Boyfriend loves his little walkman. This was a hit. In an age where $10.99 will buy you a personal cd player, $53 seemed a bit over-priced. However, I wanted some very specific features such as weather and TV bands and this was the only return on my search that was made by a company I trusted.

Yes. I love Sony products because they almost always do exactly what they say they will do and tend to last as long or longer than competition.

This product is no exception.

All I needed was the big smile on my boyfriend's face for confirmation. He tells me he plays it every day and loves the sound quality. It took him no time to figure out how to play with all the features.

This is worth the money. Good product with Sony quality.

I'm very impressed with the sound quality of this nice little player. The tuner gets excellent reception, especially considering the area in which I live. On some stations it gets better reception than my car radios.

I'm a little skeptical about the single AA battery and how long it will last, but it's held up very well for a few weeks of daily use. So far, so good.

Like some of the other reviewers, I had problems with the little earplugs. They're easily dislodged while walking, especially if the remote is held in one hand. The latter happens because the earplugs connect to the back of the remote - not directly to the walkman. As a result the two wires eventually become twisted up and tangled, thus yanking on the plugs.

I tried other headsets I had around the house and settled on my old-fashioned Panasonic headset with large earpads (but not so large I can't hear what's going on around me). It stays in place, is very stable, and provides much better sound than those little buttons.

Another thing I found useful is to attach the little remote control to a coat or shirt pocket button via the keyring it has on one end. That eliminates the earplug yanking that occurred when the wires got twisted. For me it's easier to access this way than the walkman itself, especially on cold days when I have the player stuffed deep in a heavy coat pocket. Now that I've had a little practice I can just tap it with a finger to get what I want.

It all works for me this way. Not a bad little toy at all. I gave it 4 stars because of those troublesome earplugs; otherwise it would have rated a 5.

Upright Ape

Well worth the price and I am very satisfied with the product. Overall very pleased. Just a few suggestions...The buttons could be bigger and the operating systems are very complicated... on several occasions I thought I had turned it off when the CD player was still on. The company was excellent. The first one did not arrive and they sent a replacement... no questions asked. I got it two days later. Highly recommend them!