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I've owned this CD changer for about 1 1/2 years. Worked OK for about 8-10 months but now skips on just about every CD. When it changes to a new CD, the changer makes noises like the CD is not seated and spinning correctly. It then skips and nothing will remedy it except repeatedly removing and restarting the CD or a good "bump" on the side. The case is cheaply made and obviously the internal components are the same. There are much better choices out there for very little more money!

I've had this model for several months and it works fine with commercially pressed CDs. However, it makes strange noises when it plays my home-burned CD-Rs. If you burn your own CD-Rs you may want to think twice before buying this model.

This product will operate for approximately 4 months before you need a new one. I have one, a friend also has one. His lasted about 6 months, mine 4 months. This manufacturer is going through enormous customer service problems and I can not endorse this product at all.

I thought I was part of an "I Love Lucy" episode when I used this machine. You push a button to open the door, and the power goes off. You push play, and the skip disc engages. Then one day, the power refused to turn off and I had to unplug it. Then with the unit still unplugged, I watched in amazement as the door opened. I thought about calling an exorcist, but instead I replaced it with a Phillips of the same price level. So far, the Phillips is fine, only God knows what RCA's problem is. I wanted to give this product 0 stars, but 1 is the least allowed here.

I thought it was a great deal, and it was for the first year this RCA CD player worked great. Recently it has not been able to read ANY CDs that I put in it and often skips. I would return it to the manufacturer but the warranty recently expired.