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I have had my discman for about a year and a half, and I have only one complaint. The rechargable battery refused to recharge after about 8 months and I have been unable to find a way to replace it. If anyone knows where I can get a new one, please let me know ... because I miss the sleek, portableness of it all. The battery pack makes it slightly awkward when in the case (I tuck it inside and it's stretching the leather case out of shape) and batteries are getting expensive.

For the player itself, amazing sound, the skip protection is almost flawless (sometimes a huge bump on the highway when it's hooked up in my car, but when I'm running it's totally fine) and the remote features are great. I highly recommend.

I finally got it in the mail, plugged it in the wall, and started playing with it. I wanted to share my first impressons.

Well, There are plenty of other reviews here, and instead of repeating what everyone else has said, I'll just make a few points.

The Unit itself is very small, and I was expecting it to be fragile. Now, I sure wouldn't want to drop it, but it is nicely constructed, and not as fragile as I expected.

I like the remote, it gives you the ability to fully function the player without taking it out of your pocket. It has some functions that they left off the unit to save space. This is great when you have the player in your pocket, or in a bag, but if you use it in your car, or set up on your desk with extra speakers, it can be a pain. The buttons on the remote are small, and It takes some getting use to. I've had some problems fumbling around with it, but I'm getting use to it. If a display on your cd player is a must, then don't bother with the 915. That's why they made the 815 model.

There is a switch on the bottom of the player that turns on the AVLS feature. What does it do? It doesn't allow you to turn the volume up any higher past 4. The documentation says that it keeps the volume at a safe level so that you don't damage your hearing. Likely story...I think it there to hide the fact that if you turn up the volume much higher, the sound starts to get distorted. The mega bass, also causes distortion. I just get around that by not turning the bass all the way up.

Dispite the problems with the volume, i still like it. For a portable unit i perfer to use a pair of ear buds. Because they are so close to the ear i never have to turn it up very loud. And in my bed room, i'm using an old pair of computer speakers that I hooked up to the 915, and it seems like the speakers are controling the bass instead of the player itself, so i have no problem with the bass.

I love it so far, haven't really tested the G-protection yet, but when i go inline skating, i don't expect it to be a problem. Over all, i think it's a good product. The remote might take some getting use to, and it's a shame that sony didn't include better sound output in this top of the line player, but it's worth the money, and I'll enjoy it.

I believe a good trait in a portable CD player is durability. Good points: this CD player is very nice looking and the anti-skip works well. Now on to the bad: the top is aluminum I believe , which is a problem in my opinion. I have dropped this thing twice, each time damage was done. You drop it , it dents. I dropped this player onto a thick carpet off a table and the lid latch broke off-it is plastic glued onto the lid. fragile. The rail which the read laser traverses derailed as well. What a waste of money.

Ok, I love this CD-player but I hate the battery life. I purchased this cd player just a little over a year ago and the included rechargeable batteries already seem to be dead. I am unable to get the player to charge the included flat batteries that go inside the player. I am hoping that it is just the rechargeable batteries that are dead and that there is not a more major problem inside the player. The batteries have not even been used very much. On the upside the player seems nicely constructed, I havent had any of the button problems I read in another review. The aluminum lid is a nice touch. The inline remote works great, but the shirt clip is a bit on the weekside. Overall I rate this product a four if it is just the rechargeable batteries that are dead. If its a bigger problem I will rate this product a zero as my last player was a sony and that mysteriously died too.

I have never seen such a great CD walkman in my life! You can kick, shake, rattle, and roll this walkman and it'll NEVER skip. So what if it's 180 Bucks, you get what you pay for!