Sony PCDP, please help me decide

[rapsabogsa]

Planning to buy a sony portable cd player. i have a collection of CDs, around 150. Dont have a portable one but used to own one 10 years ago. What I have now is an mp3 player (Iriver H140), sennheiser px100 and mx500 earbuds. Dont have headphone amp yet, but will probably get one by December or January. Either a Super Mini Moy or Mini Moy.

Cant buy online. Here's what I found in a local store:

Sony EJ100 - $78 USD
Sony EJ101CK - $98 USD
Sony EJ758CK - $92 USD
Sony EJ761 - $87 USD
Sony EJ785 - $114 USD
Sony NE300 - $101 USD
Sony NE511 - $101 USD
Sony NE518CK - $140
Sony NE711 - $116 USD
Sony D-E221CK - $116 USD
Sony FJ737 - $107 USD
Sony NF400 - $107 USD

My budget is 100 USD only. Please help me decide which one is a good buy. Thanks in advance.

 

[Eagle_Driver]

Those prices are very high, even compared to what those very same players sell for at US retailers at full list price.

By the way, which country are you at?

 

[st5150]

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Originally Posted by Eagle_Driver Those prices are very high, even compared to what those very same players sell for at US retailers at full list price. By the way, which country are you at?

Yeah, the DNE300 is only $60 at Walmart.

 

[skitzo]

have u considered the dne500?

100 retail which will be knocked down next friday

-adrian

 

[YamiTenshi]

You can get the Sony D-EJ100 for $50 at amazon.com

 

[epithetless]

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have u considered the dne500? 100 retail which will be knocked down next friday

skitzo, how do you know the d-ne500's price is coming down next friday? where is this happening?

 

[rapsabogsa]

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Originally Posted by Eagle_Driver Those prices are very high, even compared to what those very same players sell for at US retailers at full list price. By the way, which country are you at?

Im here in Manila, Philippines.

I was excited when I saw a D-NE300 here because it got a great review here in head-fi and its cheap. But when I asked the salesperson, it cost 100 usd (5,700 pesos here).

Buying online is not an option cos i dont have a credit card, not to mention the shipping cost to Manila is high.

 

[rapsabogsa]

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Originally Posted by YamiTenshi You can get the Sony D-EJ100 for $50 at amazon.com

Thanks but I cant really buy online. One advantage buying at the store locally is I get to test the unit too. I just want a decent pcdp with a good headphone out/sound quality with or without a headphone amp. Budget is 100 usd. With line out is better but can live without it cos im on a tight budget. Thanks a lot for the replies.

 

[rapsabogsa]

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Originally Posted by YamiTenshi You can get the Sony D-EJ100 for $50 at amazon.com

Is EJ100 a good pcdp?

 

[rapsabogsa]

*bump*

Local store has Panasonic CT490 for $60 USD only. Is it good comparable to Sony EJ761 or NE300 (these are my current choices based on recommendation).

 

[YamiTenshi]

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Originally Posted by rapsabogsa Is EJ100 a good pcdp?

I haven't tried it yet, but I have seen some good reviews for it. I went to Toys R Us yesterday and saw it being sold for $50 also. If you don't want to buy online and have a Toys R Us near you, you can go take a look.

 

[drewd]

In this month's Stereophile, Sam Tellig lists the Sony D-EJ100 as his choice for the Class D Recommended Components. He pretty well gushed over it, particluarly at the Wal-Mart price of $50. Seeing as he's the kind of bargain basement values, I'd probably take him at his word.

-Drew

 

[rapsabogsa]

thanks. will look into that. ej100 is the cheapest i can get here. i think i'll go for that one. thanks again.

 

[rapsabogsa]

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Originally Posted by drewd In this month's Stereophile, Sam Tellig lists the Sony D-EJ100 as his choice for the Class D Recommended Components. He pretty well gushed over it, particluarly at the Wal-Mart price of $50. Seeing as he's the kind of bargain basement values, I'd probably take him at his word. -Drew

I searched for it in google.com (sam tellig ej100) and found this:

http://stereophile.com/contents1204/

yes, the Sony EJ100 100 was mentioned:

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Sam's Space Sam Tellig has your holiday gift ideas covered with the Musical Fidelity X-Rayv3 CD player, X-DACv3 digital processor, X-10v3 line stage, and X-Canv3 headphone amp, along with the Sony D-EJ100 portable CD player, and the Tivoli Audio Pal portable radio.