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A name to be reckoned with when it comes to music, the latest model in the Sony Walkman range is all about the sound quality. It has its own digital amplifier, dedicated bass and stereo mix controllers and a SensMe function that adjusts the output depe...
If you’re in the market for a diminutive MP3 player, the Sony Walkman NWZ-A866 is a solid choice. Bluetooth, FM radio and the excellent screen for video viewing make it an unobtrusive but nattily-featured portable entertainer...
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Review date: 02 December, 2011. Review by: IT Reviews Staff If a handheld device wants to be taken seriously, it usually has to do much more than its primary task. Why bother carrying a phone, camera, MP3 player, satnav, ebook reader, games console an...
Excels for music playback; excellent headphones...
Expensive; not a multitasker.
It's hard to imagine a more elegant MP3 player, and the A866 beats the iPod Touch for sound quality and fuss-free music transfers. However, Sony is making a bold statement by charging just as much as the 32GB iPod touch - and we're not completely convi...
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Rumours that Apple would kill the iPod may have been far from the mark, but it doesn't stop rival companies wrestling for their own portion of the portable music player pie, despite smartphones eroding this market. Indeed, Sony still knocks out respect...
But as many will argue, Apple's media players could sound better. Indeed, the Sony NWZ-A866 delivers a quality output, along with a user-friendly...
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While smartphones and portables now squeeze in internet browsing, games, apps and the rest, this new Sony Walkman NWZ-A866 keeps things relatively simple.There’s no internet connectivity, or apps, but there is still music, picture and video playback, a...
Small and light, nice build quality, fast, intuitive interface, sounds great...
Low on frills – and storage – which makes it look expensive...
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Sony's portable Walkman NWZ-A866 player concentrates on the basics: music, video and photo viewing, with a notable absence of the apps and web-browsing capabilities that proliferate on other similar devices.Smaller and slimmer than most phones, the 32G...
Superb sound quality; easy to use; very fast charging...
Unimpressive sound over Bluetooth connection...
A good music player, though oddly it's better with wired headphones than wireless ones...
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Sony's NWZ-A866 is a cross between an MP3 player and a portable media player. It features a reasonable screen that measures in at 2.8 inches - sitting between both form factors - and is a great quality piece of kit. The goodFor a start, the Sony NWZ-A8...
For a start, the Sony NWZ-A866 sounds better than its Apple rival. Most of this is because of the earphones, and although they're not the best in-ear solutions we've tried, they're much better than those bundled with MP3 players, and easily good enough to live with while you save up the pennies. Another way the Sony betters Apple's iPod Touch, and indeed lots of older Sony MP3 players, is the fac...
The biggest problem with the NWZ-A866 is its small screen and price. Costing the same as an iPod Touch, we were hoping it would have a broader range of abilities. It misses out on some vital audio codecs – so you may have to change the formats in your existing music collection – and the compact screen stops it from being the perfect media player.
The Sony NWZ-A866 is a neat solution, and looks great. It's not quite the portable media player we were hoping for, however, with the iPod Touch – and even most smartphones – proving better options when it comes to video playback. If you just want a ga...
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MP3 players don't have it easy any more. Roll back 10 years to the early days of digital music players and the mere idea of being able to carry around a complete music collection was enough to excite. These days, a music player needs to let you play ad...
Great touchscreen and interface, Good sound quality, Plenty of fun functions, Strong design...
Expensive, No apps, Non-expandable memory...
The Sony NWZ-A866 is an extremely likeable device. It looks and feels great, offers an interface slicker than just about everything but an iPod Touch, and packs-in more quirky features than any other MP3 player we've tested of late. It sounds good too...
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