SONY NW-A306 WALKMAN
Not to start a fight, but I’ve long believed that high-resolution audio is snake oil sold to gullible people who, by amazing coincidence, also have exceedingly deep pockets. Magician James Randi likened some of the claims made by audiophiles as akin to paranormal events, and put up a prize of $1m to anyone who could prove them. (It went unclaimed, and now he’s dead, so hey.) Anyway, Sony have launched this hi-res Walkman which, unlike their signature series ZM2 (£3,000) is priced at a mere £349. You still won’t be able to tell the difference between 24- and 16-bit audio, but at least you won’t have been fleeced.
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