Sony D-FJ041 CD Walkman Portable CD Player with AM/FM Tuner

by Sony

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7 x 1.8 inches ; 10.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000MVGBFU
• Item model number: DFJ041
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #448 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Full Circle Design Compact design mirrors the look of the CD itself.

Customer Reviews

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130 of 132 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars very good--but not quite great, May 13, 2008

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Matthew G. Sherwin (last seen screaming at Amazon customer service) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony D-FJ041 CD Walkman Portable CD Player with AM/FM Tuner (Electronics)

This Walkman by Sony offers music lovers the opportunity to listen to music files stored on a CD-R, a regular CD (of course), a CD-RW--AND there's even a digital AM and FM radio tuner! While this lacks certain features that a music aficionado might want (like the ATRAC system that some CD players have), this Walkman is really a very good choice for most people including myself. I have more than one Walkman but this is the one I use most often for when I am "on the go;" it's the one I don't mind if it accidentally gets a little bit banged up over time.

You can preset up to twenty FM stations and you can preset up to 10 AM stations--but this won't pick up AM stations very well unless they're located relatively close to where you are. However, that's still good for this price range. This Walkman uses two AA batteries and you get a good amount of play time out of the batteries if you pick good ones. It weighs barely more than seven ounces--great!

At first glance the controls on the Walkman itself appear slightly confusing but after about five minutes tops you learn all the important and most commonly used functions. The controls also make it easy to do basic things such as adjusting the sound, starting a CD and stopping it. The instruction manual is fairly clear as well. The Walkman does have "playback modes" but I rarely use them so I can't comment on that.

Unfortunately, I noticed some disappointments. The controls are rather small so you need to be careful of how you touch them with your fingers. Finally, this type of ear phone set hurts my ears almost from the very start of listening to a CD on this Walkman. I strongly suggest you purchase a better quality headset or earphones that will be more comfortable. (I have to take off one star for that--sorry!)

Overall, music lovers will be very pleased with this affordable Walkman. The features work reliably. The quality of the sound is excellent; and it can handle quite a few presets for different radio stations.

62 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars quality for price, June 16, 2007

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Robert west (bakersfield, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony D-FJ041 CD Walkman Portable CD Player with AM/FM Tuner (Electronics)

i have had alot of walkmans over the years and i am happy with this one, it does'nt do anything over the top well but mainly i like the sound quality , it sounds alot better than my panasonic and my last sony as well, the fm section on it is really good and that is the main reason i bought it , i wanted a fm and cd walkman for under 50 bucks that had good sound, teh headphones are ok , i actually use earbuds instead so i upgraded that feature , but this walkman is a good choice , good bang for the buck

53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars terrible battery life, September 7, 2007

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Mr. E. Mann "Mr E. Mann" (at my desk, duh) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony D-FJ041 CD Walkman Portable CD Player with AM/FM Tuner (Electronics)

If you're going to use this with an a/c adaptor as a cheap home cd player, go for it. However, battery life I got with new energizer batteries was two hours on FM radio plus 1.5 hours playing CDs. This is not enough for portable use.