Sony NW-A8XX Series carrying cases

[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 May 8, 2007 by GQ Smooth

[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.

[Guest Stuge]

Does it have plastic in the screen area ?

[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 May 9, 2007 by ANGRYBADGER

[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?

[riceb0i87]

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 May 19, 2007 by riceb0i87

[Old skool D]

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

[Shinji Ikeda]

...

(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

I have noticed that with the leather case that you have to clean the screen on the NW-A800 series more often. More for the removal of dust.

(1) SonicStage CP 4.3 allow you to have advance mode and simple mode. The player has to be in advance mode to allow SonicStage to take advantage of some of the advance features such as Favourite 100 (please see number 2).

(2) I am unaware what feature iTunes has or does not have. I removed it from my computer after I realized it go installed with QuickTime.

Here are the candies that you get with SonicStage and NW-A800 in advanced mode.

- Favourite 100. This is your favourite 100 Songs. This is a ranking in descending order of the top 100 songs played in descending order.

- NW-A800 has 5 customizable playlists called bookmarks. You can change the order of the items in a bookmark. It is also possible to import bookmarks into SonicStage (which is given a time stamp when imported Bookmark 1 2007/05/13 08:53:56). Playlist transferred from SonicStage order can not be changed, however.

- Playback history that gets updated everytime the NW-A800 is connected to your computer while SonicStage is running. This is only updated when you sellect transfer to ATRAC Audio Device in SonicStage. There is one playback history for each day, with the songs in the exact order that they were played. If a song is played multiple times in a row, it will appear only once.

- SonicStage supports dynamic playlist. I do not know if this is transferable to the NW-A800.

- The NW-A800 supports payback of a specific range based on

-- Album, Artist, Genre, Release Year, Rating

-- Recent Transfer (3 most, 2 most, most)

-- Playlist (bookmarks 1-5, SonicStage created playlist, Favourite 100, Play history)

- Playback can be sorted by any of the above when playback range is changed to All Range from Selected Range.

Hey I am happy if they are missing out . When consumers realize that there are good alternative, then they will make their next purchase based on being a informative consumer.

No one said the iPod was horrible, did they .

[Old skool D]

I have noticed that with the leather case that you have to clean the screen on the NW-A800 series more often. More for the removal of dust.

I would agree that the screen does get dirty, well greasy, but I haven't noticed dust. I think coming from itunes to SS, you do notice some differences,BUT I like many have experienced no difficulties with SS.

Edited May 20, 2007 by GQ Smooth

[1TrackMind]

To: GQ Smooth

Hi there, just trawling the net looking at that lovely case for my new A808! Wnated to buy online, but after reading your review I might check out the shops. I'm based in London and want to go down T. Court Road to check out the cases, what shops did you go to?

Cheers!

[Old skool D]

To: GQ Smooth

Hi there, just trawling the net looking at that lovely case for my new A808! Wnated to buy online, but after reading your review I might check out the shops. I'm based in London and want to go down T. Court Road to check out the cases, what shops did you go to?

Cheers!

The Sony Centre in Tottenham Court Road.

[1TrackMind]

cool! i just bought mine at a sony centre in SOuth, and i got a free spiderman silicon skin, but the screen is getting dusty/fingerprints etc. i've seens ome other cases, check out:

proporta

so i couldhave got one then in south L. but thought i wouldnt need it!

also did you upgrade the firmware? i didnt notice the difference! but i do love this little player

Edited May 31, 2007 by 1TrackMind

[1TrackMind]

other cases also at i-nique

[Old skool D]

cool! i just bought mine at a sony centre in SOuth, and i got a free spiderman silicon skin, but the screen is getting dusty/fingerprints etc. i've seens ome other cases, check out:

proporta

so i couldhave got one then in south L. but thought i wouldnt need it!

also did you upgrade the firmware? i didnt notice the difference! but i do love this little player

I, unlike others on here, have had no difficulities with regard to sound. I thought about upgrading, but didn't bother. I have used the case attached to my trousers, in the rush hour here in London, with no problems. My only gripe would be that I regret not getting a 8 Gig, but at nearly 200 GBP, was a little bit out of my price range. All-in-all this little baby has enhanced my music collection, no end

Edited May 31, 2007 by GQ Smooth

[Old skool D]

Thanks for the links. Good choice availble for all!

Edited May 31, 2007 by GQ Smooth

[1TrackMind]

yea i know what you mean about the price. i just blew £200 on mine (8gb) this bank holiday, but its worth it! i bought a creative zen 8gb (recently) and the sound wasnt all that so i splashed out (again!) to get my sony. i also have an older 20gb NWA300 and the sound on thats excellent. so i kept listening to the sony a300 and then the zen and i thought, nah i gotta get the NWA 800 which is what i origianly wanted to upgrade to but was put off by price.

i dont know if the sound has improved on my new player from the new firmware but i thought i'd just do it anyway. but all in all i'm happy with it. i also downloaded some trailers from the sony PSP download site to watch movie trailers!

