Philips MC235B Flat Wall Mountable Micro Shelf System (Black)

pro:

attractive design/shape
slimmer profile
credit card size remote
very clear sound fidelity from speakers, even though only 10watt speakers
exceptionally strong radio reception (specially devoted looped am ant. and long fm ant. cords)

con:
no mp3 functionality
blue round bubble LED only visible staring straight on, otherwise, creates a nuisance
noisy grinding CD tray after finishing playing a CD
mechanical noises with repeat function turned on (sounds like a laser shooting sound effect)
varies with CDs: since this system spins cds vertically, I've found that with some cds, there is a low spinning noise that probably comes from an imperfect cd-cdplayer fit.


Sum: an audiophile might not like this unit, but a casual listener probably won't mind the cons.

I bought the stystem for my 15 year old as a Christmas gift and he loves it.It is a good size and the sound is just right. He did not mount it as he did not trust the mounting gear. It was easy for him to operate which makes it a plus.

The CD player has very good sound and is very easy to use, the price we paid was totally out of line as the seller was buying this at a retail price $69.00 and then increasing the price to $169.00--very disturbing!

I did a lot of research and finally I found this Mircrosystem.
I am very happy with it.
It has several features, sleepmode, timer, you can program lots of radiostations and the sound is fantastic.
Plus it is portable too, because it is not too big. And it looks fantastic too.
Also, I got it for 50% off here on amazon. I guess once in a while one is just lucky.

Since I have it, I use it everyday. In the morning it wakes me up at around 7am with my favorite radiostaion.
At night I use it for my Relaxation CD and it works wonderfully. Even if you wouldn't put it on sleepmode, it shuts itself off automatically which I find very comforting.

I am going to use this device when the baby arrives, so I can play her some music:-)

all in all superb quality. Very happy with it!

We bought it from Walmart, brought it home and set it up. Pretty easy to set up. It played CDs fine that day. Next day, different story. It stopped spinning after a few seconds, another time it didn't spin at all. When it did, the timing was slow.
That was only the 2nd day! Back it goes!!