xylin6
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I think $299 is a smoking deal for a 64gb walkman that can expand up to 192gb via a microsd card.
and $299 is the list or manufacture suggested retail price,so there is a chance it could be purchased for less on sale.
I paid a total of $340 (including shipping and tax) for my Sony F807 back in September of 2013 because here in the U.S. Sony only offered the F805 and F806 models - and the F806 was $299 for a 32gb player and also only available in black or red, so i thought "why not spend an extra $40 to double the storage space and get the player in the teal/blue color I want?" and so I ordered mine from a Japanese vendor on Amazon and had it in less than 10 days (it actually arrived from Japan in one day then sat in customs in Los Angeles California for five days then the post office took another three to get it to my doorstep in Arizona). The only risk I took was not having a warranty,but as all Sony products I have ever purchased still work to this day that was never a concern.
As for how the A17 will sound compared to an F886 it should be the same or better going by the specs on Sony's site. The one main thing Sony could do to improve the A17 is have a more powerful output. 10mW + 10mW is pretty scant for driving anything other than low impedance headphones + iem's, which is a shame because Sony really do have incredible sound quality.
and $299 is the list or manufacture suggested retail price,so there is a chance it could be purchased for less on sale.
I paid a total of $340 (including shipping and tax) for my Sony F807 back in September of 2013 because here in the U.S. Sony only offered the F805 and F806 models - and the F806 was $299 for a 32gb player and also only available in black or red, so i thought "why not spend an extra $40 to double the storage space and get the player in the teal/blue color I want?" and so I ordered mine from a Japanese vendor on Amazon and had it in less than 10 days (it actually arrived from Japan in one day then sat in customs in Los Angeles California for five days then the post office took another three to get it to my doorstep in Arizona). The only risk I took was not having a warranty,but as all Sony products I have ever purchased still work to this day that was never a concern.
As for how the A17 will sound compared to an F886 it should be the same or better going by the specs on Sony's site. The one main thing Sony could do to improve the A17 is have a more powerful output. 10mW + 10mW is pretty scant for driving anything other than low impedance headphones + iem's, which is a shame because Sony really do have incredible sound quality.
