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       New Sony Walkman
       By: admin Date: January 6, 2015, 10:35 pm
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       All signs pointed to a new Sony Walkman (literally) at CES 2015,
       and the signs didn't lie. The new Walkman ZX2 is real, and it's
       designed exclusively with high-end audiophiles in mind — as Sony
       puts it themselves, this is "the fruit of continuous refinement
       in high audio quality technologies."
       A lot of people like the design of the ZX1, Sony's previous
       flagship Walkman. I wasn't one of them. But I love the new ZX2.
       I love the texture of its matte black casing. I love the
       playback buttons carved into its curved side — in the little
       time I've had to hold the device, my fingers curled right onto
       the play, pause, and rewind. It's heavier than you'd initially
       expect, in a good way. It's solid. The distinctive gold-toned
       headphone jack juts wider than the frame and adjacent to the
       microSD slot (if you need more than the 128GB of built-in
       storage).
       To be sure, the ZX2 isn't an all-in-one device. It's running
       years-old Android — 4.2 Jelly Bean, to be exact, which first
       debuted in November 2012. And while you can download and play
       apps from Google Play, this isn't meant to match wits with
       today's smartphones. Everything around the device is meant for
       an optimal audio experience. Specs-wise, the new Walkman
       supports DSD, WAV, AIFF, FLAC, Apple Lossless, and more. It
       supports Bluetooth for wireless streaming and NFC for one-touch
       connection to speakers and headphones.
       SEE ALL THE LATEST CES 2015 NEWS HERE
       All this high fidelity comes at a price. While the recent
       Walkman A17 comes in at around $300, the ZX2 will launch in the
       Spring for over $1,119.99. The Walkman ZX2 is singularly focused
       on being a premium high-end audio experience — a surprisingly
       crowded category this year. Daft Punk sounded pretty good
       through Sony's own headphones, but I'm not about to pretend I
       can vouch for the audio fidelity here — a CES show floor is
       probably one of the worst places to concentrate on any single,
       coherent sound.
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