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Summary: some flaws, but still best i've ever seen
Review: I bought this thing several years ago (3 or 4, i forget) through crutchfield back when no one knew what "g-protection" was. And the funny thing is, back then it was one of about three g-protection models available in the U.S. and it came with a remote and only cost $125. I never used the headphones that came with it, so I can't speak for them. I rarely use the remote because the cd player is rarely out of reach and if you combine the remote's cord with the one from the headphones you just get several feet of cord in your way. The metal cover makes a HUGE difference as far as durability goes. I have also run with this, left it on the floor of my car in a bumby ride, and even straight up dropped the thing several times and i have still NEVER heard it skip. I still have one significant complaint, the headphone output is weak. The volume can go from 0 to 9 with three levels per number. I always have it at about 7 or higher just to hear it. I've flown with the cd player and there is so much background noise on planes that with open aired headphones and the volume at max i still had trouble hearing. luckily i had more expensive closed headphones which made a difference. Still, i had to give this a 5. it's great, VERY thin, you'll be surprised, and the bateries do last forever.
Rating:
Summary: some flaws, but still best i've ever seen
Review: I got this player for my birthday and immediately loved it. There are very few flaws in this CD player, and they can easily be forgotten. However, I wasn't able to use the player much, because it broke 2 months after I opened it. Thanks to Sony's warranty, I got free parts and labor when I brought it to my local Sony repair center. However, more bad news came when the center didn't have the part I needed and it had to be shipped to the Sony Headquarters, delaying the process. After a couple of weeks I finally got my player back, after replacing the lazer. But I couldn't use it long, because I found that the man at the repair shop didn't fully screw the lid shut, and because of that, the plastic broke. Back to the Sony headquarters it went and stayed for an additional 2 weeks, before they finally mailed me back a new one. After all this trouble, I now have a wonderful CD player. Everything about the player is great, but I couldn't bring myself to give it 5 stars after all that trouble. Easily the best feature is the LCD Remote, which once you use, you will be unable to let go, I assure you. It is the greatest idea yet, and it works excellent. So, with all of my troubles aside, I highly reccomend this player. From all that I hear from people, these problems are not common, and I must have just gotten unlucky, so I highly reccomend you get this player. It is worth the money (and the time.)
Rating: 
Summary: Great Player, but Is The Difficulty Worth It?
Review: I got this player for my birthday and immediately loved it. There are very few flaws in this CD player, and they can easily be forgotten. However, I wasn't able to use the player much, because it broke 2 months after I opened it. Thanks to Sony's warranty, I got free parts and labor when I brought it to my local Sony repair center. However, more bad news came when the center didn't have the part I needed and it had to be shipped to the Sony Headquarters, delaying the process. After a couple of weeks I finally got my player back, after replacing the lazer. But I couldn't use it long, because I found that the man at the repair shop didn't fully screw the lid shut, and because of that, the plastic broke. Back to the Sony headquarters it went and stayed for an additional 2 weeks, before they finally mailed me back a new one. After all this trouble, I now have a wonderful CD player. Everything about the player is great, but I couldn't bring myself to give it 5 stars after all that trouble. Easily the best feature is the LCD Remote, which once you use, you will be unable to let go, I assure you. It is the greatest idea yet, and it works excellent. So, with all of my troubles aside, I highly reccomend this player. From all that I hear from people, these problems are not common, and I must have just gotten unlucky, so I highly reccomend you get this player. It is worth the money (and the time.)
