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Sony Walkman E-Series NWZ-E443 Multimedia Player Review
A very interesting offering for the entry/mid-range level
You know, there are times when we really have a grudge with Sony, and not because of the quality of its products or some issues related to its marketing strategy, but simply because, in some cases, it makes it somewhat tougher for people to opt for a certain item by implementing all sorts of different (yet equally attractive) functions over a wide range of devices. This is exactly what it has done with the Walkman range of portable multimedia players, and since talking about a single model from this family didn't really seem to do these gadgets justice, we decided to take somewhat of a tour of the entire series.

So, after testing Sony's Walkman X Series NWZ-X1050 OLED and S-Series NWZ-S739F models, we wanted to try out a more entry-level/mid-range product, namely the NWZ-E443, which, as you can probably tell by taking a look at its name, is a part of the Japanese company's E series.

To be perfectly accurate, the model we tested is part of the latest-generation E series models, the E440 range, that arrived onto the market in mid-2009 and that we had the chance of briefly encountering during our visit at IFA 2009.

Now, as we've mentioned above, despite the fact that it's not exactly one of the top-range Walkman products, at least in terms of design and part of the available features, the E-Series model we tested does come packed with certain features that we would have liked to see in upper-range versions as well.

Plus, as things usually stand with Sony's players, the quality of the audio playback is quite impressive, the device delivering encompassing, crisp and powerful sound, even when using the speakers provided right in the sales package.