Name: Sony NWZ-A17 64GB Hi-Res Walkman Digital Music Player, 20-40000Hz Frequency Response, 2.2" QVGA TFT Display, Silver
Brand: Sony
SKU: SONWZA17
Price: 298.00 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.4 (137 reviews)

Sony NWZ-A17 64GB Hi-Res Walkman Digital Music Player, 20-40000Hz Frequency Response, 2.2" QVGA TFT Display, Silver

Sony NWZA17

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Sony NWZ-A17 64GB Hi-Res Walkman Digital Music Player, Silver

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Top Rated Gear: Sony NWZ-A17 64GB Hi-Res Walkman Digital Music Player, 20-40000Hz Frequency Response, 2.2" QVGA TFT Display, Silver Features: Radio Tuner, Uncompressed & Lossless HD Playback, USB Plug Adapter

The Sony NWZ-A17 64GB Hi-Res Walkman Digital Silver Music Player can store 64GB of hi-res WAV, AIFF, ALAC and FLAC files as well as other file formats and its storage can be expanded to 192GB via the microSDXC slot. The NWZ-A17 is equipped with Bluetooth, allowing you to stream the player's music to Bluetooth-enabled headphones or audio systems. It can display photos and videos on its 2.2" TFT display and the built-in battery provides up to 50 hours of audio playback. This Walkman's S-Master Hx digital amplifier is designed to faithfully reproduce wide-frequency audio and the Digital Sound Enhancement Engine upscales lower-bitrate files to near hi-res quality. Loading music onto the Walkman is as easy as dragging and dropping from iTunes or other media management software and the player can organize your music by beats per minute, letting you choose music that suits your mood. The NWZ-A17 features a die-cast aluminum frame and lead-free solder for efficient sound delivery.  Walkman redefined  Packing audiophile performance into a pocket-sized player, the A17 Hi-Res Audio Digital Music Player sets an exciting new benchmark in sound and style. And with 64GB of built-in memory, microSD memory card slot and up to 50-hours of music playback on a single charge, you have got studio quality sound in your pocket wherever you go.  Treat your ears  Capable of handling a variety of digital audio formats, ranging from standard CD-ripped tunes, to 192kHz/24-bit high-resolution audio, the A17 delivers sound that is up to 6-times the resolution when compared to a standard CD, providing support MP3, WMA, WMA lossless, AAC, FLAC, AIFF, WAV and ALAC, for a sublime audio experience.  Powerful Sound  An aluminum die-cast frame and redesigned circuitry form the core of the NWZ-A17SLV. Borrowing a few tricks from the accomplished ES home audio lineup, the low-impedance circuit board using Sony high-purity lead-free solder ensures efficient, spacious and natural sound.  Two features driving quality sound  S-Master Hx digital amplification, uniquely developed for high resolution audio playback, delivers faithful, detailed wide-frequency audio reproduction. DSEE Hx works in two ways to delivers natural, spacious sound. First, it restores the high frequency signals stripped by the audio compression process. Second, it can accurately expand audio signal bit-depth, in real-time, to near hi-resolution sound quality.  Exceptional battery life  A built-in lithium ion battery paired with thick, low-resistance cable ensures that power is on-tap for demanding musical passages while also providing up to 50 hours of audio playback (MP3)/ up to 30 hours (Hi-Res) per charge.  Bluetooth Audio Streaming  Communications (NFC) technology And with built-in AAC and aptx codec support, you will enjoy maximized signal quality when streaming your music wirelessly.  Room for your tunes  With 64GB of internal memory, the A17 has enough storage for about 200 high-resolution tracks, but thanks to the built-in memory card slot, serious users with large music collections can add an additional 128GB, bringing the total memory capacity up to 192GB or enough storage for about 600 high-resolution tracks 192 kHz/24-bit FLAC files.  Drag and Drop  With a Walkman player, you are never tied to just one music service. Just drag and drop files from iTunes for Mac or Windows and enjoy. Multi-format playback also lets you play MP3, WMA, AAC or L-PCM music files; now that's freedom.  Easily Navigate Your Tracks  While the 2.25" QVGA anti-reflective TFT LCD display reveals album artwork, photos and even videos in rich, clear brilliance, the multi-function directional keys makes searching for the right song a breeze. Spend more time listening than fumbling through your music.

It plays great.. much better preamp than the ipods, but when the battery dies.. might as well throw it away. Sony refuses to sell you or any shop a replacement battery.. so when you consider the cost keep that in mind. Last time i posted this here Sony removed it.. didn't argue my claim.. just removed it.

