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The D-EJ611 portable CD player is one of the most satisfying products I have ever purchased from Sony. I use portables on a daily basis in the gym, when riding bicycle (safety aside) and at home while cleaning.

The Sony is virtually skip-free (even on the stairmaster!) because it has a digitally based system that has 10 times faster shock recovery than conventional systems. It also does not eat up batteries - unlike some portables I have owned.

Another outstanding feature is its ability to read "home made" CDs like MP3 to WAV conversions. The sound quality is good and the unit offers nine playback modes with repeat of tracks or disc, shuffle, 64-track random programming, and resume play. Unbelievable for such a small package.

I have even come to appreciate the automatic volume limiter system which maintains volume output at levels below distortion (though I would prefer to let distortion be my choice - not Sonys)

Finally, the player comes with an AC adapter, stereo headphones, a hand strap and a line out feature for connection to a receiver or pre-amp. It really is a quality unit for the money and offers a lot of unexpected features. Kudos to Sony.

When I bought this, I was thinking about all of the bad things I heard about it. The cover is barely that wobbly. I don't know how you would notice that because it doesn't do anything to the sound. I would recommend getting new headphones (like something in the Street Style series) because the ones that come with it are so very cheap and do not handle bass that well. Only one more complaint: There is an annoying sticker on the cover showing you were the headphone jack is and it took me a lot of frustration getting it off. Other than that it has 2 levels of bass, great sound quality, and that G-Protection is nothing like i've ever seen before. I've tried everything to skip it and it won't. Sony makes another great product.

I purchased this player in Sept. and have had no problems since. The anti-skip is awesome! I swear you cannot make the thing skip. The sound is excelent, and the two-step bass boost makes it even better. It's also very durable, I dropped it on the concrete in our garage and it worked fine after that. Just a few scratches. All-in-all you cannot beat the quality of this player for its price. Sony has definitely made a good product.

I've been a Sony fan for a while now, but they really let me down with this one. I bought the D-EJ611 about a month ago. After a week the headphones got a loose connection in them so I brought it back to where I purchased it and got a new one. I was hoping some of the problems I had with the first one would be gone in the new one. They weren't. The first problem that I have (along with every other owner, it seems) is the headphones. The fall off easily and leak a lot. Next, the player is a but noisy. I tried sleeping in the room with someone while I was using it and it made a low frequency irregular humming that annoyed my roomy. I can hear it too between tracks. Also, when I have a scratch on a CD, it will either go over it a bunch of times or just become silent for literally almost 30 seconds and just continue over the scratch. I've tried it in other portable and home CD players and I have never experienced a similar problem. Also, on certain tracks of some CDs, I noticed a light "clicking" sound that I never heard on any other CD player and other people have noticed it on mine. I find it extremely annoying. I kind of want something to go wrong with it so I can return it and get another brand. I think it's just the G-Protection. But, I must confess it has decent sound and bass(although the volume isn't loud enough at max.) and great battery life. So, I can only recommend you don't buy the Sony D-EJ611.

Well, I'm buying a new CD/MP3 player tomorrow, and that means my faithful Sony will be delegated to a shelf... But it pains me to do it. I love this CD player. I've had 3 portables, and this is by far the best of them. This thing... What can I say. I've had it for years, it's been dropped more than once...

Sound quality is great. I don't care about over-powering bass, it really takes away from music more than adds to it, but if you want it, it's there. The included headphones aren't anything stellar but free headphones never are, if you want better sound you need to pay money for a decent set, really... But the headphones aren't being reviewed here, the player is.

I can't remember this thing ever skipping. In years. At first I remember wondering what G Protection was. Whatever it is, they can call it Pixie Dust Protection if they want to, it works.

If I bought a scratched up CD, I'd play it on this thing to see if it worked. There were more than one CD this player played flawlessly that wouldn't even be read on my stereo, a 200 dollar Sharp.

It looks great, that doesn't matter but it's always nice... Also, the design is great. I carry it in my coat pocket, on its side... The buttons are simple and you quickly know the position, so you don't have to see it to do what you want, and the volume controls are on the side, very easy to access. Heck, many times I didn't even take it out of my pocket to switch CDs, I'd just pop it open, make the switch, and be all set.

Battery life, this thing excels. I always find myself surprised at how long batteries last in it. I can't give an hour estimate, but trust me, it won't be a problem for you.

I don't know what else to say. If anyone is still buying CD players, I really doubt you'll do better than this thing. Sure, there are always newer better ones, but why bother when this model is so great??

I'm only buying a new one because this can't read mp3s - oh, but it does read normal audio CD-Rs, whether that feature was intended or not. If there was a way to make it read mp3 CDs I wouldn't have a reason to get a new one at all, and this thing would probably accompany me for years to come.

But things being as they are, like I said, it'll go on the shelf. It's going into retirement after a record career, and the next player I get has some big shoes, or well... A big pocket, anyway, to fill. If it can do as well or better than this little guy, I'll be all set for years.