Customer Reviews

Coby CX-CD282 Portable CD/Radio/Cassette Player

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

Unit boasts large speakers. The sound is above average, although there isn't much bass. A traditional analog (nondigital) tuner makes it easier to change stations or to scan stations quickly. One drawback is that the unit does not play MP3 files burned to a CD. Contains a built-in microphone for tape, which is a virtual rarity these days. The draw of the unit is it's crystal clear sound, although I would prefer just a bit more bass.

I bought this and thought it would work on it's own. When i played a cd the subwoofers didn't even. When i read the manual i was i needed a 15v dc adapter which i cannot find ANYWHERE! So if you get this be prepared to go on a wild goose chase for a 15v adapter. Or else stock up on batteries cause it uses TEN! damn who ever heard of a woofer being plugged in by itself. If i have nay luck with stereo I'll write another review until then i am frustrated with this company.

I highly recommend anyone try this radio/cd/cassette player. I used it for a family reunion where there was no electricity. The player runs on electricity or batteries and the sound, using batteries, is fantastic. You can also hook up a microphone. It was definitely a good purchase.

I really thought this item would have been alot better.The sound was very distorted @ a loud volume.No bass what so ever,it was not very loud either.My advice to anyone purchasing this item is,do not buy it if you like clear sounding and loud bass music,it is not for you.Looks are deceiving in this case.However,Amazon is still a great place to buy,cheap and fast delivery,just don't recommend this item for users that like a clear sound.

We purchased a Coby boombox. Everytime we turned up the volumn, the cd would skip. We tried this several times and it was always the same. We returned it and received another one. It did the same thing. I called Coby and they said the Boombox was defected so we had to send it back again! If the product was defected, then why are they selling it?????

I was excited when this beautiful piece of equipment arrived...meticulously packed and delivered in record time! My excitement diminished however when I first listened to its output. Compared to my old boombox with the sticky cd drawers the sound was shallow and kind of annoying, both for music and speaking voices. I'm not sure what the bass booster is all about - I didn't hear much bass. In the end I used my old unreliable player with the better sound. Now...of course I'm being very picky. I'm a musician and now realize that if I had wanted really good sound quality I should have purchased a look-alike model for $250. For its $50 pricetag this is probably still quite a nice package.

I really like this boom box. It didn't cost alot and it does everything I like to do when I record with an external microphone. Not to many boomboxes have that feature. My first boom box did but it bit the dust.
I was very happy when I found it on Amazon .com.

I found this CD player to be poor quality for the money. The sound produced is thin and not resonant.

For $50 the Coby CX-CD282 Portable CD/Radio/Cassette Player is a good toy. It plays the CDs and cassettes as well as any other higher priced units. I plan to use this in my car with a DC to AC inverter rather than pay $350 to replace my car radio.

Regular CD-Cassette combos are hard-to-find now, especially at a practical price. This one was better than expected, especially with Amazon's delivery.