Sony NWE394/B 8GB Walkman MP3 Player (Black)

Yes!!! There is Music in my Workshop again!!
***Review Update***Well, Ordered on October 8, 2022Was very happy as you can read below.Not even a year later, and pffffft. It’s toast.It only plays one song, and restarts.I reset the unit back to factory. Nope. I erased all the songs, restarted. Put only a couple of tunes on there. Nope. I would have thought that for $62.50, the unit would have lasted 4, or 5 years? Nope.Buy another one? Nope. -Heavy sigh- the search for a replacement begins again.Recently, my old music player (an older Galaxy S4) finally gave out.Whenever I am in my workshop I always have music playing, makes projects get done faster.I looked around to find an MP3 player that I could leave plugged in, without relying on the batteries. This unit fit the bill perfectly!The unit arrived today, and I loaded it up with my favorite MP3 files.At first I was surprised at how small the unit is, but don’t let that fool you. It packs a big sound wallop!The interface is simple and efficient in design.When plugged into a computer via usb (windows 10) the screen on the player defaults to the computer, and doesn’t let you control the player. This is for file transfer, and a good thing.When plugged into a usb wall charger the unit runs the same as on battery power.I do have an older set of (thumper) computer speakers that I use for in the workshop. they run on a standard 3mm input jack, the same size as the headphone jack that came with the unit.So, what’s my take away? Excellent! Very happy, and impressed with the purchase.I want to give an extra special THANK YOU to those who answered my questions:LTC LDD · chris cochran · Michael Blair · Old Kid ·You’re answers were spot on! Thank you again.

a fine successor to earlier Sony MP3 walkmans
A few things are absolutely essential to me when it comes to an MP3 player:1) simple file transfer, for example via drag and drop, without requiring any software installation2) buttons that are easy to find by feel, so that I don’t have to pick up the device and look at it every time I want to skip to next track or adjust the volume. (Since I’m usually walking or running while using the device.)3) respects the folder names and track sequence from the original album (or the names/sequences that I programmed into the ID3 tags). Other off-brand MP3 players I’ve tried, as well as Kindle Fire, screw up the order for some albums, for reasons that I’ve never been able to understand.If a device doesn’t have these capabilities, then for me it’s not an MP3 player, it’s a joke, and the joke is on the consumer.But this device, fortunately, has all those things. I was worried, as a former owner of older model MP3 Walkmans, whether this would hold up in comparison to the old ones, and it does. (The older models all had good longevity but they were accidentally destroyed in the washing machine over the years.)The sound quality holds up favorably to any other MP3 player I’ve ever used. (Note: I haven’t ever used HiFi MP3. Also note: in assessing the sound quality, I’m referring only to the MP3 device itself, NOT to the headphones provided, which I haven’t tried.)Navigation of the software is very easy. My only complaint about the software is that I wish the track names and folder names could be smaller so that more characters could fit on the screen. (It only displays about 15 characters at a time … if you highlight a track name, it will slowly scroll to let you read the whole thing, but this is slow and annoying.)As for the buttons on the device, the only flaw is that the “hold” switch doesn’t prevent you from accidentally powering on the device, which is happening a lot while it’s in my pocket and not in use.Overall this is, it seems to me, the only acceptable MP3 choice out there right now. And it’s great, it meets all my needs very well. (I’d like to give HiFi a try, but they all seem to be touchscreen which, for me, is totally unacceptable, especially for a portable media player.)

Vor Jahren hatte ich den Vorläufer dieses Produkts gekauft. Bin immer zufrieden gewesen. Jetzt müsste nach Jahren wieder ein neues Gerät her und ich habe mich wieder für Sony entschieden, weil die Qualität optimal ist und man auch Radio hören kann. Top.

Sony really know how to put together portable music devices – I have tried many within the same price range and none come close to Sony’s quality, the bang-for-buck is unparalleled for this item in this range. I also have the NWZ-E383 and wanted a back-up player, so I bought this and was not disappointed. It has bigger bass, and actually may be a bit too much for some, but I dont mind it at all and if I feel the desire for a bit more low-end I will opt for this over my regular E383 player.Simple to operate, great feel, great battery life, charges very quickly, excellent operating interface, very happy indeed with this purchase.