Philips AZ2010 CD Radio Cassette Recorder

Rating:
Summary: All the bass you'll need at a good price.
Review: I was shopping around for a one-piece boom box that had more than the average amount of bass response. I had a Sony which sounded OK, but didn't have very much on the low end of things. I didn't need a remote and I didn't have the money for a more expensive machine like the JVC Kaboom series. This one seemed to have met my need sperfectly and had all the features I wanted, including a digital AM/FM tuner. The bass response is wonderful. Even at the first of the two bass boost settings this thinng just rocks. Any music will be enhanced by this machine, and it adds bass without making the madrange boomy as well. There's a surround sound feature on this machine which is to me just a gimmick at best. I'm only giving it four stars instead of five because the tuner, especially on AM is not very sensitive. If you want to listen to AM on this thing, you'd want to get something like the Select-A-Tenna or similar AM loop antennas that can sit next to your radio. The cassette deck plays well, but the recordings are a bit noisy, due to the use of permanent magnet erase heads, but I'm sure that's pretty standard on any boom box these days. Overall, though, it's a very fine machine for those who do want full rich sound on a budget.

Rating:
Summary: All the bass you'll need at a good price.
Review: I was shopping around for a one-piece boom box that had more than the average amount of bass response. I had a Sony which sounded OK, but didn't have very much on the low end of things. I didn't need a remote and I didn't have the money for a more expensive machine like the JVC Kaboom series. This one seemed to have met my need sperfectly and had all the features I wanted, including a digital AM/FM tuner. The bass response is wonderful. Even at the first of the two bass boost settings this thinng just rocks. Any music will be enhanced by this machine, and it adds bass without making the madrange boomy as well. There's a surround sound feature on this machine which is to me just a gimmick at best. I'm only giving it four stars instead of five because the tuner, especially on AM is not very sensitive. If you want to listen to AM on this thing, you'd want to get something like the Select-A-Tenna or similar AM loop antennas that can sit next to your radio. The cassette deck plays well, but the recordings are a bit noisy, due to the use of permanent magnet erase heads, but I'm sure that's pretty standard on any boom box these days. Overall, though, it's a very fine machine for those who do want full rich sound on a budget.