Sony Walkman WM1ZM2 - Black

Description

Purer materials for a purer sound
Despite oxygen-free copper (OFC) being notoriously difficult to machine process, the WM1ZM2 features a gold-plated OFC chassis. This time, though, OFC purity has been upgraded to 99.99%, offering even greater benefits in terms of audio quality and high rigidity. Bass notes are clear and powerful, the atmosphere is more expensive, and mid to high range sounds linger beautifully. The OFC milled block covers the digital block, helping both to strengthen digital ground and improve noise shielding from digital block elements such as the application processor and memory devices. The result is a clearer sound that appears to rise from silence. The WM1ZM2 features an even stronger power supply than its predecessor, both in the analog block and the digital block.

Large solid high polymer capacitor
Adopted as battery assists for the amplifier block, the newly developed large solid high-polymer capacitor offers large capacitance and low resistance. Able to instantaneously supply large amounts of power, it can accurately output signals by preventing sudden falls in voltage. This contributes to powerful and accurate bass sound, as well as clear vocals. Custom-made for Sony and tuned by Sony engineers, FT CAP3 is adopted for all bypass capacitors in the audio block power supply. Drawing on know-how cultivated in high-end home audio development, it has helped to improve the sound expression and create a smoother sound, with a wider sound space, more transparency, and tighter bass.

Crystal oscillators
Two compact low-phase-noise crystal oscillators ensure precision clock stability at sampling rate multiples of 44.1kHz and 48kHz. The crystal electrode piece is formed with gold vapor deposition for enhanced electric characteristics and improved instrumental separation. This helps remove a veil and reduce noise to realize clear, open sound reproduction. By dividing the Audio block and the Power/Digital block, the circuit board layout has been optimized to ensure sound quality is unaffected by digital interference.

Iconic style
Equipped with a large 5” color display and featuring larger audio components, the WM1ZM2 balances functionality with iconic style.

Faithful sound reproduction
S-Master HX digital amp technology, independently developed for Walkman, is compatible with the Native DSD format, and supports balanced and high-power output. It reduces distortion and noise across a wide range of frequencies, for rich and full-bodied sound, further enhanced by new high quality sound lead-free solder.

DSD Remastering Engine
Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) audio content is converted to an 11.2 MHz Direct Stream Digital (DSD) 1-bit ultra-high frequency audio stream. The 1-bit stream provided by the DAC is close to analog, giving you new ways to enjoy your music.

CC Phase Linearizer
The CC Phase Linearizer effectively replicates a wide range of sound signatures. This technology applies digital signal processing to match the phase characteristics of various types of analog amplifiers for a purer, more analog sound. Choose from six phase character settings.

DSEE Ultimate
DSEE Ultimate technology with Edge-AI (Artificial Intelligence) converts your compressed digital music files in real time. The scalable algorithm offers even more benefits for the lossless CD-quality audio codec (16 bits 44.1/48 kHz). Restoring acoustic subtleties and dynamic range, it offers a richer audio experience.

Wi-Fi lets you stream and download even more music
Supported by Android and compatible with Wi-Fi, the WM1ZM2 gives you even more freedom to enjoy music. Listen to your favorite streaming and music apps on your Walkman or connect to a PC to download tracks and playlists from your music collection.