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I bought this cd player a month ago and it works great. Even without the esp on it rarely skips. I use it in the car without it on and it never skips! I love the resume play. Panasonic's resume play only goes to the song you were on. Sony's goes to the exact second. I've dropped it multiple times and it still works great.

I bought the D-E446CK, which is the same things as this one just without the rechargeable batt and backlit display. You can walk with this discman and use it in the car without the ESP2 turned on, it even didn't skip with ESP off at the back seat of the school bus over very rough roads. Even with ESP off it somehow still has shock protection because you can shake it and play will not be interrupted at all. I like all of the features on this discman and it looks really awesome. It has more features than Panasonic I just hope it lasts as long as they do.

I actually bought the D-E465CK model based on the reviews I read here on Amazon.com. I've had the CD player for a couple months now and it's still working brilliantly. It really doesn't even require the ESP function since it is very stable on its own, despite the mishandling of a rowdy teenager such as myself. The backlight display is a heavenly feature, especially when you're getting hyped for a night at a club and you can actually READ the track numbers in the dark. I use all the extras like the different programming methods (shuffle, repeat, order, select) and the two different bass-boost choices. I've had NO problems with this CD player skipping, even as I drove through the pothole-ridden DC roads (which are absolutely horrendous and probably the WORST on the East Coast). It also comes with bits of velcro so it will stay put in your car. Also, I should mention the perpetuity of the design - a sleek and minimal silver. I can definitely see myself using this CD player for years without getting embarrassed about the tacky sport colours which will go out of fashion in another 4 months. The price is impressively low for such a terrific machine, and com'on... who doesn't trust Sony?

I owned this cd player for about 3 weeks. I can play this cd player in my pocket with out esp^2 on and its pretty stable, i had it on the back of the school bus and on a boat going 20 + knots with almost no skipping it plays my cd-r with no problem (blue or gold bottoms) the back light only turns on when u plug an alternative power source that battery charger is great!

This is the best discman ever! The sound is the best and so far I haven't found anything wrong with it except that you either use regular batteries or you have to use a specific kind of rechargeable battery. But, other than that, it is the best discman ever! There are many different kinds of functions that are easy to control and work. There is a really great kind of function called ESP and it uses a buffer to limit skips to around once when I am running (or walking), and it is sooooooo! easy to work, it has it's own button that you push to turn on or off. There's also an AVLS (Auto Volume Limiter System)function that makes the volume have a limit, and even at the lowest, it sounds great!