Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I thought I had a modest wishlist for a micro system: CD player, Bluetooth, headphone output, at least one input (either 3.5 or RCA), AM/FM radio, traditional speaker outputs so I can use my own speakers, less than $200. It ended up that this was essentially the only one I could find that fit that bill. Although I have switched out the speakers, I used it for a while with the stock speakers. I was surprised and pleased by what I heard. The stock speakers are strong and the sound you get out the box will leave most every user feeling as if he got his money's worth. There was none of the tinniness or muddiness that you tend to get with low-end speakers of this size. One minor criticism is that the speakers are hard-wired. That might be frustrating for some users who want to position the speakers farther apart than pre-attached speaker wire allows. The system is very-user-friendly and intuitive. Easy to pair a Bluetooth device. An appreciated bonus feature is the subwoofer out. This is not a room-shaking system, and hopefully you would not expect it to be at this price and this size. But for those who want the low end, the pre-out makes it easy to add a powered sub. It is also nice to have two auxiliary inputs -- a traditional RCA on the back and a 3.5 on the front. This gives you the flexibility to connect most anything, without the need for adapters.