Good Audio - Bad Clipping Mechanism
579862
The audio quality is better but getting this to remain attached to my microphone is a real chore. Constantly falls off and has scratched up my micstand.
4233846
The recording and press sound fantastic, but there is an embedded piece of wood-like or cotton-like thing that causes a skip that loops back between Jane and Goodnight. I have a large record collection and know how to repair skips and I can't remove the embedded object. I was able to make the record play across the object, but there are several revolutions with an audible artifact. Not happy!
366230
I use these on iMacs.
I've had 2 pairs of these for 8 months and really like the sound, battery life, and especially the simple wireless usb connection. I get fair range through 4 walls but if the refrigerator is in line, it cuts out but no complaints there. So, listen now, eat later.
These should come with a free roll of gorilla tape. Be sure to buy some, you'll need it. First, I had to drill and bolt the expander back together on both pairs amazingly, at almost the same time. Now the muffs have started breaking from the headpiece. The plastic they use disintegrates mercilessly. I mean, how much could could it cost to use decent plastic?
The power button is really annoying to me. It has a 4 or 5 second delay. I guess I'm just not a patient person. I want to turn it on or off now, not 4 or 5 seconds from now. A different type of switch or different placement, or both, could prevent unintentional usage. Even a shorter delay would help.
So, I'll be looking for some different headphones. The low price of cheap junk is really not worth the disappointment.
1644021
Affordable, good sound, good volume, long battery life, Bluetooth will stay connected a couple of rooms away. The proprietary charger is baffling, no reason to not use micro USB at this point, but even that is something I could look past.

HOWEVER...

If you are listening to a song or a podcast (this happens all the time during podcasts) and there is any part longer than half a second or so where the track is quiet, the connection cuts out and then turns back on like half a second after there is volume on the track again. This is REALLY irritating and makes some podcasts nearly unlistenable. I'm guessing this was a feature to save battery life, but it really makes some things unenjoyable.

If you're only using this speaker for music, you should be fine. I can't recommend it otherwise.
350319
The sound is amazing. Silky smooth grippy texture where it should rest on the band, and your arm.

SADLY, the clip immediately broke. I'm not too fond of returning items so I'll probably just duct-tape it to the wrist band.

Also the micro SD card protrudes out the side. You can partially cover it using the rubber strip that should cover the usb/sd card slots. As you can see in the image the card is vulnerable

With that said, I LOVE everything else about this watch.

Edit. This thing is made out of garbage. Tried opening it up to attach the armband another way but the darn screws done stripped! Oh boy.
the speaker does sound good, just the stuff around it is not good.

Update 12/17/2017

Alright, less butt hurt. Despite any of its shortcomings, this speaker-watch is the speaker-watch you are looking for! With a little duct tape this quokka has been the sweat resistant trooper /best friend i was looking for.
4267982
I had this for all of 3 days before the clip part of it broke. The actual quality of the audio that it picks up is good, but everything else seems poorly made.
4768228
I really like this.  I've recently decided to move my office PC to a room dedicated to VR, but I still wanted to use my PC for normal functions in my office.  This had me most excited because it supported HDMI, 3.5mm audio, and USB all over 1 cat 5E.  Everything works solid, except for the audio.  It "works", but at anything higher than mid volume, it's extremely distorted.  Zero bass response.  I'm not trying to destroy my ears, but even at comfortable listening levels, I can't listen to music on it.  Since I have a soundblaster z, this kinda sucks.  Going to try a soundblaster USB audio stick to see if it's any better.  I'm assuming that it just doesn't have the power to push that much wattage through whatever pairs it's using.

The PoE function is super useful too.  All in all, I'm happy I bought it, I just wish the audio worked better.
2941339
I can hear very good, what I like least it cut off randomly while I'm talking.
2069524
The stereo isn't bad for it's money. It puts out reasonably good sound for <$100. It has it's quirks though.

The really nice touch is the EJECT button on the remote. I have never seen this on any device I've ever owned, but if you think about it: On most other stereos you have a CD in one hand and the remote in the other, you have to put one of them down to open the case. Simple, effective thinking.

The big design flaw to me is the PAUSE function. After 5 or so minutes, PAUSE changes to STOP, thus losing your spot on the CD. Most reasons I hit pause take longer than 5 minutes.

The laser has popped out of alignment twice in the years I have owned it. After the second time, I realized i just needed to manually slide the laser  carriage all the way back to the parked position. It doesn't happen very often, but it was really annoying the first time.

Not a bad product, but I wouldn't buy it again.
3270467
THE GOOD: Excellent Sound, the enclosed foam tips ensure tight fit in the ear canal and helps seal out external noise.
Flat cord ensures nice tangle-free operation and gets quickly ready to use from storage.

