Philips FWC577 5-CD Mini Stereo System

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Summary: Before Buying this Item, Here's a few things you should know
Review: >>>Pros...can play up to five cds. Radio: Fm/Am. That's pretty much all I've used it for. It has USB port link for computer and game port for Xbox, PS2...but I haven't used either.
>>>My main motive for buying it was it's looks. It looks so cool! It's black and orange has very stylish speakers. Sound quality is excellent. The system has a button called "Max Sound" and if you push it...wonders happen. The music sounds really nice. It amplifies the music and adds more bass. Volume has a cool dial thing and can get really REALLY loud.
>>>FM radio has 30 presets. Very handy. You can scroll thru the presets or by station.
>>>A big plus is the timer. I use it every single morning to wake up. Set the time...Set the timer and it will start up at the set time. Volume starts at one and gradually up to ten. Wakes up nicely. Timer can be set to CD or Radio.
>>>On the center box, theres two circles that look like speedometers. Red and Organge lights illuminate when the music's loud. (Totally useless). If the lights bother you, there's dim mode where all light is diminished.
>>>The radio station is displayed in cool blue digits in the third circle (or Time of song for CD).
>>>You can shuffle tracks on the CD your playing. I like that. If you have more than one CD in, it will shuffle the tracks together.
>>>On the remote you can change everything that's on the center box of the unit. You can change tracks and seek on different buttons (That's GOOD!)

>>>Cons...There's also two different kinds of music settings. One changes between Rock, Pop, Jazz...and the other changes between Concert, Cinema, Hall...Sounds kinda cool right? No, it's not! it's BS!! They all sound the SAME!!
>>>I've noticed when listening to a CD for a while (and this annoys the heck out of me!) the Cd will start skipping! It sucks, especially when you into a song. The lights are flashing (and don't get me wrong, they're not spectacular) the music's cranked. Then...lights go off, music stops completely. Starts up a second later. Makes me angry.
>>>Also, anytime you seek to the beginning of a song, it skips the first beat! It's just weird, (I'm a drummer and it throws of my timing). This also bugs me.
>>>There's a delay between stations on the radio when seeking, a tad annoying until you find something to listen to.
>>>When you load a disk, it'll take about fifteen seconds to start playing...take FOREVER! and it's loud!
>>>When using the remote control, you can only change the station or song every other time you turn it on...What the HECK is that about??? There's a little light that shows up so I know it gets the remote signal, but it ignores it. You have to shut it off and back on.
>>>Actaully off is EcoPower...I don't know what that is or how it helps ANYTHING!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>Also plug cord is very short!<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Wrap-up...This Panasonic has great sound quality, but system is very flawed and to me very ANNOYING. But nothings perfect, but i'm sure you could find a better stereo for this amount of Money.

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Summary: This stereo is awesome!
Review: I got this stereo for my 12 year old son. He loves it; it has so much bass. He sends his friends out of his room and turns it up, so they can feel it shake the walls and the floor.

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Summary: awesome stuff
Review: i have gone to many stores and i did like it i always crank it up and by far of the ones i got to turn up before i got yelled at this wuz the best im kind of leery of buying it for the reason that i love loud music and will prolly keep the speakers real close to my head and go deaf but thats a small price u gotta pay METALLICA FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Summary: The Best Price Anywere
Review: I looked evrywere for this stereo and sams club has this same stereo for 169.95 and it amzes me that it could get cheaper.

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Summary: Well worth the $$$
Review: I read the reviews above went to the store checked it out and said I got to have it. Playstation 1&2 and DVD's sound awesome with it. The mixing is a great feature due to the fact you can play CD's while using it for PS2 without switching CD's. If your looking for a great sound, looking for a mini stereo system for your MP-3 music look no further. I hooked up my notebook to it and played music for hours. Great Buy!

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Summary: cheaper price
Review: I saw this at wal-mart for 100 dollars. dont waste you money buyin it for 140. you should be able to find it cheaper just about anyplace else.

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Summary: good stereo
Review: I would have given this stereo a 5 except for distortion I also experienced using usb link. I'm writing this mainly to hopefully help a previous reviewer who had sound distortion when using usb link or anyone else who is experiencing this. I found out that the driver that comes on the software included with the stereo is incompatible with my computer. So I just do not install the software and have no problems with sound distortion. My computer automatically detected the stereo connected to my usb port without the software. Hope this helps anyone having similar problem since Philips tech support is awful and were absolutely useless in helping me.

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Summary: Great Sound at a Great Price!
Review: Just received the Philips 5-CD Mini Stereo System. First of all, putting it together was a snap! It is very easy to use and the sound is great.

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Summary: Great Sound at a Great Price!
Review: Just received the Philips 5-CD Mini Stereo System. First of all, putting it together was a snap! It is very easy to use and the sound is great.

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Summary: Beautiful quality with minor defects
Review: My first experience with the FWC577 was not so pleasant. I had to bring it back to the store after a CD was jammed inside. Somehow while the machine attempted to swap CD's, a CD got lodged between two trays. Hesitantly I returned it and got another one to give it the benefit of the doubt. I am glad that I made that choice. The mini system has supurb sound and bass. My only complaint is with the USB PC LINK. I constantly listen to online radio stations. For some odd reason there is a distortion of sound that will last anywhere from a few seconds or until I stop the media player (winamp) and restart it. I figure that that distortion is caused when the mini system can't handle the input. I have tested the PC LINK on a desktop and laptop computer and get the same response. It happens rarely which makes it acceptable but it is nonetheless annoying.

Overall the system is great for it's value and I am very pleased. Gamers or not...if you like hard bass and wicked loud music then this is toy that you'll greatly enjoy.