Sony A Series Walkman (NWZ-A845) Review
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by Campbell Simpson (Good Gear Guide)Sony's A Series Walkman MP3 player, the NWZ-A845B, is an Apple iPod Nano competitor — it has a similar design, screen size and control layout. The Sony A Series Walkman (NWZ-A845) is available in both 16GB and 32GB sizes, while the Apple iPod Nano has maximum of 16GB storage. If we were chiefly interested in picture and audio quality we'd choose it hands down, but its interface still can't challenge the simplicity of the iPod's.
Sony has always trumpeted the quality of the audio circuitry in its high-end Walkman MP3 players, and it's usually been justified in doing so. The Sony A Series Walkman (NWZ-A845) MP3 player has much of the same functionality as the impressive X-Series Walkman in a smaller, more affordable package. A high quality headphone amplifier means that there’s never a hint of distortion, even when driving the MP3 player to maximum volume. A powerful and easily adjusted equaliser offers reasonably versatile control over the tonality of sound — TDK’s EB 900 in-ear headphones benefited from the custom equaliser setting.
