cannot beat the audio quality the A105 produces ,its so crisp. I use this as my main daily music player ,from streaming to headphones i am more then happy . This is quality not quantity ,but not perfect its sits in between.

The Sony NW A105 has fantastic sound quality. I have the awesome FiiO M7 and the Sony NW - A55L. This DAP edges them out in terms of Soundstage and overall just sounds a bit better. The interface is good, I like that I can easily search for songs unlike on the NW-A55L. I also love the HD screen, the cover arts and text look sharper and more pleasing. + Plus: -> Very good Sound quality -> Supports Playlist in .m3u8 file extension -> Good User Interface (UI) -> You can scroll through a long list of songs at high speed and stop at any point you want, can also scroll slowly -> Search feature with suggestions as you type -> Supports synchronised lyrics in LRC format -> A playing song can be added/ removed to/ from the 'favourite' playlist with a tap of a finger - Negative -> Battery life is not very good though it is way better than at launch due to firmware updates since -> Does not generate a smart playlist for most played songs as the cheaper Android DAPs do What is not good is that it does not generate a smart list -> Insufficient internal storage. After installing 3 apps - Amazon Music, Spotify, and Music match I got a notification that it was advisable to leave 2GB free for system maintenance. So I removed Spotify but still fell short of the 2GB recommended free space. Now there will be firmware updates so I am not sure where I will get maintenance space. All my music is on a 128GB MicroSD card, end-users have had more space. Why make a device with 16GB and use almost all of it shipping it with insufficient space. Then you tell users they will be able to install Apps knowing there is no space. It has useless Apps like Google maps, calendar, and youtube among others. Watching youtube on a 3.6-inch screen? Google maps for what? I cannot see how to transfer some apps to the SD. I am enjoying music streaming via the Amazon Music App (requires a subscription to Prime Music or Music Unlimited). I do not have Spotify Premium, Spotify free is not worth it on mobile devices as you cannot select individual tracks, playing songs randomly, practically blindly. So for audio quality, I give this DAP full marks, it loses 2 stars for less than stellar battery life and insufficient internal storage when all I have installed are 2 Apps. UPDATE ------------ Upgrade from 3 to 4 stars Battery life has improved significantly. It is still not great and way worse than that of my other Sony DAP the NW A55L. However, it is significantly better than during the first week or two. Sound quality is still amazing.

I bought these due to being unable to use my phone at work, but I need music to help me concentrate. I was very tempted to go for something cheaper and live with worse quality but I'm glad I did not. Overall the device has good sound quality, especially when paired with decent headphones. Of course it's not audiophile sound quality, rather this is more for convenience, so don't go looking for professional audio quality. A friend of mine has a much older version of the same device, and seeing the quality of life improvements sold me on it immediately. There's things I don't like very much though. Battery life is mediocre. This is due to a combination of a few things, it's very small, Android isn't particularly efficient with battery usage and it's very much dependant on what features you're using. Personally I use wires in ear monitors, no WiFi or Bluetooth and on one charge I can get 6-7.5 hours. However I have used wireless headphones, and with using Bluetooth it drops quite a bit. I got around this by using a power bank, making the device's battery redundant, with a 10000mah power I get 4 days of continuous use. In summary; small, well built and very convenient, with a minor let down from its battery life. Don't expect professional level sound, for that you need to spend a lot more money.

The Sony NW-A105 comes with a full Android operating software baked in, it works just like app-heavy Android smartphone. Which is exactly what I wanted to get away from when looking for an iPhone alternative with a dedicated music player. The hardware is very good. The quality of the sound is better than iPhone 14. We can add SD card to the player: we can substantially extend the storage. No need to buy expensive version with more internal storage. The supplied Music Centre software intended to manage the player content is not efficient. It was not possible to create playlist in a normal way: usually we select the tracks. drop it in the list folder. It is not working this way. A way to solve this issue: In iTunes artists are arranged as folders: using Windows Explorer I dropped the files made by iTunes in the SD card Music folder. Or in the internal storage Music folder. When playing ,select a folder you want (artist) from the playing menu, start the first track - it will play all tracks in artist folder , in the sequence made by iTunes. So, no need to create Playlist- arrange a folder, drop inside what you want. Seems Sony limited the charging current to be safer for the device, but it is taking long time to charge. Probably was possible to make the device with larger screen, larger battery, longer playing time. My fingers are normal, but still I need to be very careful how I hit the buttons. The larger screen should be better. As a music player it is really good. I tried with several different high end Hi-Res Audio headphones: works fine. Can adjust the volume and the sound is really good.

