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The D-EJ1000 represents the pinnacle of Sony's design prowess. It is currently the smallest discman and just shy of the lightest, yet it is durable because of its magnesium body. You also don't need to worry about batteries, as it comes with rechargable "gumstick" batteries as well as a cool charging stand. You won't be using the stand much, though because the batteries last about forty hours between charges. You can get 115 hours if you hook up two "AA" size alkaline batteries to it also.
Another great feature is that it can read CD-R/RW discs. Further, the supplied remote is a godsend if you record your own discs, as it allows you to see the song title of the track you are playing.
There is a slight downside, however, and that is the supplied headphones. Throw them out and buy a good pair. I use Sony E888's or EX70's, both of which provide very good sound. Also, the buttons on the unit itself are very small, so you're better off just using the remote. Lastly, it's not cheap. In fact, it's Sony's most expensive model.

Bottom line: A great top-of-the-line unit, highly recommended.

This thing has it all, except in the sound quality department. It's built great, looks snappy, although it could use a bit of work in the ergonomics department. For one thing, it's hard to open it with one hand.

I bought the D-EJ1000 to replace my aging D-777, which was Sony's top-of-the-line model back about 1995. Size-wise, it's about the same, but the D-777 is a bit taller, and made of plastic for the most part. At least back then Sony supplied real carrying cases for the things, rather than a loose-fitting bag made of thin material.

I used the same headphones as I always do, my Sony MDR-E888 earbuds and was immediately disturbed by the sound quality. Without bass boost sound quality was as you'd expect--dull. With bass 1 it was still bland. So I cranked it up to bass 2 and was immediately surprised at how overdriven the bass sounded. Everything sounded muddy. If I were a "glass is half-full" kind of guy, I might say that it sounded "warm", but why sugar-coat it? Over-powered bass and muffled trebles are all I'm hearing.

I thought immediately that something must be wrong with my headphones, so I plugged them back into the D-777 and swapped the CD over. Clean trebles, nice bass, nothing muddy at all. I tried Jazz, Flamenco, Trance, Rock, and some poppy stuff from Japan. The only thing that sounded alright was a Cure CD recorded in the 80's.

I don't know what Sony did wrong. Perhaps they figure that the people that want to enjoy their music have moved on to the digital players or Minidiscs. I don't know. But I'm very very disappointed.

I was searching for something small, light, nearly indestructable and with acceptable sound quality. I use this almost exclusively for air travel, where I usually have 6-8 long flights each month. I immediately threw out the supplied earphones and replaced them with a pair of Etymotic ER-6s. The sound quality is better than anything I have ever heard from a portable, so good, in fact, that my wife stole mine, and now I must buy another.

The only disappointment is that it does not come with an ultra-small, ultra-light clip in carrying case (only a small cloth bag that you can tie onto something).

I recently started looking for a new cd player, and eventually decided upon this model. I was a little bit anxious to hear the sound quality after some reviews claimed it was either distorted or non existent. I could readily believe this as the size of the player is phenomenolly small, and I assumed some sacrifice had to be made. However when I first started listening to it I was very impressed. I listen to many different styles of music and this did justice to everything from the piano works of Liszt, the heavy base sound of dub and the distorted guitar of bands like Muse. There are 3 bass settings (no bass, 1 and 2). However, I can see why people say the sound is either a little light on the bass side or a little heavy (I personally don't think bass can be too heavy). On the sound settings no bass is pretty useless, 1 bass is only good for classical music generally and 2 bass is good for contemporary styles. I also found there was no distortion at all, even when listened to at high volume, and I listen to a lot of dub and hip hop which is heavily reliant on bass. It also looks amazing, is easy to use and is well made. The sound is truly excellent with the provided headphones(I am yet to try it with a more expensive pair and honestly don't think there is any need), it looks great and is from Sony so you know it will last.

The player is perfect in every way. Small, light, beautifully made and proportioned. Listening to a CD is an event. Even a recorded disk has a certain quality that can't be matched by other formats such as minidisc etc. The sound quality is exceptional as you would expect from a CD and the supplied headphones are more than capable of showing you what its capable of. Don't listen to the other reviewers... I can't see how they arrived at their conclusions...