AnisahShurfa

I have the NW-S703F and I love the earphones supplied, while the noise-cancelling feature is amazing. I went to an amusement park a few days ago and used the noise-cancelling feature while I went on all the rides, including the roller-coaster. Needless to say, all the screams from the other people, not to mention loud clanking noises from the rides, were sucessfully blocked-out and I was able to listen to great rock music while speeding on thriller rides. I even belted out a couple of tunes on the Pirate Ship! One problem with the earphones is that the music tends to sound, while not exactly muffled, rather thick. I got used to it, but it can also easily be amended by using the VPT such as studio, which makes it sound slightly more echoey and lighter.

All my songs are in ATRAC 64 kbs, and it sounds great to my ears. I once did an experiment, in which I listened to the same song at different bit rates -- 64 and 352 -- on my NW-S703F. Honestly? I can't hear any difference whatsoever. And thanks to the fact that all my songs are only 64 kbs, I can fit 500 songs in my 1GB walkman. Unless you're ears are very sensitive, there's no need to go for the 100+ kbs. Instead, just fiddle around with the equalizer until you're satisfied. (I HATE the equalizers that have already been set in the walkman.)