A:Answer The real questions are do you really enjoy listening to music using headphones, and are you willing to pay to have the best experience when doing so? If the answers to these two questions are "yes", then this portable music player is a great choice. It sounds amazing, has incredible build quality and some really cool features (like a L/R balance control and balanced output), and has enough power to drive a lot of different headphones. And if you think $1200 is a lot for a portable music player, Sony has an even more expensive unit, which makes this one (Sony NW-WM1A) a really good value. I'm thoroughly enjoying it!