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Clear drop in quality. Save your money.
This new Sony NW E series is terribly disappointing. Like the previous reviewer, I purchased this to replace my NWZ S544 model which was awesome! This new model is a clear ploy by Sony to increase their profit margin. I paid 74.99 (like I did for my previous Sony) and have LESS features. The reason why I stayed with Sony rather than buying an iPOD is that Sony is known for producing great sounding mp3 players. This new one doesn't even cut it. The sound is terrible, you can't adjust anything until you turn the bass boost off. They ditched the some of the clear audio technologies. The color display looks cheap and old, sounds terrible with headphone, sounds terrible when I hook up in my car, just awful. Perhaps I should cough up more money and buy another Sony product that I can't get in retail stores, or purchase an 'sigh' iPOD. Get your act together Sony! You guys dropped the ball on this one. I'm returning this for my money back!
