Sony Walkman D-F415 Personal CD Player

When I was looking for a CD player about a year ago, i thought that it would be nice to have a CD player AND a Radio. But what i didnt think of is how much of a hassle it would be to lug around a huge player, it is too big for most pockets and doesnt have a belt clip, so you cant do anything with it, ie:jog, workout, mow the lawn etc. Other then the size had no problem with it for about a year, it has nice skip protection and a handy HOLD button, but a couple of weeks ago i started having trouble with it, it would just start cutting in and out, like it was being turned on and off, and i know it wasnt because of being shaken because it would do it when i wasn't moving, and i know it isnt scratched cds becuase the shock protection would take care of that. I do however like the fact that you can have a 'remote' for the cd player. I am now in search of a smaller higher quality player.