Customer Reviews

Koss CDP-1740ACP Personal CD Player with Car Pack and 6-Digit Display (Translucent Blue)

5 star:		(18)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

This is my first portable CD Player - so I can not compare to different models. Bought the KOSS mainly because of the excellent customer reviews. I need the CD Player for street/park running, so the Anti-Skip is essential to me.---OVERALL---Excellent sound (switch the bass extension ON!), even with the included headphones. The headphones fits well and are light enough for running. The price is excellent, but if you add ... UPS shipping it's getting closer to other models on the market. The design is VERY cool, the functionality is good. ---ANTI-SKIP---Always let the KOSS load his memory first, which takes about 30-40 sec after the anti-skip is switched on. While runnig, if the CD Player stays in HORIZONTAL position (like I am using it in the car), there is nearly no skipping at all. This is not only related to the Anti-Skip memory, but also to the new Plus Anti-Rolling System. VERTICAL, it looks different. While running, as soon as I forgot to hold my CD Player like a full plate, it starts skipping. But I guess NO portable CD can do better. So, it works for running, but if you want free hands, you will probably use tape or MP3 (even clipping on the belt does NOT work.) ---POWER CONSUMPTION---Used 3/4 volume, Anti-Skip always on, bass extension always on: My batteries died after 1 1/2 hour! This could be better! So, ok, if the device eats power, fine with me - BUT there is NO indication of the actual condition of the batteries. And this is not good, since I don't want to carry a second set of batteries, if I go for running. The battery low indicator switch's on maybe 20 seconds before the batteries are dead. This does not make sense to me. For jogging, the HOLD switch is a VERY useful feature. ---CAR ADAPTER KIT--- Perfect - It works just great. If you don't get a clear signal, try to use the line output instead of the headphone output. During driving, there is no skipping at all (Anti-Skip "on" AND the player in horizontal position).

So, overall, this device is a great deal. I give 4 stars only because of the missing ACTUAL power indication. No deduction for the Anti-Skip in vertical position, since no CD Player will overcome this problem as of today. If you need something for cross-country running or heavy mountain biking - go with the good old cassette player!

It took me a while to find out about KOSS. I tried Sony and Panasonic and even GPX(boy was THAT a mistake!). Then I found KOSS. I bought the green version of this model first, and I fell in love with it the minute I heard it. I listened to it every day, until about a month later the headphones wire got caught on something and when I pulled on it, not knowing what it was, the unit detatched from the headphones and fell on the floor and broke. I went back online to buy it again, and they were out of stock, so I bought this one. I found out that it was even BETTER than my old one.

Pros: *Absolutely NO skipping *Headphones and unit both deliver crisp clear sound *Reads all CD-R discs and compact discs *Light *Awesome design *Car adapter *cheap

Cons: *Eats up batteries like crazy

If you want an awesome discman at a great price, here it is!

I just bought this Koss a few weeks ago. Its absolutely perfect! It looks great, the buttons are excellently located and they are very large and readable. In a lot of reviews, they said the Anti-Skip is not good. The reason is, as you can see on the LCD display, the anti-skip doesn't come on instantly, you have to wait about 15-30 seconds for it to load completely. but that 15-30 seconds is definetely worth it! it DOES NOT skip AT ALL. Even without it, when I'm in a car and I listen, it still doesnt skip. if you shake it, of course it would skip a little, but what would you expect? The Anti-Skip rarely needs to be used in cars or when walking. It's very light, which is great for running and walking or any traveling. What I like most about my Koss is..the value! It's a great price, and it has features that i would expect from a $100 diskman! At first, when I bought it, I didnt really trust it because Koss isnt really a household name. But I was wrong, its great! But there is one extra thing you should buy with any diskman that I highly recommend. A holder for it. It protects it, and it carries it around without you holding it (even though the Koss is light, its nice to have one). I highly reccomend this diskman, and if I were you, I WOULD GET IT! you'll see what a great diskman it is. I really mean it!

I am a big music fan so I use my CD player everyday and I take it everywhere including joging, biking and anything else you can do on land. But the battery power on this thing is amazing usually I have to change the batteries evey other day but this went a week and a half without needing anything new! The anti-skip kicks too. My little cousin listened to it and dropped it repeatidly but it didn't miss a beat and it came back to me untarnished. It also comes with a car kit so you don't have to waste your batteries on those long drives which I appreciate very much. The hold button was new to me but it is so cool. I was on the bus a while ago and some annoying kid kept pressing buttons and he was so ticked that he couldn't do anything to it! I would reccomend this player to anyone who likes to listen to music everywhere all the time in any conditions! Oh yeah the price is awesome too!

okay, one day i wanted a new disc player.... after a while i read a few reviews and heard about koss. so i decided to try it out. man i was impressed! there is apsolutely no skipping and the sound is wonderful! i couldn't believe my ears! i hit it and slammed it but it just wouldn't skip! man this is totally worth the price and is better quality than my older ones! i couldn't believe that they sold this great thing! man if you need one you definetly got to get this one.

This is an awesome cd player. The headphones are awesome and they have great sound quality. The CD Player looks reaslly good and it is also very good quality. It plays CD-R's. The Bass Boost is also very nice. The antiskip is awesome because you can bump it drop it or hit it and it wont skip a second. This is definately worth the price.

this is such a great cd player. a big difference from what i had before. it looks awsome and the sound is beautiful! it won't skip at all if you've got the antiskip on. my brother shook it up and down as much as he possibly could. it didn't miss a note. it didn't even stop. i was like COOL! anyway, since it includes the car pack, it's a great deal! you gotta buy it! the headphones aren't great. i mean, i've had better. i'll probably use my old ones. but otherwise it's a great buy. go get it!

My brother and I are heavily into electronics and music, so when I bought this CD player I was hoping it would live up to it's reviews. Well it has surpassed them. The first great feature I found on it was the anti-skip plus system. This not only tracks ahead 40 seconds, making skiping virtually impossible, it also includes an anti-rolling system, making sure there is always a 40 second buffer while keeping the sound quailty at optimum. The second featue I found useful was the DBBS Bass-boost. Granted, it boosts the bass a little more than your average bass boost, but in certain situations it is quite nicto have. The next feautre I enjoy is the accessories that come with it: an AD/DC converter, a cigarrette lighter converter, headphones (not that bad either), and a cassette tape converter. It includes random, repeat one or all, intro mode (like scan), and hold. It is stylish, well-built, tough, and well worth the money!

This CD player is AMAZING! If is SO cool looking, and the audio is exceptional. It has tons and tons of great features such as Anti-Skip Plus, Programming, and hold, which is great of you loan your CD player to a little kid or something. You can bang it or drop it with the Anti-SKip feature on and it won't skip. I swear it could be dropped off of a 100 story build and it would not skip! It is just amazing! BUY YOURSELF ONE NOW!

Nice sound, changed headphones for upgraded sound. Eates up battery time when using the anti-skip function and other accouterments. Make sure player is off anti-skip function when you can get away with it; otherwise look you 6 hrs of play otherwise 8 hrs max. Resists almost no bumps w./ out anti-skip; resists most w./ anti-skip. AC Adapter nice feature, cassette adapter nice for those with cassette decks in car or older non cd player boomboxes. Auto off nice, remember to hit stop forget pausebut a battery charger like a computer would be nicer.