Sony Walkman D-EJ725 Personal CD Player
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The perfect portable CD player for MD users!
Pros
excellent analog and digital line outs; good portability; G-protection; battery life
Cons
average quality built-in headphone amp
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
The value for money of this unit is great. Not to be missed!
I bought the D-EJ725 two months ago here in London (UK) to make the perfect pair with my MD unit Sony MZ-R91. This unit sports CD Text capability and an optical out at about 1/3 the price of the Sony top-range machine, the D-EJ01 (as compared to the D-EJ01's estimated price on this website). The European version comes with a nice remote (RM-CD15L, featuring a non back-lit display) which allows play-stop, AMS search and volume control. Other items are short-cable earphones, an additional battery case, two rechargeable batteries and an AC adaptor. The AC adaptor recharges the batteries in less than three hours for about nine hours of playing time.
The unit performs very well on the go. Two rechargeable + two alkaline batteries (in the external battery case) last for about 50 hours. I have been unable to make it skip once in two months. It is very thin hence great portability, even without a dedicated case (the inside pocket of a denim jacket will house it perfectly).
On the audio side, I must say that unfortunately the built-in headphone amp reflects the low price range: the midrange is quite over-emphasized and a number of high-level recorded CDs will inevitably cause some distortion in the low frequencies. To counteract this, I have tried a number of Sony earbuds (not the enclosed ones: replace them as soon as you can) and the best match are definitely the EX70. While the machine's sound straight from the headphone output will undoubtedly satisfy the average user, others will prefer to hook up the unit to a portable headphone amp (like the HeadRoom Airhead) if they own one already.
The analog out in fact sounds TERRIFIC! Its good detail and open soundstage will not pass unobserved to the experienced ear when the machine is connected to either a good home hi-fi system or a headphone amplifier. Like other Sony portable digital units, the analog and the digital out share the same socket.
The digital out is perfect for digital recordings to portable digital machines (not only Sony's), such as MD or DAT recorders. Just get hold of any mini-to-mini optical cable (in my case it's the Sony POC-5B) and make sure that the G-Protection is turned off. With my MZ-R91, I have been unable to hear any differences when comparing MD recordings from either the D-EJ725, an expensive Pioneer Laser Disc player or a Sony D-EJ01.
This machine is capable of reading text information from text-encoded CDs. From what the manual says, it seems that it's able to extract text information from both types of text encoded CDs (text in the TOC area - like the post'97 titles of Sony Music - or in the program area). This function is particularly interesting to the owners of Sony portable MD recorders because it makes it possible to copy track and disc titles with no more need to "torture" the beloved MD unit or remote control afterwards. You'll need an optional Sony CD Text cable (RK-TXT1) which, strangely, is not yet available through the "official" Sony Europe's channels. However, it is easily found on e-malls. The connection is made between the remote-headphone outputs of both the D-EJ725 and your Sony MD portable (featuring the "Joint Text CD-MD" logo on the box). I have used this function with a number of Sony Music CDs without any problem, the flow of text data is just straight (you'll have to confirm the text entry for each track on your MD unit, though).
The unit performs very well on the go. Two rechargeable + two alkaline batteries (in the external battery case) last for about 50 hours. I have been unable to make it skip once in two months. It is very thin hence great portability, even without a dedicated case (the inside pocket of a denim jacket will house it perfectly).
On the audio side, I must say that unfortunately the built-in headphone amp reflects the low price range: the midrange is quite over-emphasized and a number of high-level recorded CDs will inevitably cause some distortion in the low frequencies. To counteract this, I have tried a number of Sony earbuds (not the enclosed ones: replace them as soon as you can) and the best match are definitely the EX70. While the machine's sound straight from the headphone output will undoubtedly satisfy the average user, others will prefer to hook up the unit to a portable headphone amp (like the HeadRoom Airhead) if they own one already.
The analog out in fact sounds TERRIFIC! Its good detail and open soundstage will not pass unobserved to the experienced ear when the machine is connected to either a good home hi-fi system or a headphone amplifier. Like other Sony portable digital units, the analog and the digital out share the same socket.
The digital out is perfect for digital recordings to portable digital machines (not only Sony's), such as MD or DAT recorders. Just get hold of any mini-to-mini optical cable (in my case it's the Sony POC-5B) and make sure that the G-Protection is turned off. With my MZ-R91, I have been unable to hear any differences when comparing MD recordings from either the D-EJ725, an expensive Pioneer Laser Disc player or a Sony D-EJ01.
This machine is capable of reading text information from text-encoded CDs. From what the manual says, it seems that it's able to extract text information from both types of text encoded CDs (text in the TOC area - like the post'97 titles of Sony Music - or in the program area). This function is particularly interesting to the owners of Sony portable MD recorders because it makes it possible to copy track and disc titles with no more need to "torture" the beloved MD unit or remote control afterwards. You'll need an optional Sony CD Text cable (RK-TXT1) which, strangely, is not yet available through the "official" Sony Europe's channels. However, it is easily found on e-malls. The connection is made between the remote-headphone outputs of both the D-EJ725 and your Sony MD portable (featuring the "Joint Text CD-MD" logo on the box). I have used this function with a number of Sony Music CDs without any problem, the flow of text data is just straight (you'll have to confirm the text entry for each track on your MD unit, though).
