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My old cd changer was working one day, then the very next day the tray would not open. Had to dismantle it to retrieve my discs. Went on Ebay to find another. They have everything. Found new unit bought it, hooked it up and all is well again. Stevie Ray Vaughn, Hendrix, Satriani sound as if they are in room.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Nice player, but has problems playing my home made cd's, pauses or stops on certain songs. Plays manufactures cd's well.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Refurbished
I needed a newer CD player that would play my CD-R & MP3 recordings and also had the 5 disk turntable. The USB plug-in feature is a nice addition. Very good sound. Lightweight and easy to operate.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
I bought this to play CDs, and it could hardly be better at that. I connected it using standard RCA analog audio cables, and it sounds great. It has an optical S/PDIF digital output too, so you can use the DAC in your receiver or buy and connect an external DAC if you don't like the builtin one's sound. I didn't test the digital output since my receiver only has analog inputs, and I'm happy with how Sony's DAC sounds. It's no-nonsense and very easy to use; just load up to 5 discs in any of the spots on the carousel, hit play, and it plays through all of them. It also features an "ex-change" function, which lets you swap out the other 4 CDs while one is still playing. It's well implemented, so if you put a CD in the empty spot for the one that's playing, it'll find the next empty spot to put it back in when it's done playing it. Mine didn't come with the remote, as seems to be common with used units. I can see that there are modes for playing a single disc, repeating tracks or discs, shuffle, and programmed track playback sequences. Without the remote though, you can't access them. Only "play all discs and then stop" mode is available, along with the usual controls to change to a specific disc, go to the next or previous track, and seek. It would be nice if all features were usable without the remote. USB playback and recording are the biggest flaw in my opinion. This is not a digital media player replacement. It's pretty clear this is a CD player, and the USB functions are a bit of an afterthought. Perhaps the remote allows some form of folder navigation, but without it the only way to browse the potentially thousands of songs on your USB drive is with the next and previous track buttons. At least they could have repurposed the "skip disc" button to skip to the next folder, but it just does nothing in USB mode. While you can record from a CD to a USB drive with this player, you'd do far better to use a PC. It only records a single track at a time, then goes on playing the rest of the disc without recording it. You have to select record on each track. It rips tracks at 1x speed while playing the track. The quality isn't great either -- 128 kbit/s MP3. It can also play data CDs that contain MP3, AAC (.m4a) or WMA files that aren't DRM-encumbered. Useful, but it suffers from the same lack of folder navigation as with USB playback. The presence of this feature worried me somewhat: MP3-CD enabled CD players I've had in the past would get tripped up by enhanced CDs that contain audio tracks plus some bonus data files like pictures or screensavers. This one didn't though. When I put in an enhanced CD, it played the audio tracks normally. Despite the flaws in USB and MP3-CD handling, I'm giving it 5 stars. Its primary purpose is to play normal audio CDs, and it does a superb job of it. While the USB features are disappointing, it's a secondary function and not what you should be buying it for. If you're looking for CD-to-MP3 conversion, download Exact Audio Copy for free, or add a hard disk based digital media player/recorder to your sound system.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I wanted a reasonably priced CD unit that would play more than one CD but, couldn't find one here in Spain. Although I have to use a plug adaptor and had to have a voltage transformer installed, the result is excellent. The sound quality is exceptional and the CDs change rapidly without any unnecessary noise. Although it is on the big side, it fits perfectly in the cabinet designed for the purpose. My review is based on its 5-disc changer function because, as yet, I have not tried to play any recorded CDs, used the USB input or recorded any CDs.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
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