Amazon.co.uk Review
The Sony D-EJ625 CD Walkman is one of the more affordable portable CD players from Sony's extensive range. It is lightweight, thanks to the plastic construction, and it slips neatly into a jacket pocket. The only obviously vulnerable part is the plastic catch that closes the lid, though our testing revealed no flaws. Controls consist of the basics and little more, apart from the Mega Bass settings, which add plenty of thump. The important functions are duplicated on a small control pad halfway along the headphone cord. The only really annoying feature is the insistent beep that accompanies skipping backwards and forwards through a CD. While still a fairly swish piece of kit, it lacks the usual Sony design flair and build quality. Two rechargeable AA batteries supply the power and the supplied recharger plugs directly into the player. Battery life is top-notch. Sony reckons about 36 hours, which is optimistic, but it's good for a long return journey and more.
The problem with many portable CD players is skipping. You have to be reasonably gentle with them. The big feature of the D-EJ625 is Sony's superb G-Protection system, which renders it "jog-proof". And indeed it is--it takes a pretty rigorous and lengthy shake to overload the system and even then it recovers very quickly. This means you can slip it into your pocket or use the carrying handle and jump about at will, it's quite remarkable. Once you've got used to it you'll be hard pushed to go back to a player without such a system.
The Sony D-EJ625 CD Walkman is excellent value. It's not perhaps the most well-featured player you'll find, but the superb G-Protection system makes it an attractive choice for the money.--Miles Berkeley
Product Description
The Sony D-EJ625 is a jog proof CD Walkman with a plethora of cutting edge features.
Stereo Headphones with Remote Supplied are Sony MDR (Micro Dynamic Receiver) type and offer wide dynamic range with excellent sound. The in-line remote control looks after CD operation, volume, and has a Hold switch, making it easy to operate the CD Walkman when carried in a backpack or pocket. The rechargable battery (NC-WMAA X2) supplied uses the CD Walkman as its charger when player is connected to AC adapter.
Skip free G-PROTECTION Technology is the 2nd generation of skip-free function and comes with improved mechanism for more protection against vertical shock, and a greatly advanced digital-based system for more than 10-times-faster shock recovery compared to conventional systems, providing perfect playing performance without skipping even during such active uses as jogging. CD-R/RW Disc compatibility plays all compact discs including CD rewriteable and CD recordable; your own compilations from CD recorder deck or PC can be played on the unit.
New compact inner circle layout design exemplifies natural CD player styling, with recessed, easily accessible controls, compact size, light weight, and dimensions practically mirroring a CD itself.
Up to 36 hours continuous playback with 2xAA batteries is a result of advanced Sony engineering, new IC chip set and new mechanism, providing very long battery life (4 hours longer than predecessor) in continuous playback use. 64 Track RMS programming offers extraordinary ability for you to customize the order in which tracks on a CD are played.
9 playback modes gives you many predetermined choices in the playback of CDs, including hearing one track over and over, or a selection of tracks in a desired order, or tracks in Shuffle (random) order. Track Loop Repeat provides seamless access to all tracks.
2 POSITION Automatic Volume Limiter System (AVLS) maintains volume output at levels below distortion threshold for cleaner sound reproduction. Included hand strap allows CD Walkman player to be carried with confidence.