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- From: kolstad@cae.wisc.edu (Joel Kolstad)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers,rec.music.cd
- Subject: Re: CD walkmans
- Message-ID: <1992Dec16.180012.3031@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
- Date: 17 Dec 92 00:00:12 GMT
- References: <1992Dec15.200416.29303@schaefer.math.wisc.edu> <BzDEEo.310@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Organization: U of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering
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- In article <BzDEEo.310@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> bhostetl@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Brian Hostetler) writes:
- > Well, every Sony I've had has managed to break several times
- >in a year. So, I bought a Technics. It looks good and is very slim,
- >but isn't shock resistant at all. The controls are weird and limited.
- >Frankly, if I hadn't dropped it 2 hours after getting it (J&R World),
- >I would have sent it back. Also, and this may sound odd, but the sound is
- >muffled or dark... I've tried adjusting the various buttons that
- >control the brightness, but to no avail. $200 down the tube...
- >sigh...
-
- Hmm... do you have a XLP-700? This has been my experience with one:
-
- -- Yes, it looks good and is slim.
- -- Yes, the controls are limited; that's why the XLP-900 came out this past
- year. But the XLP-700 has all the "standard" functions, just not any
- bells or whistles.
- -- I thought it is slightly _more_ shock resistant that other models I had
- considered. Not by much, though... all CD's players seem really touchy
- to me.
- -- Sound is subjective, but I think mine sounds awesome... considerably
- better than the CD player built into my JVC boom box.
-
- If your dropping it only created a tiny scratch or something, you might
- want to try sending it back anyway if you're unhappy with it.
-