Panasonic SHOCKWAVE SL-SW505 Personal CD Player
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- CD-R/CD-RW Playback: CD-R
- Bass Boost: With Bass Boost
- Anti Skip Buffer: 40 sec.
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This CD player is solid like a rock!
Pros
Virtually unskippable, very easy to use, and comes with a very nice workout pouch.
Cons
A little heavy, oversized headphones, a little expensive.
Recommended it?
Yes
After a number of quiet workouts at the gym, I decided that I finally needed to add a little music to my life. However, I am extremely hard on portable electronics -- I am always dropping them or banging them into things. My habits coupled with the fact that I was going to be taking this machine to the gym, meant that I had to find something extremely durable. After reading some reviews around the Net, I decided to buy the Shockwave. I've not been at all disappointed.
This machine is just about as solid as you can get. I have already dropped it, bounced around with it, sweated on it and banged it into a Stair Master and it has yet to skip a beat. I've stopped setting the "HOLD" because the machine is fine without using it. And nothing on it has come loose or started to rattle. You would think I had had it sitting motionlessly on a table top. I'm not an audiophile, but I think the sound quality is very good. The neoprene bag that comes with it is excellent. It has a holder for extra CDs and an extra pouch to put batteries or your locker key in. The velcro closure is very secure and the belt clasp is solid, neither of them have ever come undone on me.
The machine has great battery life -- I've gotten over 20 hours on 2 AA batteries (which are easy to get at and change) -- and has a lot of nice features including repeat and random. It also has an automatic volume limiter, so you can prevent it from getting too loud if you need to pay attention to what is going on around you. CDs seem well protected, because in over three months of use I have yet to pull out a scratched CD. The control buttons on the front are easy to use, though the display can be a little hard to read if you don't have it at the right angle. Additional switches inside let you choose the anti-shock mode to be on or off and let you select the play mode (i.e. resume, random) that you want. The Shockwave's controls are very easy to figure out without a manual.
My only complaints are relatively minor. The Shockwave is a little on the heavy side, but since I usually carry it in its pouch, it really doesn't bother me that much. I also am not overly fond of the headphones that came with it, as they are rather loud and the earpieces get kind of damp and sweaty after a good work out. I think it would have been better if it had come with earbuds instead.
I would recommend this product to anyone who wants to take their CD's to the gym or who is a little hard on their portable electronics. It's a little pricey, but worth the investment.
This machine is just about as solid as you can get. I have already dropped it, bounced around with it, sweated on it and banged it into a Stair Master and it has yet to skip a beat. I've stopped setting the "HOLD" because the machine is fine without using it. And nothing on it has come loose or started to rattle. You would think I had had it sitting motionlessly on a table top. I'm not an audiophile, but I think the sound quality is very good. The neoprene bag that comes with it is excellent. It has a holder for extra CDs and an extra pouch to put batteries or your locker key in. The velcro closure is very secure and the belt clasp is solid, neither of them have ever come undone on me.
The machine has great battery life -- I've gotten over 20 hours on 2 AA batteries (which are easy to get at and change) -- and has a lot of nice features including repeat and random. It also has an automatic volume limiter, so you can prevent it from getting too loud if you need to pay attention to what is going on around you. CDs seem well protected, because in over three months of use I have yet to pull out a scratched CD. The control buttons on the front are easy to use, though the display can be a little hard to read if you don't have it at the right angle. Additional switches inside let you choose the anti-shock mode to be on or off and let you select the play mode (i.e. resume, random) that you want. The Shockwave's controls are very easy to figure out without a manual.
My only complaints are relatively minor. The Shockwave is a little on the heavy side, but since I usually carry it in its pouch, it really doesn't bother me that much. I also am not overly fond of the headphones that came with it, as they are rather loud and the earpieces get kind of damp and sweaty after a good work out. I think it would have been better if it had come with earbuds instead.
I would recommend this product to anyone who wants to take their CD's to the gym or who is a little hard on their portable electronics. It's a little pricey, but worth the investment.
