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Sony - 4GB* Wearable Sports MP3 Player - Black
Average Customer Rating:
3.4
Rating breakdown 82 reviews
5 Stars
31
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
12
1 Star
15
65%of customers recommend this product.
(
49 out of
75)
Customer Reviews for Sony - 4GB* Wearable Sports MP3 Player - Black
Customer Rating
5
Better than imagined
on December 5, 2014
Posted by: Wogelsby
I avoided this product for two years, believing the negative reviews and not willing to accept the radical new design. Instead I bought and used the much cheaper Sandisk player which served adequately until recently. Going back to the market I became reacquainted with this updated Sony player and took the chance. It is WORTH the extra money. It works beautifully. It's sound is on a different level from the Sandisk - both fidelity and range. It is comfortable, easy to operate while wearing. It feels and looks solid. I haven't worn it in the rain but feel it's claim to be swim-proof should make that trouble free. Happy Camper here.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
Great for bike rides
on December 27, 2014
Posted by: Gjohnson
I figure anything I use every day deserves an excellent rating. I use these on my bike rides and it's nice not having any wires in the way. The sound quality is not the best but the convenience of them is worth the compromise.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
4
A very good Product-but still room for improvement
on January 22, 2018
Posted by: RHutniak
Gender:Male
Sound quality is only okay. I have to have the volume full when swimming. I believe that if the chamber, where the speaker is, was full flood or solid filled; sound quality would be 2-3x better.
Sound travels faster in water and, as I see it, when there is an airspace between the speaker, water and eardrum, the airspace blocks the "rich" sound.
Underwater speakers sound better than those in a submersible housing. But still, there is nothing else out there as good as these.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
3
Love it... mostly
on February 13, 2018
Posted by: Things1n2
I love the comfort and sound quality. The best part is NO WIRES which makes it great for traveling and working out. I wish it had Bluetooth so it could be used as headset for my phone. Also, I was never able to use it for swimming. I tried all of the ear buds but none kept the water out. Even before letting the water in my ear. the volume with the water ear tips was too low to enjoy the music. I was very excited to finally be able to listen to tunes when swimming so this was a big disappointment. I hope they can improve on this in the future.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from sony.comBy Sony North America Customer Support, February 13, 2018
Hello Things1n2, thank you very much for taking the time in writing us your honest review regarding the device. These suggestions are very much welcome for further improvements to our products and we are more than happy to take a look at this matter.
Regards, _Bob
Regards, _Bob
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
W series 273s! Has worked for over 4 years
on June 13, 2018
Posted by: Batman34
Gender:Male
Mine has worked great! A little picky on charging lately but just cleaned and fixed the prongs on charger and it’s still going. I use it to workout 3-5 times a week 2 hour increments. It gets used!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
1
Stopped working after a few months
on October 8, 2020
Posted by: aa_kenneth
Gender:Male
I bought this less than 6 months ago for swimming. It worked great at first but then the sound stopped working even if the power light was still on and blinking.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
4
Great purchase
on August 9, 2014
Posted by: Anonymous
I like this product. I have had it for about 1 year and I can now say that I am happy with it. I do cycling, running, gym, and swimming. It works great for all sports. I have a MAC computer and one thing that I do find annoying is that in order to clear songs from it, I have to actually reformat the walkman since it doesn't let me delete songs individually. Adding them is a breeze but I like to keep interested so I try to change music often. Another reason why I did not give it five stars is that when swimming, it sometimes falls off. Quality during swimming can be touch and go at times if you get even a little water in your ear. Now, this is not to say that this is not a worth buy because it is.
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Posted by: SFLARunner
Verified Purchase:Yes
I am a runner in South Florida. Most the times it is hot. I have gone through half a dozen ipods countless headphones and at least 3 "waterproof" Bluetooth headphones all lost due to sweat or rain getting to them. No matter what I did to protect the ipod it never lasted more than 6 months and waterproof headphones never lasted mire than a month. The Walkman has stood the test of time through excessive sweat and countless rain storms. The media go interface that comes with it is easy to use and imported all my play lists from iTunes. The controls on the Walkman itself allow you to adjust volume, pause, skip songs, skip playlist and are easy to use and control even while running. If you are a runner and like listening to music on your run and run regardless of weather conditions throw away your ipod and switch to the walkman
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com