Got the nw a45 today and it pretty much sounds like the a35. The M0 has more clarity and better separation of instruments and more power. Better detail and resolution bla bla bla.
The a45 is warmer and sounds like it’s slightly veiled compared to the M0. I greatly prefer the sound of the M0 myself although the Sony is a nice little unit, and sounds great and has great battery life because of the class D amp. But it’s just outclassed by the M0 sonically. Flac, DSD and high bitrate mp3 tested. Music - Steely dan aja, Fleetwood Mac rumours hd, DSOTM DSD, PF the division bell hd, Yes 90125 DSD, Spock’s beard, Rush, Sphogle, Ozric tentacles, bluetech, Radiohead OK computer DSD, Jeff beck, hydria spacefolk, Eric Johnson, the aritstocats, Jeff kashiwa, the orb, porcupine tree, beck sea change, Alan Parsons.
Of course I got spoiled by the Sony ZX300’s balanced out.