Customer Reviews

GE 75295 Ultra-Slim Spacemaker Compact Stereo (CD/Radio)

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This is a nice radio, but the CD player did not work in the first one we received (as a Christmas present); we went through the process of getting it replaced, hooked up the new one, and the CD player in that one did not work either.

This thing stinks.

D7k777

My son sent me this kitchen radio for Christmas. I installed it without checking to see if it worked. Well, it never played a CD!! It would say "no CD", so I took it to a repair shop, thinking something happened during shipping. They couldn't fix it. It's a shame that the GE brand isn't what it used to be. I'll have to tell my son because I'm sure not buying another GE!!

I bought two of these units. The first purchase worked, then the CD player became unable to identify the CD to be played and would give a "No CD Present". After cleaning the CD's, and the player itself, it continued until it no longer played any CD's. GE's quality control is terrible. I since brought this one back and returned it for the same model, and the same issues are creeping back. This is garbage. Go for the Sony model if possible.

Three out of the other four reviews I read before posting this, gave this item one star - and only because that's the lowest rating available to choose from. I would give this a minus five. Lowsy reception and CD player quit working - and I'm about to return it for the second time! The 20+ yr old GE under counter radio I have gets perfect reception. We wanted to have a CD player too, so we tried this and wish we didn't. P.O.S.!!! (and I do not mean "point of sale".)

I don't know why GE bothers to keep producing and selling this POS. Just like most of the reviews here, we put CD upon CD in ours and it wouldn't recognize ANY of them. Go for the Sony. But if you do purchase this one...TRY THE CD PLAYER BEFORE YOU START DRILLING HOLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just KNEW I should have paid attention to all the problems previous reviewers had with this product. However, I really, really wanted a light on my radio/CD player so I went ahead and got this model. I purchased the first, it wouldn't recognize the CD. I got a second, it wouldn't recognize the CD (are you sensing a pattern here?). I even tried a third, after I had an employee at the store test it, but the CD player stopped working after one CD. I have officially given up on the GE and MIGHT consider a Sony, but they don't get stellar reviews either. What is one to do?

I am also returning the spacemaker for the second time. It quit playing CD's as others have stated. I loved this feature in the kitchen. Disappointed in the GE label.

I originally bought this at the local Best Buy, rather than Amazon...and good thing I did. The first one had to be returned because the CD player didn't work, the second because the radio reception was terrible.

Beleive it or not, the 3rd one I kept. :) The reason I like the model is its incredibly small size and profile. All the others on the market were too big, and stood out in my kitchen like a sore thumb. Subtlety, people, subtlety! This is a *kitchen*, not a theater!

Still, my model has some trouble receiving some more distant stations, and the "search" function is not very sensitive. The CD player works fine, and the speakers are adequate. It will do.

If I could, I'd love to give a "dope slap" to GE's engineers, though. Improvements in this model are needed.

I bought this for my mother-in-law a few weeks ago. This is a great addition to her kitchen that she claims she can't live without. It was a replacement for her 10 year old cassette spacemaker, which finally stopped playing tapes after constant, daily use. Remote is a great feature, sound quality is the best I've heard from this type of a radio(remember, it's for a kitchen, not a surround sound setup). Easy 10 minute installation and setup. It should be noted that GE is the only under counter manufacturer that inculdes a light, a feature that Sony should add to theirs.
As far as the CD problems, she's in the kitchen more than any other room, so it gets used A LOT, and there have NOT been any problems with skipping. And, some of the CD's are really scratched. So, I'm not sure why the other reviews have problems with the cd player. Maybe I just got lucky, maybe they had defective units, or maybe the cd's were scratched in the wrong place, but I would recommend this unit to anyone who needs a spacesaver radio.
The only con I can think of is the price, but, it is average with all the other radios. I think they're all a little overpriced, but this is definitely the one with teh most useful features. Also note that it doesn't play cd-rw or mp3.

Am getting ready to return my second "under counter kitchen cd/radio"--my Christmas gift from my husband, too!! Both the GE and the Sony sound great with the radio, but produce only a small hissing sound when the cd player is on. You can get a radio anywhere; it's the cd player I was looking forward to. Incredibly frustrating; am suspecting they're all made in the same factory in China and all have the same defects. At least I tried this one before drilling more holes in the bottom of my cupboard!! In any case, am not sure what I'll do next, but this is really disappointing and annoying. I'm envious of the few reviewers here who have had a great experience, but am not willing to invest more time in this quest!!