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 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

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

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

my granddaughter loves th ... see more

my granddaughter loves this CD player. She loves to listen to music and she also loves to use the microphone to sing her own songs see less

I purchased this as a gif ... see more

I purchased this as a gift for my grand daughter. Talk about boogie and getting down...stars in the making. Her mommy and she are the next amazing duo that are going to rock the world...and they get to tell everyone they got their start using the Sing-Along CD Player. see less

My son loves this CD Play ... see more

My son loves this CD Player. He is kind of rough with it and the Anti Skip function is great. It never misses a beat. It is alot of fun when we both sing along to his favorite songs. Highly recommended. see less

I bought this record play ... see more

I bought this record player over a year ago and I love it see less

I usually don't write rev ... see more

I usually don't write reviews, but this needed to be submitted. I bought this to play my uncle's record collection he was getting rid of. This box has great, warm sound /bass quality is meh at high volume/ and otherwise great range. The cassette player will probably never get any use from me, but the CD, radio, aux, and /most importantly/ turntable sound great. Before complaining about the turntable stopping /as I almost did/, read the instruction manual. You have to "click" the arm into place to activate it. Great value, looks great, sounds great. see less

I love how this system ha ... see more

I love how this system has so much to offer. Although, I won't be using the cassette too much, the turntable is fantastic! The radio is really old-fashioned which is cute. The sound quality is fantastic. I didn't expect it to be so good but, it's really great. Totally worth how much it costs. You need to get this turntable. 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