Review on 🎧 Sony NW-WM1 Hi-Fi Player: 256GB, NFC, Bluetooth, Golden - Superior Sound Quality by Chong Won ᠌

Name: 🎧 Sony NW-WM1 Hi-Fi Player: 256GB, NFC, Bluetooth, Golden - Superior Sound Quality
Item: 🎧 Sony NW-WM1 Hi-Fi Player: 256GB, NFC, Bluetooth, Golden - Superior Sound Quality
Rating: 5

April 12, 2023

Everything in the purchase suits, a very necessary product.

I bought this player to replace the Fiio X7 Mark II, which was equipped with an AM3B amplifier with a 4.4 balanced output. I liked everything about Fiio, but Made In Chica made itself felt, primarily with a poorly designed operating system and not inspiring confidence in the build quality. Plus the battery drained very quickly. Although the sound was very decent. My Sennheiser HD700 (with 4.4 balanced jack) swayed with a bang and gave out a really audiophile sound.

But in early November, I decided to choose a player more reliable in terms of software operation and build quality / materials, while not inferior to Fiio in sound. I chose between Astell&Kern KANN and Sony NW-WM1A.
The sound of Astell&Kern KANN sounded quite good, but its well-known continuous flow turned out to be quite muddy to my ears, and in terms of scene and detailing, the player was noticeably inferior to the same Fiio X7 Mark II. As a result, I bought Sony NW-WM1A.
As soon as I took the player in my hands, I immediately felt the quality level of Sony. He is perfect.
I indicated the advantages and disadvantages of the player in the relevant sections, now more about the sound.

It drove my Sennheiser HD700 (150 ohms) through the balanced output with ease, which indicates a fairly good amplification in the player. Naturally, I was wondering what the sound quality would be like compared to the Fiio X7 Mark II. Can't download that Sony is way ahead of Fiio in terms of scene, detail, and tool rendering. These parameters for the players are almost similar, with a slight advantage for Sony. But the presentation of music itself has a completely different character. She is strict and sterile. If Fiio, with all its high sound quality, sometimes allowed itself liberties and frankly fouled on some albums, then Sony's presentation is thorough and devoid of unnecessary emotions. The sound is analytical and impartial, while it does not slip into dry and boring music playback, since there is still a small fraction of Sony's signature color in the player, which gives the presentation of musicality.

To sum up, in this price range, the Sony NW-WM1A is the perfect player for me.
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Pros

1. Analytical, detailed and musical sound. 2. Genre universal. From Wagner and Sinatra to Coldplay and Lady Gaga, absolutely every genre plays perfectly. 3. Competently made equalizer. True, you do not often have to resort to his services, since by default the player plays more honestly and without sound coloring. 4. Strict male design. 5. Build quality and materials. It's A Sony! 6. Good battery.

Cons

1. A little heavy. But for home listening, this is not a problem. 2. Listen only through balanced 4.4. The usual output at 3.5 is noticeably inferior in sound quality. 3. Poor equipment. For that kind of money, Sony could still put the case in the box with the player as a thank you for the purchase. And so they limited themselves only to the player itself, a strap for the player, a USB cable and documentation. And all. 4. And of course, the branded Sony connector for recharging the player. I won’t say that somehow it interferes and annoys, but it is already obsolete, and not universal.