Price Paid:  $0.00 from Trade with Friend

Summary:
A good product. The megabass either provides much too much bass on level 2 or not enough on 1. That's okay though, it has good sound. The remote isn't backlit, but that's not a problem for me. The external battery case and the remote provide too many cords, and they make this sleek little package turn into a tangled mess. But all in all, it's a great product. I LOVE it. It isn't the best I've used, but it is up there (as you can see, I've used many).

Strengths:
Compact Size, Good Sound, Good battery life, Easy-to-use remote, Solid Design

Weaknesses:
No LCD on the player, too many cords, the external battery holder is awkward and odd (it hangs from the unit, doesn't connect to it like MD ones do)

Similar Products Used:
Sony Discman D-3, D-9, D-25, D-11, D-303, D-555, D-131, D-141, D-SJ301, and a few others, but I can't remember what they were

Price Paid:  $189.00 from Sony Store

Summary:
This discman is the best i have ever used! It comes with a LCD remote, awesome headphones, and rechargeable batteries. It also includes a "carrying case" which is really a 50 cent cheap cloth bag. Not really a feature. If you can't decide between a cheap discman and high end, give your head a shake. Why pay $50 for a crappy discman then $5 for batteries every week? just pay the extra cash now, get a decent player that will last, and never buy batteries again... ever! This player looks fairly durable, but then again, i take good care of my discman. The headphones that are included are really good! But then my cat ate them. So i bought different ones while in japan (the best heaphones ever!) anyway... Overall a good unit... buy it today! (i got an awesome deal on mine... i only paid $189CAN and it was regular $250CAN!)

Strengths:
-Slim design -Awesome Remote -Rechargeable "gum" batteries -carrying case -Sony quality! -Doesn't skip... EVER! -Looks sweet! -The price.. i got mine for almost 30% off!

Weaknesses:
-Carrying case is a joke -80 hour battery life? what a crock! i've "only" ever got like 40 hours (but who needs more?) -no backlight LCD dispay -color... purple? come on now

Similar Products Used:
Panasonic crap

Price Paid:  $100.00 from Online

Summary:
This review is for what I assume to be the model below: DE-J725. It might even be a later model. Mine comes with a backlit remote, cloth carry bag and a claimed 80 hr battery life. Yeah right! A decent pair of alkalines will give you half that figure. The rechargeable NiCd batteries that Sony gives you - half that again. If you're lucky. I'm not a real fan of discmans generally speaking but as I'm still a student, I require some form of portable sound. I have now owned a total of 5 models from Sony (2 have been stolen, 2 wore out). The DE-J725 is unbeatable value. Sound aint the voice of god (it's a portable), but it sounds like it's designed to which for a discman is absolutely fine. Compared to other manufacturers, Sony needs more sound tweaking controls, not just BASS 1 and 2 settings which do virtually nothing. The G-protection anti skip works well enough. Sony **thinks** you can jog with this thing. You cant. But if you want to be the designer yuppy gym junkie jogger - buy a minidisc instead.

Strengths:
Sony's quality. They invented the walkman and still no other company makes them better. It won't break on you (providing you take decent care of it).

Weaknesses:
volume control doesn't extend loud enough. Stocko earphones that come up with it are crap. Go out and buy a decent pair (Sennheiser Headmax etc). The 80hr battery life is marketing scam -a lie.

Similar Products Used:
Only ever used Sony portables.

Price Paid:  $150.00 from The Good Guys

Summary:
This is the best CD player I have owned. The price is steep, but the options available on it are great. I especially like the optical output so I can copy CDs to MDs digital quality. It''s slim size is a real eye-catcher, and the thin rechargeable batteries are practical, you don''t have to change the batteries- just plug in the adapter. This is great if you are into copying music or if you just like to have a classy CD player. (Many people tell me they have never seen such a small one.)

Strengths:
small size, digital copying using the optical output, rechargeable batteries.

Weaknesses:
Joystick has no back-lite, I can''t read it in the dark! Limited control without the joystick.

Similar Products Used:
SONY CD players, heavy with AA batteries.

Price Paid:  $200.00 from suggested retailer

Summary:
i have not gotten my dej825 yet (its on its way with UPS) but i like it so much every part of my body is in anticipation of its arrival (including my peepee)

Strengths:
blue color

Weaknesses:
they said it was gum battery, but i bet if you put gum in the cd player it would not work. its just sugar, come on guys!

Similar Products Used:
i have a panasonic cd player with stickers