THE PROBLEM: In my HTC audio input, even minor jiggling of the plug will incidentally activate the voice function, cut off your audio when listening to music  and prompt for your voice commands. Very annoying.
This happens when you are wearing headphones during rigorous activities like jogging, working, brisk walking ok when sitting or lounging...
2050480
The earbud itself works very well, but the clips that hold it to your ear are quite fragile, lasting only about a week.  I went though the entire set and contacted the company.  They promised to send more, BUT that never happened.  I found some clips that fit around the base and stay in place with a lite hot glue and lasts> 2 months. (They are designed for another product) .  I also found that if you pull your shirt over your head you may pull the earbud out.  Lastly if you are carrying your earbud put it the carry case.  It is too easy to lose otherwise (I lost one).  The stereo earbud extension makes great listening, even though I seldom use it.  If it were not for the earclip which IMHO rates a zero start, I would be giving a 5 start rating.  The call quality is the best I have had.
4466392
The skipping is terrible.  But it's good if you just want to sit down and listen.  Like maybe when you watch tv or go on the computer.  If you move it, it will most likely skip.  Another problem is that the headphones are never perfect.
If you can get used to that, then this would be a good cd player to buy and at a good price.
4235222
First things first: it works. I had no trouble pairing it with my palm phone, my ipod touch, or my laptop. It clips to clothing just fine (ok, maybe needs a little finessing when attaching to flimsier garments). The controls work flawlessly. I was pleasantly surprised by how small the clipper was.

The audio quality of the earbuds that everyone is freaking out about? Didn't notice it. At all. Of course, I'm just a music lover and not an audiophile. The only issue with sound is that sometimes it seems to... freak out a little bit, especially if the clipper is moving a lot (e.g. I was holding in my hand, arms swinging while walking). That audio issue is annoying, and definitely drags down the quality of the product

One thing I was surprised by? The headphones are DESIGNED to go around the BACK of your neck--that is, the cord for one of the buds is significantly shorter so it must loop to the side and down around rather than hang evenly in front like most others. And it's pretty short, so you're restricted to clipping it to a collar or a short sleeve. I'm sure I can learn to live with this, but was surprised this wasn't mentioned anywhere (yeah yeah, the chick in the picture is wearing them this way. I thought it was just edgy styling!)

The earbuds fit pretty snugly in my ear, and the soundleak (think: white apple earbuds) is non-existent.

All in all--a good product with a few flaws.
1855412
The quality of the audio is excellent, but the on-off button is designed very poorly and fell off. I would not recommend purchasing these ear sets
1990939
It's easy to connect to, easy to hook it up to speakers, and plays audio as needed.

The audio quality is poor; it exhibited a near-constant distortion at mid and high frequencies (e.g. static).
1717666
I did an A/B comparison of the audio quality with my SoundBlaster Live! sound card in my PC using good headphones (Sony MDR-84's). Even with the bass boost and equalizer tweaked, both the low and high end are weaker. The high end is more like a cassette tape player. It's not awful, but the difference is very noticeable. If you like sharp clarity and rumbling bass, you're going to be disappointed. At least there's no background noise at all. According to my research, this Sony has good audio quality compared to other players. It's sad that there just aren't any truly hi-fi MP3 players. The manufacturers seem to assume that they'll never be used with real headphones. Sigh.

If you pause before scanning, it scans much faster (2 minutes per second). This is very important for finding your place in long audio book files. The manual doesn't make this feature clear, so you're welcome.

You can scan backwards past the beginning of one MP3 into the end of the previous one. This makes finding your place in an audio book much faster.

It sorts files by file name and allows the files in a single folder to be played in order regardless of the order they were copied to the player. It remembers where you were when you power it off, but unfortunately, it does not remember where you left off if you switch from an audio book in one folder to, say, music in another, and then back to the book. It should automatically remember your place in each folder. It doesn't. There's no bookmarking.

It does NOT do that annoying fade in/out thing that makes you miss several words of an audio book when you pause.

I really like the two user-defined equalizer presets. I have one set for music with high and low end increased, and the other set for audio books with the low end reduced. It's very nice to be able to easily switch subject matter without having to manually adjust the EQ.

It's not much of a video player. Of the 12 .wmv videos I copied to it, only 4 played. You'll have to re-compress most videos to make them compatible, which is very time-consuming.

Update: After 8 months of heavy use, the battery is still lasting about 2 days, and I'm not religious about turning it off when not in use. I've dropped it 2 feet onto hard floors a couple of times with no damage.

There are several minor bugs in the software. It's gotten stuck about a dozen times after scanning. When this happens, it keeps playing but none of the buttons will work. It can be unstuck by scanning in the same direction again. It has frozen up once or twice and had to be turned off and back on to fix it. I haven't had to use the reset button yet. There's a minor bug in the file system. Two or three times it kept using an old folder name after that folder was deleted and a new folder added. These are minor annoyances, but if I were running Sony, I'd put a bit more time and money into debugging.
1244475
Great player, especially for running or working out. However, the clip mechanism is something to be desired. I have had this for about a year, and the plastic piece that connects the clip to the back of the player broke while clipping it on my shirt.  The sound quality is pretty good. I a minimalist runner so I don't like a lot of bulky equipment, armbands etc. This player fit the bill until the clip issue.