| | |  | Satellite Radio | Home » » » » Sony SRF-M85W S2 Sports Walkman Digital Stereo Armband Radio (White) | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Slimmer and More Lightweight S2 Sports Digital Tuner. Weather/FM/AM Stereo Arm Band Radio --- lets you listen up-to-the-minute weather from your local Weather Band broadcasts. Single "AAA" Battery Operation --- provides hours of listening, and helps to make the Walkman unit compact and inexpensive to use. Convenient LED Display Angle & Easy-to-Use Up/Down Controls for Preset Tuning --- is designed for information to be easily read at a glance while â¿¿on the runâ¿¿. 25 Station Preset Memory (15FM/5AM/5WB) --- uses electronic settings for easy one-button tuning for your choice of audio from 5 weather bands, 10 FM and 5 AM radio stations. Supplied Armband and Belt Clip, Ideal for Sports --- lets you â¿¿wearâ¿¿ your Walkman player on your arm during activities, keeping your hands free. | | | Features: | |
• Slim and lightweight; weather/FM/AM stereo radio with digital tuner
• Included armband and belt clip, stopwatch, and split and pitch timer are ideal for sports; sports headphones supplied
• Convenient LED display angle features easy-to-use up/down controls; single AAA battery operation
• 25-station preset memory (15 FM/5 AM/5 WB)
• Mega Bass sound system
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 2.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 1.31 inches | | Product Height:
| 3.37 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.3 pounds | | Package Length:
| 10.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.7 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.35 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 32 reviews |
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 Poor connection over timeNov 08, 2009
I bought a Sony Sports walkman to listen to the radio while jogging, and it worked fine for a short while, then it started making a poor connection so that I would have to twist the headphone jack while jogging in order to get a consistent signal to listen to. After a while the signal would only come in or out. I could not listen to a signal wandering in and out.
It is not just this radio. I have yet to find a sports radio with headphone wires or cables that plug into the radio that is durable enough to last beyond 6 months of daily jogging. I think the problem is that the headphone cable or wire shorts out or the connection plug into the radio does not a good connection after a couple of months of jogging.
Whatever it is, I have yet to find a durable sports radio that works consistently. Maybe they make these things without durability so that consumers have to buy a new one every few months? Who knows? However, I just keep swithching to different products and manufacturers hoping there is a durable sports radio out there. If one goes out, I never repeat my mistake and buy the same model.
I am really looking for a sports radio with a wireless headphone that will not short out. Are there any out there?
 Not bad for what it isOct 28, 2009
I struggled to find a replacement for a similar model I had for years. This was as close as I could find and it turned out better. A few new functions and it runs forever on a single AAA battery. Just try to find an am/fm at Best Buy, WalMart etc. You can't, they don't exist. Glad that I remembered Amazon.
 Sony Walkman SRF-M85WOct 23, 2009
The radio operates fine as far as setting mode, volume and frequency. I spent a long time with the owner's manual to get it right. The selectivity is terrible, however. I live in an urban area with FM radio stations throughout the dial. I wanted to listen to KQED, 88.5 MHz; however it was frequently overpowered by KBAY, 94.5 MHz. It was the same deal with most of the stations on the dial - you couldn't get a clear shot at anything. I am relegated to listening to AM, or throwing the thing away.
 Convenient but not perfectSep 12, 2009
I have purchased several of this model radio because it gets fairly good am reception which is the band I listen too most and because it is small, stream lined and clips to my belt or arm band for use while exercising. However having gone through several of these the faults are: The little volume button tends to pop off and if you lose it, good luck working the volume. Another problem is a limit of only 5 presets for am the band I favor most. Over time, the phone output jack itself grows week with heavy use as in my case, causing static. And lastly, the dial does not light for night operation. I do recommend this product in part due to its relative low cost over the above limitations and lack of competitive options.
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totally uselessJul 05, 2009
This armband radio is an extremely unsatisfactory product. I use an armband radio for walking. I had an old Sony armband radio, which I used for years and it worked fine. Unfortunately I lost the battery cover. So I thought I could replace it with the follow-up model. But with this new radio I hardly ever get clear signals. Mostly I get headache causing static and overlapping radio stations. It's much too frustrating to try to listen to any radio station. I checked if I could possibly have done anything wrong putting it together, tuning it, etc. Nothing helps. If I had not naively thrown the packaging material away I would have returned it immediately. It's hard to imagine that Sony makes such a lousy product. I don't understand how anybody can give it a good rating.
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