The SV-SD75 delivers good audio quality overall. There are three playback settings: Normal, Train (which dulls the bass and high frequencies so as not to disturb others in crowded situations), and S-XBS (which increases bass so as to disturb others in crowded situations). The player also offers random and repeat play. It claims to support playlists, but not playlists recorded by the Panasonic software--and there's no word in the documentation regarding what you're supposed to use to create them.
To add or delete songs, you remove the SD card and place it in the included external USB reader. While the SD card reader does show up as a drive in My Computer, you can't drag and drop files to it; you must use RealJukebox to manage and download music. Note that the version of RealJukebox that's included with the player will record in AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) SD format at a sampling rate of 128kbps, but it will only record MP3 files at 96kbps.
We had no problem transferring and playing 256kbps MP3 files that we ripped using other software; however, transfer times were among the slowest that we've seen from all the players we've tested. It took more than two minutes to transfer our three test files (around 11M of data).
The SV-SD75 supports Windows 98 and Me only; Windows 2000 and Mac users are out of luck. A rechargeable nickel-metal-hydride AAA battery and charger are included, but you can also use alkaline batteries. The player will run five to six hours on a single AAA alkaline battery.
Panasonic e.wear SD Audio Player
Company: Panasonic
Price: AU$1,049
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