I swim for 30 mins in a swimming pool around 4 times a week (only on the surface). I've bought 4 pairs of NW-WS413 over the past 7 years as they are easy to connect to a PC and reasonably easy to use. MP3 Podcasts are just about loud enough provided you boost the levels on a PC before loading. I bought this pair in June 2023, to replace my old pair when they failed - which they tend to after a couple of years. When the old pair failed in January 2024, I started using the new pair. Unfortunately this new pair failed within 3 months . They will not charge properly, despite cleaning contact on the new charge cradle - or using the cradle that charged the previous pair. Hopefully Sony will replace them.

I had 2 pairs of these in 8 years between 2014 and 2022. Since buying a new set in 2022 I am now on my 4th set as the previous 3 had malfunctioned within months of buying. It’s a fantastic product when it works and I swim most days using them but it would appear they are not made as good as they were around 2014

After 2 weeks of using the walkman it stop working without any issues the day before, no charging light etc, nothing ...dead