Great, thanks, now I want a motorcycle.

Not saying I support this...but what would you get?@@dorfus

@@deanecalcagni Probably a KLR650.

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Glad to see I’m not the only one exploring those options 😂

I think most phones these days are more expensive than a Walkman like this. The issue is most people aren’t buying it all at once, they’re rolling it into their phone plan.

Ha! Thanks! I do love Schiit stuff.

Hey, thanks! I mean, feel free to subscribe 98k more times- can't hurt.

My take at this point is- I wish it didn’t use android. I really think that’s a hindering factor for what it could be.

What’s the thread title or link to the OS optimization bit on Head-Fi? I’ve been meaning to do more of that but I think it’s buried.

Yup! Anything that works on a normal android device.

Yeah, it's all funky tradeoffs- I feel like I wouldn't have bought the device if it didn't have Android, since I was initially pretty concerned about access to streaming services. Now that I've experienced them as being kind of lackluster on this thing but have curated a lot of music files for the player itself, I think I'd really want a version of it that is JUST a music player on Sony's old OS, but still retaining that USB-C. These days any proprietary cable is just too much to bear.

I love my A306 so far

Well spoiler- the Model M is legit, but the Eames chair isn't. Hahah.

I’ll have to check which song- it’s from the Saturn Bomberman soundtrack I think! And hey if you do get one- do yourself a favor and turn off the android system animations. Speeds things up a ton!

@@dorfus I went ahead and bit the bullet and I couldn't be happier man thanks again for your review, You are literally the only person that's gone in depth with reviewing it and set a real bar of expectations rather than just saying "yeah it's great go buy it".

@@HughJanus81 honestly there was a little bit at the start when I felt like it wasn’t worthwhile- just using it for streaming service isn’t all that great. But the built in player is awesome and I use it more than anything else I have right now. I cannot recommend the case through- I’m planning on getting the actual Sony one at some point.

Yeah I can definitely understand that. Even if you're a music lover it's still hard to justify something like this at first but once I realized exactly how much better it made literally anything that I plugged into it, I was sold. What really did it was how good it made my car sound. I have a 2023 Nissan but don't have the Bose speakers so they're some cheap stuff that Nissan slapped in.

@@HughJanus81 I use it with the Bluetooth in my Toyota all the time, and honestly it gets a lot of play there!

And at the end of the day, they look pretty similar from a distance!

Unfortunately I haven’t compared them directly with the same headphones! Hopefully I’ll be able to someday.

Thanks for watching!

I’ve never had an issue and have used it in the summer. The whole body is aluminum, so I’d imagine there’s some heat-sync property there.

@@dorfus money well spent, thank you.

I think that’s the credits to Saturn Bomberman!

@@capitanlevi203 it is capable of faster charging with better chargers.

@@dorfus The 4 and a half hours announced by Sony were connected to the PC, I suppose... so I'm not doing anything bad to the device?

@@capitanlevi203 I mean I don’t really know what your PC offers in the way of charging capabilities. It really depends on the port. But theoretically it should be totally fine.

Oh man I wish. I was a huge Net MD person before getting the first iPod.

I’d trade the tape animation for usb c on the older players.

Somehow i prefer Android due to streaming capabilities, but i wouldn't pay that much for a WM1AM2. A306 or ZX707 is on my watchlist

@@blitzer25blitz62 I think this player is more of a proof-of-concept rather than a player that only the richest audiophiles will purchase. Sony has done this before (released an insanely expensive player costing over $1000), and followed it with a more affordable players later. Android is the reason I purchased a second A55, I didn't want Android on my digital audio player because with Android on it it becomes a device that happens to have an app for digital audio playback (one of many functions) rather than a digital audio player with a focus on that function. One of the reasons I purchased an A55 is that it has the Sony UI which as been developing for over 25 years, and is basically perfected now.

No volume cap on this USA model, correct. Things like the D8000 do not max it out- but I do not believe the European model would be able to drive them properly.

@@dorfus ok, so those letters UC next to the barcode label and model number probably indicate the North American version I am guessing?

@@davidmthekidd I think there’s an extensive set of images on head-fi now that document things like that- I did get mine from a USA Sony authorized dealer, so I would assume. The serial number is weirdly low though- so I dunno how many of these things were just sitting around in warehouses or how the packaging changed.

Thanks!!!

Interesting- are you suggesting the bluetooth headphones sound better on the Walkman vs an iPhone?

:) Please don't tell me you bought the AM2 to listen to bluetooth headphones.

@@thelastrhino2581 Hahaha wouldn't that be amazing? Nah I use a Final D8000 and A8000 with it. The A8000 more often.

@@dorfuswouldn’t it sound better on the Walkman? I mean, I have the Sony xm5 Bluetooth headphones and the iPhone doesn’t support the ldac codec, but the Walkman does. Wouldn’t it be an improvement to listen on the Walkman?

@@MrGobo truth be told- I’ve never really had a pair of Bluetooth headphones I’ve liked enough to compare multiple sources with. I remember seeing that Audio Technica had a pair of like, $4k limited edition ones, but I haven’t heard them. The Bluetooth on this Walkman really just serves to play music in my car which has no aux port. Interestingly, the Walkman says it needs to update Android Car Play when you connect it, but then informs you that Android Car Play isn’t available for this device. Or maybe that isn’t interesting at all. Ah well.

Yeah, the process of making it operate as intended was really longer than I wanted. I also keep it plugged in at all times (with battery care on) so that I don't have to deal with the boot cycle. It really is a shame that Sony didn't put a more capable chip in this thing.

@@dorfus I ended up going with the nw-zx707 (Japanese Version) I’m losing a little power but with much better performance.

@@joncruz Interesting! I feel like the only things I've really heard about that model were complaints regarding the gain in most markets- I should try to hear a JDM version one of these days! The Android performance is far better?

@@dorfus I would say android performance is like a midrange phone with 6gb ram so the 4gb ram of this unit have a much better implementation probably due to android 13 but again, (Japanese version) got it on eBay for $585.00 in 3 days.

I don’t stream at all with it anymore. I got a small cd ripper with android specific software, and rip music directly to it. Even gets gracenote data and album art

@@dorfus android specific software? on the Sony? I mean I like this player but I hate that they add android and streaming. I'll go to the get an older model.

@@JohnSmith-zl8rz yeah, you can get a Hitachi / LG drive and rip in flac to the Walkman. It’s amazing, honestly. I wasn’t super psyched about Android until I realized I could do that- cuts a ton of annoying process out of file prep. Feels like a natural extension of the mini disc days? But I understand a lot of people won’t have the nostalgia for that I do.

It’s not a fast OS on this, but I removed transition animations and it feels fine. The battery life isn’t really an issue for me- it’s better than my iPhone but that wouldn’t take much.

@@dorfus Thank you for your reply! I can opt for the more responsive Sony UI, right? Also, does it work with AirPods at all?

@@maxidrivemaxidrive4330 I would imagine it would work with any Apple headphone in Bluetooth, but you wouldn’t be getting the Apple wireless codec that makes those sound decent on Apple devices. So yeah- it would work, but I don’t know if it’d be worth it.

@@dorfus Good point! I just wanna use what I already have and not buy new earbuds.

@@maxidrivemaxidrive4330 I dunno if this would do more for you than what your phone does now, though. If you plan on getting hard to drive earphones later, it’s probably worth a look?

Oh I’ve seen them- that clickbait title and tone was more geared at the average consumer.

Syrup has been shown to unnaturally extend life sir

I mean you get that garbage usb c cable please don’t forget that

Bu older WM1Z no have android also all apple product madein china