[Raketen]

Anyone know if this player will have an FM radio ?

*edit* oops Sadly it will not have one. I hope they at least have podcast bookmark functionality. http://www.sony-asia.com/electronics/walkman/nw-a30-series/specifications

 

[Subhakar]

Sadly it will not have one. I hope they at least have podcast bookmark functionality. http://www.sony-asia.com/electronics/walkman/nw-a30-series/specifications

Anyone know if this player will have an FM radio ?

FM Radio - YES.
It is listed in the same specifications page indeed.

 

[Subhakar]

FM Radio - YES.
It is listed in the same specifications page indeed.

 

[Raketen]

FM Radio - YES.
It is listed in the same specifications page indeed.

lmao, my bad... thanks for correcting- so confusing the way they list it, because I saw this:



but then some way down the page:

 

[Mark2010]

FM Radio - YES.
It is listed in the same specifications page indeed.

Thanks for the reply.
 
What about native DSD do you know if it will support that ?

 

[yaluen]

No native DSD, seems that's only available on the NW-WM1A/Z.
 
Also the HP out is rated at 35mW for the new NW-A30 series 

 

 
More info here: http://music-lifestyle.net/select_hr_walkman/

 

[Mark2010]

  No native DSD, seems that's only available on the NW-WM1A/Z.
 
Also the HP out is rated at 35mW for the new NW-A30 series 

 

 
More info here: http://music-lifestyle.net/select_hr_walkman/

 
 
Is that a more powerful output than the A17 ?

 

[yaluen]

Yes, the A10 and A20 series are both 10mW. Though it really doesn't say much about the sound other than Sony has redesigned the output stage.

 

[Mark2010]

  Yes, the A10 and A20 series are both 10mW. Though it really doesn't say much about the sound other than Sony has redesigned the output stage.

humm... I wonder will the A30 sound better than the ZX100 ?

 

[Raketen]

35mW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





look at me, so happy over something a $30 Sansa could do......... ahhhhhh Sony.... :blink:
Thanks yaluen for sharing that chart!

 

[diepnguyen]

  No native DSD, seems that's only available on the NW-WM1A/Z.
 
Also the HP out is rated at 35mW for the new NW-A30 series 

 

 
More info here: http://music-lifestyle.net/select_hr_walkman/

... so the new A35 will be the same price as a25, and will have more power 

, thanks for your information.

 

[davidcotton]

  ... so the new A35 will be the same price as a25, and will have more power 

, thanks for your information.

Wonder if that will hold true for the european market.  That sort of player for around £250 would not be bad going.  Step up from the a15 series but not as high as the zx100 series.  Of course that means it will be competing with the 128 gig touch at that price

 

[Partlys4int]

  Actually on further research I noticed one difference between the A30 series and the ZX100. The ZX100 has OS-CON capacitors on the amplifier output stage and it looks like the A30 series will still have POSCAPS.  At the very least it seems to indicate that output power for the A30 will be about the same as the A10/A20 series at 10 mW per channel vs the 15 mW per channel on the ZX100.  The OS-CONS probably contributed partially to the sound signature of the ZX100 so I don't know that the A30 series and ZX100 will have quite the same sound signature.

And also- this may seem minor- the A30 doesn't have the copper vessel around the jack. Which may or may not indicate that Sony doesn't put this on the same level as the zx100.
 
Nevertheless, knowing that the A30 is probably inferior to the ZX100 in terms of sound and knowing Sony's surprises, I still have hope that they will release another model sooner or later. 

 

[Raketen]

And also- this may seem minor- the A30 doesn't have the copper vessel around the jack. Which may or may not indicate that Sony doesn't put this on the same level as the zx100.

Nevertheless, knowing that the A30 is probably inferior to the ZX100 in terms of sound and knowing Sony's surprises, I still have hope that they will release another model sooner or later. 

Probably the case as they seem to replace the ZX series with the WM series. Hopefully they do add one for "upper mid" price range next year or two.
On the other hand, though, the A30 will have the new S-Master chip and I thnk for a lot people the additional output might actually make a pretty big effective improvement, over the older A-series, one reason several people (including me) mentioned for voided switching to zx100.
That and absent podcast mode.. please have podcast mode!

 

[goody]

Probably the case as they seem to replace the ZX series with the WM series. Hopefully they do add one for "upper mid" price range next year or two.
On the other hand, though, the A30 will have the new S-Master chip and I thnk for a lot people the additional output might actually make a pretty big effective improvement, over the older A-series, one reason several people (including me) mentioned for voided switching to zx100.
That and absent podcast mode.. please have podcast mode!

just a question how do you load podcasts onto the player ...do you use mediago?