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๐ŸŽง Enhanced Sony D-NS505 S2 Sports ATRAC Walkman CD Player Review

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BrandSony
Item Dimensions LxWxH5.38 x 5.38 x 1.25 inches
Item Weight1.14 Pounds
Includes MP3 player?Yes
Media Format TypeCD-R

Description of ๐ŸŽง Enhanced Sony D-NS505 S2 Sports ATRAC Walkman CD Player

Portable S2 Sports CD player compatible with MP3 files and Sony's ATRAC3plus compression technology; 2-line display with ID3 tag recognition. 2-line dot-matrix display built into the handstrap offers full ID3 tag recognition, and bookmark playback. Includes SonicStage CD Simple Burner software to facilitate ATRAC3plus CD burning from MP3 files and from other CDs. Software is not Macintosh compatible. Skip-free G-Protection technology eliminates or reduces skipping; active control playback operation simplifies active use. More than 75 hours extended playback with 2 AA batteries (not included) for ATRAC recordings and over 50 hours continuous audio CD playback.

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Revainrating 5 out of 5

Sony Sports Walkman CD player

Bookmark player, a definite plus when listening to audio books and doesn't skip when I'm listening to different activities. I like listening to audio books from the library. This player allows me to do that. I've tried a few cheaper CD players but they skipped, broke quickly, and didn't save bookmarks. This repeatedly required finding the final station in the story when listening to the audio book again. There are models where the batteries can be changed without removing the CD (nice feature)โ€ฆ

Pros
  • 1 year trial
Cons
  • Available in white only

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Built-in sports grip interferes with any other use

The CD player itself has no complaints, but there are two curved flexible blades on the back of the unit that are designed to wrap around the user's hands, which is annoying if someone just wants to mount the device on a table, etc. The device is MP3-compatible, but, and I think that's a big "but", you have to burn the MP3 files onto a disc before you can use them in the Player plays, which in itself is not a voice recorder. Bottom line, not as useful as I would like. I bought it before myโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Hands-free operation
Cons
  • Very expensive

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Only for ATRAC-3 fans (obsolete after 2010)

This article is obsolete. Atrac-3 is no longer supported. Why buy now? Okay, back in 2008 if you want to read on. This Sony MP3 and ATRAC-3 player is worth buying if you have a lot of ATRAC-3 music discs and want to keep your collection rather than swapping out for MP3. This is basically a review in a nutshell. You can read on if you are a SONY Product Improvement Manager and you are wondering "How can I improve this player?โ€ First of all, the SPORT theme is excellent. Nice solid look and theโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Robust design
Cons
  • Without automation