Sony Portable Sports CD Player (DSJ15)

by Sony

Product Details

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• Item Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005T3C2
• Item model number: DSJ15
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,333 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #73 in Electronics > Portable Audio & Video > Portable CD Players
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 21, 2001

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Sony's D-SJ15 Sports CD Walkman is made for the active listener, featuring a water-resistant case with rubber gaskets and waterproof seals to keep out moisture and dirt. This model features Sony's G-Protection feature, which the company claims provides 10 times faster shock recovery than other players. Sony doesn't rate the skip-protection of its players in seconds. This player comes with a hand strap and compact in-the-ear headband headphones. CD features include 64-track programming, nine playback modes (variations on repeat and shuffle) and track loop repeat. Sony says this machine will milk up to 32 hours of continuous playback time from two AA batteries. When activated, Sony's automatic volume limiter system (AVLS) limits the volume so that a sudden loud track doesn't blow out your eardrums.

Product Description

This hot-looking new Sports Portable CD Walkman« can go anywhere you want it to...it's even Water Resistant to keep out water, moisture and dirt! Don't tip-toe around worrying about it skipping either...it features Skip-Free G-ProtectionM-^Y, making this model the ideal on-the-go companion. (Not meant to be immersed or come into continous contact with water.)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best, March 11, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Sony Portable Sports CD Player (DSJ15) (Electronics)

This baby does not skip.. hit it, shake it... it simply doesn't skip. Excellent sound with enough volume unless you want to destroy you ear drums! Having a radio built in is a waste of money. This is the best Sony yet and you don't have to worry about water and sand. The seal works perfectly. It only takes one mistake with sand and you can toss those other units in the trash. Plays for hours on rechargable batteries. Maybe the make a better unit but I haven't seen it..............

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Long Lasting CD Player, November 3, 2004

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Bryan Nelson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony Portable Sports CD Player (DSJ15) (Electronics)

I got this CD Player about 3 years ago and it is still going strong and I have been all over the world with this thing. I have dropped it left it in the cold taken it to the beach every thing and it still keeps on going. I normaly can destroy a CD player very easy so this one has been great. So for the price and quality this is a good buy.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but better for the money, August 19, 2002

By 

Benjamin (Richmond Hill, Ontario) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony Portable Sports CD Player (DSJ15) (Electronics)

After having two Koss players break on me, I wanted something that was durable and long lasting. I got this player over a year ago for $$$ and though it is a very good player, for the money I could of got one with better features.
First, let me say I've gone from one extreme to another. Instead of having a cheap model that lasts about three months and lots of features, I now have one with little features yet is VERY durable. I've heard stories, and even witnessed people dropping their non-sport Sonys and Panasonics and having them work fine and have a healthy lifespan.
Other than the high durability, there isn't really anything more special on this thing than [more $$$]model. One that may last just as long. Some neat features include the ability to charge batteries, resume play and a jog strap. However, most players in this price range can charge batteries as well as feature resume functions. And an extra [$$$] bucks (Canadian) doesn't seem worth it for a [$$] jog strap. The water resistant is good for jogging in the rain, but most people would rather jog in dry weather (except me =)). The antiskip is top notch. You can go jogging and not have the thing skip once. With G-Protection, CD skipping is becoming a thing of the past and this player shows it quite well. Unfortunately the thing SOMETIMES stops and skips ahead about 15 seconds when you turn from horizontal to verical (or vice-versa). This only happens a little bit and usually will occur near the end of a disc (extra scratches don't help either!). Best thing to do is to hold the rewind button down and return to the previous point in the CD and continue listening. Battery life is nothing to scream about either. Though it says 30 or 40 hrs, I find it lasts me about a week, sometimes two when I'm not listening that much. For the same money I could have got one with 80 hours, slim design, optical output (whatever that is!), and a remote!
The supplied headphones lasted me just under a year, which is very impressive for any set of supplied headphones. Plus the sound quality is top notch. ONE BIG PROBLEM THOUGH: setting the bass boost to max caused alot of distortion. One way to get around it is to set the bass to max and turn off and open the lid to clear resume play. Close the lid and start the player up again. The player will start up with max bass and sound amazing, giving big stereo sound with no distortion. But if you turn off and on the bass, it'll screw up the sound again. I also find this happens on other older Sony models with the "CD WALKMAN" on the unit instead of just "Walkman."
The good news is that there are now newer Sony Sports discmans available! So you may now be able to get this thing for much less on clearance! However I wouldn't reccomend you spend much more than say [$$$]on this thing, otherwise you may regret it. But if you can find it for a good price, you'll have a cheap and efficiant Sony discman with extra durability!!!