The BEST Sony mp3 Player in 2024 | Sony NW-A307 Walkman Review

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@rus.t 5 ай бұрын

Sony’s insistence on making their products’ names as hard to remember as possible is, at this point, admirable

@Neko2394 6 ай бұрын

It's worth mentioning that most A306 (same device but with half the storage) sold worldwide will have a limited power output on the 3.5mm jack. Only the Japanese one (and I think some other Asian models) have the uncapped power output. So if you live in Europe or in the USA, it might be worth importing one from Japan, which is sometimes cheaper than buying it locally, and you get a better device.

@musshu1981 3 ай бұрын

do you know if it had been fixed with the firmware update

@Claude-tj6ud 6 ай бұрын

This technology should be in a regular cellphone. Sony would have a great selling argument for music lovers over all the competitors.

@jub8891 5 ай бұрын

its not possible because of the additional circuitry and radio intereference from the phone.. besides this phones are doing away with headphone jacks and physical buttons which are standard on daps..

@ratmouth Ай бұрын

The reason devices like these sell is because it’s not a phone. I can’t speak for others, but I’d rather have my audio player separate from my phone. if my audio is separate from my phone, there’s less distractions when I just want to put on a pair of headphones and “disappear” for awhile.

@AmbientClassical 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for reviewing this! It fits nicely into the digital minimalism lifestyle.

@DariusRoland 6 ай бұрын

I hear you about how this should basically be a cellphone, but since Samsung forgot to include an SD Card slot in my real phone, I don't have room for music on that. If I'm going to listen to music, I NEED this. I literally cannot fit anything more than is already there. I already own thousands of hours of music, so I refuse to pay a subscription service to stream it to myself as some of my friends insist is the best thing I could do.

@parker73724 6 ай бұрын

It's 500 dollars. You can buy smart phones that have the exact same features/size for well under 200.

@jub8891 5 ай бұрын

and phones dont have all the physical buttons and trying to eliminate the headphone jacks.. so its unlikely

@jub8891 5 ай бұрын

@@parker73724how many smartphones have physical music control buttons? you can control this thing from your pocket by pressing real buttons without pulling it out..

@ratmouth Ай бұрын

Plus if it’s not a phone, there’s less distractions when you want to just relax to some music.

@JamesMincey 6 ай бұрын

I wish Sony would release an Android Walkman with a replaceable battery. It's so frustrating knowing that these (especially the pricier high end models) have a limited lifespan because the batteries are sealed in.

@TGCid01 Ай бұрын

@@JamesMincey wonder if you can ship to Sony and have them replace the battery

@JamesMincey Ай бұрын

@@TGCid01 probably, but I'd rather just have a spare battery that I could swap out in a minute or two by myself.

@TechQualityBestKing 4 ай бұрын

Sony DAPs are the best and most beautiful design, the Sony have the highest sound quality, there is nothing to complain about....overall, the Sony are always great.

@wanote26 6 ай бұрын

I personally appreciate your content and expertise on e-readers. This review was well done, but I feel it might be outside the primary focus of your channel. Of course, you should follow your creative direction-this is just a humble suggestion. I'd love to see more of your insights on e-readers in the future anyway!

@goodereader 6 ай бұрын

We have been in business for 16 years. Thank you

@jonathand827 6 ай бұрын

@@goodereader🤔

@wanote26 6 ай бұрын

@@goodereader okaaay? I've been in business for 32 years, what exactly does that have to do with anything?

@goodereader 6 ай бұрын

@@wanote26 :)

@jub8891 5 ай бұрын

the original walkman interface from the nw-a30 before they went android was better suited for the screen size imo.. android just has no place in a device this size imo, if the vendor doesnt heavily modify the UI which Sony should have probably worked a little more on.. but then again you can just use the physical buttons

@HealthyLiv1ng 5 ай бұрын

Wish Sony would consider making this in eink display!

@kmyymk2 2 ай бұрын

@@HealthyLiv1ng but why

@rizaadon 2 ай бұрын

@@kmyymk2it would have a battery that lasts several days long.

@kmyymk2 2 ай бұрын

@rizaadon that's s fair point I hadn't considered

@NipponKiwi 2 ай бұрын

What version of Bluetooth does it have please?

@Nidi12e 5 ай бұрын

how to set sleep mode ? Please help. thank you

@boutthere3374 5 ай бұрын

Yes! I couldn't believe there was no way to set a shut off timer.

@Nidi12e 5 ай бұрын

@@boutthere3374 unfortunately there is none, or I don't know how to find it

@ravenbirde Ай бұрын

the lanyard hole is for people like me who add keychains to everything lol i’m definitely not mad about it

@BriefNerdOriginal 6 ай бұрын

While I appreciate reviews of this kind of devices, why is "Good e-Reader" reviewing it? Confusion here 😕

@goodereader 6 ай бұрын

Thanks

@screwthishi5thing 6 ай бұрын

@@goodereader yes

@bluemoondragon0789 6 ай бұрын

Maybe because technically this Walkman can be used as an eReader? Or I guess it's a tech channel that just focuses on eReaders, but also reviews other things on occasion. But seriously, GoodEreader, please hire someone else to manage the KZbin channel. No offense, but I cringe at almost every reply. They often add nothing to the eReader conversation.

