The CD Changer is a bit loud when the carousel moves but the sound quality is excellent. I think the design could have been better whats with the hump? Fortunately my Sony receiver dos fit perfectly on the hump so it looks nice.
Odd shape and large footprint makes placement an issue.
This CD changer has a "hump" in its top structure that makes it difficult to "slip" it into a shelf smaller than 10" in height. Also it is 19" in depth which is about 3" deeper than the space I had
picked for it, making it necessary to re locate all my components to fit this unit into my set up.
Also it is very noisy when changing CD's which can be distracting. I think newer versions of this deck have solved some of these issues, but this one leaves something to be desired.
I have not had the opportunity to try the remote control, so I have no comment as to its operation.