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5 Reviews for Sony NWS706 - 4GB Walkman MP3 Player - With Noise Canceling Headphones - Violet
Not sure - 31 Dec 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful.
Pros:
- 4GB plenty to store
- quite a nice piece of kit, well designed
- looks cool
Against:
- the noise canceling headphones are not noise canceling unless you push the plugs straight into your inner ear however perforating your eardrum - used it in the gym and even turning up the volume had the gym music and background noises there plus the plugs constantly fell out of my ear canal. The best headphones I have ever owned and still own are from the 80s, massive, covering the whole ear, however: noise canceling for real. I was disappointed after all the positive reviews
- the software I found ok but Sony is notorious for making software that isn't compatible with Mac, which my Lap Top drives on - seems Microsoft and Sony must be big buddies in business: really applies for most of their products
- trying to find a carrier case was also a nightmare - took weeks of surfing - Sony's own products for the NWS706 are rubbish - found one at Comet in the end: the last place I thought searching out
O.k. but not brilliant.
Good MP3 player with excellent noise canceling feature - 18 Nov 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful.
I've had this for about a year now and it's been pretty good. The noise canceling feature is as advertised. With other music devices, I couldn't hear the music over the noise on the underground, but with the Sony NWS706, it is wonderful to be able to listen without needing to turn up the volume. The headphones also don't seem to leak music out as far as I can tell...at least I'm not getting dirty looks from people when I do have it at a high volume. I also like that it's small and can fit in my hand or pocket. Although it has FM, I haven't used it much since reception on the underground is spotty.
My main gripe about it is the need for a cable to connect to the USB port, but there are issues that some of the other reviewers have also noted:
* sonic stage: not too bad, but it could be better
* lack of lanyard
* rubber ear plugs can pull off if you accidentally tug the earphone cable too hard
I'm looking at buying a MP3 player for my wife, and although Sony's newer MP3 players have addressed the sonic stage and USB cable issues, it looks like they've removed the noise-canceling feature. Time to buy this before Amazon runs out of stock!
One of the best mp3 players around, but still has flaws - 30 Aug 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful.
My previous mp3 player was also a sony, 1Gb model. Very happy with it, still works but I wanted something with more capacity.
The best feature of this player from my point of view, and the reason why I stuck with Sony, is its excellent battery life. Personally I wouldn't even consider one of those players with pathetic 14 hour or 8 hour battery life - Unless you remember to recharge it at every opportunity invariably the battery runs out soon after you go out and you end up carrying around a useless bit of plastic all day. The 50 hours that Sony players tend to offer is the bare minimum as far as I'm concerned (and they do seem to live up to the claimed batt life).
The other strong point of this is that it looks pretty nice and solid and is reasonably easy to use. And there aren't currently that many 4G solid state players, though I'm sure that will change rapidly.
The noise cancelling headphones don't really seem necessary to me, other people might get more benefit from them, and anyway I've never kept a pair of headphones for more than a year before losing or breaking them.
One downside is the one everybody notes, that SonicStage is quite a poorly designed piece of software, even now its up to version 4 point something. But at least it no longer tries to limit how many times you can export tracks ripped from your own cds. Though why it has to ask you _every single time_ you put a new cd in whether you want to register with gracenote I don't know. Every single time the same dialog box pops up - I'm not on the internet OK, stop asking that blasted question! Anyway, its just about usable, if irritating. I don't care about compatibility with downloads from itunes or whatever, I buy everything on cd and rip it.
The real downside is one that didn't apply to earlier Sony players, even though they also had 50hr battery life. Sadly they seem to have joined the same 'stupid club' that all other mp3 player manufacturers (ironically apart from the really cheap and nasty ones) belong to.
That is, it now has a stupid built-in rechargeable battery instead of letting you use cheap widely available rechargeable AAAs. This means (a) you can't carry a spare battery or resort to buying a normal AAA from a shop if the one you have goes flat, (b) at some point the charging capacity of the built in one will start to drop noticably, (c) at some later point the built in one will die completely and then you might as well throw the thing away, oh and (d) when the battery goes flat you have to stop using the thing entirely while you recharge it (though its only 2hours to charge, it does expect you to turn your PC on to plug it into).
It also uses a non-standard USB connector, which means if the supplied lead is broken or lost you are stuck. Also it seems a bit cheapskate for a £100 product not to include a neck strap or usb/mains charging adaptor, expecting you to pay extra for them.
The sound quality is very good, though it seems to me a bit more sibilant than my previous Sony.
Oh, and the radio is a very nice addition, though it consumes power at several times the rate as when playing mp3s
Wonderful sound, poor quality control. - 29 Aug 2007
0 out of 0 found this review helpful.
I bought one in May 2007 after careful consideration and because I'd read reviews here suggesting that ipods are failing within 18 months of purchase. The Sony NWS706 was praised in several shops I visited and in 'Which?' magazine. Not being able to find one at the RRP I reasoned it must be good so bought one.
Design-wise I was impressed although a little concerned over the rotating collar and how long it would last. The version of Sonic Stage supplied conflicted with an XP update so I have to download a new version. Having said that, I prefer SonicStage to iTunes...once it works.
The sound was lovely and the supplied headphones are very good and the first 'in ear' ones which have fitted and not left my ears aching.
Then it broke. The buttons and rotating collar stopped working within 3 weeks. I am really unimpressed about this and whilst it is still under warrantly, am not sure how much I trust Sony to be able to make a decent repair.
Technically it is a nice piece of work, but I do not spend over £100 for something to fail in weeks and would be cautious about recommending this item.
Sonic Stage is very buggy - 31 Jul 2007
1 out of 5 found this review helpful.
I would be very careful with this product, although the player is good Sonic Stage is very buggy