The Little CD Player that could.
Written: Jan 06 '01 (Updated Feb 02 '01)
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Pros: Only $80 for the whole package, Antishock protection, Lasts a long time on batteries
Cons: BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
The Bottom Line: If you want a portable CD player that is reliable, get this one.
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| ChoadKing's Full Review: Panasonic SL-SX271C Personal CD Player |
I got this CD player from Best Buy about 6 months ago when I realized I needed to listen to something during long car trips. I got this CD player because of its features and its low price. The player, headphones, AC adapter, car power adaptor (Plugs your CD player into the cigarette lighter, No Batteries Needed!!!), and car cassette adapter (This is a tape with a wire that connects the CD player to the car tape deck, so you can hear music through the car's speakers instead of headphones) all came in this package for $80. I couldn't believe it when I saw it. I had seen other CD players (Just the CD players, not the whole package) that came for $160, and the $80 model looked just as good.
This player came with a lot of features, and I'll explain each of them.
Antishock Protection- This model has Anti-Shock memory 3.0, which protects you from skips for 40 seconds. What this means is that when enabled, the CD will spin faster, and the player will read memory 40 seconds ahead of what you are actually hearing, so when there are bumps that would normally cause skips, the player will automatically fill in the information. You can turn this off, if you want to. Since the CD is spinning faster, the player does take a little more power to keep it going at that faster rate. This will cause your batteries to have a shorter life than they would if the Antishock had been disabled.
Equalizers- There are three graphic equalizers for listening to music. They are Normal, S-XBS, and Train. The Normal is good for when you want to listen to normal music without heavy bass. If you want to enjoy that extra bass, turn on S-XBS (Which is a special name for "Extra Bass"). This is the only equalizer I use when listening to music, because I think everything sounds better on it. I'm still not sure of what the Train mode is used for. I know what you're thinking... Yes, I have actually tried it on a train, and it was even harder to hear the music than on the other modes. The Train equalizer causes everything to go down in pitch. I thought first that this was to combat the low rumbling of trains. But in the end, Train mode proved worthless.
Headphones- I must say that the headphones that came with this are excellent. They let you fully enjoy the extra bass that the CD player allows. I tried listening to a song with some other headphones that I thought were better (The kind that cup over you ears so outside noise doesn't disturb you, and I bought these separately), and then, just because I was curious, I tried it with the headphones that came with the player. I've had a terrible experience with headphones that come with walkmans, and thought the same applied to CD players; that they were just cheap ones that the manufacturer threw in to complete the package. But when I tried them, I was blown away. Everything sounded better through these. Panasonic did an excellent job with the headphones that came with the player.
Random- CD player picks songs randomly and plays them out of the normal chronological order.
Repeat- Will cause the player to repeat a CD/Song, depending on which one you have it set for.
Memory- Allows you to program songs in the way you want them to be played. I think it can store up to 99 songs, though I've never tested this.
Hold- This is a feature that you can select to keep the CD player from doing anything you don't want it to do. Such as accidentally hitting a button when it's in your pocket, possibly causing the player to go on, and drain the batteries.
Other information- This is the other stuff about the player that I couldn't fit into another section. The CD player will automatically turn off after 30 seconds, if it doesn't have a CD in it. If the player has a CD in it, and it isn't being played (Maybe you fell asleep while listening to a CD), then the player will turn itself off after 10 minutes. I think the package said that the player could last for 24 hours on two AA batteries, though I've never listened to it for 24 hours straight to prove this. With Antishock enabled, the batteries won't last as long, maybe 18 to 20 hours.
I think this is a great CD player, and would recommend it to anyone who is thinking about getting one.
Recommended:
Yes
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ChoadKing
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Member: Tyler
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