10 Month Nightmare-CDC-MP3
Written: Sep 28 '02 (Updated Sep 28 '02)
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Pros: None
Cons: Poor radio reception, skips in both mp3 & cd playback, poor remote control
The Bottom Line: Avoid this at all costs. It WILL skip, I've tried everything......see review.
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| juggernatrix's Full Review: Aiwa CDC-MP3 Car CD Player |
Tried everything. MP3's skip no matter what. Purchased November 2001. Have tried multiple burners (5) including my own SONY 8X (SONY manufactured unit, and they own AIWA), different burning software (Roxio, EasyCD, Linux), alternated bit rates, alternated sampling rates, different brands of cd-r's & cd-rw's including SONY (again who own AIWA), laser lens cleaners, burning at different rates.....my house became a laboratory focused on trying to find out what would make this unit stop skipping. Not to mention bumpy roads will make the unit fail every time...I drive a 2001 Ford Focus, which does not have a 'rigid' suspension, so that's not the problem. What makes me so angry about this, is that skipping is the type of problem that can be caused by many different sources (older cd burners, dirty lenses, cheap cd's, poor installation/shock absorption), but as I found the unit would skip in the garage, at stoplights, in parking lots and other situations where the car was not in motion, I began to realize that it was just a bad piece of hardware. Returning it after 10 months of frustration, wasting hundreds of cd's, hundreds of hours of labor, hundreds and hundreds of dollars etc. You get the picture. Avoid even if this is all you can afford, you will be upset even if you paid $100 for one. Who wants something that doesn't work properly ? I've read hundreds of other reviews like mine in the last week or so in determining what my final resolution would be.....read no further....if you're having problems and you are reading this, go find your receipt and return it before the warranty expires. You cannot fix the problem.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 250
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