I bought this for my wife so she could enjoy some music while in the shower. I was tempted to go with other brands as my experience with Sony products has been hit or miss and for what they charge I expect mostly hits. With that said, I am glad I got this product. It is now probably 8 years old and it is still trucking like when she first got it, despite being subjected to 40 minute showers daily with no bath vent on to dissipate the steam. It has passed our homemade stress test just fine. I am pretty sure when this one finally does die, I will be ordering the exact same thing again the next day.