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Sony NW-S705F Reviews

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$268.36

The Sony NW-S705F Walkman is a beautiful player that offers active noise-cancellation, FM radio... (cnet.com)

The Sony NW-S705F Walkman is a beautiful player that offers active noise-cancellation, FM radio... (mp3.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Sony NW-S705F

We have collected and analyzed 12 expert reviews and 115 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 73/100 and users rate it 79/100. The average review date is July 3, 2007. We have compared these reviews to 407534 reviews from other MP3 Players. The alaScore™ for this product is 86/100 = Very good. Last update: November 21, 2009.

alaSCORE 86

860100

127 reviews

November, 2009

73 / 100

12 Experts

Product Age

old
new

79 / 100

115 Users

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Rank  311

from $268.36

Expert Reviews (12)

US

Review summary for the Sony NW-S705F

By (alaTest Semantic - BETA)

alaTest has collected and analyzed 127 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the size. The appearance also impresses, but many are less positive about the price.

Size, Appearance, Battery, Sound

Price, Interface

Experts rate this product 73/100 and users 79/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other MP3 Players, the Sony NW-S705F is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 86/100 = Very Godd quality.

alaSCORE 86

alaTest Semantic - BETA
US

Sony NW-S705F Noise Canceling Walkman (2GB, black)

By (cnet.com)

The Sony NW-S705F Walkman is a beautiful player that offers active noise-cancellation, FM radio, long-haul battery life, and high quality earphones.

If you lose Sony's earphones, you'll lose the NW-S705F's noise-canceling feature as well. Transferring music requires Sony's SonicStage software and a lot of patience.

Despite its small capacity, the Sony NW-S705F delivers a lot of bang for the buck with ahead-of-its-time noise-cancellation and a 50-hour battery life. If you can tolerate Sony's software long enough to load your favorite music, you won't be ...

The flash-based NW-S705F picks up the design torch, filling an interesting...

Rating

77100

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cnet.com
AU

Sony Walkman NW-S705F

By Andrew Kliem (goodgearguide.com.au)

Sounds good, Active and passive noise-canceling

SonicStage software, Slightly haphazard button layout

The Sony Walkman NW-S705F is a good all around music player that has the unique advantage of offering dual noise canceling features out of the box.

Sporting a slim, purple aesthetic like their last few NW series Walkmans...

Rating

70100

goodgearguide.com.au

User Reviews (115)

US

"It died after one year"

By cabalaji (cnet.com)

Sound was very good, but died after one year

very hard to manage software. Its not like itunes. after one year it died, it play music with full fuzzy noise, i tried changing headphones no luck. Now I use it for storing files

US

""Best flash mp3 player ever""

By nimal_86 (cnet.com)

First of all a note to all ipod users.You peo... 

Noise cancelling,Exceptional Battery life,Superb sound clarity,Excellen quality earphones & much more

No cons at all.

US

"Great mp3 player"

By patrickcctx (cnet.com)

This is a wonderful little mp3 player, far su... 

Noise cancelling is great and sound quality is superb

Lack of accessories

Manufacturer's Description

Enjoy superior sound wherever the day takes you with the NW-S705 MP3 player. Active noise cancellation reduces ambient noise through a special phase canceling process. The Clear Stereo and Clear Bass features refine every note you hear by reducing audio leakage from one channel to another. Boasting a unique shape and 13.5mm drivers, you'll experience exceptional sound quality and comfortable fit from the noise canceling headphones. A high sensitivity microphone is built into the buds of the...

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