



A lot of background noise.
If you want to have better sound quality via a CD player, compared to an iPod, don't buy this one.
Specifically, when playing not-too-noisy musics, there's quite a lot of noticeable background noises, more than any other discman or iPod I have been using. I did a comparison with my iPhone 3GS using the same earphones, which has similar sound quality but virtually no background noise. If this is what a CD walkman can provide, I'd rather call it a flawed product.
2010-02-20




TYPICAL SONY
I PURCHASED A SIMILAR UNIT FROM RADIO SHACK BEFORE I KNEW ABOUT THIS SONY. IT PERFORMED WELL FOR A WHILE THEN IT FIRED A SQUACK OR SCREAM INTO MY EARPHONES, A NOISE LOUD ENOUGH TO MAKE ME DUCK, AS THOUGH A JET WAS PASSING ABOUT FIFTY FEET OVER MY HEAD. IT ONLY HAPPENED A FEW TIMES, BUT ONCE WAS TOO MUCH. WHAT WAS AT FAULT? AS A FAIR MAN AND A GOOD SCIENTIST I TRIED THREE DIFFERENT EARPHONES, THE SCREAM HAPPENED ON EVERYONE. I RETURNED IT WITHIN THE 90 DAY WARRENTY, BUT IT WAS DEEMED UNRETUNABLE. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT A UNIT COULD BE RETURNED FOR DEFECT ONLY WITHIN A 30 DAY WINDOW. IT COULD BE RETURN INSIDE THE 90 DAY WINDOW ONLY IF IT WAS WITHOUT DEFECT, ONLY IF IN WORKING ORDER SUCH THAT IT COULD BE RESOLD. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS COMPANY POLICY BUT SO FAR I AM STUCK WITH IT.
I THEN BOUGHT A SIMILAR UNIT AT BEST BUY, ALSO A MEMOREX BUT WITH THEIR HOUSE BRAND LABEL. IT WORKED NOT AT ALL WHEN THE EARPHONE JACK WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY IN. WHEN THE JACK WAS ONLY HALF WAY IN IT WORKED, BUT ONLY IN THE LEFT EAR. BEST BUY GRACIOUSLY ACCEPTED MY RETURN AND FURTHER THEY CAREFULLY NOTED THE PROBLEM.
TO DATE, THIS SONY, USED EVERY DAY, WALKING, CLUNKING IN TO THINGS IN MY CROWDED STUDIO, HAS BEEN PERFECT.
2010-02-15