
English: 
The new Sony NW-A100 and ZX500 series Walkmans
have arrived at Minidisc.
As successors to the wildly popular A50 and
ZX300 series, these new models feature Android
operating systems with full support for streaming
apps, larger displays and USB-C output.
But the new Walkmans also come with a substantial
increase in price and decrease in battery
life.
So what do we think of the upgrade here at
Minidisc?
Now in Australia, we carry the NW-A105 and
ZX507 models, which come with 16GB and 64GB
of onboard storage respectively.
One thing we will say right off the bat: despite
Sony detailing some improvements to the internal
components of the A105 and ZX507, we didn’t
hear any big differences in the way either
of these units sound compared to their predecessors.
Power output, output impedance and noise floor
seem mostly unchanged.

Chinese: 
索尼新发售的NW-A100和ZX500系列Walkman已经在Minidisc上架了
作为大热机型A50和ZX300的后续机，这些新机型搭载了完全支持流媒体软件的安卓系统
更大的屏幕以及USB-C口
但这造成了新Walkman潜在的价格上升和续航 下降
那么我们Minidisc对这次升级的看法是什么呢？
现在在澳大利亚，我们有NW-A105和ZX507两种型号
他们分别自带16GB和64GB本地内存
开始我们需要明确一件事
尽管索尼说明了他们在A105和ZX507零件中应用的改良
我们没听出它们和前任在声音上有什么很大的区别
输出功率，输出阻抗和底噪水平似乎几乎没变

English: 
The A105, like the A55, still hisses a great
deal with sensitive earphones, and the ZX507
still sounds great with the Campfire Audio
Andromeda by producing a slightly clearer,
but still smooth sound with a low noise floor
compared to devices like the Fiio M11 or Chord
Mojo.
Neither of these Walkmans produce a great
deal of power.
If you want a portable player that can drive
full size headphones, we would still recommend
the Fiio M11 Pro or the Kann Cube from Astell
& Kern.
Even the ZX507 with its more powerful 4.4mm
balanced connection has trouble driving high
impedance headphones to sufficient volume
for tracks with high dynamic range, like classical
music recordings.
Of course, the same balanced connection does
fine with less demanding headphones and earphones.
So the most important changes with the new
Walkmans are practical: we have improved UI
performance and database creation speeds.
The matte screen is gone from the ZX300, but
the new larger displays are easier to navigate.

Chinese: 
A105和A55一样，推高敏塞子时依旧有很明显的底噪
ZX507推Camfire Audio仙女座时会更好一些，声音更加干净一些且依旧顺滑
和飞傲M11或和弦Mojo相比底噪较小
 
两台Walkman的推力都不大
如果你想要一台可以驱动全尺寸大耳的便携播放器
我们会向你推荐飞傲M11Pro或者艾利和Kann Cube
即使是推力更大的ZX507的4.4mm平衡口
也很难在驱动高阻耳机在回放包含大动态的录音时达到足够的音量
比如古典乐录音
当然，这个接口对于不吃推力的耳机和耳塞来说还不错
新Walkman最重要的改变充满实用性：
提升了操作界面的性能和创建数据库的速度
ZX300的磨砂屏幕消失了，但新的更大的屏幕使操作更加精准

English: 
There’s a limited edition of the A105 Walkman
that comes with a unique case that celebrates
the 40th Anniversary of Sony’s original
Walkman model, the TPS-L2 cassette Walkman,
though the charming tape display screensaver
can still be used on the standard models.
The change to USB-C makes the new Walkmans
much better as transports, as USB-C OTG cables
are much easier to find and more convenient
compared to Sony’s proprietary WM-Port adapter.
The ZX507 has a unique USB-C port placement,
on the left side of the player.
This makes it more awkward to use as a transport
with short OTG cables.
The A100 keeps things traditional with a USB-C
port on the bottom, and makes for a cute little
transport for DACs like the Chord Mojo.
And of course, the headline feature is support
for streaming apps thanks to the Android operating
system, which is pretty much unskinned Android
9.0 with full Google Play Store support.
With Wi-fi, you’ll get support for both
online and offline listening, and we’re

