Sony is now targeting the audiophile market as it introduced its new Sony ZX2 Walkman at the CES 2015.
The new Walkman plays super-high resolution music, which means it surpasses traditional MP3 and CD music players. However, Sony's new Walkman for audiophiles come at a price of $1,119.99, which is nearly triple the price of the previous Walkman A17 for $300.
Sony said that its ZX2 Walkman has the technology to "reproduce master quality recordings." CNN reports that Sony claimed that the new music player can even make non-high resolution music sound far better.
Sony Electronics USA president Mike Fasulo said at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that the new Walkman is "tailored for outstanding sound."
The Verge reports that the ZX2 runs the Google Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS, which was released two years ago.
The ZX2 supports different music file types, including Apple Lossless, FLAC, AIFF, WAV, DSD and lots more. The new Walkman also has Bluetooth and Wi-Fi support for wireless streaming and is NFC-enabled for one-touch connection for supported headphones and speakers.
Specs-wise, the ZX2 has a storage capacity of 128GB, allowing for more than a thousand super-high resolution music files. It also sports a micro SD card slot for more spacious storage. Users can use the new Walkman for about 60 hours on its battery life.
The very first TPS-L2 Walkman was first launched on the July 1, 1979 and has since then become a music player standard. Sony released several Walkman models throughout the CD era, but was beaten by Apple when it released the iPod in 2001.