CD-Player Reviews

Rubber Stampers are always looking for inexpensive and efficient ways to maximize storage. This will fit all 48 of the new style Stampin' Up! classic ink pads, and is portable, too!

This is a great investment. Sturdy, especially if you travel and want to carry your CD's or you'd like to keep them in good and safe condition. It has an adjustable strap, not to mention it keeps your CD's from being exposed. I own this case with a vinyl covering, which I've had for about 7 years and I'm now in need of a second one but it's been hard to find in the stores...Thank you Amazon!

This is a great way to carry CD's around. Well protected.

I bought this [thing] at [a local retailer] for my art studio. I just wanted something cheap and simple. Little did I know that it would sound this good. Believe me, I'm a nut when it comes to having all the surround speakers, a powerfull receiver, etc. So I mean it when I say the sound is amazing with this unit. I thought the "surround mode" was a gimmick. I was wrong. The Philips sounds better than some of the nicer stereos I've owned. Ain't that a kick?

I've always felt Philips electronics are head and shoulders above the rest. I have a good stereo setup, components, but as an extra (or even as your main system if you don't have another setup), you can't imagine how fabulous the sound is that emanates from the AZ1560. I was blown away when I heard it at my brother's, who's a real music / equipment buff and only uses the best. I could swear it was coming from his regular stereo system. I believe the AZ1560 has recently been discontinued, but was able to get one of the last three units they had. I'm sure some of Philip's other boom boxes sound great, too, and I wouldn't hestitate to buy any Philips product. But, if you can get your hands on this model, it's the very best sound I've heard from a boom box and I've owned four. Packs an incredible punch for the buck!

I have been a musician all of my life. Grow up to the sounds of big band. Played in the Navy. This boombox has a big sound from a small source. Five stars for sure.

I use my case to carry both a cd player and a minidisk player. The compartments are perfect for both, and there's plenty of room for all your cd's, minidisks, headphones, cellphone, whatever.

The workmanship is excellent, what you would expect from caselogic. All seams are finished with no unfinished ends exposed. The faux leather looks and feels good, too.

My only question is the carry strap. I would like to be able to remove the ministrap if I want to. But that is merely a question of vanity more than anything.

If you buy one of these, you'll wonder how you ever managed without it before!

I bought this to hold accessories for my laptop, including an Addonics PocketZip 2000 drive, PCMCIA cards, as well as CDs and it works beautifully. It's very soft and durable. The removable velcro divider for the back pocket makes it versatile. The strap would be great but I wish that there was a way to unattach it. There is a snap for it on one side, but it is still sewn on, so I don't really see the point of the snap. Regardless, this case is very handy.

This faux leather case has two compartments (one zippered, one with a velcro flap) either of which can hold a CD player (and the other a good size for foldup headphones); one designed for a cell phone etc. but I use it to hold my Sharp MS722 Minidisc player; and a large rear zippered compartment that does not have CD sleeves, but does have a movable divider. I use it to hold my 24 disc CD wallet (Caselogic KSW-24) and a dozen minidiscs in plastic slipcovers. Add to that the front slip pocket for spare batteries and you're talking a couple days worth of music.

In addition, there's a detachable shoulder strap (take if off and you still have a carrying handle) and loops in the back so you could attach to a belt (or like I do when laden down, to my fanny pack belt). A short zipper (inch or so) on the bottom allows you to run your headphone cord neatly into the case while leaving the top securely closed- no accidents.

Take a look at the dimensions of this- it's the size of a thick hardbound book but pretty easy to carry around, maybe on your next flight or bus trip or standing in line for concert tickets or... The fake leather material is pretty durable and well padded.

This is a nice, inexpensive, "cute" (yet elegant) system that fits anywhere.

I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for something practical that sounds great, and who doesn't want to waste their money!

The sound quality, by the way, is quite powerful. I was surprised that this sounds much better than many large stereos I've heard.

This unit is excellent. I got past flashing lights and meters years ago. I wanted something the looked clean and sounded great and the JVC FS-H35 fits the bill. The sound is superb, even with tapes made from original 40 year old Herb Alpert albums!!! The functions are easy to work and it even has bass and treble controls,unlike the BOSE Wave/CD I listened to in one of the Bose outlet stores. I think the JVC sounds just as good and maybe even a bit better. Plus, JVC was not arrogant enough to think they know exactly how I need to hear my music. I listened to many brand name mini/micro sytems up to $200 in my search for a replacement system after my old one went ka-put. This JVC by far was the best sounding system in the $100-$200 price range including Panasonic, Sony and RCA. If you want a small system for the bedroom or den, you can't go wrong with this one. One note: If buying for the bedroom, a small piece of black electrical tape is good to cover the red standby light. It is a bit bright

Ok, bear with me, there is a story to this, fortunately with a happy ending. I will try to keep it short.

I wanted a small stereo for the bedroom, nothing fancy (I have my fancy stuff in the a/v room). Just wanted a good system that was compact and inexpensive.

