Great way to organize an extensive CD collection. Cool remote.

2 way remote changer to remote frequency not compatible with ANY IR extender systems, Niles or anything else. The return IR frequency is around 455.

If you are a messy CD listener, like I am, this is the one. Put it together with the CX-300 and organize 600 CD's. I love the remote. The keyboard input is a pain you have to really pay attention to what your typing. I have a sony DVP-S7000 I use for critical listening. But this thing is great for parties or if you just want to sit back and check out your CD collection.

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Remote, storage of 300 CD's, optical digital out, CD text, ability to daisy-chain multiple units together.

No fast-forward/rewind track button on main unit, no digital optical connections available when daisy chaining multpile units together.

I have only had this unit for a few weeks, but I am completely satified with it thus far. Those of you who complain about poor CD quality with this unit are rediculous--if you want something better, get a single CD player (my point is, a mega changer's purpose is CD storage and NOT the ultimate in high fidelity sound). This is like me writing a review about a $2000 NAD single CD player and saying "weaknesses - does not hold 300 CD's". I have this unit hooked up to the optical CD in on my Yamaha RX-V795a receiver and it sounds great. I have not had any problems with my CD changer so far, but have only had it a short while. The remote is great, and I find it quite easy to use. The group files are also a very nice option when I only want to listen to a certain genre of music. And in response to the complaint of "it takes a whole 13 seconds to change CD's!!" -- try opening a CD changer, taking out a CD, getting a new one, closing the tray, and playing it in less than 13 seconds -- enough said!!

Remote Control

13 alpanumeric display only

Here you have a great product but is defeated by the design team. It seems that the people at Sony do not listen to music. Basically the people who buys this product goes for the jukebox quality and not much the sound quality like me.

Firstly, you have a very good remote control that "talks" back to your main unit. However, it is designed in such a way that you have to flip open a lid to access the number button and other function. Everybody who owns a remote control like that knows that in a couple of years the lid will fall off because of wear and tear and it is very tedious to open and close to access the number button everytime.

Secondly, you are not able to key in the track title. You are only able to key in the album title. The plus point here is that you have a PS/2 keyboard input.

Thirdly, an IR extender should be included as like the previous reviewer says there is no IR extender in the market right now able to handle the IR frequency at 455.

The player is a wonderful product. I would highly recommend that you wait for the next generation of multi disc player because this player is being defeated by the design team at Sony.

Just wanted to ask questions/clarify below reveiw by VBID.
Did you give the CX350 zero stars because you got ONE defective unit or did you return the defective unit and got another defective unit?

The reason I ask is because if you only got one bad unit and that's what your basing your reveiw with, I find that a little strange.

There is no such thing as a "ZERO defect" manufacturing process. Especially for a product that costs under $500. You also have to consider the place you bought the CD player from. I have seen stock handlers at a local store THROW boxes containing very expensive equipment and send them crashing onto the floor. If you got multiple bad units, I would look at the store you got it from.

I have been using the 350 for some months now without any problems. the player hasn't even skipped when people were jumping on the floor next to it! Other people who have owned older Sonys say that the 350 is built better and not as noisy as thier units. Hope things go better for you.

-Dave

Very cool "2-way" LCD remote

A little slow in changing CD's when used by itself (without another changer attached)

An excellent player with some great options such as the ability to communicate with another Sony mega changer, allowing for songs to play back and forth between players without delay. Nice solid feel.

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Holds many cd's, fiber output

slow loading time, not enough text characters; see review

If I could do it again I would buy a differant unit. It's not that the unit is horrible, but it's not exactly great either. First off the remote broke after four short months of use, and from what I hear this is a commen problem. Second the overall design flaws are not fatal but still annoying. I'll explain. It's hard to add CD's because the CD's are so close to each other, it doesnt retain the memory on the, cd rather on the slot where th cd is placed so if you take it out it must go back to the exact same spot or you have to rename that slot. When you go to name a cd you are limited to very few characters, two or three (small) words on average. And the time it takes to alternate from one cd to the next is just frustrating.
On the other hand, the nice features are the keyboard and the remote (when working). Overall playback of music is good, when using fiber optic out.

Easy to use, great remote.

Very impressive product. Very easy to use (even if you don't read the manual). The only fault which I, and others, found is that you can't enter the titles of individual tracks. However, I think this isn't as bad as people think and it works out well in the end. The changer has more than enough other functions to make up for this. Anyway after entering 200 CD titles, I don't think I could have faced 2000 song titles! Well worth buying!

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300 CDs, PS/2 keyboard input, Fine layout of front panel and remote, Sound is quite good for price range/mega changer

Remote broke down after three weeks, seems to be a common problem. Slightly on the noisy side when changing disks

I was on the market for a mega changer about six months ago before Christmas '99. This Sony changer had three things going for it:

1) 300 disc capacity: you still can't beat it
2) PS/2 keyboard input: important for labeling those 300 discs
3) Cost: a competitive price, and worth every penny

As for some of the things people have complained about with this machine, the only reasonable complaint seems to be with the remote. A fine peice of electronic engineering, it is perhaps a little too complex, and some basic features (like fast forwarding within tracks) are availiable only on the remote. Mine broke after three weeks, and for no good reason. It also took Sony six weeks to ship out a new one, a considerable annoyance.

But as for the rest of the common complaints:
1) Sound quality: Again, this is a MEGA CHANGER, and it is not designed for premium sound output. However, I would argue you get more that you pay for when it comes to the sound.
2) Speed: This is one of the few changers on the market that holds 300 disks, and none of the others are considerably faster. Be realistic. From my experience, this changer is more than fast enough to keep the music going at parties
3) No track titles: Fine, this player only displays album titles, and if that bugs you, you will just have to wait for a reasonably priced CD player that does. Personally, I think entering 3000 track names would be far more trouble than its worth.

QUICK SUMMARY: For the money, its the best value out there on the mega-changer market. [Be sure to steer clear of its cheaper cousins with no PS/2 keyboard input; trust me, its worth the extra $$$.]

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