{"id":7759,"date":"2014-09-04T16:23:24","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T16:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=7759"},"modified":"2014-09-04T12:24:10","modified_gmt":"2014-09-04T12:24:10","slug":"sony-release-an-affordable-high-res-music-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/sony-release-an-affordable-high-res-music-player\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Release An Affordable High-Res Music Player"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sony entered the high-res music player scene earlier this year with the NWZ-ZX1. With 128GB of internal storage, a beautiful build and delivering on the high-res promise, it seemed a great product&#8230; except the price. Retailing at \u00a3550, this player is not for the everyday music listener, but for the niche audiophiles among us.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday at IFA, Sony announced the new Walkman A15 high-res music player. Reducing the size and weight, Sony claims the &#8220;the world\u2019s smallest and lightest\u201d title for such a device. A new digital amplifier, bluetooth and NFC connectivity, 30 hours of high-res playback battery life, and best yet a new price tag. Expected to debut next month for just \u00a3170. The Sony A15 supports .wav, FLAC and ALAC playback, and can upscale compressed files, such as MP3. With only 16GB of internal storage you&#8217;ll probably want to grab a microSD card or two for all those space eating high-res files.<\/p>\n<p>Although it removes from the &#8220;all-in-one smartphone&#8221; having to now carry around another device, and the high-res content still in need of development, the A15 seems like a great product at a great price.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ttaT06VOlQI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony entered the high-res music player scene earlier this year with the NWZ-ZX1. With 128GB of internal storage, a beautiful build and delivering on the high-res promise, it seemed a great product&#8230; except the price. Retailing at \u00a3550, this player is not for the everyday music listener, but for the niche audiophiles among us. Yesterday at IFA, Sony announced the new Walkman A15 high-res music player. Reducing the size and weight, Sony claims the &#8220;the world\u2019s smallest and lightest\u201d title for such a device. 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