boom boxes & CD players

I remember back in the 80 ... see more

I remember back in the 80s and 90s when boom boxes "boomed" and sounded like a real stereo, had auxiliary ins and outs, mic ins, and most importantly had radio tuners that stretched the entire length of the unit and could pull in anything for miles around. Well, welcome to a new millennium. On paper this looks like it might deliver. Unfortunately it doesn't. The sound is small and "tinny" with CDs, the tape player sounds "wavy" and garbled, the buttons for the tape player are clunky, and worst of all... the AM/FM dial is about 2" long which means it has extremely low tolerance when trying to dial in a station. You can only pull in very strongest of stations in an area. The weaker stations overlap, meaning you can often here two stations at once competing for strength. I can't even pull in some of my local stations which are only 3 miles away here in Rochester, MN. Unfortunately, I don't see any other modern boom boxes that are much better. I think your best bet may be a local thrift store or pawn shop to find an older boom box that actually had some original quality to it. see less

TERRIBLE reception no mat ... see more

TERRIBLE reception no matter the location of the radio. Extremely hard to get correct setting for volume - it's either too loud or you can't hear it at all. I tried to return it but Target wouldn't take it back - I was told that poor reception is not a reason to accept a return. I emailed Emerson and got a snotty email back telling me I shouldn't have purchased their cheapest radio - I should have spent more. see less

I received the tape playe ... see more

I received the tape player/radio I ordered in good time but the tape player was defective. Unusable. see less

Good CD player.. Loves it

I purchased this CD playe ... see more

I purchased this CD player to take a German language course while traveling. It works very good for this purpose and the price was right. It arrived 1 day before the scheduled arrival date. see less

I bought this to listen t ... see more

I bought this to listen to books on CD while I work around the house. It is easy to use and the sound quality is fine but every little bump causes it to stop playing. I can't even bend over to pick something up off the floor without disrupting the player so it has limited use. Still, for the price it is usable in certain circumstances so it's not a total waste. see less

Bought the unit and tried ... see more

Bought the unit and tried it out on a walk, JUNK!!! Least little movement and it stutters and or skips and you get no sound. Defeats the reason of WHY I bought the thing was so I could listen to CD's on my walks. TOTAL JUNK!! It is fine if you don't plan to move it in any way but to me that just defeats why you buy the thing for is to be able to use it as a portable device. DO NOT waste money on this unit!!!! see less

I cannot wait to give thi ... see more

I cannot wait to give this CD player to my dad on fathers day. It will look perefect out in his garage!! He is always complaining that he doesn't have music to listen to when he's out there. This is the perfect solution-a cd player and a radio! see less

I love this little CD pla ... see more

I love this little CD player/radio. I was in need of something small to listen to Christmas music - but something that would not take a lot of space. This fits the bill. Many friends asked me where I purchased it and were interested in getting one. So, Merry Christmas to me. see less

I love the look of this r ... see more

I love the look of this radio. It is a cute touch to our modern, simple room. BUT, we cant use the alarm function if we fall asleep to the radio. Since we often do that, this lack of function is a disappointment. I really should have gone with my first choice in retro style clock radio/cd players *sigh* see less

this item shipped and rec ... see more

this item shipped and received a lot faster than I thought it would. My granddaughter loves it and that makes me very happy plays it every day and goes to sleep with it on instead of her tv... perfect gift and she is 3 yrs old.. see less

We bought this for our 3 ... see more

We bought this for our 3 year old granddaughter for Christmas. It was really a nice boombox, well made and worth the money. She loved it and began playing it as soon as it was open. see less

Daughter received this as ... see more

Daughter received this as a xmas gift in 2009. We have had no problems with it and still works great...knock on wood!! see less

This was far better than ... see more

This was far better than I expected! The sound quality is SO clear and crisp. It goes pretty loud too. It also came with a microphone which I didnt know that it came with so that was a surprise and my daughter absolutely loves it! It also has an echoing feature so it makes their voice echo. Fun for a kid! It plugs into the wall and does not take any batteries which isnt necessarily a bad thing bc I dont want to be going through batteries like crazy but the outlet cord and microphone cord are quite long. It also allows you to plug in an mp3 player. Great product for the price! Would highly recommend! see less

