Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

The sound is quite good with plenty of fullness and bass punch but there are numerous issues that keep this unit from getting my recommendation: The headphone output is junk. There’s what sounds like radio static and hiss even before I’ve pressed play. It gets 4 times worse once the music starts. Unlistenable. Maybe I got a defective unit because I find it hard to believe it was designed like this. Tested with high quality PSB M4U and Sony Studio headphones. During cd playback it’s not possible to reverse past the beginning of the track you’re on into a previous track. The vast majority of CD players do this so it’s really a bad oversight. Reverse and forward search are not progressive either - one speed only, about 10x. The unit takes a long time to turn on and for cds to read and play, much slower than any standalone CD player. Radio presets can’t be reset easily. If you want to change preset #1 you have to delete everything. In short, excellent sound from speakers let down by a primitive user interface and horrible headphone sound. Wish I’d splurged for the Yamaha or Onkyo.