Sony Walkman D-E206CK Personal CD Player
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Pros
Small, Cheap, Non-Skipping, Cheap, Sounds Great, Cheap
Cons
Packaging Designed by Former Gestapo Agents
Recommended it?
Yes
After reading Fuggly Boy's stellar review of the Sony Discman D-E206CK I succumbed to an attack of "gottahavits" and broke the local land-speed record getting to my Super Wal-Mart. After spending the past two hours cruising the by-ways of beautiful downtown Appomattox, treating the citizenry to the heavy bass back-beat of Steely Dan's Aja, I now feel compelled to add a few of my own comments.
GRADE CROSSING? WE LAUGH AT YOUR PUNY NORTH STATE GRADE CROSSINGS!
The Dragon Weyr is located at the end of a mile and three-quarters of some of the baddest road you are ever likely to encounter this side of a Bosnian mine field. I am talking gravel-surfaced washboard and erosion gully from end to end. I have already trashed the suspensions in both the Dragonmobiles by taking this road at an average speed of 35 MPH, hitting 50 on the brief straight-aways.
GETTING THE PACKAGE OPEN, NO MEAN FEAT
After finally resorting to a pair of tin-snips to open the hermetically-sealed package, I extracted my new toy. It really is a snap to use, I hardly even referred to the instructions at all. It comes with a nifty little cassette thingy that goes into your tape deck and another gizmo that plugs into the power-point or cigarette lighter port. Once you have inserted the proper items into the correct holes and carefully enclosed the wires in the supplied spiral tube you are good to go.
A work of caution, reduce the volume on both your car stereo and the Discman before inserting a CD or you run the risk of blowing out the vehicle's speakers. This puppy can make some noise!
In addition to the bits for using in a vehicle, this model Discman also comes with headphones (comfortable and decent sound, will ruin your hair) and an AC power adaptor so you don't have to use batteries. Am I the only person in the world who sees the irony of providing an AC adaptor for a PORTABLE piece of electronic gear?
OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS
I blasted up my lane with Black Cow thrumming in my ears. Slamming two potholes real good did not cause so much as a tick or hesitation. At some points, I had to hold the Discman to keep it from bouncing off the seat onto the floor. Not a single skip interrupted the hot wail of Tom Scott's tenor sax and Chuck Rainey's Bass riffs just kept getting on (OK, I confess, I am a very fond of tenor sax and something about the vibrations produced by a good bass man get the Dragon's tail to twitching. At the risk of offending the new EP content filter, we won't even go there. Suffice it to say that the path to this Dragon's heart is easily achieved through the judicious application of a well-played saxaphone).
IT COMES WITH VELCRO, YIPPIE!
Two small squares of self-adhesive velcro are included with this Sony Discman and I intend to use them to good purpose. I had already decided that something of the sort was needed when I made the happy discovery that Sony was ahead of me on this item. Make sure that the surface you are sticking to is clean; wipe it down with a mild solvent like alcohol. Attach the velcro squares to the bottom of the Discman first then remove the backing and press it down where you want it to sit in your vehicle. Always remember, with Velcro, the soft, pile part, goes on the removable item and the rough, hook, part goes on the dash board or console. Peel the squares apart before afixing them so you can tell the difference.
THE DRAGON IS DELIGHTED
For a mere $59.95 I can now play CDs in my primary vehicle. The Sony Discman D-E206CK (write this number down before you go shopping, there are other models that Fuggley Boy and I have not tested) is a marvel of modern engineering. I can't believe that such great sound can come out of such a small devise. Admittedly, the Chief Dragon in Residence is often accused of possessing a tin ear, nevertheless, it sounds great to me and Fuggly Boy concurs. Please refer to his excellent review for more technical details and a very good read.
GRADE CROSSING? WE LAUGH AT YOUR PUNY NORTH STATE GRADE CROSSINGS!
The Dragon Weyr is located at the end of a mile and three-quarters of some of the baddest road you are ever likely to encounter this side of a Bosnian mine field. I am talking gravel-surfaced washboard and erosion gully from end to end. I have already trashed the suspensions in both the Dragonmobiles by taking this road at an average speed of 35 MPH, hitting 50 on the brief straight-aways.
GETTING THE PACKAGE OPEN, NO MEAN FEAT
After finally resorting to a pair of tin-snips to open the hermetically-sealed package, I extracted my new toy. It really is a snap to use, I hardly even referred to the instructions at all. It comes with a nifty little cassette thingy that goes into your tape deck and another gizmo that plugs into the power-point or cigarette lighter port. Once you have inserted the proper items into the correct holes and carefully enclosed the wires in the supplied spiral tube you are good to go.
A work of caution, reduce the volume on both your car stereo and the Discman before inserting a CD or you run the risk of blowing out the vehicle's speakers. This puppy can make some noise!
In addition to the bits for using in a vehicle, this model Discman also comes with headphones (comfortable and decent sound, will ruin your hair) and an AC power adaptor so you don't have to use batteries. Am I the only person in the world who sees the irony of providing an AC adaptor for a PORTABLE piece of electronic gear?
OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS
I blasted up my lane with Black Cow thrumming in my ears. Slamming two potholes real good did not cause so much as a tick or hesitation. At some points, I had to hold the Discman to keep it from bouncing off the seat onto the floor. Not a single skip interrupted the hot wail of Tom Scott's tenor sax and Chuck Rainey's Bass riffs just kept getting on (OK, I confess, I am a very fond of tenor sax and something about the vibrations produced by a good bass man get the Dragon's tail to twitching. At the risk of offending the new EP content filter, we won't even go there. Suffice it to say that the path to this Dragon's heart is easily achieved through the judicious application of a well-played saxaphone).
IT COMES WITH VELCRO, YIPPIE!
Two small squares of self-adhesive velcro are included with this Sony Discman and I intend to use them to good purpose. I had already decided that something of the sort was needed when I made the happy discovery that Sony was ahead of me on this item. Make sure that the surface you are sticking to is clean; wipe it down with a mild solvent like alcohol. Attach the velcro squares to the bottom of the Discman first then remove the backing and press it down where you want it to sit in your vehicle. Always remember, with Velcro, the soft, pile part, goes on the removable item and the rough, hook, part goes on the dash board or console. Peel the squares apart before afixing them so you can tell the difference.
THE DRAGON IS DELIGHTED
For a mere $59.95 I can now play CDs in my primary vehicle. The Sony Discman D-E206CK (write this number down before you go shopping, there are other models that Fuggley Boy and I have not tested) is a marvel of modern engineering. I can't believe that such great sound can come out of such a small devise. Admittedly, the Chief Dragon in Residence is often accused of possessing a tin ear, nevertheless, it sounds great to me and Fuggly Boy concurs. Please refer to his excellent review for more technical details and a very good read.
