This new Sony NWZ-A844 seres is terribly diappointing.Like others , I purchased the product to replace my early model which was awesome.This new model is a clear ploy bySony to increase their profit margin.I paid their quite high selling price( Like I did for my previous sony) and have received less features .The reason I stayed with sony rather than choosing ipods is that Sony is famous for producing great soundung mp3 player.This new one doesnt even cut that.The sound is terrible and you cant adjust anything until you turn off the bass boot.I will use this product until finding a better device of similar price and I will not mistake on further Sony audio products.