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Walkman ZX Series
Digital audio players sold by Sony From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Walkman ZX Series is a line of premium high-end digital audio players designed and developed by Sony since 2013. It sits above the A Series and below the luxury WM1 Series in the Walkman range.
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History
The first model, NW-ZX1, featured a 4-inch display and a high quality digital amplifier that sold for about $900. It runs on Android.[1] It was introduced on September 25, 2013, alongside the NW-F880 series and first released in Japan on December 7, followed by overseas markets in 2014.[2][3]
A second generation player, the NW-ZX2, was released in 2015.[4]
Later in the same year, the NW-ZX100 was introduced. This player is cheaper than the ZX2, has a more compact and slimmer body, and runs on custom Sony software.[5]
In 2017 the NW-ZX300 replaced the NW-ZX100. It is slimmer than the ZX100 and borrows design cues from the A Series of the same time.[6] It also includes a 4.4 mm Pentaconn connector.[7]
The NW-ZX500 series was introduced at IFA 2019, retailing for €830/£750, with native DSD and MQA playback.[8] It also had a USB-C port replacing the proprietary WM-PORT for data and power connection.[9]
The NW-ZX700 series was introduced in January 2023.[10] It has been released in select Asia-Pacific countries in January such as India,[11] and will be released in Japan on February 23 for ¥104,500.[12]
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Reception
What Hi-Fi? reviewed the NW-ZX1, praising the sound, design and buttons, while criticising its price and non-expandable memory.[13] PC World Australia gave the player 3.5 stars out of 5, giving merit to sound quality and battery life, but noting that the buying price is steep.[14]
In What Hi-Fi?'s early review of the NW-ZX507, its "detailed and dynamic sound" was praised, with no negatives given.[15]
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Specification and comparison
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See also
References
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