Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

PROS: 1. buttons (except cassette) are located right on the front in one place, and are clearly labeled and easy to use 2. sound can be turned up WAY WAY louder than I would probably use it with no distortion 3. CD player features these modes: program, shuffle, repeat disc, repeat track 4. plays both cd-R AND cd-RW (copies you made and professionally made ones) 5. very light weight 6. big handle for carrying 7. audio line in for iPod or other device is located right on the front 8. headphone jack 9. GOOD RELIABLE BRAND 10. cassette recorder and DIGITAL radio too, with memory presets for radio CONS: 1. SHORT power cord (about 5 feet long at the most) which cannot be replaced with my generic longer ones because of the shape of the opening for it 2. so-called "BASS BOOST" makes so little difference that you can't tell it's on except by looking at the display!!!! NEEDS EQUALIZER!!! 3. can't see through cassette door so have to open it to see how much tape you have left to play 4. doesn't play MP3 discs, but I don't have those anyway 5. NO REMOTE CONTROL when Sony's website says it has one It does what I need it to do. The sound is not that great compared to my computer's or car stereo's sound, but it's ok for the size of the unit, and sounds way way way better than the cd clock radio that I WAS using as my cd player! I haven't used the radio or cassette yet and likely won't. I just got it to put by my bed, for playing my iPod through the audio in jack and playing cd's. For me, the cassette deck is just a bonus and nice to have if I need it sometime, since I already threw away or gave away most of my cassettes.