Sony Announces Walkman NW-ZX2 at 2015 CES

Sony announced its Walkman NW-ZX2 at the 2015 Consumer Electronic Show. The new Walkman was designed to provide high-resolution audio and features the S-Master HX digital amplifier. It also uses DSEE HX technology.

Sony says the new Walkman supports music files up to 192 kHz/24. Supported file formats include MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, AIFF, WAV and ALAC including DS. It features 128GB of built-in memory. It has a micro-SD card slot. Sony says the Lithium-ion battery provides up to 60-hours of music playback per charge.

The new Walkman NW-ZX2 has a steeper price than its predecessor. The Verge reports that the NW-ZX2 will retail for $1,199.99 when it arrives this spring.