Sony Walkman D-EJ360 Personal CD Player
- CD-R/CD-RW Playback: CD-R/CD-RW
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Sony D-EJ360 - Because Your Music DESERVES to be Played on a Cool CD Player!
Pros
Great audio, stylish and sturdy design, handy features, shock protection, doesn?t eat batteries.
Cons
The included headphones SUCK.
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
- If it's supposed to be the so-called "Bottom Line," why is it placed on TOP of the review? Something to think about...
I haven't had a portable compact disc player in years. The only time I needed one was when my commute involved busses and trains - now my car is my personal CD player. Since a change in duties at work took me off the phones (yay!) and has me doing repetitive software testing all day (boo!), I decided I was going to need one to keep me from suffering from monotony-induced narcolepsy. After very little searching, I purchased the Sony D-EJ360 Personal CD Player from a local Radio Shack.
The first thing most folks will notice about the Sony D-EJ360 is the cool design. The sturdy, hard plastic casing is strikingly painted in red with white highlights, and three cool-but-useless reflective buttons on the cover. The headphone jack and function buttons are placed ergonomically along the circumference of the CD player, leading up to the recessed LCD panel at the front. The LCD display shows the track number, the length of the track, battery strength, volume levels, bass levels, and secondary functions selected.
The silver, rectangular vertical buttons used for basic operation, such as play, pause, stop, skip, and rewind are located on the right edge of the unit. On the left edge are the buttons for volume, bass, and play mode options. Play mode options include track shuffle and CD repeat, and are cycled through by tapping the play mode buttons. Tapping the forward or repeat buttons will skip to the next track or repeat the last track respectively. The buttons are a bit small, so people with large hands may occasionally find themselves having difficulty pressing buttons. Still, its better that Sony erred on the small side; having trouble pressing a small button is definitely preferable to having big buttons that can be pressed on accident too easily.
This CD player was designed perfectly for the music lover always on the go. With a width less than six inches (5.38") and height of 1 inch, the Sony D-EJ360 is relatively small, and happens to also be incredibly light (.44lbs). It's ideal for travelling and will fit into any backpack or small bag. Also, the unit equipped G-protection to keep your CD from skipping because of small to moderate bumps. This feature works impressively – bumps and moderate knocks will no longer play a significant role in your music enjoyment with this CD player. I accidentally dropped mine from almost an inch onto a hard surface, and the player did not skip a beat. Definitely amazing.
Another cool feature is that the D-EJ360 remembers the last track and time that a CD stopped at, so you can continue listening at the same point you stopped if you choose. Though a common feature on DVD players, this is the first time I've seen it on a CD player, and it's an extremely useful option as well. Instead of draining juice by pausing a CD, you can just stop it and pick it up at the exact same point whenever you're ready.
Sony touts a 40-hour battery life for the D-EJ360, and boy were they not kidding. Compared to many other units I've used over the years, this bad boy is a miser when it comes to the juice – it's the Scrooge of the CD player world. Supply this with a quality pair of batteries and break up extended listening sessions and you'll fly by that 40-hour mark, easily. Even if you do manage to keep this unit cranking out tunes long enough drain the juice from the AA batteries, plugging a DC adapter in will keep you rocking almost indefinitely.
Regrettably, the major factor detracting from the near-perfection of this Sony CD player is the poor choice of included headphones. For this unit, Sony provides a miniscule, pathetic little unadjustable pair of open-air headphones, designed to be worn behind the head. The only reason for selecting such a poorly designed pair of headphones with this CD player is to keep the cost of the CD player below a certain price point. These headphones continue the current confusing trend of providing comfortable headphones for the elusive shrunken-headed consumer. Your best bet is to just toss them out immediately and go with another headphone model. As always, I recommend the Koss TD-80s, but if you have your own favorite, go with those.
All in all, Sony truly did a bang-up job designing the Sony D-EJ360 Personal CD Player. With the ability to play CD-R/RWs in addition to regular compact discs the unit flaunts its versatility, while still possessing the quality audio, design, and features that people have come to expect from Sony. Check it out.
The first thing most folks will notice about the Sony D-EJ360 is the cool design. The sturdy, hard plastic casing is strikingly painted in red with white highlights, and three cool-but-useless reflective buttons on the cover. The headphone jack and function buttons are placed ergonomically along the circumference of the CD player, leading up to the recessed LCD panel at the front. The LCD display shows the track number, the length of the track, battery strength, volume levels, bass levels, and secondary functions selected.
The silver, rectangular vertical buttons used for basic operation, such as play, pause, stop, skip, and rewind are located on the right edge of the unit. On the left edge are the buttons for volume, bass, and play mode options. Play mode options include track shuffle and CD repeat, and are cycled through by tapping the play mode buttons. Tapping the forward or repeat buttons will skip to the next track or repeat the last track respectively. The buttons are a bit small, so people with large hands may occasionally find themselves having difficulty pressing buttons. Still, its better that Sony erred on the small side; having trouble pressing a small button is definitely preferable to having big buttons that can be pressed on accident too easily.
This CD player was designed perfectly for the music lover always on the go. With a width less than six inches (5.38") and height of 1 inch, the Sony D-EJ360 is relatively small, and happens to also be incredibly light (.44lbs). It's ideal for travelling and will fit into any backpack or small bag. Also, the unit equipped G-protection to keep your CD from skipping because of small to moderate bumps. This feature works impressively – bumps and moderate knocks will no longer play a significant role in your music enjoyment with this CD player. I accidentally dropped mine from almost an inch onto a hard surface, and the player did not skip a beat. Definitely amazing.
Another cool feature is that the D-EJ360 remembers the last track and time that a CD stopped at, so you can continue listening at the same point you stopped if you choose. Though a common feature on DVD players, this is the first time I've seen it on a CD player, and it's an extremely useful option as well. Instead of draining juice by pausing a CD, you can just stop it and pick it up at the exact same point whenever you're ready.
Sony touts a 40-hour battery life for the D-EJ360, and boy were they not kidding. Compared to many other units I've used over the years, this bad boy is a miser when it comes to the juice – it's the Scrooge of the CD player world. Supply this with a quality pair of batteries and break up extended listening sessions and you'll fly by that 40-hour mark, easily. Even if you do manage to keep this unit cranking out tunes long enough drain the juice from the AA batteries, plugging a DC adapter in will keep you rocking almost indefinitely.
Regrettably, the major factor detracting from the near-perfection of this Sony CD player is the poor choice of included headphones. For this unit, Sony provides a miniscule, pathetic little unadjustable pair of open-air headphones, designed to be worn behind the head. The only reason for selecting such a poorly designed pair of headphones with this CD player is to keep the cost of the CD player below a certain price point. These headphones continue the current confusing trend of providing comfortable headphones for the elusive shrunken-headed consumer. Your best bet is to just toss them out immediately and go with another headphone model. As always, I recommend the Koss TD-80s, but if you have your own favorite, go with those.
All in all, Sony truly did a bang-up job designing the Sony D-EJ360 Personal CD Player. With the ability to play CD-R/RWs in addition to regular compact discs the unit flaunts its versatility, while still possessing the quality audio, design, and features that people have come to expect from Sony. Check it out.
