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I've been through quite a few cd players in the past, none of them could hold up to the beating they received in my hands. I was through with Sony when I got a different model as a gift, the lid hinge was broken, it wouldn't go past song 15 on ANY cd, and it wouldn't rewind songs. With the heavy advertising prior to the Sony S2's release and great reviews afterwards I decided to give it a chance. I was not disappointed, this cd player doesn't cower in the corners or hide under sheets, it takes the hits you give it and keeps on playin'. I'd recommend this cd player to anyone who lives the active life, it will definitely suit your needs.

This is the most awesome CD player I have ever owned for exercising and running. I liked it so much I decided to upgrade to the version with AM/FM radio included. First of all, it really never does skip. On terrain or the treadmill, this walkman will not skip. Also, 2 AA batteries really will last 50+ hours. I've run nearly every day for the past four months and only had to replace the batteries twice. The headphones are a little shabby so I use larger, padded headphones instead. Buy this item - it will be money well spent :)

I like the handle and this puppy doesn't skip. I tend to treat my players like my boys would treat their things--roughly. And it has held up. I did have to take the first one I received back to the store as it was a lemon but the second one was fine. It has a warranty. I have a bit of trouble getting it to change from one song to another but otherwise this one is the best that I have found. And like I said it takes the licks and doesn't skip.

I bought this player around Xmas time and I have been using it about 4 times a week when I go jogging for about a hour or so. For the most part, its preformed to my expectations.

I did notice one slight problem, the battery meter is inaccurate. Sometimes its says you have a full charged battery when in fact your batteries are dying out. I've only noticed this recently when my player started to stop all of a sudden even though it previously showed that the batteries still had a decent amount of charge. That's the only reason why I am giving this 4 stars instead of 5.

I am notoriously clumsy and am known to break electronics extremely quickly. Before purchasing this CD player I had gone through five CD players within the space of a year (of various brands...i think i had two panasonics, one classic, one other kind of sony, and one aiwa). I decided to splurge a little for this discman and was not disappointed. I have had this for almost two years now, drop it almost daily (often from considerable height onto tile floors or concrete), often store it at the bottom of my heavily loaded backpack and it is still in perfect working order. I think that the sound functions are starting to go, as i now have to purchase new headphones every two weeks, but I think I will buy the exact same discman again to replace it, because it is by far the best CD player I have ever had.