# Sony Walkman NW-A306 truly offline

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/sony-walkman-nw-a306-truly-offline/16527
**Category:** Questions
**Created:** 2024-01-28T12:25:03Z
**Posts:** 8

## Post 1 by @Jpur — 2024-01-28T12:25:03Z

I am looking for an audio solution that doesn’t require the attendance of my phone. I like the look of the Sony Walkman and it seems to tick all the boxes. I have one important must before I commit to buying: is it possible for this device to be truly offline? I don’t want this thing to ever talk to the outside world or to be emitting radio waves next to me while I sleep

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## Post 2 by @pinkandwhite — 2024-01-28T13:25:27Z

For that kind of money you can buy a pre-modded iPod classic with all the bells and whistles, including a brand new battery that’ll last you ages on a single charge

- Costs well under $350 (that was the listing I found on amazon in USD)
- Can be loaded up with music without Apple software
- Can completely replace the iPod system software with Rockbox or a couple other FOSS firmwares
- Will have a great DAC for your headphones
- Literally does not have any radios of any kind (unless you specifically mod it to have BT)
- Isn’t $350
- Has a great amount of storage (2TB+ depending on which gen classic you pick)
- The Clickwheel :heart_eyes:
- Will have _way_ better battery life than the Walkman if you have an extended battery mod
- Have I mentioned it’s not $350?

Also, the Sony page for that Walkman (at least the one I saw) openly touts the WiFi capabilities as a feature, you probably don’t want it if you’re paranoid enough to not want any radio waves coming out of it

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## Post 3 by @lemon-swan — 2024-01-28T13:42:19Z

I have a Sony Walkman which I really love. However it is loaded with content using Sony’s own Music Centre pc/mac app. While the Walkman unit itself has no wireless connectivity beyond Bluetooth for headphones or external amp, I am pretty sure that it will send usage data back to Sony when connected to this app. I haven’t tried to load music via another method so it may be possible.

Edit: I didn’t mention that I have the NW-A55L model which doesn’t have the wifi feature of the model referenced by the op. Also, my Music Centre app is on a totally isolated pc with no internet connectivity.

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## Post 4 by @mika — 2024-01-28T15:59:58Z

> [@pinkandwhite](#):
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> For that kind of money you can buy a pre-modded iPod classic with all the bells and whistles, including a brand new battery that’ll last you ages on a single charge

This sounds amazing. Do you have a vendor you recommend? It looks like there are several.

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## Post 5 by @exaCORE — 2024-01-28T16:21:14Z

They mentioned Amazon, obviously there are many sellers on amazon, but you can probably just pick a well known and reviewed one.

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## Post 6 by @pinkandwhite — 2024-01-29T04:29:40Z

[this site](https://eoe.works/) is one that commonly pops up among iPod collectors and modders, they sell both parts and pre-modded iPods. but as @exaCORE said you can find lots of options on amazon and elsewhere

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## Post 7 by @lepras — 2024-01-29T16:02:47Z

I rather buy a good bluetooth speaker :man_shrugging:

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## Post 8 by @Jpur — 2024-01-30T14:01:03Z

You really piqued my interest with this one. I don’t know how this managed to pass me by. I love those old Classic iPods. I found a place online selling what I need. Thank you for this