Inside and out, the NW-WM1AM2 Walkman Digital Music Player from Sony has been carefully and expertly crafted to provide audiophiles with a mobile device that's capable of producing the sound quality they crave. An S-Master HX digital amplifier, strong power supply, and high-quality internal components work to keep audio clean, nuanced, and dynamic for up to 40 hours on a full charge. It supports a variety of high-end sound processing options, such as Hi-Res Audio, 11.2 MHz native DSD, Edge-AI-enhanced DSEE Ultimate, and more.
Files can be transferred via a fast USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 wired connection or wirelessly from your music library over Wi-Fi. Files can easily be stored within the Walkman's 128GB of internal memory, or on optional microSD memory cards. With the Wi-Fi connection you can also choose to use the built-in Android 11 OS to access a wide variety of streaming apps and services. All of your audio playback is conveniently controlled via the WM1AM2 Walkman's 5" touchscreen display with customizable Walkman Home Screen.
- Large Solid High Polymer Capacitor: Can instantly supply large amounts of power to prevent falls in voltage, helping produce clear vocals and powerful bass
- FT CAP3 (High Polymer Capacitor): Helps deliver smooth sound, a wider soundstage, more transparency, and tighter bass
- OFC Milled Bloc: Covers the digital block to increase digital ground and provide noise shielding to ensure a clearer sound
- High Polymer Capacitors: Enhances bass and provides an expansive listening experience by strengthening the power supply of the amp block
- Film Capacitors: Reduces distortion and noise by delivering voltage with a linear response across frequencies
- Low Wear Malleability: During long listening, the thin and highly rigid aluminum hanger and slider provide additional comfort
- Oxygen-Free Copper Cable: Low-resistance cable that offers low distortion and improved channel separation
- Two Crystal Oscillators: Clear, open sound with improved instrument separation at sampling rate multiples of 44.1 and 48 kHz
- Fine Sound Register: Enables consistent sound quality by ensuring even power distribution
- Reflow Solder with Gold: Gold's conductivity helps to minimize signal loss, improve sound localization, and expand the sound space
- Low Dielectric Circuit Board and Filled Via Holes: This combination allows for accurate signal transmission and clean, bright sound
- Optimized Circuit Board Layout: Digital interference is kept at a minimum by separating the audio block from the power/digital block
- DSD Remastering Engine: Provides analog character to your music by resampling PCM audio to an 11.2 MHz DSD 1-bit stream
- DSEE Ultimate: Uses Edge-AI to upscale compressed music in real time, and restores acoustic detail and dynamic range to CD-quality lossless codec audio
- Vinyl Processor: Add the warmth of vinyl into digital files by reproducing low-frequency resonance, tone-arm resistance, and surface noise
- DC Phase Linearizer: Six phase character settings replicate the sonic signatures of various types of analog amplifiers for a purer, analog-like sound
- Hi-Res Audio: The Walkman can play back audio files at 24-bit/96 kHz and beyond to hear music closer to the original recording
- DSD (Direct Stream Digital): 11.2 MHz DSD native audio and support for 384 kHz/32-bit PCM audio
- Hi-Res Audio Wireless/LDAC: Using LDAC, you can enjoy Hi-Res Audio quality wirelessly via Bluetooth
- Support for MQA file playback
- Durable aluminum alloy body for less noise and interference
- Support for Sony 360 Reality Audio
- Eco-friendly packaging is plastic-free