Sony SCD-CE595 5-Disc CD/Super Audio CD Player | List Price: $199.99 Discount Price: $124.50

| Brand: Sony Binding: Electronics
Features: - 5-disc CD/Super Audio CD carousel changer
- Time Alignment function optimizes SACD playback; dual-laser assembly handles CD/CD-R/CD-RW/SACD playback
- Multichannel analog audio outputs facilitate hookup with compatible audio/video receivers and multichannel amplifiers
- Optical digital-audio output (CD only) permits simple connections with CD and minidisc recorders
- Speaker-management system lets you set the appropriate output levels for your system
Nice SACD deck [Posted on 2008-08-18] So far seems to work fine. Haven't had a chance to try an SACD so far. But regular ones sound good. Pretty much what I expected.
Good sound, good value [Posted on 2008-09-06] My 17 year old Sony CD player started to get CD's stuck that required a good thump to get the door open. This new players is a good value and a perfect match for my "stack" set up. It's 1 inch deeper so it sticks out the back, but this is not seen.
Like other reviewers, I noted the brighter sound too. I would ask, how is it a piece of electronic gear can "mellow" with use? Dust? Heat? I understand wine and cheeses mellow, but I suspect in this case, it's the human ear adjusting to a brighter sound and that becomes the new norm.
No problems with this unit. I'm looking to buy more SACD's and since most of my collection is classical, I have some good choices. Either way, my current CD's sound the best in years.
Cheap!!! [Posted on 2008-09-09] I was never satisfied with this player--from the moment I hooked it up to the moment it crapped out less than a year after I paid for it. With electronic items I've discovered over the years that you get what you pay for. This is the last time I try to save a little money!!!
Do not purchase this machine. [Posted on 2008-09-16] I have had this player for almost 2 years now, and it just started acting-up with the same problems as the other reviews. It first started skipping on the first tracks, and then would just stop mid-track. And now it won't read the discs at all. Knowing the hassle of repairs on any electronics, I decided to figure out the problem myself. I had it running perfect yesterday, but wouldn't read the discs again today. I guess I'm out $150, too, because I can't get it to do a thing. Apparently, the player has a major flaw and should probably be shelved by Sony.
I also agree that when it was working that it did seem to take forever to read the discs, therefore, shuffle is useless because you could wait up to 20 seconds for the next song. The remote is very limited. Thank god I kept the excellent remote from my old Sony player that I bought over 10 years ago which works with this one. I don't know why they don't just reuse that remote. I was never even able to find anything I listen to on SACD to even use that feature. Anyway, Sony really messed up on this one.
Pleased with my new Sony audio player [Posted on 2008-11-30] Found I could attach the machine to my radio. At first the controls were lconfused and the machine jumped from cd to cd but it must have been a problem with my inexperience as after two attempts, it worked fine. Really great machine. I can play twenty discs, five at a time, and it goes on and on unlike my past machine that played three and quit. I can spend an entire afternoon just listening to Anna Karinina with its twenty some discs.
I especially appreciated the advice and quick response I received from the manufacturer. Thanks to him, I'm very satisfied.
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