Great value for those that use music players. Sounds great and easy to use too.

Mine came with Android 13 out of the box. Nonetheless, felt little laggy in response, but not a deal breaker.Little greedy on the battery consumption side with bluetooth and wifi on.Matches well with my Sennheiser Momentum 3. The bass is just to be felt, beyond explanation.Bought plainly for nostalgic reasons. I already own Sony NW-A55. In my personal opinion, look and feel and build quality of NW-A55 was much more elegant and better.The real differentiator with NW-A306 is the rolling cassette screen saver, that is just irresistible. It's so peaceful, so mind soothing to look at it while music being played. There's something magical about it. What's more, it changes skin with different songs with different source quality. The song title is printed automatically on the cassette label area.Just to be noted, the screensaver works only when the physically stored songs are played via the already installed Sony Music player App. Will not work with streaming music.If price was little lower ( around 20k), this would be an easy recommend. The problem these days is it's hard to squeeze value from any one music product as there are so many alternatives and options, bluetooth powered speakers, stereo amps, hi-fi headsets and hi res streaming via your smartphone, that ROI is helplessly low. We buy more, but fail to settle on just one good quality thing.

Había leído varias reseñas que es un dispositivo Android con un reproductor de música y si lo es y uno de muy de baja gama. La respuesta del equipo es muy lenta, tan lenta que cuando picas el botón para desbloquear la música se corta y me pasa muy muy seguido. También el volumen es muy bajo. Escucho música con dos audífonos diferente por cable con los WF 1000 xm5 de Sony y es una muy mala la experiencia, si activas el DSE Xtreme la música se escucha cartoneada el equipo no da el ancho y te das cuenta que no vale ni un peso de lo que cuesta, claro puedes escudarte que es por Bluetooth pero igual pasa cuando los conecto por cable a los audífonos WH 1000 xm5 si no enciendes los audífonos se escucha muy pobre en sonido yo escucho la música en tidal en formato Flac y da mucho a desear. Independientemente de eso la música se escucha bien, los instrumentos se escuchan separados y la voz es nítida. Nada que un DAC externo con un celular Android no iguale y a mitad del precio que pagas por este dispositivo Android de gama súper baja. Se calienta demasiado.

Muy buen reproductor excelente calidad en la música podría mejorar la batería y sobre todo el almacenamiento interno ya para estas épocas 32 gigas es muy poco Considero que podría mínimo tener 128

As a weekend audiophile, I'm 100% satisfied with the device. I previously owned Fiio M3pro which was ok, but lagged like a 2000s smartphone. Sony's sound is significantly better, well known tunes sound like the first time. Android allows to use streaming servises which also sound amazing. Seems like most cons in the feedbacks are exaggerated. It does lag at times, but not enough to bother. It does heat during charging, library update, software update, but never when used as a player, not an android device. Considering its music playback features, I definitely recommend it.

I have, for decades, owned Android devices and never one thing labeled Apple. Not even an iPod. So reading the reviews and seeing people complain that this Sony WM is Android-based is what led me to purchase one. Having first bought a Shanling, I couldn't even get it to recognize the same 1TB memory that is working fine in the Sony. So I returned the Shanling without hesitation...I have used Roon ARC since release and before that, PlexAmp while on the go. I mainly use them in the car with a portable USB DAC. The apps work well "overall" - barring cell phone reliability. ARC runs into minor issues nearly once a day. It might pop up a 'Poor Connection' error or it will just pause what you're playing and then start to buffer. Can become very annoying... This is especially true in heavy traffic because I prefer all of my music files to be in their native format and resolution. So CD rips - 16/44.1 wav, SACDs DSD 1x (dsf) and hi-rez downloads, DVD-As and Bluray audio at their native bit rates and sampling rates. So this takes some bandwidth off my cellular provider and they fail miserably at times. PlexAmp is far more reliable but you're only getting mp3 quality. They transcode everything, as far as I can tell, when on cellular data. Such a shame...And so began my search for a capable but reasonably priced DAP. I am a hi-fi home audio guy, so I pick my battles. On the road, I just want everything to be there. A nice, tight thump when the bass drum kicks, clean midrange that isn't harsh and extended highs. I know I will never get the imaging and 'air' that my expensive home system provides, so I don't fret. It's not very complicated. And we won't even get into the 'you can't tell the difference between an mp3 and a DSD file in the car' rubbish.Before I get into the good and the bad, I will say that the complaints about Sony's Music app are very spot on. What a piece of horse dung. It is ugly, poorly implemented and slow as all heck. When I first mounted my memory card, I had to figure out how to get things onto it. And Sony said you had to add their Music app for Windows 11 to do this. Fine, I did it. Then I started moving files over (8800+ songs) and Sony was taking an eternity! It would have literally taken between 3 and 4 whole days to transfer all of them. I did not want to leave my gaming PC running for that long. My GPU alone would probably make my electric bill sky high this month! So I figured I would remove the Micro SD and put it in my old, slow-as-heck card reader and transfer the music that way. And slow it was. But it still happened sometime while I was sleeping. I would guess 8-10 hours compared to 48-72 for the Sony. That is just unacceptable. Anyway, here are some of the good and bad about it so far:The Good:- Android OS- Google Play Store- Compact chassis- Good function/button location (once you get used to them)- All the connections you should need - including Micro SD slot up to 2TB- USB C charge/transfer port- Sound Quality from top to bottom is good. Clear, extended highs, clean midrange and kick drums well,kick.- Sound great through car speakers or my IEMs.- programmable auto-offThe Bad:- Volume, volume, volume. Where is it?? It is limited on IEMs. Sounds plenty loud in carstereo though, and that is the main reason for buying it. Can go to 120 in-car.- Can be a little slow to react. But not as bad as some of the reviews say.- Sony Music App - really, just get rid of it and use VLC player. You'll thank me.Can't think of anything else at the moment but will update if/when I find more. I can say it's a good buy if you love Android OS.