Da ich mit der Audio Qualität von meinem Oppo Find X3 Pro nicht zufrieden war (im Vergleich zum Galaxy S21 Ultra, welches mir gestohlen wurde) wollte ich einen vernünftigen Audio Player. Ich höre hauptsächlich mit den Sony WF-1000XM4 und bin sehr begeistert von der Kombi. Ich nutze den Walkman mit Direct Sound, also keine zusätzliche Klangeinstellungen. Das gibt für mich das beste, weil neutralste Klangbild. Damit spielt der Player sehr Detail reich, laut genug ohne zu übertreiben., Natürlich vorausgesetzt die orginal Aufnahme und das Wiedergabeformat geben es auch her. Die Bedienung ist gelungen, klar gibt es immer was zu verbessern aber die Tatsache das es eben auch Druckschalter für die wichtigsten Befehle und eine Sperre gibt, ist super gelöst. Bluetooth einwandfrei auch über eine längere Distanz (10-15 Meter mehr habe ich jetzt gar nicht getestet). Android funktioniert gut, eben auch Amazon Music, auch mit Downlaod für Offline. Einzig die Startzeit ist ein wenig lang. Aber das ist, denke ich dem Android OS und schwachen Prozessor geschuldet. Ist aber noch erträglich. Akkudauer geht ok, also bis jetzt war ich immer nur so 3-4 Stunden am Stück unterwegs, kann es also nicht letztendlich beurteilen. Aber alles in allem, kann ich den Walkman nur empfehlen wenn man Musik genießen will und mit seinem Handy nicht 100% zufrieden ist.

Possesseur d'un portable Sony XZ3, je me demandais si ça valait le coup de mettre un tel prix dans un Walkman qui a des modes et ampli de son identique à se modèle hormis de pouvoir lire des fichiers DSD, et bien... Quel surprise, la qualité de son est vraiment encore 10 x mieux, quel précision, quel puissance, musicalité, j'étais scotché pourtant la qualité de son de mon XZ3 est déjà vraiment surprenantes sur un casque, mais la c'est un autre monde, en plus ont peu y mettre tout ce qui existe comme type de fichiers de son, les DSD donc en haute résolution c'est juste bluffant, je suis en train de tout numériser mes CD en fichier FLAC, du coup il ne s'abîmeront plus, j'ai prit une carte de 256 go pas cher sur Amazon qui fait le taf et bien sûr la coque transparente qui va bien sur ce même site et adapter à mon modèle le nwa105, indispensable pour le protéger, c'est un vrai bijou, tout en métal, je l'est prit en rouge pour changer, magnifique ! Je l'utilise avec un Sony WH-1000XM3, et un bowers and wilkins P7 une tuerie, contrairement à un autre commentaire, le son avec le WH-1000XM3 est juste merveilleux, il se plaignait de pas pouvoir accéder au réglages du casque sur le Walkman, mais il suffit de mettre l'application du casque sur le nwa105.... qui a le WiFi et l'accès évidement au play store, et ont peu y mettre toutes les appli que vous voudrez, l'alliance de ce Walkman et du casque de Sony donne un résultat absolument fou, si vous le pouvez, foncer !

Bonito, buen tamaño y buena usabilidad. Soporta muchos formatos, y el que sea Android, permite usar también Qobuz y Tidal. Por contra, se calienta bastante, y la calidad del sonido es inferior a la que da un iPhone con el adaptador estándar lightning-jack. Le falta potencia. Mucha. Incluso con auriculares de alta sensibilidad se queda corto (en volumen, y, sobre todo, en control)

The build quality and the ergonomic are fantastic. To the point you'd just wonder why to pay more when this one does the trick. Of course, there are major known cons such a the battery life (4 to 5 hours at best if you leave the bluetooth or wifi on), or the Android OS which hasn't been customized for Audio. I guess (YMMV) it is possible to cope with them with workarounds and habit. Unfortunately I have found another major flaw when you listen to streaming services. This device won't be able to sound that great unless you use something like UAPP. This is something you only realize if you have good iem by the way. UAPP is great but do have all the bells and whistles of the service app (Tidal, Qobuz,...). For instance you can't view the lyrics or listen to downloaded content. If you only use local files from your SD card then I believe this walkman is a great value at the current discount price if you don't mind the poor battery life and the average UI Android experience.