Classic Portable CD Player with MP3 Capability (CM544)

by Classic

Product Details

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• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006JEF8
• Item model number: CM544
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #343,171 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 21, 2002

Product Description

Classic has the ultimate in personal MP3/CD players; this portable features 45 seconds of anti-shock for CDs and 120 seconds for MP3 format. This unit can play it all: CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and MP3 encoded discs. Plus, it includes an AM/FM digital tuner with 20 presets. It has a 24-track programmable memory and operates on 2 M-^SAAM-^T batteries; the low battery indicator will let you know when you're running out of power.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good buy for the money, September 3, 2003

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David B. Young "nova025" (Olney, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classic Portable CD Player with MP3 Capability (CM544) (Electronics)

If your looking for a High quality cd player, you do not want to buy this. But if your looking for one of the cheapest CD-MP3-RADIO, on the market then this is for you. I have used this cd player for 2 years because i am too cheap to shell out [money amount]+ to get a decent MP3 player. THe unit plays MP3s in a easy simple way, simply burn a data cd with the MP3s on it or in 1 level of folders. IT does not support more than one level of folders. This is not a especially high quality cd player, and it did mess up after 6 months, but if your looking for a transition before going completly Mp3 this may be a option for you. The only real problem is that the anti shock is terrible. Its ok in a car, or in a plane, but if you try and simply walk with this cd player, [or god forbib you jog]it will skip almost everytime. It says 120 seconds in Mp3 mode, which is complete BS. You might get 30 if you crawling, with it but if you start to walk, you will probably prefer the radio. So if you want a cheap MP3-CD-RADIO, go with this, but if you want a cd player that doesnot skip i suggest speding more $$ and getting a SONY.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent player for the money, February 8, 2004

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J. Miller "bajajim" (carson, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classic Portable CD Player with MP3 Capability (CM544) (Electronics)

I seriously wonder if the person that wrote the other review in this area had the (E)xtended (S)kip (P)rotection (ESP) turned on when he tried this player. I stood in one spot and did jumping jacks, while playing a 128 kbps mp3 cd, for 117 seconds before it skipped. It was comparable (about 25 seconds) with a regular CD. I loved the rich bass and sound quality. A few things to consider are, 1. Buy a higher quality pair of headphones, you won't regret it. 2. Use 'better quality' cds when you burn your music and use the highest bit rate encode that will allow you to fit the amount of music you want on the cd. 3. High capacity nimh batteries (2400 mah) will give you longer play times and can be recharged hundreds of times. Remember! The antenna for the radio is the headphone wire so your position affects reception greatly.
Overall I rate this player as excellent for the price. ENJOY!

5.0 out of 5 stars great product, September 25, 2008

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Jericho One (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Classic Portable CD Player with MP3 Capability (CM544) (Electronics)

Bought this in '02 and it's been terrific. Headphones were bad but I always use my Sony Studio monitors anyway. I love all of the features: MP3 search, bass boost, AM/FM digital stereo, line out (so I can use it with a cassette adapter on weekends when I drive my '88 Cadillac ), and many different programmable features. The anti-skip on mine works perfectly (9/08) after 6 years of dropping it 25-30 times to where the player busts open and both batteries and CD goes flying. Every time I put it back together it works. The last time I dropped it the headphone jack broke. I opened it up and found the headphone line separated from the circuit board. A mini soldering kit and 10 minutes of my time fixed it and it still works as good as the day that I took it out of the box. $50 price tag and six years? I think I more than got money's worth. In fact, until it dies I refuse to buy an IPOD or another MP3 player. I can just burn data discs with about 150 MP3s and listen for hours. I can't find my belt clip though.