Sony CFD-E100 Portable CD Radio Cassette Recorder
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Manufacturer: SonyBrand: Sony
Edition: Electronics
Release Date: 2009-11-30
Model: CFDE100WHITE
Color: White
Publisher: Sony
Studio: Sony
Music Label: Sony
Product features:
- Revolutionary Design and Form Factor to Fit Most Places
- Vertical Loading CD Mechanism
- CD-R/RW Playback Compatibility
- Digital AM/FM Stereo Tuner
- Measures 15 1/16 x 7 1/8 x 6 9/14" (382 x 180.9 x 169mm) including handle
- AmazonBasics 700 MB 52x CD-R (100-Pack Spindle)
- AmazonBasics 4.7 GB 16x DVD+R (100-Pack Spindle)
- AmazonBasics 700MB 52x CD-R (50-Pack Spindle)
- AmazonBasics 8.5 GB 8x DVD+R DL (50-Pack Spindle)
- AmazonBasics 4.7 GB 16x DVD-R (100-Pack Spindle)
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Customer Review: Unique and Useable
Summary: 5 Stars
Sony CFD-E100
An extremely well designed, great sounding unit with features and a style you won't find anywhere else.
23 years ago I built a boom box using the first ever Sony D-5 CD player as the anchor. It measured 14" X 10" X 4/12", sounded amazing and was completely portable. I would still be using it today but the speakers finally failed. There was not then anything like it, and when I went shopping last week I was not surprised to see there still wasn't.
Until I found the CFD-E100. I was startled by the similar dimensions. It seems we have come to accept as the norm, as one reviewer called them, those "bulbous giant-fungus shapes" but I was persistent in looking for something a bit more portable and less statement. I needed something for home and at various job sites that would be sturdy and unobtrusive and easy to perch somewhere. Or even hang by the handle. In the relatively unsophisticated shopping area such as mine, it seemed there was not much to chose from so it was great to find the Sony.
It sounds great, and seems rugged. The white color may be an issue if I am painting, but then it will develop "character". All functions seem perfectly acceptable, but it is only Week One. I was hoping for something easy to operate with gloves, and with the remote this is barely possible, but the wide spaced large buttons on the top panel are easy to operate.
Interesting to note you cannot turn the unit on with the remote if the unit is running on batteries. I am hoping the "No CD" error I have read about has been eliminated by now. Does well with CD-R, but alas, no MP3. I was surprised there is no display backlight, but eliminating anything that shortens battery life could be considered acceptable.
The "Mega-Bass" button could just as well be labeled "Less Shrill, which is fairly typical.
The CD handling is cute, it has a double-fold door that hands you the disk, and a snap-over hub design, which slightly irritating but unavoidable.
The cassette controls are firm but sturdy. The buttons override each other, which is handy when you're trying to get a tape going quickly. The mechanism does not pop off at the end of a tape, which seems unkind to the tape. The tape viewing window is a tiny magnified plastic slit that may as well not even be there, but since it's upside down on the back of the machine I guess we're not supposed to care. Anyway, it's now almost a novelty to find a cassette mechanism at all, so these shortcomings should hardly be surprising. It does a fine job of recording whatever source is playing. I have always wished they'd build a cassette servo in so you could use the remote to operate, but like I just said...
Mechanically, it is not completely confidence-inspiring, but compared to some of the alternatives I was considering, it is bulletproof. I would think these would be all over by now, but the fad of those giant fungi seems to be more like a permanent statement by now. But can you put one on a windowsill?
Description of Sony CFD-E100 Portable CD Radio Cassette Recorder
Revolutionary Design and Form Factor to Fit Most Places Vertical Loading CD Mechanism Boombox and TV Compatible Remote CommanderŪ Remote Control Digital AM/FM Stereo Tuner CD Player with 1 Bit D/A Converter CD-R/RW Playback Compatibility1 Mega BassŪ (On/Off) Sound System CD Play Modes (Program/Shuffle/Repeat) Synchronized CD/Cassette Dubbing Stereo Record/Playback Cassette Deck Revolutionary Design and Form Factor to Fit Most Places : Amazingly compact design with a much smaller footprint then traditional Boomboxes creating an exciting new look for portable entertainment. Design and color accents are perfect for any room in the house and it is small enough to fit just about anywhere. Vertical Loading CD Mechanism : Unique design feature for loading a CD in a vertical rather than horizontal fashion. Easy to load and remove. Boombox and TV Compatible Remote CommanderŪ Remote Control : Compact Remote Control for use with both Boombox and TV. Perfect solution when using The CFD-E100 as your external audio source for your TV. Digital AM/FM Stereo Tuner : provides the most accurate drift-free tuning of AM and FM radio stations and lets you choose from the wide variety of radio talk shows and music programs, with the added enjoyment of stereo sound. CD Player with 1 Bit D/A Converter : uses advanced technology for more accurate playback and the most natural distortion-free CD sound. CD-R/RW Playback Compatibility1 : Plays all CD-R/RW discs burned either in a PC or a home recording deck. Create custom mixes from your existing music collection and always have the right music at hand. Mega BassŪ (On/Off) Sound System : produces rich, deep, bass tones for more powerful overall sound. CD Play Modes (Program/Shuffle/Repeat) : lets you hear tracks in sequence as recDigital Cameras and Photo Categories