@goodereader 6 ай бұрын

@@bluemoondragon0789 👍

@BriefNerdOriginal 6 ай бұрын

I'd like to stress that I actually appreciate this review. It caught me off guard 😉 BTW, I have an even smaller High Resolution audio reader that can technically also read some e-book formats... But it's pointless there. Thou, the day may arrive when a good audio player merges with a good e-reader to provide a great device.

@bchin324 5 ай бұрын

When is the release date?

@byrond2184 6 ай бұрын

I am not a fan of them using Android OS which as companies have shown will not provide any meaningful OS updates. Eventually the Android OS will be so outdated that it apps will no longer be able to update. People tend to keep devices like these for multiple years.

@screwthishi5thing 6 ай бұрын

it's because so much of the music industry today (and its consumers) are married to their streaming services so android is the safest bet to make it work for the most users. Yeah you could just load it into a microsd but 99% of users don't want to bother and don't even own locally stored music collections anymore. You can always install custom ROMs later down the line that keep getting updates

@Mitchell527 6 ай бұрын

This just shows Sony is pushed to the corner.

@misterleif 5 ай бұрын

Apologies if these questions were answered already and I missed it. Can you save your own presets for the graphic equalizer? Can you save equalizer settings per song? I have this feature on my Android phone using the Poweramp app and it make a huge difference.

@amandaeddleman1478 4 ай бұрын

How much is it please

@stevejt76 2 ай бұрын

I can't find this to buy, I can only fins the 306. What is the difference between the two ?

@goodereader 2 ай бұрын

goodereader.com/blog/product/sony-walkman-nw-a307 We are a distributor of Sony We have had it on our site :-)

@bangcambe7019 2 ай бұрын

Sounds like marketing spec rather than review😌

@ak47marx16 5 ай бұрын

What is the difference between A306 and A307?

@bobbymiller9102 5 ай бұрын

Yeah is this mislabeled? Looks like a 306

@goodereader 5 ай бұрын

Nope. As you can see from the unboxing and review. it is not mislabeled .

@Solitaire001 3 ай бұрын

@@Gallery90 If Sony follows their regular naming conventions, the first two digits after the A indicates the series of the player (30 Series), and the last digit indicates the memory capacity. I have the NW-A55 and the last "5" indicates 16gb of storage.

@stevenj2380 4 ай бұрын

Give away of my NW-A105. Have a new Hiby M300. For convenient, very pocketable, away use. Such as AMTRAK, shorter transit rides in noisy environment. Even walking around use while keeping phone in holder. The SONY is unsatisfactory because of poor battery life and playlist mgmt. via SONY software on PC on NW-A105. You can't edit tags on the SONY. It does not display the number of tracks (perhaps using SONY software on PC, it probably would. The NW-A307 seems hard to find. Would not consider any NA-A30x or the higher end SONY DAP. As I have over a Tb of music files stored, organized, which I don't want to 'interface with SONY software on PC to set up playlists. I do it in player even though it take huge amount of hours, as I play, or 'flip' thru the songs. A large Fiio is for at home use. Song tags, playlists, are editable on device and thumbnails can be gotten directly online. Oh come on, Tether DAP to phone, to use as 'phone'?

@trubadyr99 5 ай бұрын

Speaker? Nah. Cellular data? Two thumbs up! Sony, make a small phone with this audio quality already!

@jarodlandree7355 4 ай бұрын

Adding all this extra shit it doesn't need is why it's only 8gb and still cost 1k...

@enadegheeghaghe6369 4 ай бұрын

That's not a problem when there is an SD card slot that can handle 1TB cards

@Solitaire001 3 ай бұрын

@@enadegheeghaghe6369 For myself, for simplicity I'd like to see Sony provide no user useable memory on the player (the internal memory is for player uses such as managing the database, storing settings, bookmark lists, and playlists), and the user inserts a memory card for user storage. It would deal with an issue with the Walkman players where if you make a playlist you can add songs from the internal memory or from the storage card but not both in the same playlist.

@christopherwhiteside8103 5 ай бұрын

Why haven’t you included any real details in the review like battery life? Unless I just missed it and apologises if that’s the case

@goodereader 5 ай бұрын

We have talked about this countless times over the past nearly two decades... We cannot and will not comment on battery life It's like saying how much mpg, or liters per hundred kilometers your car gets You'll never actually see those results So even if something says a 2-week battery life, it is going to depend how you use it, how often you use it, whether your data communication services are on, Bluetooth is on, backlight is on, and all of these things alter the experience and advertise battery life severely

@christineblack4654 9 күн бұрын

hé Sony, you need to call google or microsoft or just buy the hole thing because I am getting fed up with these mp3 players that my laptop doesnt recognise to even put music in. 3 days now trying everything I can find an still nada. wow I'm going nuts over here. So why do I have to fix this? it should be plug and there it is. what good is a player that you cant put music in???