inputs.text: not many competitors days - im one dying breed still uses portable cd player knew wouldnt easy old one broke sony dne710 overall happy lasted several years although features starting go far back year two ago sole cd player available local electronics store tried little bit research didnt seem get far ultimately trust sony despite hearing bad things itemive 23 weeks point bought brand new shelf update review performance device changesthe good far operates advertised doesnt skip sound mostly good pretty nice looking cd player wellthe detailsbuttons old unit location headphone jack could keep cd player front pocket easily reach volume stop play navigation buttons order headphone jack accessible play navigation buttons deep pocket nearly impossible reach hard deny youre behind times completely remove player pocket change song also buttons little stiff push intent although could prevent accidentally bumped assuming hold years dont think problemdisplay one largest complaints item player not capable displaying time remaining song rest album old sony player could honestly would expect staple feature problem location display sitting table want read display lift player nearly standing vertical see track onfeatures no lineout port player another disappointing omission old sony one nice surprise player relates resumes play old player would start position song pressed stop goes one step press stop change batteries requires removing disc resume player point album volume nicesound headphones worth 100 pretty decent clearly not audiophile grade said sound seems mostly good ears one problem soft hissing soon press play briefly tried another sony model problem dej001 old player certainly not may not terrible depending style music sort classical ambient music particularly detrimental experience edit hissing heard using closedear headphones barely perceptible using openear headphonesall pretty mediocre device doesnt seem huge number options available havent edited year least travelers future know cd player reasonably durable use around 34 hours day spends lot time backpack not use placed unceremoniously not recklessly hope helpsedit using months couple additional complaintsfor one although havent tested exact battery life seem change batteries much frequently old playersecondly volume control not sensitive volume listen often slightly quiet one click volume makes loudthis pretty frustrating considering fact volume goesfrom 0 9 typical headphones set volume around 4 maximum even older nonremastered albums