First I bought an Emerson cd player ES8 since it was on sale for $59.00 and looked cute and sounded fine in the store.... brought it home and within a week the cd player was skipping, the radio was flipping out and the music, when it did play, was overshadowed with squeeks and whirring sounds from the machine.. I think it was possessed.. hehe.. Anyway, needless to say I returned the piece of rubbish and replaced it with a JVC for a few bucks more (should have done that in the first place.. still kicking myself!)

Aaaaah! Now this JVC FS-H35 is exactly what I was wanting. A reliable system with great sound, nice minimalist/industrial look, simple yet ingenious in design and electronics, with nice features like autoreverse and one-touch recording on the tape deck. And random play and programmable play on the cd player. Extra features like timer/sleep fxn's. The remote is great and has all the fxn's available on it, for real ease of use. Most importantly, the speakers, though small, put out a great sound, with none of the nasty tinny sound that you get on most cheaper stereos. The bass boost is adequate (more than adequate I should say, for this size of system) and provides an enjoyable listening experience, which is all I wanted in the first place. I mean, is that too much too ask for? I never owned a JVC before, but I am definitely a believer after this experience!

I found the hold switch to be very useful.. it prevents the player from turning on (or shutting off) accidently when it travels in your backpack. Very pleased overall.

OK, it sounds very nice! But why did Amazon say there was a "built in" rechargeable battery (some reviewers said so, too). I think that Amazon was reporting on a different model, maybe the AZT9505 instead of AZT9500. This model only has battery compartment, necessitating separate batteries (rechargeable or otherwise, alkaline or other). All in all, features are swell and I'm %500 better off having ditched my cassette player. I really appreciate the power-saver mode, too.

Ordered a cheap memorex mp3-cd player which broke, then ordered this one and have had no problems! The FM tuner is great because if their is a lot of static or interference, you can switch it to MONO mode which cuts back on the interference and keeps some sound quality. Even though it doesn't have MP3 support I would still recommend it. A+.

...Things I Like:
The build quality.
Fit and finish.
Good sound at reasonable levels.
Nice, small yet functional remote
Straight forward controls.
The ability to turn the unit off from the remote
The ability to store 30 radio presets regardless of AM or FM
Price ...

Things I Don't Like:
The AZ4000 does not remember where you left off on a track.
You can not turn the unit on from the remote.
The AZ4000 does not read ID3 tags.
Scrolling Text. I find it slow & annoying.
Song titles appear only after the track begins playing.
There are no tone presets.
There is no way to dim or turn off the display (except when using battery power)
There are no auxiliary inputs.

The Basic Package:
For starters, I need to say that I am happy with my purchase of the Philips AZ4000/17 as it meets my basic needs for which I bought it for.
I have yet to find the perfect portable MP3 audio device and the AZ4000 is not perfect by any means, but it is a solidly built machine that does many things quite well.
Most of my gripes have to do with the lack of functions that I think a MP3 machine should have.
The AZ4000 is a solidly built machine whose fit and finish are exemplary for a portable boom-box.
The styling is quite unique and does not look very much like anything else out there.
The controls are straight forward, easy to understand and are tight fitting.
The AZ4000 has a manual volume knob, which I prefer to the up & down arrow buttons frequently found on portables.
It runs on 8 D cell alkaline batteries and it also uses a detachable power cord instead of a wall-wart type power supply which is a good thing.
The remote is small and controls Volume, Source Selection, CD Transport Functions, Tuner Scan and Presets.

...The Sound:
The sound is very good for a boom-box in it's size and price range. I compared it to about 7 other MP3 capable boom-boxes at a local retailer and it sounded better than all that were there, including the Sony Sports ZS-X3CP.
In a small room at moderate levels the AZ4000 does an admirable job of reproducing audio from all 3 sources, CD, MP3 & Tuner.
The sound does fall short of a good mini shelf system with detachable speakers or the Bose Wave CD-3000, but the Bose does not play MP3's and costs considerably more.

Functionality:
The controls on the AZ4000 worked well, as expected. The AZ4000 plays MP3's and CD's quite well, but what surprised me was that it played badly encoded MP3's better than any other MP3 portable I have tried.
When I first began shopping for an MP3 machine, I brought a few CDs with MP3's burned at different bitrates, both constant and variable.
The AZ4000 played all of the MP3 files, and it played a few that none of the other units were able to play, including the Sony ZS-X3CP.

Utility:
Although the AZ4000 is well built and quite sturdy, it's cloth exterior and finer finish makes this machine more of a home machine that can be moved from room to room or used in the garage and patio.
It really isn't an on-the-go beater to toss in and out of the car on a regular basis. For those who need more of an outdoor, weather resistant machine that can take daily abuse, the Sony ZS-X3CP would be a better choice.

Dislikes:
My biggest complaint about the AZ4000 is it's MP3 feature set and considering this is a MP3 music machine, Philips really missed the boat on this one. Unlike many portable MP3 players, the AZ4000 does not remember where you left off on a track. To make matters worse, there is no direct numerical entry or even a times ten (X10) track advance. So if you are 3 minutes into track 145 and have to stop for some reason, you lose your place and to get back is a pain. There are a few other things that are on my dislike list but this one impacts me the most...

