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If you're looking for a sturdy, multi-purpose portable system, I highly recommend this. I've had many sony systems before, and they've always been good. 2) it works great in a car, EXCEPT that when you turn the car on and off, it resets the disc and doesn't pick up where it left off, which some newer, car-designed systems do. For at least a year, it was my primary stero system, hooked up to some speakers and a subwoofer -- still got great sound.
but it does have a resume function where it will pick up on the last song that it was playing, not rest back to track 1. I used to use it in my car constantly, and never had a problem.
I've had it for almost three years now, and I am still impressed. I once dropped it while riding my bike, dragged it behind me for fifteen feet and the thing never skipped OR STOPPED PLAYING.
It's got some scratches now, but it still works perfectly.For the record, I will tell you the few flaws I think the system has: 1) while it has a hold function to keep you from accidentally hitting buttons or anything when it's in your backpack or bag (which I use daily and it works great), the actual lid of the player doesn't lock and i have found that it occasionally opens itself up by rubbing up against something in my bag. When I started looking for a portable CD player, I was inclined to look at sony's line.
It's been through a lot, including almost nine months of daily use since I moved to a city where my commute involves the subway. But I read a review somewhere that said that panasonics were really much better for portable systems and they're usually cheaper.
So I compared a few and picked this one. All in all, a great system for a good price.
I then bought a different player ( Sony walkman w/ AM-Fm radio 70$ at amazon) and was amazed that it costed 10$ less. So besides the fact that it is unreliable and cheaply made it it a mediocre player. When I first bought this product it was great. But after 6months i dropped it from about 1 foot up on a hardwood floor and it shattered. I am dissapointed with Panasonic
You can shake this and shake it and it never skips at all. The one problem I have had is this occasionally pops open if the latch is nudged too hard.
I take it everywhere. It fits into most of my larger pockets, but works best in a fanny pack.
I bought a portable CD player 8 years ago, but stopped using it because it wasn't really portable. I would not recommend you carry this in a crowded backpack--the top might pop open and you'd lose your CD.
The Music would skip at the slightest vibration. The 40 second anti-shock memory solves this problem.
But for everyday use, this is just what I wanted.
I have listened to other people's car adapted CD players and never heard such a thing; but as soon as I set mine up in the car I heard the rotating NOISE. Worse yet, the music volume was about a 1 or 2 on a ten scale. I bought this with the primary intention of in car use. Had cleaned the cassette heads on the car and followed the instructions and still it sounded SO BAD that I was so frustrated I really wanted to through it out the window while doing 55. The only reason I can give it 2 stars is that I then tried it with batteries and the headphones and it worked. I was worried when I read the car kit instructions and it was noted that a "rotating sound" was "normal" with use of the car adapter. It didn't sound spectacular but it sounded good enough that I would use it if I wanted to walk around and listen to CD's.
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