Philips AZ9104 Personal CD Player

Pros: many features, attractive casing, durability, decent battery life
Cons: lack of radio, increasingly long scan times, easy-to-dirty lens

I first got Philips AZ9104 as a birthday present in August 2000. It was my third Philips CD player (the first eventually went bad, and the second got stolen). I've come to really appreciate the Philips players for their durability and strong feature...

Pros: Reads CD-R and CD-RW, reasonable price, superior sound quality.
Cons: Does not read MP3 files.

This is by far the best (out of 3) portable personal CD player I have owned. It has Digital Dynamic Bass Boost(2 settings), programmable, repeat and shuffle modes, and a hold button. The hold button locks the buttons so that you can't press them on...

Pros: good design, features, durability, battery life
Cons: volume not as loud as i'd like it, average headphones

Have had this cd player for a good 6 years now and to this day i'm very satisfied with it. It has a nice design and enough features for what it is (a simple cd player). I've found it to be very durable as i've dropped it on cement many times and depite some scratches it still functions well. Battery life is satisfactory and sound quality is good. Only flaw is with the headphones that come standard, they are not all that good. Another thing i've noticed is it that the max volume is substantially lower than most of its competitors.