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Sony D-NE518CK Silver ATRAC/MP3 Car Kit CD Walkman
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$300 iPod? What iPod?
(5 out of 5) by Grinding On on Jan 15, 2004 (Ventura County, California)First off, as others noted, the volume complaints are false. When I first used the DNE518CK in my car, the output was faintly audible... simply flip the cassette adapter and the problem is solved. It's an occasional idiosyncracy which one runs into with tape deck adapters.
The volume range is one of the shining pros of this player, actually, and I say this as one who is usually dissatisfied by the volume ceiling on most players. This'll blow the orig. speakers in your little Toyota/Honda/Saturn at 80%, so be wise or learn the hard way as i did hehe..
Why is every company trying to carve their own fiefdoms with their exclusive file formats? my old RCA car cd/mp3 player was mp3/.wma compatible, iPod has its file format, now we have the ATRAC3. The ATRAC3 file format seems crystal clear and there seems to be no discrepancy between the original mp3s and the smaller (default 1/20th size) ATRAC3. The included ATRAC SonicStage Simple Burner is a no frills, novice level program lacking common niceties like a drag/drop system, auto alphabetizing, playlist saving features, and any options whatsoever. The program annoys in these respects, but these are petty petty petty when one looks at the high tech fanciness and convenience of it all.
The volume range is one of the shining pros of this player, actually, and I say this as one who is usually dissatisfied by the volume ceiling on most players. This'll blow the orig. speakers in your little Toyota/Honda/Saturn at 80%, so be wise or learn the hard way as i did hehe..
Why is every company trying to carve their own fiefdoms with their exclusive file formats? my old RCA car cd/mp3 player was mp3/.wma compatible, iPod has its file format, now we have the ATRAC3. The ATRAC3 file format seems crystal clear and there seems to be no discrepancy between the original mp3s and the smaller (default 1/20th size) ATRAC3. The included ATRAC SonicStage Simple Burner is a no frills, novice level program lacking common niceties like a drag/drop system, auto alphabetizing, playlist saving features, and any options whatsoever. The program annoys in these respects, but these are petty petty petty when one looks at the high tech fanciness and convenience of it all.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
No sound??
(4 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Nov 25, 2003The cd/mp3 player is great which is why I'm giving it 4 stars. Unfortunately the car kit is completely hopeless. I have tried it in two different car stereos and neither work, if you turn the sound on the player fully up and the sound on the tape deck fully up then you can just about make out what song is playing, but it isn't easy. It's a shame because the sound quality on the player was fantastic using a good pair of headphones, it's just the car kit DOES NOT WORK. Be warned.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Not What it Says!
(1 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Oct 5, 2003If you just want to walk with this Walkman, it is fine. The software is easy to use and very useful, if basic: it only accepts input from audio CDs, which is a pain, if like me you want to transfer tapes,LPs and my own edited .wav files without an intermediate audio CD stage.
The unforgivable feature is the unusably low volume it produces through my car stereo. And not just my car stereo: it was virtually inaudible while the engine was running in all four of the car tape machines I tested it in. This would be annoying enough in a "normal Walkman" , but in one with "Car Ready" emblazoned in red on the lid, it is a failure to perform its stated task which borders on the misleading.
Come on, Sony, sort this out: it's a good piece of kit otherwise. In the meantime be warned: you will probably NOT be able to hear this in your car!
The unforgivable feature is the unusably low volume it produces through my car stereo. And not just my car stereo: it was virtually inaudible while the engine was running in all four of the car tape machines I tested it in. This would be annoying enough in a "normal Walkman" , but in one with "Car Ready" emblazoned in red on the lid, it is a failure to perform its stated task which borders on the misleading.
Come on, Sony, sort this out: it's a good piece of kit otherwise. In the meantime be warned: you will probably NOT be able to hear this in your car!
Excellent Value for Money
(4 out of 5) by Mr. S. G. Rowney on Oct 7, 2003 (UK)I havent used the ATRAC software but have used MP3'3 (140 on CD) and standard CD albums and the sound quality & Volume is excellent.
The car kit couldn't be easier to use pop the cassette into the car stereo plub it into the walkman and in car CD, much cheaper than buying a cd player and no difference in the quality of sound (I only wish i could play 140 tracks on a CD on my car cd player)
The car kit couldn't be easier to use pop the cassette into the car stereo plub it into the walkman and in car CD, much cheaper than buying a cd player and no difference in the quality of sound (I only wish i could play 140 tracks on a CD on my car cd player)