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NW-A45 line out cable

Gsteruk — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 21:15:12 GMT

Hi all

I'm hoping to get a NW-A45 soon, but I can't seem to find anywhere to buy the wm port to line out cable, which I understand is needed for line out? Do Sony sell them, or does anyone know where to find them? Thanks a lot

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IamNic — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 22:25:34 GMT

Hi @Gsteruk,

according to the spec sheet it has a default 3.5mm stereo output as well.

- Nic

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Gsteruk — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 23:07:47 GMT

Hi, yes for headphone out, line out is a purer signal though, headphone out isn't any use for running through an external amp

Thanks

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IamNic — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 23:10:19 GMT

Hi @Gsteruk,

line out is just a simple analog connector, it isn't more/less pure than the headphone output.

At least it is true for 3.5mm line out connectors. It is a different game for 6.3mm balanced connectors.

- Nic

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Gsteruk — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 23:33:53 GMT

Many devices either have a separate headphone/line out or a shared lineout with headphone, typically the line out will be a pure signal in the sense that all enhancements and eq will not be applied. This is what I'm looking for as it's fairly standard across the board. Sony do make a cable to allow this from the wm port, it just seems to not be available anywhere from what I can see

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IamNic — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 23:39:39 GMT

Hi @Gsteruk,

you can doubt what I say, yet the NW-A45 is a HR (High-Resolution) player and its 3.5mm stereo output gives you a HR signal, so the best analog quality possible.

I am not even sure if a "Walkman-port to line-out"-adapter would still work on this device, since it has a dedicated 3.5mm output.

- Nic

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Gsteruk — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 23:47:12 GMT

Every device has a dedicated 3.5mm for headphones, that's industry standard. I don't doubt you, I feel your just not wanting to acknowledge that a line out is also industry standard, that's ok, you can have that view, it's no big issue. The Wm to line out does indeed work, the issue is they are just hard to find. Headphone out and line out however are simply not the same, if they were then there wouldn't be the need to have the distinction, they are used for different purposes. To use a headphone socket as a line out is not at all the same thing. Line out is much higher impedance, for a putpose, to allow the signal to be passed more effectively to external devices. That's why it exists

Re: NW-A45 line out cable

d.dibbley — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 11:55:35 GMT

They seem to be readily available on ebay. This item doesn't specifically list the NW-A45 but it does mention the 22 pin Wm port which the NW-A45 uses.

Re: NW-A45 line out cable

Gsteruk — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 12:02:10 GMT

I had seen those, but speaking with other users, it doesn't seem that they give true line out, more like a maxed out headphone volume, doesn't seem to bypass the amp at all, which really isn't very good. The proprietary nature of Sony's hardware it seems that a true line out really doesn't seem to be possible

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d.dibbley — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 14:48:57 GMT

Line out isn't something i need at the moment but it's good to know about the maxed out volume. It seems strange that on a player like this there wouldn't be a standard line out signal.

Re: NW-A45 line out cable

Gsteruk — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 15:56:18 GMT

It is a bit of a strange thing, from what I can tell it's because it's their own proprietary DAC, line out is quite essential for me so it looks like I'll need to pass

Re: NW-A45 line out cable

Sonyvores — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 12:11:47 GMT

For line out, you can use the WMport to jack cable or Sony walkman dock since analog pin for audio L/R out are connected within A45.

Will be better than the headphone jack but since it's a walkman and not a deck, output is not as strong as a dedicated player but with a portable amp, it's the best connection you can deal with if you go analog of course

Re: NW-A45 line out cable

Walk__Man — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 04:49:37 GMT

Hey, I'm quite late on this but I recently got an older BCR-NWU7 walkman dock. It's not a perfect fit for the NW-A45 but it'll dunk down just fine and you get charging + line out which is great for just sitting on top of my mini stereo setup.

I had to get it used from Amazon Japan with "fufilled by Amazon" DHL international shipping it came out to about 2000 yen which is a bit under $20USD. It's a lot more expensive on ebay. There don't seem to be any available right now but it's something to keep an eye on if you want a good solution for a Walkman line-out dock: https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B002P67VE0/