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This stereo was well-packaged, with solid fitted Styrofoam on the bottom and copious amounts of bubble wrap winding around and between the three main pieces. When I opened it, it looked brand new. I set it up and tested it, and everything works. The sound quality and FM reception are great, and you can adjust the treble and bass levels. I should mention that the speaker wires have a plug on the end instead of bare wire, so you can't attach additional wire and have the speakers on opposite ends of a room. On the other hand, my old stereo had bare speaker wires and one speaker stopped working completely, so maybe the plug is better. Great experience!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I ended up returning this item because it did not meet our needs. Sound quality is reasonably good and powerful if speakers are connected directly to the base without extension wires. I tried to extend the distance using about 40 feet of 16 (or maybe even 14) guage speaker wire, but lost a lot of the higher frequencies in the process. The amp simply was not capable of driving the speakers well with the extended speaker wires. The FM tuner only works with local stations with a steady strong single. Even less expensive boom boxes generally have better reception. I believe the coaxial antenna connector is a PAL type (i.e. European) connector rather than an F-type connector that is standard in the U.S. The FM antenna that is included is simply a length of wire that connects to the center conductor of the connector. I asked Sharp support what type of connector it was so that I could connect a higher gain connector. There response verbatim: "...we wouldn't have any recommendations or information available in regards to using any antennas other then the antennas that are provided with this audio system. So do I recommend this system? Yes if you are happy with keeping the speakers close to the base unit and you only need it for nearby FM stations.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This is a friendly all-in-one bookshelf system for the casual HIFI stereo listener. It is not not for the audiophile. It plays CDs, old fashioned tapes, FM, AM, or digital music in the music library of your iPod. The unit holds and plays in sequence 5 CDs or one tape as well as all the music in your iPod library. It has a dedicated iPod dock built into the top. When the iPod is not playing it automatically charges. Nice. I bought it to have music around the house with out having to turn on a separate amp, a tape deck a CD player, etc., each having its own remote. There is just one easy to understand remote for anything you want to play. It takes about 15 minutes to unpack the unit, plug in the speakers and be listening to a pretty nice sound. We used to have an Aiwa bookshelf system but it stopped playing Cds. So I set up my separate component stereo system as a substitute. I could use it, but my wife could not. With the Sharp CD-DH950P, my wife no longer has to ask me to set up the music system. She can do it herself. I never considered using it as a home theater sound system, but from reading the instructions this would be doable.Read full review
This stereo system was open box but you would never know. It looked like it just was manufactured. Very simple to set up and use. Great sound quality with xbass or without. Good design having stacked cds. It only displays the time when you press clock button but it's not a problem since most people have clocks in their homes. I would recommend this stereo system for anyone who has limited space but is looking for big sound. Another plus is the idock for iPod or iPhone with charging when docked.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I've have a couple of these units, and the ONLY gripe I have is that the FM tuner sucks! I can't pull in stations that I easily pull in with other units. And the PAL 75ohm connector is a pain. I had to purchase a couple of 75 ohm adapters to PAL adapter connectors. Even with the purchase of a Terk Amplified Antenna...ZILCH!! Even with an FM amplifier, it's a pain! I have to throw around the dipole antenna every now and then to pull in my stations, and leave it where it lays!!. This just ain't right!!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned