I liked its design (appearance) and the fact that it could play just about any media I own, from vinyl to CDs. I plugged it in and turned on the radio sounded good and got good reception, even of hard-to-get stations. Put in a CD could not read three out of four discs. I popped in a tape noticeable deterioration of sound quality. Ah well. I put on a record sound quality plummeted! At that point it sounded like distant music broadcast from a tin can. Since I'd bought it primarily to play records, I returned it to the store the next day.
They don't make them like they used to they just make them look like they make them like they used to.
Come to think of it, I've bought a number of Emerson products over the years, and I've regretted every purchase but one. No more for me thanks.The sound quality is awful. The CD player stuck as soon as a CD was entered. This was supposed to be a cute stereo, A gift for my Mother and it turned out to be embarrassing! I had to by another stereo system to replace.This little unit is a nice find. The radio and cd play nicely and the sound is good. I have yet to play a tape in my unit. The record player sound isn't quite clear and sharp but at least it plays my records which I have been purchasing on Ebay. Previous reviewer ELENDEREL sums it up pretty well, "I put on a record sound quality plummeted! At that point it sounded like distant music broadcast from a tin can." Oh my God, I am still laughing because its somewhat true. But didn't all record players sound like that? I have an IPOD and a speaker system hooked up but I wanted this little unit to remind me when I was a kid and jamming to my 'Funkytown' & 'Girls Just wanna have fun' records. My only complaint is, (and I have yet to call Emerson to ask them) is that it cuts off a few songs before they are done like my Stevie Wonder 45, "I just Called to Say I love You." That 45 is over 4 minutes long so I don't know if that is the case when the needle comes up and returns to its stand. On a shorter song it played the whole tune. I pd 89.99 and got 10% off with a coupon so I think and hope it was a good deal. The records I guess do sound like it was coming from a tin can but I was a kid so I don't remember how great the quality was back then and I doubt I had a high quality system even then. Hope this helps.Love the product!
What I like most is that it has a HeadPhone Jack (which most others don't have) which I can plug into my computer (in-line) port and capture Vinyl, CD and Cassette music to convert to MP3 format.
It works great! The sound quality is what I expect from both cassette and vinyl.
I use my computer CD player to capture CD's for better quality, but it would work if it's all you have.
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