Great performance and long lasting but..

If I could find compatible ear plugs would be great.

Great in the car

I have had this device for a long time now, almost 5 years. I can tell you the hardware is reliable and the battery long lasting; however, I have been always struggling to synchronize the music with my computer. 
Originally the available application to do transfer music to the device was Media Go but it has been discontinued, no more support and there is a new one called Music Center. 
With the Media Go I always had problems synchronizing my music and my music lists till the point I lost interest in to continue doing it and I kept the device with the files I uploaded since the very beginning. Now, using Music Center the computer slows down till the point I decided not to use it any more (I have a MS Surface Pro with an i7 processor, it shouldn't be happening with a machine with this capacity).
Something which should be a joy is now becoming a pain. It is a shame the manufacturers produce such a nice piece of technology but it is a lack of responsibility and respect to the consumer to sale a device which has so poor support from the software/applications point of view.

Great device with poor software support

One song might show up four or five times and I can't delete the songs

sony player A15

Bought in December 2015, an alternative to the then discontinued iPod. 
I did not buy this product specially FOR the Hi-Res music capabilities (although the sound quality of these formats is truly impressive, you can't get your 75+GB music library in Hi-Res without paying big bucks). I was and am still fan of iTunes, I like it for it's library management capabilities and the great link between it and iPods I had. I may be a little biased but you'll get the picture.
PROS : 
- Great battery life 
- Easy to use 
- Compact and durable, dropped it a hundred times and still working as new, 2.5 years later.
- Good storage and SD expansion slot 
- Lots of sound enhancing features and EQ customization (altough pre-programmed EQs aren't so good tbh) + supports Hi-Res!
- ACTUAL BUTTONS (I know I'm old fashion but I just hate touch screens, they eat your battery for breakfast and you always have to look at your device, even to make basic actions like skipping a track)
CONS : 
- Capricious firmware. It does not always read the file information right. Unkown track/album/artist/name-it occurred to me lots of times, and I have not been able to work them all out even after updating ID3 tags and re-editing them using various softwares (I first thought my beloved iTunes may be the cause of this but it appears not to be).
- Library <--> device managing ; Sony's Music Center is disappointing. When you come from iTunes, it seems like a journey back in 2007. Features seem to lack, not so convivial to operate, sad library arrangement.
- Non-standard plug! (like the iPods, I know) you'll need the Sony usb cable so don't break or loose it.
- The "Hold" function. I gotta discuss this feature Sony uses on the walkmans since ages. When you slide Hold, the device is effectively on hold so any buttons you touch won't work, as you'd expect. BUT IT OPENS THE SCREEN TO TELL YOU IT'S ON HOLD! I'm dead serious. Every time a button is pressed, the screen turns on. Even when you have the device completely shut down, the screen opens and tell you you can't turn the device on if it's on Hold. If you just want to check what track you're listening to it may be OK, but if you have a more animated lifestyle, while in your pocket or backpack, the Walkman will turn on all the time. I tried to find a better way to uselessly drain battery but I couldn't. The battery life, as I said, is still good, but it could be much better without this feature.
Soooo, in short, 
9/10 for the hardware
3/10 for the software
7/10 total 
I do recommend it if you want the Hi-Res and aren't bothered by the software issues 
I would not if you don't care about the Hi-Res, and would REALLY be bothered by these issues.

3.5 years review / honest iPod classic alternative

I have bought this 2 years ago! It's really a great product. Worth t have it.

product review

Loved the way my music sounds: quality, smoothness, even those tracks from cassettes I digitized sound incredibly detailed. I'm very very pleased with my purchase. What I didn't like is the screen fragility. In less than a week it has some minor scratches.

Great, fantastic sound quality and not so pricey.

I bought my a17 brand new about a year and a half ago. Of course, I knew the battery eventually would run down and require replacement. About a month ago, I noticed that the battery was no longer holding power for as long as it had done. So, I sent it into Sony's approved shop, Union Electric, to have the battery replaced. About a week later, they informed me that on my particular version of the a17, the battery could not be replaced, but they could not explain to me why that was the case. So, I paid to have the a17 sent back to me. It then took nearly two weeks and two emails to get them to ship it back to me.

Wonderful, until the battery dies

The sound is great, it holds a great amount of music. I love the sense me channels feature so I can play music by mood. It's all great. The only reason I took off a star is the proprietary cable that makes me have to carry and keep a track of one more cable. Sony -- please make this with a mini-usb so I can charge this with the same cable I do with my phone and I will love you forever!

