Sony CDP-CE525

Pros: Solid, Reliable, Sounds great, supports CD-TEXT, Optical out
Cons: only plays CDs (see below)

I felt I had to write this review because my experiences with this unit were radically different from what has been previously written.

I have owned this model of CD Changer for several years. During that time, it has never given me a...

Pros: price
Cons: oh, so much

I didn't actually own this cd player, my roommate did, and in a collection of head to head tests we did this product revealed it's weaknesses pretty quickly. First off the mechanism is slow in every way, slow to change disks, slow to respond to commands...

Pros: Features
Cons: Lack of Quality

I have owned this CD player from August 1998 through January 2001, when it died on me. The door will no longer close and there was no abuse to the unit which was maybe used once a month. This is only one of several Sony products that I own including 2...

Pros: CD text, music bank changer controls, digital optical input.
Cons: haven't found one yet

I bought this unit back in 99 and it has been giving me problem free bliss ever since. I love it's ability to play CD's, CD-R's, CD-RW's, I've even played MP3's a friend has burned for me off his computer. It's got CD text capability, Music Bank control capability, and being that it's a 5 disc changer, you can slap in 5 of your favorite cd's and be pacified for hours. This unit hasn't found a cd it won't/can't read, it only skips when severe scratches or smudges are on the disc, other than that it's been a thing of beauty.