IRIVER SlimX iMP-550 Personal CD Player
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IRIVER SlimX iMP-550 Personal CD Player

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  • CD-R/CD-RW Playback: CD-R/CD-RW
  • Digital Output: Optical
  • Bass Boost: With Bass Boost
  • Anti Skip Buffer: 320 sec.
  • Supported Formats: WMA MP3
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The iRiver SlimX IMP-550 CD/MP3/WMA Player/FM tuner - The State of the Art CD Player

bync10 Feb 1, 2004
80 Helpfuls 81 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Includes every accessory needed, rechargeable batteries, eye catching and sturdy design,...
Cons Won't play DRM licensed WMA files, mediocre earbuds
Recommended it? Yes

The iRiver SlimX IMP-550 CD Player/FM tuner is iRiver's top of the line portable cd player, and arguably, is the top portable cd player on the market today. Though iRiver might not have the name recognition of brands like Sony, Apple or Creative Labs, they are one of the leading manufacturers of... Read full review »

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No one can be told what the iMP-550 SlimX is... one has to hear it!

bychiminou Nov 13, 2004
33 Helpfuls 34 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Warm rich dynamic SOUND, magnesium casing, ultra-slim, upgradable, multiple MENU options
Cons Bugs in the upgrades (usually fixed in the next upgrades)
Recommended it? Yes

My mission is accomplished, I finally FOUND the ultimate cd/mp3/wma player :
iRiver iMP-550 SlimX is THE ONE!

I was restlessly searching for a cd/mp3 player that would suit my needs sound-wise as well as feature-wise. I'm quite finicky when it comes to sound quality, color of the... Read full review »

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The infamous iMP-550...

bylsportline43 Mar 31, 2004
11 Helpfuls 12 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Great sound, great battery life, slim and light design, and more pros in review.
Cons Nothing you wouldn't get over.
Recommended it? Yes

I wrote an express iRiver iMP-550 review before and now I want to update it to a full review.

Well it has been about 4-5 months with the iMP-550. Things seem to get better with every firmware upgrade that iRiver puts out. Ogg Vorbis is now supported and iRiver released Firmware Upgrade... Read full review »

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Incredible Product

bynojmplease Dec 18, 2003
10 Helpfuls 11 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Excellent design, wonderful sound quality, functional remote, good price considering the...
Cons Price may be high for some consumers, may take some technology skills at first
Recommended it? Yes

This product I purchased through an online vendor a few weeks ago, and I have loved it! I was searching the market for a top-of-the-line CD player, and I decided that having the MP3 CD feature would be very useful. I stumbled upon this unit after reading some reviews that spoke very highly of it... Read full review »

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Don't Expect Customer Service

bygrace0418 May 14, 2004
9 Helpfuls 10 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Really tricked out, nice and thin. Good accessories.
Cons Customer service sucks beyond belief.
Recommended it? No

Pros: It's loaded, that's for sure. And, when it's working, it's great. However, I received a faulty remote and the customer service couldn't be worse. I am going to have to return the whole thing because they were so unhelpful.

Cons: To elaborate on the above, the remote on my player is... Read full review »

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god of any music player

byflippin-out Jul 7, 2004
8 Helpfuls 9 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros small, light, metal, upgradeable, grate bass, and soo much more
Cons slow when reading the cd, battery life sucks, no controls on the player
Recommended it? Yes

This CD player is the best CD player any one could ever buy. Everyone buys mp3 players these days, i don't know why, sure, an i-pod can hold lots of music and you dont have to lug around all cds. but the problem is, what happens when you find some something else you want but dont have room on... Read full review »

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Premium CD player

bytsienville Mar 23, 2004
8 Helpfuls 9 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Excellent sound quality, more features than you can count on your fingers and toes.
Cons Too many wires. User-unfriendly remote control menus and maneuvering.
Recommended it? Yes

In my recent search for a CD player with MP3 capability, all reviews tended to lean toward the iRiver IMP550 (SlimX). Unfortunately, I could not find it in stock anywhere to "touch and feel" before buying it, so I had no choice but to buy online and take my chances. I'll first say - SlimX is no... Read full review »

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Great product, poor customer service

byshashchitnis May 8, 2004
4 Helpfuls 5 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Two words - Awsome quality! Compact design! Accessories galore- all included. Slick...
Cons Too many wires. One customer service agent needs people skills badly.

I bought a SlimX 550 cd player from Newegg.com online recently. It got delivered yesterday. The headphone jack on the remote is defective and i followed the online troubleshooting. I called customer support this morning at 11am (9am CA time) and talked to Marcus. I'm not the complaining kind but,... Read full review »

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Expensive but easy to use

bybigghutch Mar 30, 2004
4 Helpfuls 5 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Handy remote and back up battery
Cons Seems delicate and everyone drops a cd player at least once.
Recommended it? No

I enjoyed this Cd player until it broke. I only had it about 3 months and honestly only dropped it about 4 times and they weren't horrible drops. It always had the case on when it fell also, but it slowly started to mess up. The player would start skipping while I was walking and then finally about... Read full review »

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iRiver iMP-550 SlimX Personal CD Player

byhenri6061 Nov 22, 2004
3 Helpfuls 4 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Unbelievable Sound! Skip protection is fantastic, and so is the features.
Cons Long wires, but if used correctly, it can be to your advantage.
Recommended it? Yes

The best portable Codec player I ever used! (I upgraded the earphones from the mx-300 to mx-400.) Durability is very good. In the last year and a half I owned the player, it traveled across the world and even survived a motorcycle accident in Africa! I never had problems with it playing MP3's... Read full review »

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