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I bought the RCA RP2410 (also available on Amazon.com) a couple weeks before I bought this model. The sound was poor, not only on the headphones it came with, but also on the high quality headphones and high-end stereo I own. So I quickly returned it and shopped around online. I figured I'd spend an extra 40 dollars or so and get a model I was less likely to return, so I bought this one. The sound quality is perfect; just what I was looking for. The design is gorgeous (which, ok... isn't that important, but hey, it's gotta look good, right?). And the battery life is very good as well. Also I'm a huge fan of backlit displays, and this model's is VERY handy. 100% visible in complete darkness.

The only downfall is the headphones it comes with. I WOULD recommend using your own. But they ARE free... so no biggie. Use them for spare parts. All together, I highly recommend this player.

Sound: * * * * *
Design: * * * * ½
Bat. Life: * * * *
ESP Qual.: * * * * *
Usability: * * * * ½
Accessories: * * * *

I just bought this CD player, the problem that I find is that the resume botton, that helps to continue the music at the same moment where it was stop, only works for some minutes. After that, I have to find where I stay before and because the search is not fast, it takes a lot of time. In this case, I have always to remeber where I stop the CD. This will work when the mp3 file is not to large, but if it is a 30 minutes file, imaging you stop at the 15 minutes, it will take some time to get there.

The rest of the CD player is ok.

I was lookin' for a MP3-cd-player and I ended up on this one...It matches all of my needs, REALLY, I visited several sites about this cool Discman (...).

You should check it out....IT BEATS EVERY OTHER DISCMAN!!!!
Greetz Matthiaz