Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
i am about to buy this sony cd player and would like to kknow if you think its worth 20 pounds.i like it the looks but would like to know if you rate it. pleas let me know on my email address widstyle@hotmail.com thanks

Strengths:
none

Weaknesses:
none

Price Paid:  $120.00

Summary:
I''m sorry, but this player sucks big time. After 5 months of very careful use all the functions got totally mixed (''play'' -button changed the track, ''play mode'' worked as ''stop'' etc.) Soon the sound started to fade out for a few moments.. Finally, after few weeks, only a very gentle touch on the lid of the player and the whole thing was cut off. I sent the player to Sony service in the UK, got very rude customer service, it took a long time but they ''fixed'' it eventually. I got the player back but only after one week the same problem appeared again. At this time I was moving to another country and didn''t want to leave the player in the UK service. Afterwards I was just too fed up with the whole thing, so I just sent them a letter and told they might want to have a look at their service staff''s ''professionality''. I also decided never to buy a Sony again.

Strengths:
yes, very nice sound quality for a portable player

Weaknesses:
absolutely unacceptably weak button unit. real weak point, made me lose my confidence in this brand. pity. also very bad customer service in this case.

Price Paid:  $100.00 from Hong Kong

Summary:
Although this unit is about 3 years old. It''s looks are better than those currently in the market. I have the E-700 model (Asian Market) which was bought in Hong Kong. The audio quality is a bit bright and I prefer to use bass boost to increase the lower frequencies. It also has a groove mode which has even more bass but sound quality becomes muddy. Though the size of this unit is perfect to carry around. ESP2 is more than sufficent for use in the car. Backlighted remote is very nice and controls all the functions.

Strengths:
Sleek looks. AVLS and resume controls. Very good sound quality. (Am using Grado SR-125) headphones. Very useful remote.

Weaknesses:
I just recently repaired this unit. Like some of the reviewers who complained of loose lid that causes a missing battery indicator. The real cause is the ribbon cable from the lid switch unit to the PCB at the base of the unit. After much use, the ribbon cable cracks (at the hinge) and the contacts are broken. Spare parts are available from Sony at about $60.

Similar Products Used:
Other Sony Discman.

Summary:
I bought this unit probably 2 years ago for $180Cdn ($120) and it's been the best portable cd player that I've owned. I used it every day on the bus for a year straight and it's still in great shape. I'm now using this as a cd player for my bedroom connected to an integrated amp, good speakers and a sub. Using the line out provides sound that is as good as any modestly priced home stereo cd unit. The earbud phones that come with it aren't bad, and it has a nice lcd remote.

This model has been replaced now but it would be a good player to get used.

Strengths:
slim, sturdy, adequate performance

Weaknesses:
ESP mode drains batteries

Similar Products Used:
2 other old Sony cd protables that both busted

Summary:
This player has plenty of good features and the sound is OK. The esp works very well and it doesn't chew up batteries like some others. Got it for $100 but it was originally $170 or more. For the price I paid it's about what you would expect but it's not worth $170 or more.

Strengths:
features

Weaknesses:
none

Similar Products Used:
panasonic