I've had this player for about 3 yrs, it has served me well. The only gripe I have is the display. Compared to my other Onkyo components, this display is a lot dimmer and the characters are smaller, making them hard to make out. As far as sound quality goes, it sounds great with my Maggies.

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Pioneer (years ago)...

Good detailed sound and programmingabilities.

Almost none.. bad remote maybe...

I have an TX-8211 reciever to this cd-changer and JBL TLX-320 loudspeakers with Canaré cables (the fat model). Although the sound I have might not be accurate to what real hifi means, exact natural sound that is. The sound I have and enjoy is very clear and comfortable listening to.
One hears every drum being played at and every cymbal is very clear high and crisp.. so I perfectly satisfied with this cd-changer and can recommend it to everyone.

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very clear sound very well built

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a very good changer for the money very clear and crisp sound and there is no distortion at all.only lacks a digital out
i think onkyo is bringing out a new model 370

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I got my DX C340 from Circuit City - naturally. There aren't many reputable specialty audio dealers in the area. The two that are here are ripoffs and sell damaged equipment at full price. Anyway, I paid $179.99 for the display model at CC. I was skeptical until I got it home and hooked it up. So far, no comlaints, the sound quality is the best I have ever heard from a CD player. I'm sure there's better but I dont want a single disc player and I wasn't about spend anything over $200 just to play a CD. This unit is analog only which is fine by me. I have no problems about the functionality. It would be nice if there was a power button on the remote but *oh well*. This unit is very underrated. I am so impressed with the Onkyo that I'm looking to try out Onkyo recievers as well. Definitely give this a listen. Take it home and hook it up. If you dont like it (you'd have to be on the pipe to not like this thing) then take it back!

Worked OK sometimes for a while

PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE AT ITS FINEST

This POS worked OK for a while, though it was a little flakey right from the start. I should have taken it back, but the problem was only reproducible about 2% of the time, at first. When you tried to play a CD, it would start to spin up, then make this god-awful whirring sound (turns out it was dropping the CD back into the turntable while it was still spinning). After two years, it got so this happened every time. So knowing that I was throwing it in the trash anyway, I ripped the whole thing apart, knowing full well what I would find. Sure enough, the nylon gear that tracks the laser back and forth was worn out and skipping. Nylon residue was visible on the toothed track. I would have gladly paid fifteen cents more for the unit to get metal gears! I'm pretty sure all CD players are made this way, at least the affordable ones. But how much more would it cost to use metal instead of nylon gears, especially in high-torque applications? Planned obsolescence, how quaint.

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All CD players use cheap nylon gears, so who cares?

I just picked up a C340 over the weekend, and so far I have been impressed. I miss the calender type-display and jog-dial from the SONY player I had, but the sound seems a bit more crisp. What impressed me most was the cleanliness of cymbals; I could, for the first time, actually hear the cymbal disc vibrating as it stilled down, going through various pitches, instead of the rather monotone cymbal crashes I received with my previous SONY player. Seems to pair quite well with my NAD C340, Audioquest F-16 cables, and Infinity SM-255s. I paid a little too much for mine, at $229, as you should be able to get this baby for $180 or $190 now. Anyway, highly recommended.

I have owned a 330 model for like two years. It keeps on chugging, it's basicaly the same model as the 340 (except you can only change three discs while one is playing). Anyhow, the build quality is excellent. Onkyo continues to produce the highest quality equipment at a relatively affordable price. I give this unit 5 speakers. I have been very happy, I will be upgrading to another onkyo at some point, mainly because I want a coax digital out (but that's neither here nor there). Enjoy.
-Otto

This is a great cd player.
I bought it at Circuit City 3 years ago and have not had a problem at all with it.

I also have an Onkyo receiver, which compliments it well.

Solid,single-bit playback,good sound,not harsh or too bright,usual Onkyo (good) build-quality and reliability,inexpensive,6-disc capacity,ability to change 5 discs while playing one is a nice touch.

Extra-large size due to 6-disc capacity will barely fit on my audio-rack.

A tank of a player for the money.I think this model is essentially the same as the 370.Midway,soundwise,between the crispest and the darkest sounding players I have heard.(Multi-bit players tend to be more harsh,less "analog" sounding than this type?)*Remember that this 6-disc model is several inches longer than a 5-disc player in back,so measure your space first*.Cannot do anymore overall,any better,pricewise,than this beast of burden.Onkyo is the working-man's friend,almost "a drunkard's dream if I ever have seen one"...I give 5 stars for value,no- problem.And,if each star represents 20-percent out of 100(5-times 20,OK?),and I give this an overall-rating of 92,because 8- percent better is all you can realisically expect from even the most costly players (yes,we pay thousands more for incremental improvements.Do not deny it.),I give this product 5 stars for overall status because it is really so close to the best you'll find,(100%).Which does not mean I am not looking,trying to spend more at every available chance...

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Phillips-Magnavox,Sony,(others auditioned I could never afford.)

Sound, Reliability.

no digital out

This thing is 1 1/2 years old and is flawless. I have it paired to an Onkyo Tx 8511 reciever with Kimber Kable Silver Streak interconnects. I also use Kimber 4TC speaker cables. At this price range a lot of people run wire connections that come in the box. That was my most important learning experience so far with audio equiptment, buy good interconects/cables. The new stuff has digital interconnects, but I would still use quality interconnects for that application also. Onkyo rolls!!!!!!!!

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