This is a very cute boomb ... see more

This is a very cute boombox and it looks and sounds great! Any girl would love it. see less

Bought this for my 4-year ... see more

Bought this for my 4-year old for Christmas. She loved it. She figured out how to use it quickly. As she was singing along to one of the songs the player just quit working. The cd won't play and the microphone won't work. Too bad it lasted about 2 weeks at best see less

I ordered this for my mot ... see more

I ordered this for my mother who is in a nursing home and partially sighted to listen to audio books. She is very distressed that this doesn't work and thought she'd broke it. The placement of the batteries is very poor and the CD player is clearly faulty. I don't live anywhere near her to get it back and return it to Target. Very disappointing! see less

I bought this just as a m ... see more

I bought this just as a method of listening to some audio CD's for study purposes. First off, the batteries are not located on the backside. Instead, they are inside the CD player itself. So you have to open the lid and open a battery compartment to put batteries in. That seems strange, especially because it encourages smudgy fingers all over the interior of the player where only CD's should touch. After figuring that out, I was able to listen to the radio just fine--which is not what I needed this for--but it won't play a single CD, whether it's a store-bought music CD, a lecture CD-ROM, or any other kind of CD that I put in there. It's likely that I picked up a single dud in a rack of excellent players, but since I opened the CD pack up beyond the 30 day return point, I won't be able to exchange it to find out. Instead I have to assume it's simply a "you get what you pay for" thing, and I won't by RCA again. see less

It made a little 8 yr old ... see more

It made a little 8 yr old girl very happy. The item was perfect for her, easy to use and age appropriate. see less

I'm a Hello Kitty fiend s ... see more

I'm a Hello Kitty fiend so I knew I wanted one of the CD players. (And I needed a new CD player anyway.) I just bought this one today for less than the price advertised online. (It was priced after tax) and I like that you can see what song is playing and that it has alternate headphones since I hate the little ones. Fits an adult head just fine and my only complaints: no off button, so I take my batteries out when I'm done, and there is no AC adapter. You've got to go buy one separately, but there is info on the type needed. Like I said this is an initial review, I may review it again after I've had it a while.---If you want to turn it off, hold down the stop button. see less

Going through return proc ... see more

Going through return process now, just out of package CD player shows 'Disc' or 'Er' message makes squealing noise spinning CD for 20 seconds then shuts off. Not sure I want to re-order online, and this is not sold in store . . . see less

Many people worry about t ... see more

Many people worry about the sound quality and tuning abilities of these nostalgic products. After being around drums and guitars for several years I know what good tone and sound quality is. I wasn't look for a big stero to shake the room I rely on my [...] 530 watt stero for that perpose. What I was looking for was a nice conversation piece that works. This system gives clear radio reception and pretty darn good sound. Best of all my great grandma loves listening to 1940's music on it. With modern rock music the speakers dont have a huge amount of tone, but for country radio stations and classic rock it's perfect! I couldn't be happier with the quality, price, and sound of this product. After all it's a Crosley. see less

My grandma asked for a ne ... see more

My grandma asked for a new CD Player/Radio for her birthday. I wanted to get something different and unique that I knew she would like. I searched until I found this. When I came accross this I know that it would be the perfect addition to her sewing room. Turns out, she loves it and said it fit her need! see less

My wife and I received th ... see more

My wife and I received this as a wedding gift. We weren't sure if we were going to keep it or not, it wasn't on our registry--but we love it! We opened it up and checked to see what it sounded like. We placed it on a side table in our newly remodeled basement and we couldn't be happier. The retro feel that it has, somehow really matches up to our modern decor, it looks fantastic! With the looks aside, it really does the trick, we've kept the radio on as background noise for a couple of get together's we have already had. see less

