I have that same one off amazon and is the second one. I gave the first one a shot but it had the same problem. No way I got any more than 8 hours out of it. I was past the return date but I emailed them and told them and they sent me a new one ( with newer update installed) and I sent the old...

Same problem here. Doesn't seem to last long at all.

Do you guys just keep it in sleep mode or do you turn the unit off at the end of the day?

I don't know of any sony center anywhere near me. Is there any other thing to turn on or off that I might have missed? Also I have never let it go until it dies completely. I'll do better about timing it when I charge it next. How many hours of actual play do you get?

My nw-45 doesn't seem to have any more than 5-8 hours of play. With blue tooth off and mainly MP3 files. Hard to tell because I only listen for a little bit at a time but it doesn't seem anywhere close to what they advertise

You have to use the buttons on the side.

Yes they are

I've had my nw-a45 for a few days now and so far for what I wanted it for I'm happy. It starts up kind of slow and has the create the database every time which seems weird to me since my Sansa fuse is ten years old and comes on twice as fast but whatever it's not a big deal. Sounds good through...

Thank you for the insight. That's what I would be worried about with the fiio and Bluetooth. My home system is more than adequate for sound so the line out I don't think matters to me at all. I just want something that sounds good and does what it says it does.

Does anyone know where I can still get media go download?

So just to get it straight a true line out uses the devices power to play the music and the aux only line basically just uses the device like a thumb drive with music on it to be played through your other equipment. Is that right?

Mainly with headphones wired and Bluetooth and wired to my truck. I have a stereo in the garage I'd use it with with the aux if my wife didnt have so much crap in my way to be able to use it. I'll hear how good it sounds through head phones and cramped in the truck but through a stereo I don't...

I'm not sure what you mean. I don't know much about these devices. So the wm cable doesn't work as a line out but a third party cable would? What the point of having DAC in it if you can't use it? And the 3.5 jack also not a line out?

Yeah I definitely want good sound and whatever I get I will use in my truck and at home with a cable but I want reliable Bluetooth for exercise and when I'm out and about. If the a45 is all around a better player then others in the general price range then that's what I'm going to get. I'd be...

That's something I had not seen yet. I wonder when it comes out? I'm still leaning towards the a45 because of Bluetooth but am interested to hear more about the m7 and when it comes out. I'm new to these type of audio devices and am not sure what they are all capable of with the different ports...