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Mar 17 '06
Pros: Linking TWO of these changers opens a whole new universe of music-playback potential and pleasure!
Cons: Initially entering many disc/artist names (via keyboard) is time-consuming. (Therefore, instead use below-discussed SAVR2/TitleTrack products!)
Summary: Prefatory note: If you own the CDP-CX455 (or virtually any model of Sony changer) and don't already have your changer(s) connected to your computer, smarten up by reading my review of the "TitleTrack" software: ...
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Jan 07 '05
Pros: -400 CD's in one unit
-Once set up, all music is categorized by Artist
Cons: -Unavoidably LARGE
Summary: I like many was attracted to this product for the main reason of managing my growing CD collection. My wife and I had about 500 CD's at the time, and I was sick of CD jewel cases all over our family room. When comparing the Sony 300 changer to the ...
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Dec 29 '03
Pros: Safe storage (away from little fingers)
Cons: Effort to set up; MP3 analog output only
Summary: I swore I would never do 2 things: (a) buy a piece of audio hardware that did not have discrete codes; and (b) buy another Sony product. Why? Well first, a good measure of whether a piece of equipment has been properly thought out can be shown in ...
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Oct 18 '03
Pros: Massive storage capability. Flawless playback. Stunning sound. Throw your jewel cases off a cliff!
Cons: Only one. The size, particularly the depth, but hey, that's the nature of the beast.
Summary: It had gotten to the point where I rarely (if ever) even bothered playing my CD's any more. Don't get me wrong, I love music, I love it a lot, but when hanging around the house it was decidedly easier just to switch on one of the music channels on my Di ...
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Jan 20 '03
Pros: Holds 400 CDs, Simplistic Operation
Cons: Huge Box, CD Text
Summary: I personally like Sony, I have had several components over the years, and I have never had a problem with any of them. The trend with the components that I have is that I want to get the latest technology, and the older components don't cut it... so I...
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Dec 30 '02
Pros: Ease of use, price
Cons: Multiple selects of random CDs not available. It's all or one.
Summary: I write this not as an audiophile, but someone who appreciates that the technology for a 'home juke box' is available at a reasonable price and does NOT have all of the bells and whistles to obfuscate my ability to sit back and listen to music.
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Dec 13 '02
Pros: 400 disc capacity, CD Text Support, MP3 playback
Cons: Unit Scrambles Artist Name Assignments Making This Feature Unusable
Summary: You can read my original rating/review for this unit after this update. UPDATE: The CX455 has a design flaw that results in scrambling of artist name assignments which make this function unusable. I've had two of the CX455's, from different vendors,...
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Nov 14 '02
Pros: Holds 400 discs.
Plays MP3s, CD-R, CD-RW
Cons: Huge
Won't allow a "queue" of songs
Summary: I bought this unit because I'm throwing a party. I wanted my guests to be able to pick songs similar to the way people pick songs on a juke box. This unit doesn't allow that! The unit is also very large and won't fit in most A/V racks. Because the...
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Sep 30 '02
Pros: Holds 400 discs
Cons: Doesn't alphabetize, Can't label songs, search by name or turn on Mega Control from remote
Summary: I bought this unit assuming that its software would be at least as sophisticated as my two-year old mobile phone. It's not.
The entire point of this product should be to give someone with a large CD collection a way to organize it, and to free...
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Jul 13 '02
Pros: Sony name, availability at major retailers
Cons: Spotty reputation and quality, in light of recent experiences
Summary: My search for a CD changer took me to many retailers. Radio Shack had a house-brand that looked a lot like a Pioneer. Circuit City had Sony, and a CX-355 out-of-box special that caught my eye. A week later, it was skipping, badly. Back to the store.
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Sep 28 '08
Pros: Amazing juke box capabilities and solid sony realiabilty. A sold transport system. Upgrades available
Cons: An outdated digital audio/digital converter built into the box that is so terribly compressed sounding.
Summary: I agree with everything that reviewer Henry-Thoreau said in his reviews. I think it is the best changer out there for the money.What no one seems to want to speak to, is how awful sounding the cheap digital to audio converter is that is built inside
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Oct 03 '06
Pros: It holds 400 cds, but the convenience is not worth the tradeoffs.
Cons: Optical output sound quality and reliability are POOR; Frequently skips CDs in the tray.
Summary: Don't buy it. I have owned one of these for a couple of years and it has been disappointing since day one. First, the sound quality from the optical output is POOR. The sound is fine from the analog outputs, but in both receivers that I have,
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May 04 '05
Pros: Cross fade. Large capacity. Fiber optic output.
Cons: No real way to backup data. Data easily lost.
Summary: I've owned my Sony CDP-CX455 for about a year. It works very well with one VERY big flaw. I spent many hours naming and categorizing all 400 CD's using a keyboard. Then, one day we had a 6 hour power failure. ALL DATA was vaporized! The so-called 30
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Mar 25 '04
Pros: Can play cd's forever - no more cd cases
Cons: no major flaws
Summary: I LOVE my cd changer - best thing ever. Takes a little time to program, but well worth it! I have about 200 CD's in it so far. I do not even bother to turn on the TV anymore. It is amazing what having music on does for the ambiance in my home. I play
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Mar 09 '04
Pros: Large CD Changer
Cons: Lack of digital output for MP3s
Summary: I am very upset to see that the MP3 output is "disabled." Sony told me it was a conflict of interest to provide a digital output from an MP3. It is interesting that they don't have this conflict on their DVD players! I was also annoyed that you
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Dec 26 '03
Pros: NONE
Cons: The features do not work.
Summary: It's a hunk of junk. My wife bought it for me for Christmas. Today I was going to take the time to group my CD's, only, I CAN'T CAUSE IT DOES NOT WORK! I promptly took it back and got my money back. Too bad to, because I really wanted a mega MP3
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Dec 10 '03
Pros: High capacity, plays MP3 as well as conventional CDs, reads and displays MP3 information well.
Cons: No MP3 optical/digital output. Entry of information for conventional CDs is slow and awkward.
Summary: I bought this Sony 400-disc CD player because it plays MP3s as well as conventional CDs. I discovered, after much frustration, that it play CDs through both the optical and analog output, but MP3s only through the analog output. Now that I understand
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Nov 07 '03
Pros: Works flawlessly, with many great features. Sounds great.
Cons: CD/track names should be loadable from PC or Internet.
Summary: Mine works flawlessly, the keyboard and remote are all perfect, it plays CDs beautifully, changes them quickly and quietly, alphabetizes, groups, sorts, searches etc. all as advertised. Brilliant device, and I may get a second one to daisy-chain and stor
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Aug 12 '02
Summary: I've had it for about a week, and I love it. The MP3 capability is a great thing to have, as is t
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