Sony MHC-EC55 Mini Hi-Fi Component System

Bought this for music at pool.Wow Deep base,Great features.Hook up my ipod to it and i,m good for hours.

I bought this system as a gift and recently had the good fortune to use it in its natural setting. The sound quality is great, it's extremely intuitive to use, and you can plug your mp3 player into it. It's really everything I expected from a mini-system like this. I would recommend it to my friends/family if they are looking for this type of stereo.

I only have one complaint about this stereo and that is that it will only repeat the disks 5 times then you have to press play again. I leave my stereo going 24/7 so this is an irritation to me and the only thing that stopped me from giving it 5 stars. The owners manual is a little lacking, for example there is a diagram of the unit and the remote but there is no chart describing what they do you have to read through the text to find a reference to that number but for the price I am not going to complain. I would recommend this unit to a friend as long as they are aware of it draw backs.

In a small studio that I work to keep uncluttered, I was looking for a "bookshelf" unit to integrate with PC components at the head of my desk. I wanted to be able to play CDs as well. The size of the main unit was just right. FM sensitivity in this weak area is good without outside antenna; the speakers mounted separately work the room well. All this and the cost was quite modest; I am very pleased.

The sound quality is top notch on this system. As far as radio reception this system gets better radio reception than any other radio I have ever had including a $600 dollar system that I bought about 15 years ago. It also plays cd's very well. The sleep function is also much appreciated. I found the remote very handy to use and even programmed preset stations without having to open the manual. Excellent value !