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My husband is a stroke survivor. He finds it hard to get to sleep at night. He puts on his earphones and plugs in his walkman and sleeps like a baby. This is his 2nd walkman in 12 years.

My Best Buy number: 1052286367

I would recommend this to a friend!

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great radio as gift for an older friend

on May 21, 2015

Posted by: Nell

Verified Purchase:Yes

Bought this as a gift for an older coworker friend so we could listen to hockey together. he enjoys the am/fm option of it, and a little closer to old fashioned radio that he was used to.

My Best Buy number: 2924857111

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I would recommend this to a friend!

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Hi Nell, We're happy that you and your friend are enjoying the product. Thank you for providing us your positive feedback. - Jerome Sonystyle

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Disappointed in Engineering and Quality Control

on July 9, 2015

Posted by: UncleDoug

For I wanted to do the design is Great but was really disappointed in the engineering and quality control from Sony.

This is my 4th try, with all the tuner will show overmodulating across several frequencies for the close stations and the same for several transponders that have cropt up in the area. It is near impossible now to listen to FM stations over 30 miles. AM what I expected a lot better out doors than inside.

The Weather band transponder is less than 17 miles from me and to hear it, I have to turn the volume up over 1/2 way and it is a 1000 watts.
The tuner + - changes but only the same transponder comes thru even though there is another about 65 miles. The FM reception is probably the same for the weather.

The biggest disappointment was the cost to operate the 3rd radio..I listen an average of 2-6 hours a day.
I would expect a battery in a radio to last 2-3 months. In the 3rd radio store brand batteries lasted 4-5 days, tried rechargeable and they lasted 5 hours. Bought the best batteries Engergizer Lithium (20 yrs unopened and 9 times the operating life of the regular alkaline battery). This time the battery lasted 10 days. At a cost of $10.99 for 4 batteries, that radio will cost me over $100 a year to use.

Hope this 4th try the batteries will last longer, IF Not this radio is going back and I will be taking the Best Buy Card.

Sony needs to improve battery life, tuner seperation and AM and FM reception, add a plug for both the home and and auto.
IF they are able to resolve the battery life problem, then for good measure add an mp3 player to it.

The mp3 players with AM/FM radio look TOO Fragile compared to this radio.

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Hi UncleDoug, We regret to hear that this unit failed to meet your expectations. We will be forwarding your concern to the proper department and take note of that for future improvements of our products. Thank you for bringing this to our attention and for sharing us your review. - Jerome Sonystyle

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better then insignia

on July 31, 2015

Posted by: gala12

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First I bought Insignia radio for my daughter, who is in the mountains right now with no internet. It was insufficient amount of channels for her, so I bought that one. She said it is getting more channels and reception is better.

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Ok radio

on August 26, 2015

Posted by: ceel

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Not great reception. I use it when walking and have to keep turning the radio to get reception. Also, changes band and station very easily.

My Best Buy number: 2561104883

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Hi ceel, Your feedback is highly appreciated. It will be a big help in improving the quality of our products. Thank you for sharing your review with us. - Jerome Sonystyle

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Sony All...the...Time

on September 4, 2015

Posted by: saucguy

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My other Sony products have been awesome. I saw this and needed to replace a very old Sony Walkman. This new Sony is working well. Love it!

My Best Buy number: 2922551103

I would recommend this to a friend!

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AM -FM Radio

on October 14, 2015

Posted by: Butcher

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Love it!!! Thought they no longer made these as this is my third. I use it daily at work. I caught the display out the corner of my eye while discussing a phone issue. Never had a second thought about purchase.

My Best Buy number: 3773303057

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Great compact radio

on November 2, 2015

Posted by: PhillyFan215

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Bought this radio to listen to the football game broadcast while I was in the stadium. Signal was strong (unlike some other small radios I have purchased in the past) and would definitely recommend this. Being able to save stations as favorites is huge too, and the volume was plenty loud enough to block out the crowd noise around me. Now if only we could win a few more games (Eagles).

My Best Buy number: 2144297254

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