dura_ Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 (edited) Today I made the horrible mistake of asking if I could hold the A808 in a shop. Of course I cloudn't let go, took it with me, gave away my A3000 which suddenly looked bloated and am now installing my music.And this is all your fault, ATRACLIFE! Edited May 6, 2007 by dura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 LG1_ Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Wish you and your new baby the best of luck.Now your next dilemma protecting ur baby, with leather or a silicon skin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dura_ Posted May 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Wish you and your new baby the best of luck.Now your next dilemma protecting ur baby, with leather or a silicon skinThanx.No, I'm not gonna get it a case.I'll use it for audio only so I don't mind little scratches on the screen. I kept my NW-HD1 and A300 for years in my pocket and they stayed as good as new for a long long time.And in one or two years I'll probably have another new sony baby, with >16Gb capacity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Old skool D Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 (edited) Great choice. I have the 806. Thinking maybe I should have got the 808, but that's life Edited May 6, 2007 by GQ Smooth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 aob9 Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 How dare you suggest it would be okay to get a scratch on the A80*......tut.tut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shinji Ikeda Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Today I made the horrible mistake of asking if I could hold the A808 in a shop. Of course I cloudn't let go, took it with me, gave away my A3000 which suddenly looked bloated and am now installing my music.And this is all your fault, ATRACLIFE! I know how you feel. I tested the NW-A800 for about a minute, and then had a problem in deciding the colour. Which colour did you get?You said it looked extremely cute. The NW-A800 seem extremely durable with the metal finish, and glass screen.Don't think protect, think accessories . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DSP Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Dura, congrats with your new purchase!!@ above:Is the screen really made of glass? isn't it just plastic?greetz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ascariss Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Today I made the horrible mistake of asking if I could hold the A808 in a shop. Of course I cloudn't let go, took it with me, gave away my A3000 which suddenly looked bloated and am now installing my music.And this is all your fault, ATRACLIFE! you switched the a3000 for the a800? how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shinji Ikeda Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Dura, congrats with your new purchase!!@ above:Is the screen really made of glass? isn't it just plastic?greetzThe quality of the screen and how it feels suggest that it is glass. Which feels very firm when pressed against. I would be surprise if it was a high quality plastic, but not disappointed. For now I will state that the screen is a clear strong polycarbonate or glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dura_ Posted May 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 (edited) @Ascariss: no, I didn't trade in the A3000. Sold it to a friend.First impressions of the 808 (vs the A3000):- much faster- hopefully better battery life (the main reason I got rid of the A3000, batterylife seemed <10 hrs on 256kbs)- smaller of course- screen readable in daylight- naturally, less memory, which I ratherm iss.The provided headphones are rather good, but I still prefer my shure E4s for isoation and sound quality. But of course the shures are far more expensive.Sound quality is clearer and more dynamic then the A3000, but at the price of a slight added brightness, where I prefer a more sonore sound. Happily the equalizer works very well. As DSP once stated, you can make it sound like you want. The other things, like DSEE (seems to add a little bit of treble on ATRAC256kbs), VSP and clearstereo (makes sound broader but spoils the little bit of spatiality the e4s offer) I found less impressive.Transfer to the player is much slower then to the A3000. Loading 7,5 Gb took almost an hour, 20 Gb on the A3000 was finished in 25 minutes. Strange....Builtquality seems excellent, and the screen is really very good, I can even imagine people actually watching a whole movie on it, but for me it is solely a music player. The menus work fast and are instantly comprehensible without having to consult the manual, animation and so is very well done. Edited May 6, 2007 by dura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Stuge Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Today I made the horrible mistake of asking if I could hold the A808 in a shop. Of course I cloudn't let go, took it with me, gave away my A3000 which suddenly looked bloated and am now installing my music.And this is all your fault, ATRACLIFE! Oh We apologies for that .I hope that will{{{{not}}}}} happen again and again ..hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 markey Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Today I made the horrible mistake of asking if I could hold the A808 in a shop. Of course I cloudn't let go, took it with me, gave away my A3000 which suddenly looked bloated and am now installing my music.And this is all your fault, ATRACLIFE! Indeed, I blame ATRACLIFE for this damn addiction I seem to have. When I joined the forum I was quite content with my NW-E407 but since then have accumulated a few more devices. I now own the A1200, a HD5 and a NW-S706 and am now deciding on wether or not to buy an NW-A8xx. Now if there was no such thing as ATRACLIFE I would probably own just one of the above units. So thankyou very much ATRACLIFE for making my bank balance a pittiful site and having to explain my purchases to my not so happy female companion lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 riceb0i87 Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 I was hesitant at first