I love this MP3 player

I bought this a year a go 
and most of the videos that I upload don't play 
only a 3 percent will play I don't know why

Good

I've had a few previous digital Walkman's and have been happy with their sound. The High Resolution capability of the "A17" makes critical listening even better! The only downfall of this player is the fact that the Bluetooth is an older version and still has some "skips" when using on my Bluetooth headphones. This isn't a deal breaker, but it's very annoying considering the price of this device

Great Sound, but Bluetooth is older version

I bought the player new in September 2016. As of 04/17 the battery no longer holds a charge. I have tried all of the trouble shooting advice and nothing works. A lot of money to pay for a player that only works a few months.

Short Shelf Life

Bought this a few days ago to replace my old SONY Walkman player. What a difference! My only comment is that is it should come with earbuds. For the price, they could have included them, and maybe earbuds that are design to match the spec of the player. Other than that comment, I am elated and happy I pulled the trigger and spent the monies. I recommend it highly. Buy it! you will not regret you did. Enjoy!!

Great acquisition!!! No regrets...

Bought this a few days ago, I'm still debating if I like it or not. Sounds great, but wished when an playlist is done playing it wouldn't go immediately to the next one. I'd like to choose my next playlist myself. Unless there is a way in settings to do this I haven't found yet?

Okay Features

Its awesome, it has a great sound in middles and bass

Bass-head

I got this in exchange for airline miles, and I'm so pleased I did. The sound quality is much better than my Samsung Galaxy S5 provides. I've loaded it up with hundreds of FLAC recordings, and haven't even used up all the space on system storage. Learning to use the NWZ-A17 is easy; the system is intuitive, and the layout of buttons is easy to learn.

Powerful. Easy to Use. Great Sound. Elegant design

Only had the nwz a15 for 2 weeks but it seems to be very good sound quailty . Got the sd card as well . Even thou it's ment to hold 4000 songs was full with only 2500 songs . But on the hole very happy with it

Mp3 walkman

Sony nwz-a15 producing an excellent sound output if you have a good headphone like Sennheiser that can show its true sound quality. the bad things is its low volume and equalizer but if you looking for sound quality then sony is always the best brand in the market.

Sound quality is excellent

I've not had it for long but the design is lovely, sleek and the sound quality is good.

Good Sound

Bought to take some tunes abroad on holiday so quickly downloaded about 30 cds - piece of cake!!!! Sound quality is excellent Not had time to test all features yet but will do over next few days

Does exactly what it says on the tin

Everything is in the title: Great sound - Ergonomy should be better

Great sound - Ergonomy should be better

This is a great device and I'm very pleased with it. If you want a pure music player then this is a good choice, the sound quality is very good. I recommend installing media go to help organise the storage and playlists etc. of your music.

Excellent Walkman

Great sound with all formats. Controls easy to use. Battery life very good. Blutooth pairing easy. Transfer from iTunes works well and reliably. Only downside is lack of bookmarking for audiobooks - Sony bookmarking only applies to files.

Great sound and battery life

Purchased this to replace an old Apple iPod. Although the memory and storage is smaller it is neat and easy to use. The on line manual took a while to download and print as I wanted a hard copy on file to refer to quickly. A complete downloadable manual in PDF from Sony's website would have been better and saved time. However, once I had downloaded some music to the Walkman using Sony's Media Go software I found the music quality very good. I also found listening whilst sitting next to an engine on my holiday flight not a problem and the volume was good. Considering I was away for four weeks the battery did not require charging. So far I am well pleased with my purchase. I need to understand and work out the listening choices more (ie listen by artist, album, song, etc.) as I have downloaded several compilation albums containing different artists which it seems to sort into an artist list rather than sort all the compilation artists into the album list. Maybe I have done something wrong but I am working on this. Overall I am pleased.

Sony NWZ A17 Walkman

The design quality and sound quality left me in no doubt that this was the music player I had to buy. I have connected to three devices by Bluetooth with no problems and it is easy to transfer music files to the player using the sony file transfer software.

Excellent Player

what more can I say its brilliant so much better than my last one

sony a10 mp3

Good product but, though Sony advises creating playlists using Media Go, this does not work and no solution on the internet or in Sony's web site. (There is a work around on YouTube that works for the cheaper NWZ-E585 but not for this more expensive model.)

Good product, no playlist

I bought this to replace my other music product. It turned out to be a fantastic replacement and better mp3 player than my previous one.

Fantastic product

I have had it for only two weeks and am very pleased with the sound and features.

Great Design

Excellent little machine so easy to set up and download to