I just picked this up at the post office. I paid $4.55 on ebay + shipping, less than $10 total. It's a Sony D-E401 built June 1998. I moved up 3 years from my 1995 vintage Panasonic SL-S160 that is still working good but the lid hinge broke at the back so it's a pain to open and close especially when i'm in the car. Plus some of the really rough backroads will make it skip since it has no antishock. Also the bass boost switch is worn and loose so it likes to switch the XBS on by itself which was only an issue if I was using the headphone out. I'll keep the Panasonic for a backup when I'm trying to play a really scratched cd since it seems to be the best I've used for that.
The battery life should also be a bit longer on the new old Sony (I think it's like 14hrs compared to maybe 8 on the Panasonic) and the gauge will come in handy.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r...discman004.jpg
The broken lid on the Panasonic:
The battery life should also be a bit longer on the new old Sony (I think it's like 14hrs compared to maybe 8 on the Panasonic) and the gauge will come in handy.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r...discman004.jpg
The broken lid on the Panasonic:
The only portable CD player I have around here is a phillips jogproof I got in early 2000, I think like 2002 or something. It still works good, but the jury's still out on the SQ, I havn't really tested it much with better than stock phones. But it obviously doesn't compare to the older ones.
