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I had a Panasonic portable CD player that I bought about 10 years ago. Recently, I decided I needed a replacement for it, though the player was still running strong. I've seen all of these new portable CD players from different manufacturers, and I made the mistake of falling for one of these "hip inexpensive new style" players (*ahem* KOSS *cough*). Bad idea.

So I decided to go back to what worked, and bought this Panasonic. In a word: awesome. Very light, very stylish, great AC adapter, quiet, the anti-skip function is superb (and you have the option of turning it on or off), and even the headphones (while far from perfect) do an admirable job.

Sony has cheapened the quality of its discman, and other subpar companies will try to bait you with bright colors and low prices while giving you junk. Panasonic has always made quality consumer electronics, and their portable CD players are no exception. They might be marginally more expensive than the lesser names, but when you have a portable CD player that you like and can depend on, it is more than worth it.

I began shopping around for CD players after my last one finally bit the dust after no time at all. (Memorex. A warning.) Being frugal, I looked at Koss and GPX among others but kept hearing the same three-star reviews warning against how cheap the products were. So finally, I figured I can spend more money now for this player, or shell out cash every six months on a replacements.

I got this in the mail and was instantly happy. It's amazingly small and lightweight. (They tell you that, but it's different in your own hand...) It's amazingly battery-efficient. It could go for an extra day or two off batteries my last player said were dead. I took it on the treadmill with me, and no matter what angle or speed I was at, resting on the input screen ahead of me, it never missed a beat. The only so-so thing about the player is it's not very loud. I knew this however from previous reviews and went ahead and bought it anyway. I'm still satisfied, and to compensate that, I'll just buy a headset whose speakers go into your ear, rather than pad the outside. A simple solution to a minimal problem.

It's a great product. There really isn't anything I can say about it that would put it down or degrade it in anyway. It's not terribly expensive compared to some others out there. For its price range, it goes above and beyond for quality; paying for itself again and again.

And lastly, I take this CD player with me to school as well and it survives my backpack unscathed. If it can handle me going to and from classes, it can handle anything. Plus, it has the "hold" feature. For all of you who don't know what that is, it keeps your player from playing if, let's say, it'd been bumped in your bag, thus saving your batteries for music for you, as opposed to your wallet or book or whatever else it was sandwiched up against.

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I would like to start by saying that this is a great inexpensive cd player from a well known name: Panasonic. Now there are cheaper ones, many of which I have tried, but they suck. This one however works flawlessly. It is easy to use...good product without the price tag of sony--which are also good but a bit expensive. My favorite thing about this CD player is the 'button-popup' cd relese. There are some problems that prevented me from giving it a perfect score: 1) The bass boost is weak compared to some other brands, (sony has a multi-level base boost has has a couple different bass boost settings.) 2) The button are sometimes pressed when you don't want them to if they are kept in tight areas such as a pocket, but that's the purpose of the hold button ;). 3) The volume 'dial' is not in the easy position to use (not a big problem at all, caused no real problems). 4) the cover open slider is easily inadvertently triggered, but the 'button' method (used by sony, and most other manufactures) is even worse.

This cd player replaced a dying sony portable player that would skip all time even with the esp on. This Panasonic cd player is smaller (a plus) and is well built and feels like it will last. Sound wise, it can't get as loud or as clear because its output level is 9 milliwatts a channel compared to the Sony's 15. Its sad the portable cd player manufacters don't put this number on the outside of the box because, just as you see how much power an amplifer can produce so you can see before you buy, so should these portable cd players. But, this cd player is great for what it was designed for, active use. You can ride a bike with them, walk, run, mow the yard, ride the bus, and anything else you can think of that doesn't involve water. Oh yeah, the bass boosts aren't that good ethier, because it distorts the bass a little and makes it muddy, but It's hard to tell unless you use good headphones

Pros - styling, size - resistance to skipping - good value

Cons - output level

- bass boost

Panasonic does it again. The SL-SX270 is a wonderful CD player. I just bought one for my daughter (her old Sony finally died), to use primarily in the car when we go on trips. Well, this does not skip at all. We went on a three hour trip, over extremely bumpy highway and back roads, and the Panasonic was flawless! This trip to our cousin's house caused many a skip with her old Sony, which in fairness, had only a 10 second antiskip. The Panasonic is small, lightweight, looks great, and comes with an AC adapter. My daughter was at first attracted to one of the "cool looking" CD players from another brand, which costs a little less money and also carried by Amazon.com, but it has very mixed reviews. We decided on the Panasonic for its reputation - which was absolutely the right decision. It works wonderully well and even plays are own-made CD-R's!! Its just not worth taking a chance to save $20. You can't go wrong with the SX270!