El tamaño es muy pequeño pero bastante bonito, sin embargo mi experiencia con la fluidez del sistema fue mala, se trababa constantemente y al usar Deezer no pude descargar música y duré algunos días así. El sonido era bueno pero a mí gusto tiene mejor calidad en audio la marca hiby y fiio, de los que he probado algunos daps (m5, m300, r6 iii). Se que Sony tiene una historia increíble pero nada que añorar hoy en día. La devolución fue rápida y sencilla, eso lo agradezco.

Probé varios DACs y el dap hiby R6, este se los lleva por mucho, mientras balance en general con el audio, buen bajo!!! Lo uso con unos IEM sennheiser 100

The Sony NW-A306 unfortunately has some notable drawbacks:Laggy User Experience: Regrettably, using this device can be quite frustrating due to noticeable lag, which hampers even simple tasks like navigating through your music library. This laggy performance significantly diminishes the overall user experience.Heat Issues: One concerning aspect of the NW-A306 is its tendency to heat up, even when handling light workloads. This not only raises durability concerns but also makes it uncomfortable to hold and use for extended periods.Insufficient Volume: A portable music player should deliver crisp and immersive sound, but the NW-A306 disappoints in this regard. Regardless of the headphones used, the audio output remains surprisingly low. This forces users to strain to hear their music, undermining the enjoyment of their music collection.All in all, the Sony NW-A306 falls short in terms of user experience, heat management, and audio quality. These limitations make it a challenging choice to recommend, especially given the competitive range of portable music players available in the market.

La verdad tiene un buen audio, procesa bien la música normal pero la remasterizada en flac suena increíble. Le doy tres estrellas porque tiene problemas de conexión, aún con los XM5 de la misma marca tiene interferencias, a veces en otros dispositivos de audio como unas bocinas, la app de walkman no baja el volumen y suenan al 120% cuando las conectas y es un rollo controlar ese volumen, tuve que bajar otra app para reproducir música flac. La batería dura 4 o 5 horas no esta mal pero no es el mejor rendimiento. Este tipo de reproductores son costosos anteroriormente ya tuve uno de Sony pero en general este me parece costoso para lo que ofrece, creo que se quedó corto.

 

Desde que llegó me gustó lo pequeño que es, pero al momento de tenerlo en la mano se siente la calidad de sus materiales y de su construcción. Para alguien como yo que no es experto en audio, la calidad de sonido es impresionante. Lo he probado con varios audifonos y he de decir que en mi opinión, este Walkman saca lo mejor de cada uno de estos. La capacidad de almacenamiento del reproductor es buena, si solo piensas usarlo con formatos MP3, pero si piensas uasarlo con formatos mas pesados, es impresindible comprar una tarjeta SD de 256Gb como mínimo.En general este Walkman me ha encantado, espero me acompañe en muchos de mis momentos donde solo me preocupo de disfrutar de esto tan hermoso que es la musica.

Es un gran reproductor de música para gente que busca contar con una nitidez destacable. Cuenta con la funcionalidad de Android, el cual te permite instalar Spotify y gozar del streaming musical. La batería rinde grandes jornadas, pero también su carga. Dentro del empaque solo viene el walkman y su cable de carga; falto incluir unos audífonos.