Panasonic SC-AK500 CD Shelf System

Pros: 5-disc MP3 CD changer!!! Remote, tape deck
Cons: Strong bass and sound, but not house bumping strong, Slow initial loading time

I received this as a gift when I entered grad school. It's perfect for my apartment (small close confined space) with a very full and strong sound. In this review I will try not to get into the specs (you can just read that from the site) but try to...

Pros: 5cds, mp3-cds capability, 300w rms, low price
Cons: NO RANDOM FOR MP3 CDS, slow (and noisy) cd changing

Got it about 3 months ago, cause I always wanted a player that plays mp3-CDs. Its a good stereo, but its mp3 capabilities are really bad sometimes in my opinion.
Pros:
5 cds;
300 W RMS - pretty LOUD =] ;
timer works fine;
good...

Pros: Great Sound, look nice, easy to use all around...
Cons: Slow loading time when changing disks

This Shelf System is great for just about anybody. It has a 5-cd changer, easy to use remote control, and great sound. This has 300 watts of great sound, which can be pumped up to fill an entire house with music. You can play regular cd's, cd-r's and mp3 cd's all on this one player. The loading time for when it changes disks can be a little slow, but it is worth it. This shelf system has a Digital Tuner, which gets excellent Radio reception. With one touch of a button, you can go from tuner, to cd, to tape, and to another function called AUX. This means that if you have an outside source of music, you can plug it into this stereo system and play it through it. I have an Archos mp3 player, and I can hook it up to this system and blast all my favorite tunes. This system is definately worth the buy, and it wont let you down. The sound is great, its easy to use, and it looks great.

Pros: Nice display, good sound quality, AUX plug and tape deck. 5 CD changer
Cons: Slow and noisy CD changer mechanism.

I received this stereo as a gift 2 years ago. It has all the features you would need including a dual tape deck, MP3 CD playing and 5 CD changer plus the standard AM/FM radio. It is standard stero system size. The sound quality is great especially with the equalizer modes. The 5 CD changer is great but it is quite slow and noisy when you change CDs. The large volume knob and buttons are easy to find. The remote works from quite a distance away but it doesn't have a button to change between CDs. Another good feature is the ability to use 2 modes
"at once". Meaning, you can be rewinding a tape and listening to a CD at the same time or changing CDs and listening to the radio or a tape.