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Very disappointing, as are many Sony products of late
I wanted a radio to use while I was walking my dog or jogging. From a functional standpoint, this unit is a failure. I live a near-city suburban area. Radio stations are not too far away and there are no tall buildings. However, reception is awful and near-station selectivity is a joke. The headphone jack is noisy and produces annoying static with movement. The belt clip is near-useless, as it has almost no tension to it and the radio will slip off and fall to the ground unexpectedly with any sudden movement. I find myself intentionally leaving the house without it because its poor performance and shoddy design make it frustrating to use. Don't buy this piece of garbage Headphone connection stopped working, like with so many others that reviewed this product before me. I wish I had read these reviews before I purchased. Called Sony and they said that they'd replace it for 40 bucks since the problem happened past my 90 days warrantee time. Considering that so many people are having this same problem and I could buy a new Panasonic for about 40 bucks, I passed. No problems here I received this Sony for Christmas and have loved it! I have had no problems with the headphones at all. The only thing I don't care for is the location of the volume button , I have hit it more than once while working out and almost gone deaf! Bad Design for a Sony I bought this walkman because I like to work out and listen to music. I thought I would treat myself to the top of the line walkman. Because it says SONY on it and it costs more then most walkmans, it must be the best..right? Well, I was wrong. First of all the volume control is in a horrible spot making it difficult to adjust. The reception is sub par and I live in the middle of a large city so there is no excuse. The worst part is the armband. The armband just slips down your arm, it never stays put. I know I am not the only one this happens to because I often run in public parks where I see felllow runners wearing the same walkman and it is hung down around their elbow too. Lousy I agree with all other reviewers who hate this radio. I get passable reception running west along the Charles River in Boston. However, turning around and running the same path home, I get lousy reception, static, station override and every other unpleasantness. I used to have a yellow Radio Shack model that was perfect, but no others I have tried since measure up--and this is advanced technology? | |