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Summary: After a long search, FINALLY a great CD player
Review: I just got the Sony D-EJ815 CD player for Christmas after spending a good few months deciding what kind of portable music player to get. I'm a college student so I'm always walking places and I like to take my music with me. I have a ton of MP3's and first thought to get an MP3 player, but they are pretty expensive, even for the low end ones, and also I couldn't play any of my cd's on them unless I wanted to rip all my cd music onto my computer. And I don't have that much room on my hard drive. So then I thought to get a minidisc player, which I could hook up to my computer and recorder my mp3s on to minidisc. The problem is that this technology isn't everywhere (i.e. sometimes it's hard to get minidiscs in a store but you can always order them online) and also the portable minidisc recorders cost an arm and a leg. So instead, I thought I'd get a really high quality cd player. My only hesitations were that 1) cd's skip more than minidisc players and mp3 players which are unskippable and 2) I couldn't access my mp3s. Well, luckily enough, I have been able to use my friend's cd burner, so that problem was solved. As far as skipping, Sony's G-protection really is unskippable for all intents and purposes. I bumped and shook my player for a good minute (not TOO hard) to try and get it to skip, with no success! Tomorrow I'm going jogging with it, and it comes with a cool holster to protect the player. Since I'm a poor college student, the rechargable batteries save me a lot of money, and it's INSANE battery life (76 hours off 2 alkaline AA's) is great since I use it every day. Here are my only complains: 1) The headphones are pretty ghetto. I don't have that great an ear, but I can tell they are kinda cheap. But more importantly, Sony makes the cord to the headphones short since the inline remote control cord is pretty long, but the headphone cord is SO short that I can't clip the remote to my belt or pocket, I have to clip it to my shirt! This wasn't too big a deal because I have another pair of headphones with a longer cord. So bottom line is you'll probably have to spring for new headphones. 2) No car kit. This site lists the cd player as coming with a car kit, but mine didn't. I thought I could use my old car kit, but I was wrong. The actual tape adapter that I have is universal, but my old cigarette lighter adapter from my retired cd player is 3 volt and the Sony requires 4.5 volts of juice. So I'll have to get me one of those to listen to it in the car. 3) As with any portable audio unit, I'd go ahead and get the extra service plan if the store you buy it from offers it. I don't know if Amazon does anything like that. The thing is, with portable electronics there are sometimes glitches that occur, and since everything is so small, it is rare that a unit can be repaired. Now adays they are basically made to be disposable once they stop working it seems. All in all, this is a great CD player. I looked at other companies like Aiwa, Sharp, Phillips, etc. but Sony seemed to be the best quality, and have all the features I was looking for. The rechargable batteries are great, and the carrying case with handstrap is cool, and the remote is off the heezy. You can tell this is a quality piece of equipment when you hold it in your hand. I've heard some people say Sony walkmans don't get loud enough, but all you have to do is switch the pointless AVS to the "off" position, and you can bust your eardrums. The 2 step bass boost is cool too. The sound quality is excellent, especially compared to my old school Fisher with 3-second anti-skip. And like I said before, there is nothing, and I mean NOTHING (I've checked) like the g-protection system on the market. Hope this review helped some!
Rating:
Summary: After a long search, FINALLY a great CD player
Review: I just got the Sony D-EJ815 CD player for Christmas after spending a good few months deciding what kind of portable music player to get. I'm a college student so I'm always walking places and I like to take my music with me. I have a ton of MP3's and first thought to get an MP3 player, but they are pretty expensive, even for the low end ones, and also I couldn't play any of my cd's on them unless I wanted to rip all my cd music onto my computer. And I don't have that much room on my hard drive. So then I thought to get a minidisc player, which I could hook up to my computer and recorder my mp3s on to minidisc. The problem is that this technology isn't everywhere (i.e. sometimes it's hard to get minidiscs in a store but you can always order them online) and also the portable minidisc recorders cost an arm and a leg. So instead, I thought I'd get a really high quality cd player. My only hesitations were that 1) cd's skip more than minidisc players and mp3 players which are unskippable and 2) I couldn't access my mp3s. Well, luckily enough, I have been able to use my friend's cd burner, so that problem was solved. As far as skipping, Sony's G-protection really is unskippable for all intents and purposes. I bumped and shook my player for a good minute (not TOO hard) to try and get it to skip, with no success! Tomorrow I'm going jogging with it, and it comes with a cool holster to protect the player. Since I'm a poor college student, the rechargable batteries save me a lot of money, and it's INSANE battery life (76 hours off 2 alkaline AA's) is great since I use it every day. Here are my only complains: 1) The headphones are pretty ghetto. I don't have that great an ear, but I can tell they are kinda cheap. But more importantly, Sony makes the cord to the headphones short since the inline remote control cord is pretty long, but the headphone cord is SO short that I can't clip the remote to my belt or pocket, I have to clip it to my shirt! This wasn't too big a deal because I have another pair of headphones with a longer cord. So bottom line is you'll probably have to spring for new headphones. 2) No car kit. This site lists the cd player as coming with a car kit, but mine didn't. I thought I could use my old car kit, but I was wrong. The actual tape adapter that I have is universal, but my old cigarette lighter adapter from my retired cd player is 3 volt and the Sony requires 4.5 volts of juice. So I'll have to get me one of those to listen to it in the car. 3) As with any portable audio unit, I'd go ahead and get the extra service plan if the store you buy it from offers it. I don't know if Amazon does anything like that. The thing is, with portable electronics there are sometimes glitches that occur, and since everything is so small, it is rare that a unit can be repaired. Now adays they are basically made to be disposable once they stop working it seems. All in all, this is a great CD player. I looked at other companies like Aiwa, Sharp, Phillips, etc. but Sony seemed to be the best quality, and have all the features I was looking for. The rechargable batteries are great, and the carrying case with handstrap is cool, and the remote is off the heezy. You can tell this is a quality piece of equipment when you hold it in your hand. I've heard some people say Sony walkmans don't get loud enough, but all you have to do is switch the pointless AVS to the "off" position, and you can bust your eardrums. The 2 step bass boost is cool too. The sound quality is excellent, especially compared to my old school Fisher with 3-second anti-skip. And like I said before, there is nothing, and I mean NOTHING (I've checked) like the g-protection system on the market. Hope this review helped some!
