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If you are looking for something beside the pool, their are less expensive alternatives. For the price, I feel that it's overall performance is just not good enough.
The unit is heavier than I thought but it doesnn't feel especially sturdy. I bouhgt this unit to use in less than ideal environments (outside, garage, around wet or dusty environments).
The sound quality, however, is good. The plastic seems like it will break easily.
Battery life is poor (maybe 8 hours on 6 "D" cells) and the sound volume is on the weak side. I considered returning it and I wish I had.
If you are looking for something to bring to a worksite, I think you will be disappointed in the volume and battery life.
I use this on my boat. This can be pro or con depending on the person but it is bigger and heavier (especially with 6 D batteries) than I expected. The sound is not as good as I expected but acceptable. The rest of the unit is adequately water resistant with rubber buttons and covers.The CD player plays my MP3 CDs very well but lacks a read ahead buffer to prevent skipping when being carried or moved. It is probably my fault but I also cannot find the ability to shuffle play as indicated in the specifications on Amazon.com.Compared to anything else out there considered a rugged boombox with CD/MP3 playback, this is the best buy but only because of the lack of anything else competing with it. The speakers are not as rugged as the rest of the unit.
Forget using it if the boat is moving over a little choppy water. I know this was written in the specs but you just can't always imagine it from written descriptions. When lifting from one place to another the music stops and skips or stops altogether until the power is turned off and on again. They are the typical indoor paper fiber material and not polypropylene or some similar water resistant material. This is a big problem since when a speaker gets damaged your investment is basically toasted. This is a serious deficiency in my opinion for a boombox considered ruggedized.
Sony should have done better.
This radio has been subjected to a severe thunderstorm and is still working. The only complaint on it is the size. It's HUGE. Sounds good and is very durable.
This is an outstanding product. Easy to use and work with, and outstanding sound. It even has Sound ports for the bass to bring out that right there sound. I own a bose acoustic wave portable, and this comes close to the sound quality of the bose.
Don't purchase this product unless you don't want to hear your tunes. The maximum volume on this product is terrible. Very disappointed in Sony.
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