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Sony NWZ-X1061
If you care about sound quality this is for you. It is not a smart phone style media player. If you want to play "Angry Birds" go elsewhere.
January 9, 2012
This model is officially OBSOLETE. No longer sold.
I have owned and used this unit for 3 months. First, this product has now become obsolete. Sony no longer sells it on their website. Two reasons. First, it was excessively overpriced compared to its limited features and capacity. Second, IT WAS EXCESSIVELY PRICED! I purchased the player strictly for MP3 sound quality. It sounded much better than any iPod. But you had to use their equalizer and bass boost to achieve decent sound. Had NOTHING to do with any audio chip or any kind of miniature built in amplifier. Just a simple software program. Did the sound blow me away? Heck no. If YOU paid $400, you would immediately realize how over priced it was after a few uses. I love the touchscreen. I easily tap primary functions of MP3 and FM stereo with the iPod style icons on the home screen. The FM stations come in great! I hook this thing up to rechargeable X-Mini MAX II Capsule Speakers. They play all day long. The Slacker Stations are okay, but you only get a choice of 3 different genre's to listen. Videos (HD) play awesome. The LED colors are vivid and gorgeous. Avoid the internet surfing. It is truly horrible, slow, errors and sucks up a ton of battery life. Your battery will drain in an hour on wireless LAN. Make sure it is turned OFF. It stays on in the background. You can NOT use this machine if it is charging. Serious. It has ZERO accessories for screen protection or carrying case. The protector offered for $20 is a hideous ugly semi transparent rubbery covering. It looks terrible on the black mp3 player. Waste of money.
Overall, do NOT buy this (they obsoleted it anyway). Sony got too many things wrong with this model and the ripoff pricing for features. Buy one of their 4 lower level NWZ models for $60-$100. They are not touchscreens, but they have the same software engine to play good sound. I have the NWZ-S545BLK $100 unit as well. Go the cheaper route.
February 10, 2011
price is to high
i would buy it but the price is just to high. my friend has one and its amazing but for now it looks like im just going to go for the zune. if the price is lowered to $300 i would buy it.
February 1, 2011
Best Sounding MP3 Player!
I have used an iPod, Cowon and this Sony X series.The Cowon and Sony have far better sound quality than any iPod I have owned (Gen 1 iPod, gen 3 iPod, iPod shuffle, iPod Touch 32gb). The quality in sound is similar to the Cowon S9 but the feature set in the Sony beats it. Definitely would recommend the sony and a nice pair of headphones (I like my Denon 2000) and you are set for hearing great music.
January 28, 2011
