GPX C3848 Personal CD Player
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Skips like mad, but has its uses...
Pros
Excellent sound quality, durability.
Cons
Skips just from looking at it -- really not for portable use.
Recommended it?
Yes
This player skips if you breathe on it. However, CD players without skip protection tend to sound better than those with, because the memory buffer used for the skip protection is compressed (like a low bitrate MP3, it tends to ruin the sound). Also, the circuitry is simpler.
This one makes a good basic bedside player, provided you don't bump or even touch it while playing (it's that sensitive). Seems very durable as well, although that's almost meaningless if you're not going to use it portably. Tried it with my Sennheiser HD580 headphones ($200 headphones!) and it sounds very good, believe it or not.
Unlike another reviewer, I find this player to get plenty loud -- it even drives my 300-ohm Senns. If you buy it, throw away the el-cheapo headphones that come with it and use something better. Rechargeable batteries would also be a good idea given the amount of drain, or pick up an AC adapter.
Recommended, with strong reservations (see above).
This one makes a good basic bedside player, provided you don't bump or even touch it while playing (it's that sensitive). Seems very durable as well, although that's almost meaningless if you're not going to use it portably. Tried it with my Sennheiser HD580 headphones ($200 headphones!) and it sounds very good, believe it or not.
Unlike another reviewer, I find this player to get plenty loud -- it even drives my 300-ohm Senns. If you buy it, throw away the el-cheapo headphones that come with it and use something better. Rechargeable batteries would also be a good idea given the amount of drain, or pick up an AC adapter.
Recommended, with strong reservations (see above).
