Sony Signature Series Show up on Amazon

Sony's Signature Series has shown up at Amazon.com but no shipping information or availability is provided.  Pricing is expensive as expected, $3,199 USD for the Walkman, $2,999 USD for the headphones, and $2,199 for the AMP, a total of $8,397 USD.

New Sony XBA headphones coming this Fall

This upcoming fall, Sony will release two brand headphone sets from the XBA line, the XBA-N1 and XBA-N3.  This is great news since the previous line of XBA headphones never made it to Europe or outside of Asia to my understanding. 

Sony NW-A30 & NW-WM1 Walkman Hands on Videos

Phile-Web has a hands on with the new A-Series and WM1-Series.  A quick preview of the updated menu and UI can be see in the video for the new A-Series.  The menu systems seem a bit choppy and not as smooth as it should be, so I hope this is not the case once the device goes on sale. 

Sony Australia Pricing for NW-A30 Walkman

Sony Australia has announced the pricing for the new A30 and it is a lot more expensive than the older A20 model.

Sony Unveils New A-Series (A30) Walkman (Update)

Sony today has unveiled the new (updated) A-Series Walkman at IFA 2016 today. Sadly there was no separate press release (I have added the Asia Pacific Press Release at the end of the post) for the new A-Series since Sony seemed to want to focus more on the high end WM1 model.

Sony WM1 Series Unveiled

Sophisticated and iconic

The iconic Walkman® is revamped for ultimate sound quality with the flagship WM1 series, including NW-WM1Z and NW-WM1A. A superb listening experience is possible with these digital music players that can handle any music file from the High Resolution Audio end of the scale to low quality mp3. Also, thanks to new DSEE HX™ it has five modes that you can select based on the type of music you are listening to; Standard, Female Vocal, Male Vocal, Percussion or Strings. This technology means it can carefully upscale lower bit rate files to near High Resolution Audio quality. The new Walkman®’s can deliver music with purity, precision and a natural acoustic balance.

Sony MDR-1000X Headphones Introduced

• Industry-leading noise cancellation 
• Personalised features never seen before including; Personal NC Optimizer, Quick Attention andAmbient Sound Mode 
• High-Resolution Audio for better than ever sound

Today Sony launches the MDR-1000X, industry-leading noise cancelling headphones. With flagship noise cancelling performance this pair of premium headphones offers the most responsive cancellation of ambient sound frequency range on the market.

Sony Introduces the MDR-Z1R Headphones

Sony pushes the boundaries with ultimate ‘Signature Series’ audio range

• Made up of pure audio headphones, Walkman® and headphone amplifier
• Delivering exceptional sound quality with High Resolution Audio
• Engineered with meticulous attention to detail and using the highest quality materials

This ‘Signature Series’ showcases Sony’s engineering excellence in audio and has been specially made for the ultimate sound experience. Perfect to sit back, relax and enjoy your favourite tracks. Designed to complement each other as a ‘Signature Series’, together the headphones, Walkman® and amplifier bring the ultimate sound quality to your ears.