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Sony has announced a trio of new Walkman<\/a> portable media players that start at an already absurd $1,899.99 for the NW-ZX900 and climb all the way up to $5,899 for the gold-plated NW-WM1ZM3. Sandwiched in between is the $2,999.99 Walkman NW-WM1AM3, which is nearly identical to the WM1ZM3, just minus the gaudy gold shell.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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All three devices are aimed squarely at the audiophile market, if the price tag didn\u2019t make that clear. All three feature Sony\u2019s DSD (Direct Stream Digital<\/a>) Remastering Engine, which upsamples standard PCM audio to an 11.2MHz DSD stream, which it claims delivers a more analog-like sound. They also all feature gold-plating on the rear chassis that\u2019s meant to reduce interference and lower noise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The higher-end Walkman NW-WM1ZM3 and NW-WM1AM3 add hand-soldered oxygen-free copper (OFC) wiring and upgraded power circuitry to lower noise even further. A milled OFC block isolates the digital circuits from the analog ones to limit potential interference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What sets the WM1ZM3 apart is that the entire chassis is made of OFC and then gold-plated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This is not the first time<\/a> Sony has gone all out on a gold media player. In fact, you can pick up the previous model \u2014 the NW-WM1ZM2<\/a> \u2014 on sale now for just $2,599.99. A veritable steal. Though, an old iPod<\/a> bought off eBay is still probably the better bargain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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Sony has announced a trio of new Walkman portable media players that start at an already absurd $1,899.99 for the NW-ZX900 and climb all the way up to $5,899 for the gold-plated NW-WM1ZM3. Sandwiched in between is the $2,999.99 Walkman NW-WM1AM3, which is nearly identical to the WM1ZM3, just minus the gaudy gold shell. 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