Sony CMTHPR99XM Micro Shelf System Review
This is my third Sony ATRAC 3plus CD player.
First, I bought the Sony ZS-XN30 Sports Boom Box (see my review on this product), which introduced me to the ATRAC 3plus CD burning program by Sonic Stage which had me starting to make 6 hour, 12 hour, 24 hour, and even 32 hour CDR's for playback only on that Sony ATRAC CD player.
I then, bought their best really cool Walkman pocket CD player (D-NE10) which I play when I go bike riding, or long walks, or just play in the car through a cassette adapter to hear it through my car stereo speakers.
I'm still anxiously waiting for Sony to make an ATRAC CD Player home component to hook up to my home stereo. But so far, the closest we got to this is this new Sony CD independent stereo called the CMTHPR99XM Micro Shelf System. It is it's own amplifier, tuner, and CD player, that plays my many (already made) ATRAC CDR's. And it puts out 85 Watts per channel, which sounds pretty good. And, for the first time with ATRAC, we get a bass and treble option to modify the sound.
But, the information that every seller is putting out about this unit is false information and it begins with coming from the source. The Sony Corporation itself.
First of all, this unit DOES NOT have a cassette player. Which is good! I don't want a cassette player. To me, that's just as "ancient history" as the 8-track tape and vinyl LP's. (DAT and MD doesn't seem to be surviving well either although I do like the MiniDisc technology).
It's also been said that this CMTHPR99XM stereo has a vertical load CD player. No, it DOES NOT. It has a horizontal loading drawer for five CD's. Plus, it is said that this player has pre-programmed sound modification outputs (rock, jazz, classical, etc). No it DOES NOT. The EQ on this unit gives you a simple bass and treble option, which you adjust with the remote control. I prefer it this way anyway. This player DOES have DSGX, which is a BASS enhancer, which DOES improve the bass a tad. (The bass enhancer on the ZS-XN30 is kinda like a joke, I really hear no difference).
Everything about this unit is wonderful except for the lack of one very important option that is very disappointing to me. So much so, that I think I should take this stereo back because it doesn't do what I need it to do. It doesn't have the "memory retention" option that I've really come to depend on.
My other two Sony ATRAC CD players have the option where, when I play my ATRAC CDR's, I could stop the player, turn it off, and start playing it again later, and it will continue to play where I left off when I turned it off. I like where I can stop the player, and play it whenever, and no songs will repeat in "shuffle play" until every song has played once, and then the CD player will stop so you will know that every song has played. With my Sony ZS-XN30 Sports Boom Box, I can practically just play one ATRAC CDR all week long at work, with no songs ever repeating. With this CMTHPR99XM, you turn it off, and all memory is lost. Start it up again, and it has to start all over again, reading the CD again and then play like it's the first time again. This is SO DISAPPOINTING! So I guess I can't use this stereo at work because the most important feature about an ATRAC CD player isn't here. I'm very frustrated about this unit. I don't benefit from it at work, and I don't need it at home (I've already got a stereo at home).
However, if you just want a great small powerful independent CD playing stereo, this CMTHPR99XM is wonderful. But, for those of us who are really into the ATRAC CD technology (like me), you will be sorely disappointed if you like your player to have playback memory retention.
Sony CMTHPR99XM Micro Shelf System Feature
- AM-FM Cassette 5-CD Changer Micro System
- XM Satellite Ready
- 170 Watts total output power
- Plays MP3, CD-R, CD-RW CD's
- Aux in for playback of portable MP3 player
Sony CMTHPR99XM Micro Shelf System Overview
Sony's worldwide reputation for creating unique, attractive, high-quality, advanced technology products rests on a long line of innovations embraced by people from all walks of life. With a diverse product lineup serving a variety of lifestyles and industries, Sony continuously strives to introduce new products and technologies to meet changing market needsPRODUCT FEATURESXM connect & play compatible;170 watts total: 85 watts per channel x 2 (RMS 10% THD);PC/Audio in for digital music players or PC input;5 disc CD changer with CD pop-up loading mechanism;3-way speaker system;Plays back CD-R/RW discs;S-Master Digital Amplifier;ID3 Tag display;FM/AM tuner with 30 presets;3-way timer (Play/Record/Sleep).
Sony CMTHPR99XM Micro Shelf System Specifications
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