Sony Walkman D-F411 Personal CD Player

Pros: AM/FM radio, hold feature, good sound
Cons: Shock protection wasn't reliable after few years

I bought this Sony model of Discman about five years ago, and for the most part it doesn't disappoint. It's been quite durable, considering how abusive I am with portable CD players. After so many years, I finally sold it after I bought a newer model...

Pros: Good price, great sound, lots of features
Cons: Doesn't read all CD-R discs, doesn't read any CD-RW discs

If you are looking for a CD player with many features, look no further than the Sony D-F411! This CD player comes with ESP2 Skip Protection (which is equivilent to a 40 sec skip protection system), two headphone jacks, bass and groove bass boost, and an...

Pros: The combination of a portable CD player and a digital radio
Cons: The fact that my CD player stopped working after only one year

I bought this CD player in September of 1999. I really wanted a portable CD player that also had a radio. There were not many to choose from, but Sony has a good reputation, so my lack of choices did not bother me. But this CD player ended up doing...

Pros: Tuner, great quality
Cons: No back-light

I never purchased a portable CD player in the past because I thought they did not have radio tuners. When I did a little more research I found that there were portable cd players with tuners. They just happened to be a little on the expensive side. I...

Pros: Great features.
Cons: Mine had a defect.

I bought this product about a year ago. I was looking for a CD player with a built-in radio, and this was the best-priced item I found. I bought it for about $150, but that was a year ago, so now it sells for $100.

I always look at features...

Pros: great features
Cons: not durable

Okay here's the deal. I received this product as a gift from my friend. I love the fact that you can store over 24 radio stations and the fact that it even has a radio on it. I love how it is virtually unskippable. I love the resume contol and all the...

Pros: Great player for a great price
Cons: Radio is sometimes has static

For Christmas, I wanted a new portable CD player because my one I got in 1995 didn't cut it anymore. I recieved the Sony DF411 from my parents and I saw on the package it said it recieved the radio. Right from the start, I knew this would be a good...

Pros: Clear, smooth music, and fast
Cons: expensive

When I got my CD player I was so excited I ripped it open and tried out a CD. I put the
CD player on the setting GROOVE and listened to the music. It was clear, smooth, and
couldn’t sound better. The music came easily and sounded closer than...

Pros: Never misses a beat, great skip protection
Cons: The size, I wish it were a little smaller

I bought this product mainly because it integrated a radio tuner with a good quality CD player. This CD player works great, I can hardly ever get it to skip (with ESP on), I'll shake it like a madman and it keeps playing the music like it was just...

Pros: Excelent sound, No skipping
Cons: Not a good player for dropping, cheap case and door.

Before purchasing the sony I looked at the options of other players and noticed this one had a radio also. I've never seen a cd player with a radio so that was a big plus when the cd you have in gets old! I wanted to buy a portable cd player so when I am...

Pros: Easy to learn controls
Cons: Poor sound, poor reception, skips

I bought the DF-411 as a replacement for a Kenwood player I've had for three years. I found that the sound quality was poor, even with three levels of bass boost. The mid level produces minimal bass and the high level sounds terrible even with high...

Pros: AM/FM radio and good sound
Cons: ESP doesn't work with some CD-R's

I got this player for Christmas and it the best CD player I ever got. How could you go wrong with a CD player with AM/FM radio built in to it? I have had a lot of time where I got tired of the CD I was listening to and had no other CD to play. But with...

Pros: No skips, has a radio, great sound
Cons: none

The Sony D-F411 is a great portable CD player. It combines the normal CD player with and FM/AM radio, all in one little unit. Plus it has ESP², virtually eliminates all skips. The sounds that come out of this CD player are spectacular. It also has...

Pros: Digital tuner, 5 six-station preset modes (4 FM and 1 AM) for a total of 30 possible preset stations, ESP2, portable, fits into my jacket pocket :-)
Cons: ESP2 wears down the batteries, and the radio reception isn't always top-notch

For years, I had your basic Discman - 10 second skip protection, car kit, and digital bass boost. I recently got my new D-F411 Discman with its Electronic Skip Protection (ESP2) and digital radio tuner, and I'll never understand how I got along without...

Pros: AM/FM radio, ESP2, ac adapter
Cons: consumes batteries quickly

This Discman is a very solid product. It is equipped with many of the features common to portable CD players such as anti-skipping mechanism, but offers one feature that I especially enjoy because it is not very common. The model D-F411 comes equipped...

Pros: Portable, AM/FM tuner, Mega Bass"Groove"
Cons: no remote, cheap charity headphones

The Sony D-F411 is the coolest CD player I've ever seen. It's the first and few out there that have a DIGITAL radio tuner built in. Like many of Sonys products it has a lot of features that are native to Sony audio equipment.

Did I mention...

Pros: Great Bass, Has an AM/FM Tuner, Great Anti-Skip
Cons: A little on the heavy side, Buttons take some getting used to.

I've had my Sony F-411 for about 5 months now and I think it's great. I bought it at Fred Myer's for I think about $100. I first chose this product out of the other ones first off because of the looks and how that compared to the price. :) I know...

Pros: RADIO!
Cons: It's large, and includes no special features (except for the radio).

When I was searching for a Discman, I was bothered by the lack of a radio on every portable CD player I looked at many different brands, but I couldn't find one I liked. One day, I happened to walk into Circuit City, and I noticed the D-F411 sitting...

Pros: AM/FM radio
Cons: Sound Quality Not the Best

It's about time CD players came around to adding an AM/FM radio. With that in mind, this CD player is a decent buy for the price. You can program the CD player easily to many different radio stations digitally to get the best tuning possible.
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Pros: AM/FM
Cons: Nothing

I have owned this CD player for about 5 months now. I use it quit frequently and think it is the best one I have ever had. I love the am/fm feature!! You will never know how much you will love it until you have it. I think I use the radio feature...

Pros: Good sound, good value. Good reliability.
Cons: Looks cheap with metallic finish, no included rechargeable battery.

As someone who has used Walkmans which are radio only or radio/cassette one of the things that had disappointed me is the relative lack of availability of CD/radio personals. The best range comes from Sony and this player (which retails for around $100)...