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Summary: Smart CD player, good price
Review: I've always had a good experience with Philips products and this one is no exception. The sound volume leaves a little to be desired, and the side controls can be hard to maneuver. Overall, though, it's a very good machine. Sound quality is excellent, battery life is modest, display visibility is OK. Connection ports are solid. In comparison with other players in its class from brands such as Sony (which are generally more expensive) it's a sturdy player offering great value.
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Summary: Great Sound with Extras
Review: New ESP function works great. Virtually no skipping. Headphones provide excellent sound reproduction versus standard issue phones of other players. I have had no problems with connection to player. Comes with remote unit for added convenince when jogging, etc.. Have observed no loss in volume with use of remote with headphones versus no remote. Comes with rechargable batteries which provide approximately 10HR of listening time after first two full charges (allow batteries to completely discharge prior to recharging, and never store uncharged). Durable well constructed case. Faithfully reproduces music as recorded. No distortion of sound noticed at full volume on head phones or good quality portable speakers. For those without an in car CD player sound quality with cassette adapter excellent. Overall I have been very happy with this product and highly recommend it.
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Summary: Excellent portable with a lot of nice features
Review: New ESP function works great. Virtually no skipping. Headphones provide excellent sound reproduction versus standard issue phones of other players. I have had no problems with connection to player. Comes with remote unit for added convenince when jogging, etc.. Have observed no loss in volume with use of remote with headphones versus no remote. Comes with rechargable batteries which provide approximately 10HR of listening time after first two full charges (allow batteries to completely discharge prior to recharging, and never store uncharged). Durable well constructed case. Faithfully reproduces music as recorded. No distortion of sound noticed at full volume on head phones or good quality portable speakers. For those without an in car CD player sound quality with cassette adapter excellent. Overall I have been very happy with this product and highly recommend it.
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Summary: ESP distorts high frequenices!
Review: The new technology of powersaving 45-sec ESP Philips has come up in their CD-players is also the bane of their AZ9*** models.The ESP actually distorts the high frequencies! I played Christina Aguilera's "Genie In a Bottle" and right at the starting part of the song, you could already hear the highly distorted sounds. Of course, these sounds are not present when I disabled the ESP. It is a nuisance that I have to disable the ESP everytime I start the player. (The player, surprisingly, is able to take quite a bit of shock even if ESP is off) For the sound quality (ESP off), the bass enhancement is good (2 steps), however, the treble seemed a bit lacking. Panasonic CD players seemed to have a brighter sound with their more acute treble sounds. The max volume output was also too soft. Therefore, this model and similar models (AZ 9***) are not recommended if you want good and consistent sound quality.
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Summary: Great Sound with Extras
Review: The Philips AZ922517 CD player offers a lot for the money. The player provides super clear and crisp sound. And, unlike many other CD players I checked out, this one comes with a power cord and even a set of batteries! The headphones are light weight, cushy, and the head band doesn't squeeze. But it's all in the sound -- really impressive. One slight caveat -- the player seems to be made of light weight plastic so I'm hoping not to drop it or bang it too soon.
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Summary: Good CD Player
Review: The thing is small and is backlit so u can see what track it is in the dark. It also came with some huge stero headphones that I like alot, but I would rather not use on the go. The volume can seem a bit low but it actaully depends on the headphones. I tried some smaller maxell ones and it was really loud, while two other ones only had a limited max volume. I liked the scan feature cause sometimes when i buy a cd I just wanna preview a bit of the songs and it lets u hear the first 10 seconds. It also came with an adapter, a thing that hooks on as a remote w/ volume, stop, pause, and next track buttons. What I liked was that the batteries last forever and it even comes with some rechargeable batteries.
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Summary: a very good portable cd player
Review: This a very good portable CD player. I previously owned the Philips AZ911117 model, which I loved, but it is, unfortunately, no longer with me. I dropped the AZ911117 on it's head and now it's dead :o(. It really was a bad spill... That particular CD player (Philips AZ911117) was so freakin' tough, it really surprised me. I must have dropped it (in the year and a half that I owned it) at least a dozen times. Also, it skipped maybe about 6 times during that 1 1/2 years I had it. That to me is a good sign of a quality portable CD player. After the incident, I did some serious searching for another portable CD player that was comparable to the Philips AZ911117. I had learned that this particular line of Philips CD players are being phased out for newer lines, namely the eXpanium series. So I bought the newest eXpanium model hoping that it would be like the AZ911117. It was not. The PHILIPS eXpanium EXP201 Portable MP3-CD Player skipped constantly (any kind of movement, including walking, made it skip), had long delays when searching and switching tracks, drained brand new batteries within hours of use, speeded up the sound of the music, had poorly designed placement of buttons and battery comparpartment, and so on... Fyi--I tried the same CD that I had these problems with in 2 other players and it was fine. The EXP201 was awful and not worth the hassle. After some thought, I decided to search the internet to find my "old-school" Philips AZ911117 that I had no problems with for my next purchase. I found and purchased this model, the Philips AZ922517, on ... site and I have yet to be disappointed. This player is great. My only gripe is that the earphones are huge (excellent sound quality though). The power saving feature really does work and you even get rechargeable batteries with it! Bonuses: it's the same size as the AZ911117 and I really like the metal cover.
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Summary: a very good portable cd player
Review: This a very good portable CD player. I previously owned the Philips AZ911117 model, which I loved, but it is, unfortunately, no longer with me. I dropped the AZ911117 on it's head and now it's dead :o(. It really was a bad spill... That particular CD player (Philips AZ911117) was so freakin' tough, it really surprised me. I must have dropped it (in the year and a half that I owned it) at least a dozen times. Also, it skipped maybe about 6 times during that 1 1/2 years I had it. That to me is a good sign of a quality portable CD player. After the incident, I did some serious searching for another portable CD player that was comparable to the Philips AZ911117. I had learned that this particular line of Philips CD players are being phased out for newer lines, namely the eXpanium series. So I bought the newest eXpanium model hoping that it would be like the AZ911117. It was not. The PHILIPS eXpanium EXP201 Portable MP3-CD Player skipped constantly (any kind of movement, including walking, made it skip), had long delays when searching and switching tracks, drained brand new batteries within hours of use, speeded up the sound of the music, had poorly designed placement of buttons and battery comparpartment, and so on... Fyi--I tried the same CD that I had these problems with in 2 other players and it was fine. The EXP201 was awful and not worth the hassle. After some thought, I decided to search the internet to find my "old-school" Philips AZ911117 that I had no problems with for my next purchase. I found and purchased this model, the Philips AZ922517, on ... site and I have yet to be disappointed. This player is great. My only gripe is that the earphones are huge (excellent sound quality though). The power saving feature really does work and you even get rechargeable batteries with it! Bonuses: it's the same size as the AZ911117 and I really like the metal cover.
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