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Summary: Good price, Good quality
Review: I have been looking for a good quality boombox at a reasonable price for a while. I am really pleased with this Sony Product, the sound quality is great, it has easy to use features and comes with a remote control. I was disapointed with the lack of radio signal. Overall it is great. So if you are looking for a boombox that looks good and sounds good, go for this one.
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Summary: major reliability problem for this product
Review: I have seen three of these and unfortunately owned one. All have what I assume to be a bad laser and all had the "no disc" message flashing. This is an initially pleasing product re: design & sound quality yet is an example of really bad quality control or maybe planned obsolescence that got carried away. I would buy precisely no Sony CD/ laser product unless it had a longer warranty.
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Summary: major reliability problem for this product
Review: I have seen three of these and unfortunately owned one. All have what I assume to be a bad laser and all had the "no disc" message flashing. This is an initially pleasing product re: design & sound quality yet is an example of really bad quality control or maybe planned obsolescence that got carried away. I would buy precisely no Sony CD/ laser product unless it had a longer warranty.
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Summary: sony and this boombox deserve less than 1 star for NO DISK
Review: I have the Sony CFD E55 boom box. We've had it for a while, and my son uses it to play tapes. When I tried to play a CD I got the NO DISK message. Until I read the other opinions I thought this was an isloated problem. I could not find an authorized service center, and based on the number of negative reviews it is a shame that Sony won't do anything for the owners of this machine, warranty or no warranty. Guranteed that as I look for a replacement it won't be a Sony - I suggest that everyone else do the same. By the way, IF I COULD HAVE GIVEN SONY AND THIS BOOMBOX LESS THAN A ONE I WOULD HAVE.
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Summary: I feel so betrayed....
Review: I purchased this product believing that SONY is a brand to be trusted. Unfortunately, just as many people have written in their reviews, after three months it stopped playing CDs.I spoke with Sony's customer service, but the only response that they could come up with was "There seems to be a condensation problem. Keep the cover to the CD player open for about 30 minutes, and try playing the CD after that." Of course, even after following their instructions, the CD player still displays "No Disc." It is winter and the air is as dry as it gets. I don't understand how there can be condensation in my unit. And, even if there is a so-called "condensation problem," shouldn't Sony design their products to be fully functional under regular household use? It is a CONSUMER electronics product, not some delicate piece of high-tech machinery that needs to be operated in a clean room. The same "NO DISC" malfunction is being reported by so many people. There must be something wrong with the product design or to its manufacturing process. I can't comment about other Sony products, but this product definitely is of questionable quality. What a disgrace to the SONY brand.
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Summary: DO NOT BUY!
Review: I thought Sony was a reputable brand and that's why I bought this CD player/radio. My husband and I solely use it and after a couple of weeks the CD player does not work. It keeps saying that there is NO Disc. Sony is horrible they should re-call it. This is the third Sony electronic item that I have purchased that has broken down in a short period of time. DO NOT BUY!!!
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Summary: Fragile
Review: Nice looking system and no complaints about the sound, but what I'd recommend is thinking twice before you buy this if you have small kids or will have it in a rough environment. It's built for style not rigor - in retrospect you can tell this from looking at the construction. My son pulled the cord so it fell off the table from a height of maybe 3 feet and now the CD lid won't shut. It's probably a 50 cent part that needs replaced but for the cost to repair it I'll just buy a new unit. I had an old panasonic box for 15 years that put up with much more abuse than this box.
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Summary: Faulty CD Player
Review: This CD Player looks great. I bought it for my newborn's room. After one month, the CD player kept displaying "no disc". Not worth the money. Do not buy this Sony product.
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Summary: No timer recordings
Review: This machine cannot make timer recordings from the radio because the Power On feature turns on the machine when a cassette is inserted and the record button is pushed. This is a major engineering flaw by Sony,a flaw my older JVC machine did not possess. My only reason for purchasing this unit was because my JVC can no longer record tapes.
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Summary: Shame on Sony!
Review: This unit is a Sony, it looks great for kids, sounds OK, but don't let this fool you.
As for most buyers, the CD failed after 2 weeks!
Sony should recall this product.
DO NOT BUY!
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