TOKYO — Sony Corp. is packing its new Walkman digital music players with noise canceling and other audio-enhancing technology in its latest attempt to challenge the dominance of Apple Computer ...

For audiophiles, Sony is adding to its longstanding Walkman line with a pair of premium digital media players. Leading the new offering is the ultra-high-end “NW-WM1ZM2,” priced at $3,700 USD.

There have been plenty of iconic gadget releases throughout the years, but none are quite as legendary as the Sony Walkman.

Sony is releasing two new versions of its iconic music player, the Walkman. The new players start at $1,600, and can cost as much as $3,200 for a gold-plated model.

Sony has released a $3,700 Walkman player built for extreme audiophiles, ... mates an S-Master HX digital amp with "fine-tuned" capacitors, ... 384kHz audio in formats like MQA and WAV, ...

Sony says this device has a new S-Master HX digital amp designed specifically for Walkman to produce "full-bodied sound." It can play high-resolution audio in just about any format you can imagine ...

Sony gives high-end audio a ... Though you can grab a Walkman digital music player for under a hundred bucks, a Signature Series premium device will set you back nearly four grand.

The new Sony Walkman also offers a longer lasting battery life compared to its predecessors. The new NW-A306 model can allow users to see a 36 hours of audio playback of 44.1kHz FLAC playback.

The Sony NW-A306 Walkman is lightweight, affordable and packed with features. It’s able to play MP3, FLAC, Apple Lossless, AAC, HE-AAC, APE, WMA, WAV, AIFF, DSD, and MQA audio files.

Sony holds onto the beautiful dream of standalone portable audio players ... It’s one of the reasons Sony Walkman can ... owner of 5 portable CD players and 1 Fiio X3 portable digital player.