[Old skool D]

yea i know what you mean about the price. i just blew £200 on mine (8gb) this bank holiday, but its worth it! i bought a creative zen 8gb (recently) and the sound wasnt all that so i splashed out (again!) to get my sony. i also have an older 20gb NWA300 and the sound on thats excellent. so i kept listening to the sony a300 and then the zen and i thought, nah i gotta get the NWA 800 which is what i origianly wanted to upgrade to but was put off by price.

i dont know if the sound has improved on my new player from the new firmware but i thought i'd just do it anyway. but all in all i'm happy with it. i also downloaded some trailers from the sony PSP download site to watch movie trailers!

Don't really use it for video. Strictly music. I'm due to go to New York in the autumn, and if Sony US release it by then, I may pick one up, and hopefully if the dollor/pound ratio stays the same, I may even save some money in the process

[1TrackMind]

The Sony Centre in Tottenham Court Road.

WEll, i went to TC road and what a day i had! they had nothing!!! so i then went round aall the electronic shops and none of them had it. i even hauled myself to John Lewis and they didnt have them. so in the end, today, went to my local sony centre in south London and guess what? they had 20 of them in stock!!! AAHHHH!!! anyways, i got there in the end and i'm loving the A808 even more.. if thats possible!

Why doesnt Sony distribure more accessories out? IPod just dominate everything

[Shinji Ikeda]

WEll, i went to TC road and what a day i had! they had nothing!!! so i then went round aall the electronic shops and none of them had it. i even hauled myself to John Lewis and they didnt have them. so in the end, today, went to my local sony centre in south London and guess what? they had 20 of them in stock!!! AAHHHH!!! anyways, i got there in the end and i'm loving the A808 even more.. if thats possible!

Why doesnt Sony distribure more accessories out? IPod just dominate everything

I am glad to hear that you were able to find your case. The NW-A800 has been out for a short time, and has not gotten traction yet. Thus, accessories are limited (outside of Sony's home market). It seems that it will be a successful product, but I suspect that it will not be number one.

Sony is very capable of making after market products for their media players, and does not need to change manufacturers a 10% premium just to make their products work with Walkmans. It will take time for aftermarket accessories to be available for the NW-A800 series.

[markey]

WEll, i went to TC road and what a day i had! they had nothing!!! so i then went round aall the electronic shops and none of them had it. i even hauled myself to John Lewis and they didnt have them. so in the end, today, went to my local sony centre in south London and guess what? they had 20 of them in stock!!! AAHHHH!!! anyways, i got there in the end and i'm loving the A808 even more.. if thats possible!

Why doesnt Sony distribure more accessories out? IPod just dominate everything

The Sony Centre In Tottenham Court Road runs out of stock quite quickly, probably due to it's location. For any of you not familiar with London, Tottenham Court Road in the West End of London is where all the electronics and audio visual stores are located. For a good section of the road it's door to door electronics. It's a geeks paradise . Was in there on Thursday and all they had were the spiderman skins. The sales assistant told me that once the cases are delivered in the morning they are sold out by lunch time the same day. Some times it's best to stay local than to travel in to town.

Edited June 3, 2007 by ANGRYBADGER

[Old skool D]

Or go on Line. I think 1 trackmind posted some links to different cases.

[1TrackMind]

Or go on Line. I think 1 trackmind posted some links to different cases.

Yes, I was going to buy online, (and again only a few places sell them) but i wnated to see the product up close and als o i love the trhrill of shopping in hindsite i should have gone local. also whn i bought my player last weekend, the sales guy asked if i wanted a case, but having just blown £200 i was quite focused on just buying the player, gettign my freebie spiderman silicon skin and gettign the hell outta there before i lost shopping control! as i said before i only just bought a creative zen player that sounded 'ok' but whilst in the sony shop on a previous occassion, i heard the quality of the A808 and i just had to have it! only had the zen for a month! also i have the NWa300 which also sounds great, but just a little big to carry round

check out ebay

to buy the case i just bought for £19 inc postage and packaging (UK)

[aob9]

Check this guy out on ebay. He is reputable and runs a shop in Oxford ( I think ). I received this case 3 days after ordering.

http://electronics.search.ebay.co.uk/_MP3-...39QQsassZ353916

[1TrackMind]

Check this guy out on ebay. He is reputable and runs a shop in Oxford ( I think ). I received this case 3 days after ordering.

http://electronics.search.ebay.co.uk/_MP3-...39QQsassZ353916

Snap! same guy

[NOiPod]

Theres a shop on Edgware Road that sell the player, not sure if they sell the cases tho. Called KK Electronics, NW-A808 White currently £179.99 on their website. Will visit the shop when Im next at Edgware Road smoking sheesha

Edited June 3, 2007 by NOiPod

[jazzist]

Hi,

Can you confirm that the CKL-NWA800 leather case fits the new NWZ-A818 player? I think the case was originally for the 808 ATRAC player but the casings of these players is the same?

I have just bought the 818 and need a case for it, considering the eBay link that you have given above.

Thanks.

[juli_]

Hi,Can you confirm that the CKL-NWA800 leather case fits the new NWZ-A818 player? I think the case was originally for the 808 ATRAC player but the casings of these players is the same? I have just bought the 818 and need a case for it, considering the eBay link that you have given above.

The 818 and 808 are physically identical in every way, so yes, the 808 case will fit the 818.

I just checked the eBay link, and it's the same place I got my 808 clear hard case from!!!

Edited November 5, 2007 by juli