Rating: 
Summary: Sony name just not the same anymore
Review: I received this model as a gift. I used it three and a half months and it quit working. Sony would not honor its warranty without a receipt. The individual I received it from somehow misplaced her receipt. While it did work, it was not as impressive as it should be for the price. The wire-remote is a good idea, except it has an uncoventional plug, so you cannot use another headphone hooked to the unit. The headphones supplied with the unit have a cord that is only one foot long so you cannot use it with any other device. I used it for running and even with its anti-skip mode, it would invariably skip occasionally. The additional battery pack is redundant and more cumbersome than simply packing two additional batteries. I never used it. It used to be that when you bought a Sony product, you knew it was quality, now it seems they have gone for the bottom line and their quality and customer service have apparently suffered for it. I will not be purchasing a Sony product in the future.
Rating:
Summary: A Great Buy!
Review: I spent a lot of time trying to decide whether to get the Sony DEJ815 CD Walkman or one of the other top-of-the-line discmans out there. After much consideration, I went with the DEJ815 and I haven't regretted it since. The pros of this little discman are endless-- I am very satisfied with it, it has never let me down in any area, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who's considering buying a new discman. First of all, it looks great- very sleek, light and thin. The controls are well laid out. The sound is very good- especially with the Mega Bass. The headphones are a bit cheap, but those can easily be replaced. The backlit remote is convenient for controlling your discman while running. As for skipping- IT WON'T SKIP. I've shaken it, dropped it on the floor, jogged with it, and it has never skipped. I replaced the rechargeable batteries for a two-week trip with 2 normal AA batteries, and after playing 15+ full CDs on it, the battery was still full. With the rechargeable batteries it will last a few days, then can be charged back up to full within 2 hours, which saves a lot of money on batteries. The CD to MD text transfer is useful for me when I record on to my minidisc player, but most people don't need that feature. The included rubber carry case w/handle is great for use while jogging. As for the other popular discmans out there-- the DEJ915 has an impractical design, the DEJ611 is OK but does not match up to the DEJ815 in quality. I am very satisfied with this discman. I recommend spending the extra money on this one instead of buying a cheap one then having to replace it later when it breaks. It looks great, it sounds great, has long battery life and plenty of extras. Overall, it's a solid product and well worth the price.
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Summary: Sony D-EJ815
Review: I've owned this player for about 6-months now. I initially bought it because my nice kenwood got thrown and did not survive. This player is very nice, reliable, and comes with a carrying case for joggers. I bought a pair of Sony MDR-G52 streetstyle headphones because I don't like the stock headphones. I've tried to make this player skip without luck. WOW! Don't spend the extra $100 for the 915, this player is great. The rechargable batteries dont last as long as disposables (these last really, really long) but I guess that's their nature. My only gripe is that it distorts when you turn the volume up past 8 (10 max). I like loud music!! but maybe this is good..(my kenwood went really loud).
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Summary: Awesome player, few drawbacks
Review: It's been said and beaten up in the previous reviews the beauties of this cd player: impossible to skip (which actually is about 30 seconds if you open the cd player and trick it into playing with the lid off and stopping the cd), awesome design and aluminium casing and such. However I don't like the fact that the remote is plastic, just feels cheap. Headphones too, whats with them? I just threw mine out immediately and hooked up my Grado SR80s up. It also seems that the external battery case can break real easily though I never use it... Also, if you press on the unit you can *scratch* the cd which is a design flaw (just press on the play button with a cd in, you can hear the cd scratch). One day with this player, it suddenly stopped working, I found out that the batteries were screwed so I recharged and discharged them and a week later it started working again, weird... Just a little story I think is important to share... As for sound quality, it sounds decent, the headphone amplifier isn't all too great, only a 5mW 16ohm output so an amplifier is needed to run high quality/high impedance headphones (high quality means 100$+, not these pathetic 10-30$ headphones you usually see that sounds like my clock alarm). However, you can't expect such a high battery life with a good headphone output, which leads me to another point, this unit has an awesome run time, I almost never need to worry about the batteries, and when they run out, a 2 or so hour recharge will let them run for a while.
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Summary: A TIGHT CD PLAYER
Review: Man this thing is the best when i first got it i bought it for traveling and when im on the road it never ever skips.It is very slim and fits about any where,and the look of it is great and the remote control is awsome i just move it a little and the sound goes up and speaking of the sounds the sound is the best,my dad listiens to his music(country) and i turn mine up and i cant here his music.So if your looking for a good cd to travel with or just about do anything or go any where with this is your cd....oh yeah you'll get every pennies worth believe me...peace out!
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