Sony · 2023
NW-A306 Walkman
The gateway Walkman: full Android with streaming apps, Sony's S-Master HX digital amp, and up to 36 hours of playback in a 113g body. No balanced output — this one is for IEMs and easy headphones.
Essentials
- Price
- $349.99
- Released
- 2023
- OS
- Android 12 (upgradable to 13)
- Streaming apps
- Yes
Audio
- DAC
- Sony S-Master HX (digital amp)
- Max PCM
- —
- Max DSD
- —
- Balanced out
- —
- Unbalanced out
- 3.5mm
- Power (balanced)
- —
- Power (unbalanced)
- —
- Formats
- FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, DSD, MP3, AAC
Wireless
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- BT codecs
- LDAC, aptX HD, AAC, SBC
Storage & battery
- Internal storage
- 32 GB
- microSD slots
- 1
- Battery life
- 36 h
- Battery
- —
Physical
- Weight
- 113 g
- Screen
- 3.6"
Mac sync
- Transfer
- MTP
- USB DAC mode
- Yes
Loading music onto the NW-A306 Walkman from a Mac
The Sony NW-A306 Walkman transfers over MTP. Android device — shows up over MTP when plugged into a Mac. Note: only ~18GB of the 32GB is usable; the OS takes the rest.
Diskoteca handles this for you: pick the albums and playlists, and it fills the device — converting formats on the fly when the player needs it. See how device sync works or read which format to put on your DAP.
Where to buy
Specs change with firmware, and we occasionally get one wrong. If something here doesn't match your NW-A306 Walkman, email us — we read everything.
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