[Buddha]

Just scored this unit for USD$20 with all accessories and manual.

A few light scratches o/wise perfect.

Gotta lurve that backlight remote,

and 86 hours playback.

hmmm must rig that optical out to a meta42.

 

[jlo mein]

congrats, this is a fine unit for $150CAN, let alone $20US!

Lucky non-north american ppl....u get the sony 725 with a backlit remote, while north american versions have this cheapy remote with no display...

 

[Joe Bloggs]

I still found the backlit remote on the D-EJ725 a bit awkward... my brother got a replacement remote for his 905 and that's what I used... even better

I know some of you may be saying why I don't use the 905 if I've got one??? Well, its G-prot audio compression mode can't be turned off, and it can't read 74+ min. discs.

 

[blr]

Congrats.
EJ725 is an overall nice player in terms of features.
BTW have you noticed that Sony reintroduced it under a different model #, EJ 835 or something, or at least this is a player that looks exactly the same as my EJ 725.

 

[neb]

Quote:

Originally posted by blr Congrats. EJ725 is an overall nice player in terms of features. BTW have you noticed that Sony reintroduced it under a different model #, EJ 835 or something, or at least this is a player that looks exactly the same as my EJ 725.

I believe the 835 or whatever they are calling it has CDRW playback which the 725 supposedly does not have (don't know, never tried it).

 

[lucien]

buddha, where in perth are you? i'm typing this in wembley...

 

[Buddha]

Thanx everyone ... cdr is ok but I havent tried cdrw yet either, however quite fortuitously the same seller of the 725 sold me a sony 10x4x32 burner (also for $20) so I'll soon be able to test the theory.

Initial impressions are good ... an improvement from my previous pana sl-sx410, which I found to be a little too bright when paired with the already 'excitable' koss 35s ... (Im burning in a backup set of 35s while playing with the new 725)

Hello lucien
There are quite a few of us sandgropers on the board now, so soon well be able to get the World Tour of Headphones to call 'Downunder'... and Im typing this in Rockingham.

 

[Buddha]

Well i just installed the new burner ... burnt an audio disc to cdrw ... definitely not recognized by the 725.

 

[Joe Bloggs]

CDR is good enough for me... although it's true that I'm getting swamped by them by now

 

[Tanalasta]

ooo... Perth people!

Yep, I also got the DE-J725 which i bought a year or so ago when it came out coz that was all i could afford. They sounded absolutely perfect with the 888's i was listening with - except they broke It's an awesome sounding player out of the line-out jack with the sony-ex71SL's. Crisp highs, great mids and a balanced bass response. Unfortunately, I'm more than unhappy with the headphone out. They sound really really muddy on my ex71SL's. I think it's a recent trend for sony players to have shocking eQ and bass boost. Wish they'll make it sound like the line-out jack but with the population en-masse wanting heavy metal thumping bass, they musta sacrificed sound quality/accuracy (for us audiophiles) to please the others. Does anyone out there know of a current Cd-portable with a really good headphone jack?

did some internet searches way back - the 725 doesn't play CD-RW (i know some international sony websites say it does - they're wrong). I've never gotton mine to - it doesn't recognise the disc. It does play CD-R's really well. You need to buy the newer (current) generation sony walkman's to get CD-RW playback.