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the size is nice and the package is very attractive as are the sound options...however the ESP2 protection is still far from being reliable, this unit only has skip protection if you are walking very slowly and carrying the unit in your hand...try carrying it in your bag or walking fast with it and you get something that skips more than a delirious pre-adolescent...very unsatisfying...

This player is awesome. It pumps out incredible sound and also is very efgfiecient with the remote control. The ESP2 works real well and practically elimanates skips, unless you hurl it across a room. Do yourself a favor and buy this player. The only thing I don't like is that it doesn't come with radio.

The styling and features of this model are top-notch. However, even the slightest movement and it skips (and skips and skips), making it impossible to walk with. My girlfriend has the D-E705 which takes some serious effort to make it skip. Do yourself a favor, buy a Sony, just not this model.

I have been a long time supporter of sony electronics products. I like to think that they are among the best and whenever I buy some new electronics stuff I try to purchase a sony product, that was my thinking when I bought this player from sony. It worked great for about five minutes, then it didn't work at all, so I sent it back, got the exchange and the new one was better. It lasted for about sixty days, then it died. I tried to exchange it, but it was too late, past the stores policy or whatever so I took it to my local repair guy. At this point I have had to buy a new laser, a new motor, and god knows what else, but it still doesn't work. I have spend over 400 dollars to keep this thing running and have finally given up. PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS CD PLAYER!

Despite the criticisms on the other reviews I've found the ESP2 shock protection works pretty well. To be fair to Sony, they do say somewhere in the blurb that it's not suitable for jogging. I've just tried giving it a fairly good shaking and it won't skip. Perhaps there were problems with earlier versions or something? It's small, light, and yep the case will mark fairly easily, but it sounds good and for me the sound it produces is the most important thing. I ditched the supplied phones and got something better (for my taste) but your mileage may vary