I've had this boombox for about 5 months now. After a month or so, it stopped recognizing CD's, both CD-Rs and regular audio CD's. I returned it (just past the 30 day warranty, but a nice rep from pcconnection.com still exchanged it) and my 2nd one has not had any problems whatsoever. The sound is awesome. I usually turn the UltraBass off to conserve battery power, however. This is a hefty boombox (especially with 8 D cells) so I wouldn't want to walk up and down the beach with it all day, but it's nice to have at a picnic. Technical specs say there is a 3 band equalizer (Treble, Bass can be set from -5 to +5) and then there is the UltraBass button (which overrides the regular Bass setting). I don't know if I'd call that a 3-band EQ, but I'm not into marketing... The remote offers every function except setting the sleep timer and turning the unit on. I imagine that you can't turn the unit on with the remote because that would require the boombox to use up some kind of 'standby' power - draining batteries. I paid [$$$]for the unit and compared it to the Sony MP3 boombox at the same price. I like the looks of the Sony more, but I knew that I'd get better bass from a bigger boombox. I also haven't had much luck with Sony portables and FM reception. I really enjoy the AZ4000's radio reception (& 30 presets).

This is the best sounding boom box I have heard in years! Compares only to the Bose Acoustic Wave Music System that cost me ($$$) and does not play MP3.

The MP3 playback can only display the song after it is playing so it can be difficult to search for a song if you do not know the album number and song number. A minor drawback is that it is bigger than your average boom box but the sound more than makes up for that. For me it is all about the sound so for me this is the best MP3 boom box in the market.

i have had this for about 6 months now and i love it. the bass is realy good. i have realy enjoyed this system by rca

I recieved this CD Player about 2 or 3 years ago. At the time it was more, but the same quality. Except for the speakers. It seems that within this time RCA went ahead and add a lot more bass to the system. I could have used that now, but mine isn't bad by any means.

The system has a very nice design, and built very well, in my opinion. Although my speakers aren't as nice as the ones now, mine still gets great bass, and, as the others have said, it gets very good radio reception. Also, the program feature is a very nice thing to have, especially since it programs across multiple CDs. Most CD players have it, but it is still nice to add. Overall, a great product, especially now.

I got this for christmas after many hours of comparison shopping online, i picked out this one because of the price, and features. It has worked like a dream, its easy to move around, the sound kicks [butt], and it picks up good radio signal too. The only minor drawbacks are, when it shuffle's songs, you cant just set it for one disc, and when it changes cd's, its quite loud, other than that, its everything i wanted in a stereo.

CD Player that was originally sent was incorrect. Upon notification to seller, we received an immediate response of apology and a new one was sent within a few days.

Great service!

I bought this about a month ago and it works really well! It has never skipped, the reception for the radio is good and it plays the CD's I burned without a problem! A great buy!

I recently purchased the Sony portable disc player to use primarily for jogging and exercising. I frequently run off-road three to five miles a day, and this CD player has yet to skip on me once. I highly recommend this player.

I bought the boombox to listen to non-music content, e.g. books on tape and news. As it happens, its music ability is pretty good, and logic controls for all functions makes it a pleasure to operate. The only drawback so far is a somewhat noisy tape mechanism--audible at low volumes, but not too distracting.

I've had it only for only a month, but so far I am quite pleased with the purchase.

I recently received the Aiwa CSD-FD92 and am VERY satisfied with my purchase. It is an excellent value considering the great sound (best I've heard in a boom box) and the extra features (incl. remote, able to modify sound to pop, rock or jazz, etc., etc.). I plan on buying more for other members of my family as they all want to borrow mine! If you're looking for a reasonably-priced boom box with great sound, you won't be disappointed with this item.

The sound quality is excellent for the price range. Great for a small room. This unit has a lot of features that are only seen in models costing ...more! cd-r & cd-rw compatible, autoreverse cassette player.

Ever since we Bought this like 2 years ago its till working great. its a great stereo for the money but if your looking for somthing to pump out bass and somthing pretty loud try a biger stereo cause this one is a little quieter than some other boomboxes its size, but still a great deal

I bought one of these for myself about 2 1/2 years ago. It's an attractive, rugged and lightweight unit. My kid's kept stealing it so I finally broke down and bought each one of them one of their own. All three have worked flawlessly for over 2 years despite being moved around a lot.

The base is a bit weak, but other than that the sound quality is excellent. Radio reception is excellent as well.

What I really like about it, however, is that the volume is well regulated. It's not that you can't play it loud--you can. But it does stop well short of deafening.

This makes it an ideal indoor unit. Loud enough to play while taking a shower without letting the whole neighborhood know what you are listening to.

On the whole, a tremendous value for the money.

I bought two of these units thinking as a gift for an elderly parent it would be nice and I needed something for my workroom. I was realy impressed with the features and the well intergrated sound. Getting a remote for so little is amazing but getting auto reverse on a good sounding tape deck as well as many other features made this one of the best buys I made this year. Mom loves it and so do I. It is not terribly powerful but sounds great. The combination of features as well as portability make this a great little stereo system for travel a kids room or in my case my office.