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[Old skool D]

Today I purchased a leather carrying case from The Sony Center in Tottenham Court Road London, for 20 GBP. They told me that they will be getting a delievery tomorrow so if you don't like this, there will be other types availble. The silver ring is like key ring that buckles to your trouser loop. Please excuse the picture quality, as they were taken with my V3 Motorrola mobile phone.

Edited by GQ Smooth, 08 May 2007 - 03:17 PM.

[markey]

Hi GQ Smooth

Can you fully operate the player with the case on, and can you post a close up pic of the unit in the case.

[Old skool D]

Hi GQ Smooth

Can you fully operate the player with the case on, and can you post a close up pic of the unit in the case.

Hey Angrybadger

Will do, plus I'll try & post some close ups of the unit itself. Also, to answer your question, you can operate the unit with the case on. Only problem I have is turning the hold button( which is on the back of the unit) on/off.

[Old skool D]

Does it have plastic in the screen area ?

No, it doesn't. I've had cases that do, and the screen has still got dirty.

[Shinji Ikeda]

The pictures are excellent quality. You can see the engraves for the 5-way, option, and back buttons. We would like to see the right side.

Nice case. It is very stylish. What I have noticed is the flap acts like the hold button when closed. The flap secured by a magnet built into the case. This is the case that I purchased with my violet NW-800, however mine is black. When the unit is in the case you can only see the screen.

GQ Smooth, I would like to hear more of your opinion. Quality, etc...

[Old skool D]

The pictures are excellent quality. You can see the engraves for the 5-way, option, and back buttons. We would like to see the right side.

Nice case. It is very stylish. What I have noticed is the flap acts like the hold button when closed. The flap secured by a magnet built into the case. This is the case that I purchased with my violet NW-800, however mine is black. When the unit is in the case you can only see the screen.

GQ Smooth, I would like to hear more of your opinion. Quality, etc...

Thanks for the Compliment. I've taken a few more photos( still don't think their the best quality) to showcase the unit, and the case. The case is excellent, and as you mentioned the lid has a magnet attached that keeps the lid in place. You can acess the buttons via the case, except for the hold button( which is the black button on the back of the unit, right side). To access this, you have to slide the unit out of the case. The belt buckle attches, but I'd be wary of usuing this all the time in the rush hour in London.

The unit itself is excellent. GREAT sound quality, smart graphic, well made. My only gripe is that I wish( like an ipod) that it would automatically syns with SS, and update tracks that you added to SS, without creating duplicates( maybe I'm doing something wrong, if so I'd welcome some advice) All in all a great purchase.

[dura_]

The unit itself is excellent. GREAT sound quality, smart graphic, well made. My only gripe is that I wish( like an ipod) that it would automatically syns with SS, and update tracks that you added to SS, without creating duplicates( maybe I'm doing something wrong, if so I'd welcome some advice) All in all a great purchase.

Yes, it is a cutie, isn't it? I'm starting to love it more and more. I even use the supplied headphones often, even though I own Shure E4s.
SS doesn't create duplicates in my case, and does tick the boxes for new CDs if I choose "automatic update".
However, delete a track from the DAP, and SS seens to offer to re-sync the whole album. In practice however, it will only re-sync the deleted track. Untich the box and SS will remember nect time not to sync the album again.

[markey]

Thanks for the Compliment. I've taken a few more photos( still don't think their the best quality) to showcase the unit, and the case. The case is excellent, and as you mentioned the lid has a magnet attached that keeps the lid in place. You can acess the buttons via the case, except for the hold button( which is the black button on the back of the unit, right side). To access this, you have to slide the unit out of the case. The belt buckle attches, but I'd be wary of usuing this all the time in the rush hour in London.

The unit itself is excellent. GREAT sound quality, smart graphic, well made. My only gripe is that I wish( like an ipod) that it would automatically syns with SS, and update tracks that you added to SS, without creating duplicates( maybe I'm doing something wrong, if so I'd welcome some advice) All in all a great purchase.

That's a very nice case. I like the stitching and the shape of the buttons incorporated in to the case. Not bad pics for a camera phone. I guess £20 GBP isn't a bad price for a leather case. From what I can make out once the case is closed it also covers and protects the screen.

Edited by ANGRYBADGER, 09 May 2007 - 04:15 PM.

