Three players open for pre-orders
Sony announced the NW-WM1ZM3, NW-WM1AM3 and NW-ZX900 today, bringing DSD Remastering Engine to music streamed over Wi-Fi as well as downloaded tracks across all three Walkman players (opens in a new tab). Pre-orders are open, with suggested retail prices of $1,899.99 US for the NW-ZX900, $2,999.99 USD for the NW-WM1AM3 and $5,899 USD for the NW-WM1ZM3.
- Formats
- DSD Remastering Engine converts PCM audio to an 11.2MHz DSD stream.
- Wireless
- Wi-Fi streaming
- Price
- Suggested retail prices start at $1,899.99 US for NW-ZX900.
- Available
- Pre-orders are open for all three models.
Sony, Crutchfield, B&H and Amazon are taking pre-orders for the NW-ZX900 and NW-WM1AM3, while the NW-WM1ZM3 can be pre-ordered through Sony, Crutchfield and B&H. Canadian suggested retail prices are $2,659.99 CAN for the NW-ZX900, $4,199.99 CAN for the NW-WM1AM3 and $8,259.99 CAN for the NW-WM1ZM3.
The NW-WM1AM3 and NW-WM1ZM3 have 5.5-inch screens, compared with the NW-ZX900's 5-inch display. Sony also provides a customisable Walkman Home Screen interface and enlarges the album artwork displayed on these models.
Streaming gains another processing option
DSD Remastering Engine converts PCM audio into a DSD stream at 11.2MHz, a process Sony says is intended to give playback a character closer to analogue. The S-Master™ HX digital amplifier supports Native DSD and balanced output, and adds a look-ahead noise shaper that Sony says predicts quantization noise before applying processing.
The NW-WM1ZM3 uses gold-plated oxygen-free copper for its main chassis, while the NW-ZX900 and NW-WM1AM3 pair aluminium-alloy main chassis with gold-plated oxygen-free copper rear chassis. Inside the NW-WM1AM3 and NW-WM1ZM3, two large solid high-polymer capacitors replace the previous single-capacitor arrangement, which Sony says helps stabilize power and limit interference.
If DSD Remastering Engine for Wi-Fi streaming is your priority, the NW-ZX900 includes it at the lowest suggested retail price of these three models.