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Excellent sound!!
I have bought this after a lot of research.I previosly owned a ipod shuffle which stopped working recently.My initial thought was to buy ipod touch but the sound quality was way better in this player even though ipod was packed with other features.This player also has a fm radio which i use.Another feature is ease of use ,u can tranfer a song from your phone via bluetooth.If u want a quality mp3 player with fm,i would recommend this.For all other needs smart phones are present nowadays. One thing i would have liked it to have had was a microsd slot nevertheless its a GREAT MUSIC PLAYER!!
July 1, 2012
For exemplary sound, look no further
This A Series Walkman is the final word in high quality, high quantity sound! And you can take that to the bank!
I bought this after truly exhaustive research trying to find a Player that not only met my audiophiliac needs in terms of how loud it can get (and this can get literally ear damaging-ly loud, a special pamphlet comes with it to tell you how best to use it to avoid that, which frankly impressed me that it "could" be that loud if so should i choose) and sound quality (this monster has a 5 segment EQ, Stereo Boost, 4 stage Bass Boost, Dynamic Normalizer, and Environment Simulation allowing the device to emulate a Studio, a Live Performance, an Arena, a Matrix whatever that is, sounds good though! lol and finally it has a built in Digital Amplifier called S-Master MX and that's what makes the most difference, i'll never own another MP3 with out this feature. The S-Master puts out serious sound with clarity i've hardly heard on my computer which has a sound card the size of this whole MP3!!!! it's THAT good)
When you put all of those technologies together, it equals Un-Holy, Ear-shattering, Earth-moving, Brain-melting, Demon-stopping sound!!! The one thing that really sold me on it though was the fact that it has a large capacity battery (by large capacity i mean it can simply handle high-power headphones without taking a hit to the length of the charge) that can handle my 50mm Driver equipped headphones which have an impedance of 40ohms. Due to the high impedance it is hard to find a portable device that can handle them without losing significant loudness in the maximum volume department. Not an issue with this device, it can handle all the impedance they put out and still be as loud as earbuds with 1/3 the impedance, a rarity in portable music, and a must for anyone who REALLY appreciates their melodic moments.
The whole machine is made from plastic, but this is really, really high quality stuff, not the trash that get a chip from a 1 foot fall unto carpet, hahaha. Just as much quality went into the casing as did into the sound, of that there is no doubt.
The touch screen is responsive and fun and bright and fun, lol. What is there to say? It's a screen and it is good.
Don't buy an E-series, you'll be looking to move up your sound in 2 months if you're anything like me and think of music as more then something to just have going on while your walking. Something that you go for a walk for, just to listen to it. The S-series? same story. Z-series? Too much money for a bunch of gizmos and gadgets and wi-fi and stuff, if you want those things get a blasted Smartphone! In my opinion a Music player isn't a multi-media device, it should just do one thing and do it well. That's the A-Series. It is your one and only choice if you at all respect yourself or the artists that you are listening to.
Remember: Great Headphones are only half the battle ;)
May 8, 2012
No regrets
This is my second Sony Bluetooth Walkman. I dropped (many times) and finally destroyed the first one. The specifications on the new one suggest the battery will last 8 hours on Bluetooth. However, I've been experiencing only about five hours. I pair the player with a Sony's wireless stereo headset DR-BT21G. The Walkman has a nice screen, intuitive controls, and maintains a good (albeit not perfect) Bluetooth connection with the headset. I was happy enough with the Sony brand to replace the broken one with another Sony, and I have no regrets.
October 23, 2011
