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We needed a portable radio for our motorhome when we sit outside.
It does everthing it says it does. For the money, it's fine.
Sometimes you can't it reception where we camp, so the battery
operated system and CD works great for us.

Can you get a better quality, yes, but for the $$$$ it works.

I really wanted another BOSE but just didn't want to shell out the big bux. I read many reviews & decided on this one. I liked the fact that it has a little remote. That said, I just don't use this player. I find the buttons small & counter-intuitive.

The sound is another minus. Maybe its OK for a kid's room but it does not compare with the rich sound of the bose. I really want the one with the disk changer but I've read neg comments about the changer being too loud for a bedroom at night.

My kid says to get an ipod thingy which will hold about a million CD's but I'm an old dog & don't like "new tricks". Maybe when I conquer the new cell phone I'll think about the ipod.

I bought this for my kids to use, and they like it. They only play CDs; they know how to work it; they like that it's not heavy. However, it is remarkably unintuitive. The first time we used it, the songs were repeating, and I had to read the directions to figure out how to get it off this setting. The buttons that control the CD player are arranged around the CD area but also on the front of the player. The buttons that control the tape player are next to where the CDs are inserted. A very illogical arrangement and a disappointment. I shouldn't have to study the buttons before I can get my music going.

Because this is for the kids, its appearance doesn't bother me, but I'd be disappointed if I bought it for myself. The colors are strong, like something Little Tikes would make, and the shape is pretty big and pretty round. I don't imagine that it would blend in with most adult surroundings.

Cassette player and radio worked, but the sound quality was just ok. Sent it back because the cd player did not work. Bought a Sony CFD-S350 for $20 more and am totally happy with that. The sound is so much better and it is easier to use than the Emerson. It was definitely worth the additional $20.

I purchased this product after our old an reliable Sony cassette/CD player broke. It has not been easy to find a replacement, because cassette players are become less and less common. This player was relatively cheap and had good reviews, so I purchased it. The relatively compact size and the remote also added to its attractiness. However, I found this Emerson thing to be a very cheap product. The mechanisms to open the cassette and the CD player both seem to be cheap and poorly constructed. I am not sure either will last long. The tape keys also feel cheap and not very robust. Last but not least, the radio antenna broke off after a couple of weeks, after a very minor accident (believe me, I do NOT usually knock off my appliances...). Now the radio has become useless. One could say that at the end of the day you get what you pay for, but at $50 or so this product is not so inexpensive that this sort of poor construction should be expected. If you decide to purchase this product, do make sure that you treat it as if it were made of crystal...