to buy one, since Sony might offer something better later this year, but when that salesman handed me one to test out, I just couldn't resist buying one lol. I ended up getting the A808 model to replace my old E405. There's only one word to describe the player... amazing. The rich colour, easy navigation, video playback, blah blah blah. At first I thought I wouldn't use the video function but after seeing how smooth and beautiful the picture is, I'll be watching video clips on it everyday. I even got to design a skin (www.spideyskins.com) for the walkman, some spiderman promotional thing. I'm no audiophile, but DAMN this sounds awesome (but then of course, I was listening to Atrac+ 48kbps before ) If anyone's unsure about getting one, just go to the store, hold one in your hand and be amazed... At least in Canada, for the same price as an iPod Nano, you're getting so much more. My only issues with it is the software. I tried to encode a movie trailer (quicktime) but it stops at around 14% and eventually fails. It probably has something to do with codecs on my computer... meh! I'll try to figure it out.Blame Atraclife? More like blame Sony for making a great product Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jrome Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 OMFG i purchased my Sony like 2 days b4 the spideyskin offer...anyone know if i can still get a coupon code for the spidey skin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Old skool D Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Interesting review on Amazon for the A806. Should have come to ATRAClife!http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000OLT...iews1.s=SUCCESS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 markey Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Interesting review on Amazon for the A806. Should have come to ATRAClife!http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000OLT...iews1.s=SUCCESSUser error I would imagine, not a technical one. Probably never came across this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rocklegend_ Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Now what is needed is for ye guys to flood amazon.co.uk with positive reviews for the product including Sonicstage 4.3 in order to boost the star rating.Notice he encouraged people to but an iPod....The guy got no class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shinji Ikeda Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Interesting review on Amazon for the A806. Should have come to ATRAClife!User error I would imagine, not a technical one. Probably never came across this site. It is apparent that this person does not know about ATRAClife, since we would have helped. This obviously points to user error. There are obvious things that SonicStage does, but there are instructions on how to install the software. It is taking time to write a SonicStage review . Well I better make it an informative review .Most disheartening thing about the review is 8 out 12 found the review helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Old skool D Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 It is apparent that this person does not know about ATRAClife, since we would have helped. This obviously points to user error. There are obvious things that SonicStage does, but there are instructions on how to install the software. It is taking time to write a SonicStage review . Well I better make it an informative review .Most disheartening thing about the review is 8 out 12 found the review helpful.I would agree with you there. The thing is that alot of people do not like SS, and the word has spread. I, like many others, do not have a problem using SS, and I quite like it. The key word is patience. Yes Itunes is a better software package, let down by poor SQ of Ipods in general, whilst SS is Ok, but backed up by superior SQ of most Sony products. I plan to put a review up on Amazon.co.uk, and as was mentioned above, would ask others to do so as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Old skool D Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Found the following review for the NW-A808:http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-NWA808FB-CE7-...7648518-7000740I have placed a review for the A806 on amazon.co.uk, and would encourage others to do so, good or bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shinji Ikeda Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Found the following review for the NW-A808:http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-NWA808FB-CE7-...7648518-7000740I have placed a review for the A806 on amazon.co.uk, and would encourage others to do so, good or bad.I have to wonder who else are having these kind of problems. I suspect that it is in the minority, but one user having this problem is one to many. I have found more reviews for the NW-A805B.http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-NWA805B-CE7-2...2844&sr=1-1I am however encountering interesting behaviours with SonicStage, and trying to determine why. User error perhaps. Of course the y will be included in my review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Old skool D Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 (edited) I have to wonder who else are having these kind of problems. I suspect that it is in the minority, but one user having this problem is one to many. I have found more reviews for the NW-A805B.http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-NWA805B-CE7-2...2844&sr=1-1I am however encountering interesting behaviours with SonicStage, and trying to determine why. User error perhaps. Of course the y will be included in my review.Look forward to reading it. Also my review on Amazon.co.uk of the A806http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-NWA806FB-CE7-...6782869-2725525 Edited May 20, 2007 by GQ Smooth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Today I made the horrible mistake of asking if I could hold the A808 in a shop.
Of course I cloudn't let go, took it with me, gave away my A3000 which suddenly looked bloated and am now installing my music.
And this is all your fault, ATRACLIFE!
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