[gotthat]

nice info on the cases and those shots again show how good this player can be, sony walkman has got the style and function

[STAN☆STAN]

Thank you for sharing you pics.
I like this a808 very much and it looks good with the leather case.
I'VE compare this walkman with S706F,subjectively,I prefer the sound of a808

[Old skool D]

Thank you for sharing you pics.
I like this a808 very much and it looks good with the leather case.
I'VE compare this walkman with S706F,subjectively,I prefer the sound of a808

Thanks for kinds words. I've never listened to the S7 series, but I do like the sound and look of the A800 series. I would love to see pictures of cases for this player!

[doclloyd]

Does anybody know if there is an armband case for the A800 series that looks nice? I don't want anything too bulky, considering the device itself is pretty small.

[AntiPod]

Does anybody know if there is an armband case for the A800 series that looks nice? I don't want anything too bulky, considering the device itself is pretty small.

well i have not seen one from sony yet, hopefully some third party will make one

[Shinji Ikeda]

doclloyd,

As what AntiPod has said, Sony has not released an arm band for the NW-A800. I do not believe that they will. However, it may be possible to use an armband designed for another player. The controls for the NW-A800 are quite integrated which will require the occasionally removal it from the arm band. Being able to create playlists on the NW-A800 resolves this quite nice.

STAN☆STAN,

I would have to agree with you on the sound quality of the NW-A800. However, have a built in noise cancellation has a significant advantage for those commutes.

[riceb0i87]

Seems like I'm the only one who purchased the plastic shell case
Here's some pics I took of it. Overall this case is great, there's just two parts that snap together.
My only issue is the dust that manages to get inside. Meh! I'd rather have dust than scratches, right?

[attachment=797:case_top1.jpg] [attachment=798:case_bottom.jpg]

[riceb0i87]

[attachment=799:case_top2.jpg] [attachment=800:case_side.jpg]

Oh yeah, if you live in Canada and purchase an A800 player, you get $10 off of one of these accessories: *** @ the Sony Store ***
(1) CKMNWA800 silicone case
(2) CKLNWA800B/W leather case
(3) ACU50A USB charging adapter

So no discount on these plastic ones
Hope this helps some people.

Edited by riceb0i87, 19 May 2007 - 02:08 PM.

[Old skool D]

[attachment=799:case_top2.jpg] [attachment=800:case_side.jpg]

Oh yeah, if you live in Canada and purchase an A800 player, you get $10 off of one of these accessories: *** @ the Sony Store ***
(1) CKMNWA800 silicone case
(2) CKLNWA800B/W leather case
(3) ACU50A USB charging adapter

So no discount on these plastic ones
Hope this helps some people.

Many thanks for posting your pictures. How do you find your player, and how often do you clean the case & how do you do it?

[aob9]

To answer GQ Smooth; these are images of the original leather case for the NW-S70* series. Incidentally,thanks for the review of the NW-A80* case, I am still waiting for it to arrive to the Sony Centres in Ireland though.

Anthony

[riceb0i87]

Many thanks for posting your pictures. How do you find your player, and how often do you clean the case & how do you do it?

To be honest, I just use a cloth, nothing too special . Just open the case, take the player out, and clean away. I didn't plan on getting a case at first, but then I was afraid of dropping it and cracking the screen. I guess I'll open and clean the case every week or two? I dunno.

About the player itself... AWESOME! After using an NW-E405 for a year or so, I needed to upgrade... badly. I'm no audiophile, but the player itself gives you so much customization, especially the equalizer settings. I've tried my sister's Nano, and the equalizer presets there don't seem to make any difference, whereas with the 800 series, the changes are very obvious. The hiss on the 800 series is very faint, compared to my E405. Colour is amazing, video playback is great, navigation is quick and easy, BATTERY LIFE! and the supplied headphones are perfect. I only have a few issues with it though, most of which are software issues:
(1) What is this Favourite 100 thing? I don't think it is supported by SonicStage yet.
(2) I wish SonicStage had some type of 'Smart Playlist' thing that itunes has. We should be able to see stuff like number of times played, and customize how the playlist is sorted in the playlist.
Overall, I am very satisfied with this purchase. Sure, the iPod nano isn't horrible, but there's better alternatives out there. This is one of them. (as long as SonicStage works for you) It's a shame that people judge the quality of these players based on past experiences with sonicstage. They're missing out