I have owned this CD/Mp3 Player for about a week now, and am a very happy owner!
First off, the design is very stylish and different from the norm. It's award winning design really caught my eye in the store and since then I have not been disappointed with any aspect of the actual player. ... Read review
Advantages: Sturdy**Good Sound Quality**Stylish Design**Decent XBS System**No skips even if I try! **Gives good volume Disadvantages: Sub par earphones
...need to change them. This panasonic takes ordinary AA alkaline batteries or rechargables.
Now let me tell you, I am not the most careful person in the world and I need to express to you now the sturdiness of this player. I have dropped it, on a hard wood floor. The player was no different and did not even skip! In fact, I cannot get this player to skip even if I try my hardest, and I have tried. I even inserted one of my oldest, not ... ...could for about 30 seconds before giving up.
This player plays everything! Even mini CDs! Believe me, I am one picky person but I am writing this now to fully recommend this player to anyone who is considering buying it. It is extremely good quality for the price and I'd say most people would be satisfied with it. ... more
I have owned this CD/Mp3 Player for about a week now, and am a very happy owner! First off, the design is very stylish and different from the norm. It's award winning design really caught my eye in the store and since then I have not been disappointed with any aspect of the actual player. The earphones supplied are only of average to low quality but that can easily be sorted. I was slightly disappointed that this player does not come with an earphone remote, but I did not really give this much thought.
** The main function buttons are on the front centre of the player, with things like volume and EQ along the edge of the front panel.
** The battery compartment is on the inside of the player, which is quite normal these days and I have not heard of this design causing damage to CDs which some people express concern about.
**This player displays clearly the name of the track and album, using ID3Tag technology.
The sound quality of this player is excellent and very clear, it has only 2 EQ settings, Live and XBS (as well as normal) but they are quite satisfactory for the average listener. The volume can be turned up loud enough certainly for me as I have no problem listening to the player on the train or in town. Some have complained it is not the loudest player, but I cannot say that that is true. It is certainly good enough for most and I am personally happy with the volume.
I was impressed by how long the batteries lasted on the panasonic, it states 48 hours on the box but anything over 14 is good enough for me. I did not measure exactly how long they lasted but I fully charged up brand new rechargable batteries and then listened to the player at pretty much full volume for 4 days,and for quite a long time and it was only then they ran out. The battery life is displayed clearly on the player's display so you will know when you will need to change them. This panasonic takes ordinary AA alkaline batteries or rechargables.
Now let me tell you, I am not the most careful person in the world and I need to express to you now the sturdiness of this player. I have dropped it, on a hard wood floor. The player was no different and did not even skip! In fact, I cannot get this player to skip even if I try my hardest, and I have tried. I even inserted one of my oldest, not unblemished CDs and shook the player as hard as I could for about 30 seconds before giving up.
This player plays everything! Even mini CDs! Believe me, I am one picky person but I am writing this now to fully recommend this player to anyone who is considering buying it. It is extremely good quality for the price and I'd say most people would be satisfied with it.
Advantages: Attractive, Round, Light-Weight Disadvantages: Large
This CD PLayer is almost perfectly round. It has a plain LCD screen on the top. Two AA batteries go inside the CD Player under the lid. It also plays MP3 CD's, which hold a lot more music. There is a Four part circular button in the middle of the lid.It cotrols On/Off, Play/Stop, etc. The volume is also controlled with buttons and not the little whell on the side so it isless likely to be changed accidentaly. One of the best qualities of the CD Player ...
jonstieg 07.07.2003
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Audio system
Sound Output Mode
Stereo
Heat Resistant
Yes
Cd system
Type
CD / MP3 player
Media Load Type
Slot-load
Playback Modes
Random play / shuffle, all tracks repeat, one track repeat
Response Bandwidth
20 - 20000 Hz
Shockproof Memory
45 seconds
MP3 Shockproof Memory
100 seconds
CD Track Programming
Yes
CD-R/CD-RW Compatible
Built-in
CD-RW Compatible
Built-in
Supported Digital Audio Standards
MP3
ID3 Tags Support
Built-in
Headphones
Headphones Type
Headphones - binaural
Connectivity Technology
Wired
Sound Output Mode
Stereo
Connections
Connector Type
1 x DC power input
1 x headphones ( mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm )
Manufacturer's product description
SL-MP70 is a portable CD Player with MP3 Playback and Dot Matrix Display. It has a thin, round-form design for optimal portability with 2-line and 10-character dot-matrix display on top cover; plays standard CD, audio CD-R, audio CD-RW, and MP3 CD (supports ID3 tags). It`s hold prevents unintended commands (play, stop, etc.) and resume picks up exactly where the player left off. SL-MP70 includes stylish over-ear headphones and has up to 48 hours of MP3 playback from 2 AA batteries (not included).
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