I bought this for my daug ... see more

I bought this for my daughter's 5th birthday. She loved it! It sounds great and is just perfect for what I wanted it for. My kids like to listen to music to sleep too. We also use it to wake them up with by turning it up to dance to wake up. We get up early in the week 5 a.m. so it is a very positive start to the morning. see less

My 3 year old was very ex ... see more

My 3 year old was very excited about having this cute radio to listen to at night while she slept. Everything worked great at first until about 4 months in. At that point the CD player would not play at all. I even tried to use a CD cleaner, but it would not even turn on to read it. So we switced to the the FM radio at night. That worked for 2 nights and then it stopped working! Right now the AM station, strangely enough, is still working. So if she wants to listen to the one talk radio program I can pick up she'll be fine! This CD/radio is cute on the outside but that's where it stops! see less

As other reviewers have m ... see more

As other reviewers have mentioned, our cd player also began smoking and it smelled very noxious. It is hard to believe that after all of these reviews there has not been a recall on this item. On the plus side, our local target was AMAZING when it came to the return. see less

Well, these CD players ar ... see more

Well, these CD players are perfect for what I need them for, I bought two of them, and they work great. Of course I do not need them for any mobile use of course, I just connect them to some external speakers I have at home and they never give me any trouble or anything and I can play my burnt CD's or whatever I need to on there without any trouble. So if you want a cheap CD player to connect to external speakers at home, this is the CD player to get. see less

my grandma bought it for ... see more

my grandma bought it for me i was so happy it worked perfectly the first day the next i played two songs then kept skipping my dad cleaned the CD it wasn't the CD so it is cheap junk don't buy this CD player i kept hitting the cd player cuz ut did not work see less

Initially, if one stopped ... see more

Initially, if one stopped or paused, how to re-insert batteries to get it going again.Eventually, pressing any button (mode, advance, etc) or inserting, removing earphones causes the same problem.Finally, just goes off on its own: maybe after a few minutes, maybe after a few hours.In shopping again, I find equivalently priced units that include AC adaptor. (I did not purchase AC adaptor for this one.) see less

Other than a really expen ... see more

Other than a really expensive CD player my mother's friend bought for me from Las Vegas way back when, this is probably the best CD player I've ever owned. It's got wonderful sound quality, but from what I remember of the original headphones, they weren't too comfortable for long-time wear. I recommend [...] headphones with this product, it makes a great pair for even more stellar sound! This is quite a durable player, it can take a beating. But now after 5 years of constant play and being dropped, my current one is on its last leg. I'm so glad Target's still carrying this product, definitely investing in another one! The only downside I'd say is when it starts to crash, it crashes HARD. Once it's been roughed-up a bit it'll start to pause and freeze, the buttons may malfunction--sometimes I press Play and it instead Stops the CD, or Fast-Forward will Rewind--and sometimes it won't read a disc, but all you need to do is take the CD out, put it back in and it'll work. see less

I like the Jensen CD Play ... see more

I like the Jensen CD Players, I had one but it was old and it had stopped working,but I'm going to get a new one soon.I have had no real problems in general other than the headphones would only give sound out of one side.(That comes with wear and tear) see less

I owned this CD player fo ... see more

I owned this CD player for a short time, and then it stopped working. I added fresh batteries, and when I pressed the play button, it continuously said there was an error. see less

We got this as a gift 2.5 ... see more

We got this as a gift 2.5 years ago and it still works great! We use it almost every day. My husband likes that he can hook his mp3 player up to it, and we play cassettes and CD's all the time. nice size, too. I just bought another one for daycare use so we can have one downstairs too. I'm getting rid of the old "boombox" we have cause it's so big. see less

i will like to know why m ... see more

i will like to know why my radio doesn't work when i put in the batteries because i notice that it doesn't have a button to put on d.c. please let me if i have to push some kind of button thank you very much. see less

Happy with my purchase. ... see more

Happy with my purchase. It's light weight, small, easy to carry. The sound quality is just fine. Used in different rooms and there was no problem with reception. see less