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Horrible CD player
Well, maybe I should give it two stars because of the four units I tested in Target this one definitely sounded the best. HOWEVER, the CD player is downright pathetic. It will not play any homemade CDs and I suspect it might have something to do with the company that built it (Sony is well known for their hyper-strident stance on copyright issues). So, we can't use any of our friend's productions (I have several musician friends who record their own music) and we can't play any of our own compilation CDs in it. Bummer. CDs that play in every other CD player we own but not in this one. In addition, older CDs have a tough time getting kick started. Newer ones (last 10 years or so I guess) are OK. So, if radio is all you want, this unit does sound OK. Just don't try to play anything besides mass produced CDs. Good product and easy installation For the last few years, I have had a cluttered counter with a large CD-radio player sitting on it. Upon receiving my new under-counter Sony model, I installed it in minutes and was enjoying radio and CDs. I used the template and a drill to mount the player, and it's working great. While friends warned me against an under-counter radio due to reception problems, mine gets good reception and I enjoy being able to listen to TV channels as well. The CD player works well, and I also enjoy using the timer. I would recommend the product to friends and family. Definitely worth the money! We love our Sony ICF-CD543RM Kitchen CD clock Radio (Silver). I use it every day -- I listen to the radio or play my favorite CDs.... It is definitelly worth the money. As a matter of fact my daughter and cousin bought one because they liked mine. I recommend this item to anyone who likes to listen to the radio or play their favorite CD while baking or cooking in their kitchen. For the money you get excellent sound. Thanks Sony!!! nice cd player / bad radio reception Just bought and will now be returning this item. Cd sound is good but it can't get high powered radio stations clearly. It seems these units not only fail after a year as in the other reviews, but they cheaped out on the antenna/tuners when they made them. I get better reception on a 20 year old clock radio I have at home. Very good, but one problem This radio really filled the bill in our kitchen. Easy to install and good sound. But after about a year the buttons are starting to fail. They just quit working one by one. We use the remote to change stations or volume now. If not for this I would have given 5 stars. We will probably look for a different brand next time. | |
