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Shipped promptly, in the condition promised. The product was the level I was looking for. The remote has some excellent features as well.

The product arrived nicely packed and in perfect condition. We were very pleased with the product and it's performance.

After two months, I need to have RMA to fix. Its easy over heat.

I have had, and been using, the HK FL-8385 for approximately a month now and I am thoroughly pleased. The music is exceptionally clear, clean and crisp. I have had no problems whatsoever with this product. Of note however, I have noticed that the FL-8385 will skip if the CD is scratched, dirty or dusty. Office Depot sells a 3M manual disk cleaner for $9.95, that works great. If you are going to invest in CD's, then exert the minor effort required to take proper care of them. Computer people have a saying, "garbage in, garbage out". Invest the $10 or so and get a disk cleaner.

By the way, forget those CD sleeves, that it seems everyone is selling, for CD storage. If you use the CD sleeves, beware that dust, grit, pet dander, oil from your fingertips, etc. can get into the sleeves, be deposited on the CD, and cause problems with playback. Also invest the necessary $ and get a CD disk storage carousel, Dacal's is great, it is the best and only effective way to store CDs.

Of further note, I have noticed that the sound quality of the HK FL-8385 is enhanced if the digital cable connection is used, rather than the analog connection. And, while there are some minor motor sounds when changing disks, I find that this is not unacceptable or much more noticable than what is heard on other CD changers. Finally, the picture above is not of the HK FL-8385, it is the FL-8380, a previous model, that did have some problems. If you want a great CD changer for an incredible price, then regardless of what others may say, (you do not know if the unit was set up properly, used properly or the condition of the CDs), you can not beat the HK FL8385 CD changer.

All of my audio/video electronics are HK, except for the HDTV, which HK does not manufacture and if they did I would buy one: I have never had any problems with the quality, service or reliability of HK products. Buy your HK from Amazon, an authorized HK dealer or HK direct and get a 30 day money back, no questions asked guarantee. Amazon is one of the few authorized online dealers for HK products; be very weary of unauthorized sellers, you do not know where they got their product from: "Caveat emptor" (buyer beware). HK suports their dealers, their products and their customer service is second to none!!!

I ordered this but did not accept the shipment after I read the other reviews