Customer Reviews

Onkyo CBX-300 CD Receiver System

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I recently purchased this unit for my son's birthday. He is staying with us while he recovers from a motorcycle accident. He wanted an i-pod dock, so I got him this and glad I did. I have a decent stereo system and enjoy quality sound reproduction. This little unit does it all, CD playback, i-pod doc, Etc. as well as quality sound. The volume my not knock your socks off, but for casual listening it's great. Loud enough to fill any room.

I recently purchased this for my Den, and was totaly
blown away by how good it sounds. I had tried the $499.00 Cambridge, and returned it because of the poor sound quality of my CD,s. When I ordered this one, I really wasn,t expecting much, but I was in for a pleasant surprise. I LOVE IT!!!!

I wanted a good-sounding Radio/CD unit without detached speakers
for a small space... and I didn't want to spend $500 for the Bose equivalent.

I am totally satisfied! Awesome sound!

First of all, the unit I received was made in China and not in Malaysia as one of the other reviewers indicated. Personally, this is irrelevant.

The sound was pretty good but not what I expected from an Onkyo system even though this is a relatively small size all-in-one shelf system. I wasn't very impressed by the preset equalizer settings. The sound generally felt hollow compared to the Panasonic SA-PM15 that I wanted to replace and I wish it allowed independent adjustment of the base and treble settings. Generally sound fidelity was not super impressive and the very high frequencies appeared muted. However the sound quality was adequate for its class. Also it's one of the few better quality ipod docking systems available with an integrated cd player and has a radio, which is nice to have. The design is very pragmatic and Amazon.com's current price tag of $139.00 is nice. Overall a pretty good deal.

I bought this after returning the Bose Wave CD system ($499). And I must say that Bose will not be missed. The system looks good, has 4 alarms and includes iPod/iPhone dock. The sound, at least in my opinion, is as good as Bose Wave system. And best of all, it costs half the price of Bose.

I bought this item because I was looking for a multi-function iPod player with decent sound that I could sometimes use as an alarm clock. This was the cheapest of the bunch and I've used and liked Onkyo products in the past.

I offer only one cautionary note. Don't even think that this item will replace your home stereo. No portable iPod player will do that. You can only pack so much sound quality in a portable box plus the iPod music files often are 128 mp3s, which don't come close to having decent fidelity. That said, the sound here is more than adequate for listening in a bedroom.

Overall, this is a well designed box and the remote is easy to use. I've put my old 3G iPod in the dock as well as my iPod Touch and they both work fine. Onkyo states up front that the video out on this model is not compatible with iPod Touch videos, but the audio is completely compatible. The ability to play mp3s from a CD is also a nice feature. There are more expensive devices like this out there. I have no idea why you'd spend the extra bucks to buy one. This item is definitely a best buy.

*Note. The week after I wrote this review the price for this item went up 50 percent. It's still a solid piece of equipment, but I would not have bought it at the new price.

Classy cabinet...excellent sound...ease of operation. Am familiar with Onkyo, a quality name.
I currently own 2 Bose CD radios at home but the CBX-300 came to my office at work. To me, the system does a great job and is similar to all the things I like about my Bose. If I had discovered the CBX-300 prior to splurging on the Bose, I would have been just as satisfied with the Onkyo's performance.

I bought this system as a Christmas present for my 13 year old son. He and I are both musicians and really enjoy the CBX-300. The sound is best described as rich and full while listening at low to moderate volume. I'm considering buying a second one for my office.

Hi all, I just received this EXCELLENT product and can't stop talking about it. I didn't want to spend hundreds more like some of the other popular docks/clock radio, so I gave this one a try . Glad I did, the sound is clear, crisp, and the bass adequate for me. I use this unit for my IPOD and if the bass is not enough I just adjust the equalizer in my Ipod to boost up the bass. I love IPOD dock on the top of the unit and also the remote control for this unit also controls the IPOD! I also love the AM/FM tuner and the CD player as well. It all sounds great! Plus it has a built in handle that makes it very easy to use as a portable devise.
Bottom line, this product compares with the way more expensive units and at this price its a no brainer for me, I LOVE IT!
Frank

Onkyo has always made good products, but this thing is amazing. I was not prepared for how good this thing sounds. I put my 16gb iPod Nano in and the sounds is really clean and balanced. It is nice to have a few quick EQ settings to adjust the sound if you need to. All my iTunes music is ripped at 320 kbps.