Emerson Portable CD Player Boombox with Cassette Player Combo, Tape Recorder, AM/FM Radio, AUX, Headphone Jack, Dual Speakers, AC/DC & Battery Operated - Stereo System for Home, Indoor & Outdoor Use

I like Emerson brand. I used to have Emerson electronics and it works very well for me. I got this because I have old CDs and tapes that I would like to play, but nowadays, it's just mp3. This player is very simple, but it works well. It does not have remote, which is totally fine with me. I like how little and portable this player is, and I also like its looks and the ability to play the CDs and tapes without a problem.

So far, this has been a very good product. Everything I was looking for is in the product and I think it is a super item. I definitely recommend it.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Couldn’t play the cD and sound was terrible

PROS: This is a smart mid to small sized boombox at a great price. It supports lots of old fav media formats like cassette and CD. The button layout is simple and laid out in a nice fashion. For me, the choice of boombox color is very welcome. I used to have near perfect vision, but now have darkened vision with some color blindness. So I really liked the lighter color choices of blue, white or lilac.CONS: I was wanting to improve over the current boombox which has an analog tuner. I also have two other boomboxes or clock radios with channel presets for radio tuners. But those other companies offer several buttons dedicated to your absolute fav stations. These work SO MUCH EASIER! When the radio is tuned as desired, you just pick and hold down for a few seconds the desired button you are assigning to the station. But this Emerson had one of those multi[ple button sequences that you had to go through to assign presets. It was very difficult due to my sight limitations. The backlit LCD screen is NOT nearly as bright as depicted in the Amazon illustration, I had to put the boombox between my knees (while sitting down!) and point the screen directly towards a bright overhead light. Then I had to learn two things not mentioned in the overly simple instructions: a) The button that displays the word "Prog" toggles through several messages. 2) The three button sequence that is required a)"Prog" b) a number assignment and c) "Prog" again HAVE TO be hit VERY quickly! It would be much nicer r to give the user much longer, such as a ful 5 to 10 seconds AND the instructions should say what the time restrictions.are. The other method that other companies offer where they have a dedicated button per station, can easily be done by someone who is fully blind OR do you think low vision people would not like radio and would prefer movies and paperback books? Not very likely! It is good that I was very determined. Otherwise the channel preset difficulties were leading me to contemplate a return.

Needing CD player with cassette. This is great. Love the small size. Functions are easy for me. Sound is good.

Great price and was perfect for what I needed. Will not be used much but radio and CD player is there when I am in the mood for some old time rock n roll or some good country music that you no longer hear today.

I have now purchased 2 different colors of this cd player. It works great and a brand I trust. My last Emerson boombox lasted at least 25 years! Highly recommended this company.

Getting it out of the box itselfwasn't easy. It's packed very tight.The booklet and stuff comes in abag that looks sealed but isn't andfalls out on the floor.The twist tie on the cord is weakand slightly difficult to take off.That's just thoughtless nuisances.Now for the real issues.1) Made in China2) It has a poor design.It's front heavy, so using the handleis not the best idea. You can't seethrough the window to the cassette,so I don't know why they even botheredputting a Window there.3) It's VERY NOISY when either playinga cassette or recording to the cassette.4) It doesn't stay paused when switchingtracks. Which is annoying. We want thesong to start when we need it.It also only goes back to the beginningof the track after 3 seconds of playing(though that's better than most othersI've seen lately.It also goes back to the beginning afterhitting stop, which is annoying causeyou have to either keep it on pause orscroll through the tracks if you needto stop a minute.Given the number of issues, 2 starsis a fairly generous rating. As long asthe unit works it will not drop Lower.