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About: Sony NW-ZX707 Walkman ZX Series Hi-Res Digital Music Player

Sony's NW-ZX707 delivers exceptional sound quality, whether you're at home or out and about. This powerful, portable high-res player supports every major high-fidelity digital audio format available. It uses premium internal components, a potent digital-to-analog converter, and ample processing to add new life to your favorite tunes.

High-grade internal components

The player's rigid aluminum chassis houses high-end audiophile-grade components inside. Sony's acclaimed S-Master HX amplifier tackles the task of powering your headphones with clean, stable power through both the balanced and unbalanced output. Sony even optimized the circuit board layout to further reduce noise.

On that circuit board is a large solid high polymer capacitor that serves up a ready reserve of current during hard bass hits and other demanding dynamic peaks in your music. There are also custom-made bypass capacitors that further bolster the sound quality. The balanced headphone output has a large coil filter to lower distortion and reduce overall resistance at the output for extra clarity and dynamic range. There's even a solid milled copper block that covers the digital components to shield them from music-muddying noise.

Powerful digital processing

The NW-ZX707 has a ton of useful processing features to help your music sound its best. The powerful digital-to-analog converter works overtime giving your tunes a nice polish, revealing more detail in the process. Sony also implemented a DSD Remaster Engine in the digital signal path that upsamples PCM audio files and turns them into 11.2MHz DSD audio bitstreams, giving your favorite tracks depth and life that's more akin to analog sound.

This player also has Sony's famed Digital Sound Enhancement Engine (DSEE) Ultimate™ processor, which uses artificial intelligence to upscale compressed music files like MP3s in real-time. It gives you wider dynamic range, more detail, and more clarity on otherwise lossy tracks.

A sleek operating system and interface

This player's built-in Android™ operating system makes it easy to use and especially flexible. You can download almost any music streaming app from Google Play using Wi-Fi, including Spotify®, Pandora®, TIDAL, and more. Once you're listening, the player's 5" touchscreen gives you plenty of real estate to see the track you're listening to, the album art, and more.

You can even select a cool, vintage-style cassette tape user interface and screen saver that harkens back to the Walkman's original portable music mojo. How the cassette tape looks depends on the kind of file codec you're listening to.

Supported file types

The NW-ZX707 supports high-resolution PCM-based files (like FLAC and WAV) up to 32-bit/384kHz. It's also MQA-compatible if you're a TIDAL user or if you have some purchased MQA albums on-hand. The DAC chip also supports DSD playback up to 11.2MHz for detailed sound as close to the original recording as possible.

Wireless connectivity

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity are both built into the NW-ZX707. You can connect it to your Wi-Fi network, download your preferred streaming app, and listen away. If you have a pair of Bluetooth headphones you'd like to use, you're in luck — the 'ZX707 can wirelessly transmit audio and supports high-quality Bluetooth codecs like aptX® HD and LDAC.

Expandable memory

64GB of onboard storage lets you keep some choice albums on hand, but you may want more room as your collection grows. You can add a microSD card to the player to give yourself some additional space for music.

About a day's worth of battery life

The NW-ZX707 can play your high-res music for quite a while before it needs recharging. Depending on what you're listening to and the volume level, you can expect to get anywhere from 22 to 25 hours of playback time before the player needs to be charged.

Onboard connections

On the top of the player, there's a single unbalanced 3.5mm headphone output and a balanced 4.4mm headphone output. There's also a USB-C port for charging and connecting to a computer on the bottom. The side of the Walkman has a microSD card slot.

Specifications:

• Plays MP3, FLAC, Apple Lossless, AAC, HE-AAC, APE, WMA, WAV, AIFF, DSD, and MQA audio files
• Plays high-resolution digital music files (PCM files up to 32-bit/384kHz; DSD files up to 11.2MHz)
• Supports Sony's 360 Reality Audio immersive audio format
• Supports MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) audio files
• Supports Sony's 360 Reality Audio format
• Android-supported Wi-Fi for streaming and directly downloading using popular music apps
• Supported apps include Pandora, Spotify, TIDAL, and Apple Music
• 64GB internal flash memory
• MicroSD card slot for expanded storage
• Accepts microSD up to 128GB
• Accepts microSDXC up to 1TB
• 5" color touchscreen display (1280 x 720 pixels)
• Built-in Bluetooth supports Sony's LDAC high-fidelity streaming codec
• Digital Sound Enhancement Engine (DSEE) Ultimate restores high-frequency signals to compressed digital formats like MP3 for more natural, expansive sound
• S-Master HX amplification offers accurate, detailed playback of high-resolution music files
• Selectable audio effects, including a 10-band equalizer and Vinyl Processor
• Dynamic Normalizer equalizes the volume between tracks for consistent output
• DSD Remastering Engine resamples PCM files to 11.2MHz DSD for greater clarity and accuracy
• Selectable DC Phase Linearizer digitally replicates the sound of different analog amplifiers
• Cassette Tape UI makes the LCD screen resemble an old-school cassette Walkman player
• Standard 3.5mm minijack stereo headphone output (unbalanced) and 4.4mm stereo headphone output (balanced)
• High-speed USB Type-A to Type-C cable for charging and file transfer
• Built-in rechargeable battery provides up to 25 hours of playback
• Battery recharges from 0% to 100% in about 3-1/2 hours
• Durable milled aluminum chassis
• 2-7/8"W x 5-1/4"H x 11/16"D
• weight: 8.01 oz.

What's in the box:

• Portable digital music player
• 20" USB cable (Type A USB on one end and USB-C on other end)
• Reference Guide
• Operating Instructions
• Limited Warranty (US and Canada)
• Hearing Protection Guide
• Recycling advisory