Sony NWZ-A846 (32 GB)

While Apple products dominate the MP3 player upper class, but the others should not sleep. Whether the Sony NWZ-A846 can hold its own even without touch screen, read the test AUDIO VIDEO FOTO BILD.

Noise suppression

The compact Sony NWZ-A846 delivered in the listening test powerful bass and fine treble and won with a pleasant sound. He is mainly suited for outdoors: On the outer sides of the included earbuds (MDR-NC033) are small microphones built to detect the ambient noise such as road noise, the noise of air conditioners or the noise in rail and air. The Sony player then creates an "inverted" sound signal and erases from the noise. In the test, this filter worked so well that even soft classical music could be heard well in noisy environments.

OLED display

The player does have a very small display, thanks to the OLED technology (Organic Light Emitting Diode) screen menus and photos but shows very bright, high contrast and rich colors. In relation to the screen size (diagonal: 7.1 inches / 2.8 inches) the resolution with 400x240 pixels is quite high and pictures and videos will reflect detailed. For control, the Sony player a four-part pad, not the screen is touch sensitive. The NWZ-A846 can be after getting time on the buttons to operate quickly and conveniently.

Memory

Using the supplied dedicated USB cable by the Sony connection to the PC, which then recognizes the player as an external memory. When transferring music files to the player is quite fast. One gigabyte MP3s are in five minutes in the memory of the NWZ-A846. Copying the files is done by drag and drop, but also to synchronize with Windows Media Player is available. The battery is charged via USB as well, fully loaded, he played in the test from 27.5 hours long music. Supplied with a plug adapter for the use of ear plugs on the aircraft. Printed there is the Sony NWZ-A846 only a guideline on the memory of the MP3 player includes a detailed instruction manual.

Conclusion: Sony NWZ-A846

The compact Sony NWZ-A846 offers good sound and suppress has earphones, the ambient noise. For those who want to go just listen music, the NWZ-A846 is a good companion.