The player is waterproof, which doesn’t mean you enjoy your tunes in the bathtub, but does mean you can listen to them in the rain. The housing is made out of aluminium, which has a benefit for audio as the milled frame offers increased rigidity for low impedance and more stable sound. The weight ensures the NW-A55L is light, but it’s also strikingly well-made. Measuring 55.7 x 97.3 x 10.8 (HWD) mm and weighing 99g, it slots easily into a trouser pocket (alongside your smartphone, if need be), and its curved body is designed to make it easier to hold in the hand. Sony’s more affordable players have dropped the chunky aesthetic of the premium models and gone for a diminutive and slim form factor.
Sony NW-A55L design - Slim design fits perfectly in your pocket Sony quietly introduced the A50 Walkman series a few years ago and the NW-A55L arrived in 2019, bringing Hi-Res audio to a pretty affordable price. If you’re a music fan and want to hear your collection in bit-perfect playback, a dedicated music player is your best bet. The circuitry in smartphones has to contend with all sorts of processing and noise that competes with audio playback. If anything, a smartphone highlights the value of a portable music player even more.
A multi-functional device competing with a single-purpose player, surely it was inevitable that the portable music player went the way of the Dodo? Not so. With a smartphone in every pocket, the writing was on the wall for the portable music player. The NW-A55L is the latest in Sony’s Walkman range, bringing Hi-Res audio fidelity for under £200.
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