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Sony CFD-S350 Radio/Cassette/CD Boombox
- Weight: 8 lb.
- Included Accessories: Remote Control
- Playable Disk Types: CD (Audio) CD-R CD-RW
- Batteries: 6 x D
- Functions: CD Player Radio Tuner Cassette Deck
- Number of Discs: 1
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Poor Quality - CD Player died after 18 months
Pros
Nice looking, handy remote, AM/FM/CD/Tape player, decent sound.
Cons
Died after 18 months of light use. No tone controls, line inputs or output jacks.
Recommended it?
No
The Bottom Line:
Avoid it. The Sony brand has seen better days and no longer stands for quality.
I bought the unit 18 months ago and keep it in my home office. It is only used for playing CDs for perhaps 2-3 hours a day and only for about the past 3 months has it been in use on a daily basis.
The sound quality was fair. It was fine for playing soft background music.
Last week the CD player started acting up, cutting in and out. I tried different disks to no avail, but after cleaning the laser lens it seemed to work better. Unfortunately, it started acting up again a few days later and nothing seems to help. The smell of burnt electrical insulation is discernable when the CD compartment is open.
Because it is used in a clean, dry, smokefree environment there is no good reason for it to die after 18 months of use.
After calling Sony for support I learned that because the (1 year) warranty has expired, they will be happy to replace the unit for more than I paid for it. Nothing else they will do. Tough luck. Not their problem.
Hmm... $69.38 to repair the unit -- what a joke! That's $19 more than I paid for it.
There was time that the Sony name actually meant something - you could depend on the products to last for a while. After speaking with a product specialist and his supervisor, it is clear that this is no longer the case. Obviously this is either a manufacturing defect or simply poor design. Other players have lasted 10 years or more.
No reason to buy Sony if a no-name player is just as good -- or better.
So, farewell Sony! There are of plenty of other better alternatives!
The sound quality was fair. It was fine for playing soft background music.
Last week the CD player started acting up, cutting in and out. I tried different disks to no avail, but after cleaning the laser lens it seemed to work better. Unfortunately, it started acting up again a few days later and nothing seems to help. The smell of burnt electrical insulation is discernable when the CD compartment is open.
Because it is used in a clean, dry, smokefree environment there is no good reason for it to die after 18 months of use.
After calling Sony for support I learned that because the (1 year) warranty has expired, they will be happy to replace the unit for more than I paid for it. Nothing else they will do. Tough luck. Not their problem.
Hmm... $69.38 to repair the unit -- what a joke! That's $19 more than I paid for it.
There was time that the Sony name actually meant something - you could depend on the products to last for a while. After speaking with a product specialist and his supervisor, it is clear that this is no longer the case. Obviously this is either a manufacturing defect or simply poor design. Other players have lasted 10 years or more.
No reason to buy Sony if a no-name player is just as good -- or better.
So, farewell Sony! There are of plenty of other better alternatives!