Chinese: 
A105有一个限定版本，附带了一个独特的盒子
来庆祝索尼第一台Walkman — TPS-L2磁带机发售40周年
虽然普通机型上也支持虽磁带屏保
新Walkman改成USC-C接口加强了便携性
因为USB-C的OTG线比索尼专有的WM转接线更好找也更方便
ZX507的USB-C口独特地位于机身左侧
这使得大家在使用比较短的OTG线进行连接时更加尴尬
A100设计更传统一些，USB-C口在底部
和比较小巧的便携式解码器很搭配，比如和弦Mojo
当然，最重磅的特性是安卓系统的搭载对流媒体的支持
机器搭载的是原生安卓9.0，完全支持谷歌play商店
通过Wifi，你可以进行线上和离线聆听
并且我们很高兴地说就操作系统而言，所有的一切都如你所愿

English: 
happy to say that everything works as you’d
expect as far as the OS goes.
Unfortunately, with the new OS comes a dramatic
decrease in battery life.
Sony quotes that battery life has basically
been cut in half with the new models, and
in our own testing we found that this is actually
optimistic.
Active playback time on the NW-A105 can be
as short as a few hours depending on what
kind of tracks you play.
Standby time on the new Walkmans is disappointing
as well.
If you leave Wi-Fi turned on - after about
a day, the ZX500 will go to 25% battery and
the A100 will drain completely flat without
you touching it.
We should know because we have to charge these
things daily.
Of course, if you leave the players with Wi-Fi
turned off, or if you use the auto power off
function added in recent firmware updates,
you can extend the battery life.
But the new Walkmans take up to 1 minute to
fully boot up from cold, and having Wi-Fi
turned off sort of defeats the purpose of
the new streaming app support - downloading
all your tracks and then using offline listening
will be your best compromise.
Now the ZX300 and A55 used to be the players
we would recommend to people who wanted an

Chinese: 
不好的一面是，新操作系统带来的续航的大幅下滑
索尼官方报的新机续航与老机型比基本算折半
而且在测试中我们发现这数据实际上算乐观的了
NW-A105的主动播放时间可以低至数小时
而这取决于播放文件的格式
新Walkman的待机时间也很令人失望
如果打开Wi-fi功能，一天时间，不进行任何操作
ZX500的电量就会跌至25%，而A100会耗尽电量
我们应该知道我们不得不每天给他们充电
当然，如果你把播放器的Wi-Fi关掉，或如果你打开最近固件更新加入的自动关机功能
你可以延长其续航时间
但是新Walkman要花费一分钟的时间来开机
并且关闭Wifi对使用新流媒体软件来说在某种程度上是个打击
所以下载所有的音乐之后用离线的方法聆听会是你最好的妥协
ZX300和A55曾经是我们会推荐给那些想要一台优雅的播放器

Chinese: 
仅仅用来播放他们下载好歌曲的人的机型，并且它们的表现也确实很棒
新Walkman加入了很多新特性，但由于续航的下降
实际上播放器的核心体验并不是那么好
所以考虑到更高的售价，我们认为选择一些像飞傲M11或M11Pro之类的播放器
对于大多数人来说会是更好的选择
但如果你喜欢索尼的精巧且便携的设计
这两台Walkman依旧是相当不错的选择 — 只是不是最好的而已
我是Minidisc TV的Lachlan，我们下期再见

English: 
elegant music device that would just play
music files you downloaded, and do that really
well.
The new Walkmans add a bunch of new features,
but thanks to the decrease in battery life,
the actual core functionality of the players
isn’t as good.
So considering the higher prices, we think
that most people would actually be better
served by a player like the Fiio M11 or M11
Pro.
But if you do love the Sony’s slick and
compact design, the Walkmans are still decent
options - just not outstanding.
This is Lachlan for MinidiscTV, and we’ll
see you next time.
