Customer Reviews

Philips AX5011 Portable Jogproof CD Player with 45-Second Anti-Skip (Blue)

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I bought this cd player because I wanted to listen to burned CD's while I exercised. I have had absolutely no problems with it. I set the player on the little shelf on the EFX Machine and it has never once skipped. I walk around campus with it all the time and it has never once skipped. The battery life is every bit of 20 hours, even with the ESP and Bass turned all the way up. As far as the headphones go, I can't comment on them because I couldn't get them out of the plastic shell of a package this thing comes in, besides I prefer the Sony "in the ear" model when I'm working out anyways. The only little complaint I can think of is that when the player is set to random, it takes a little longer then usual (maybe 5 seconds) to get to the next random song. Other then that, I wholeheartedly endorse this product. **UPDATE** The complaint I made above was solely the fault of a badly burned CD-R. I apoligize to Philips and anyone I may have misled.

This CD player is pretty good. It has nice sound quality, the headphones are good, and dispite what other reviewers are saying mine doesn't skip at all (even on some of my scratched CD's) and it works fine after 6 months of having it. It has the usual features that I have come to expect from portable CD players such as bass boost, random and programmable track orders, etc.. Generally, this is a great CD player for anyone. The only reason I gave this 4 stars is because someone recently stole my CD player and my new one is really super thin and I think that is cooler than this regular thickness one.

Very easy to use and a robust, no-frill product. The shipped headphone is also surprisingly good (better than an AIWA headphone accompanying an AIWA CD player I have received as a gift), but to get the best sound I used a SONY studio monitor headphone purchased separately. However it does not ship with a power supply, and an external power supply bought separately costs nearly half as much as the product!

I bought this solely because of the it claimed to be "Jogproff", well no, this seems to be misleading, I dont know what kind of testing they did to come up with this theory, but even with a brand new CD playing in it, at most you'll get about 20-40 seconds of continuous music before it starts skiping. I dont know how companies manage to legaly provide consumers with false information about thier products, but hey, I might have missed the small print somewhere.... Im in the process of returning it.

Guys, forget all of the new-fangled iPod or Sony Walkman devices out. Just buy this. Why? It's perfect. Provides a rich sound (coupled with my Philips SBC-HS386 headphones) and it NEVER SKIPS. The reviewer below me might have got a defect, or has the ESP (Electronic Skip Protection) off. I tell, you, I nicknamed mine Old Reliable. No problem with it, it looks cool, allowing you to see the CD as it spins. I've been through many, and I mean many, CDs with this thing. I love you Old Reliable.

Up Side: CD player sent down from Jesus himself to allow us to listen to music in its purest form.

Down Side: Sheer greatness of this CD player may cause heads to explode upon being touched. You've been forewarned.

I've had this CD player for over four years now and it still works beautifully. Very reliable. Gave it a good jolt once and even dropped it, but everything snapped back into place and it kept on running. This is built to last.

I use my cd player at work with the wire going through my coveralls as I work at a fast pace 40hrs a wk. and it wasn't until I dropped it on the concrete after 4 yrs, yes 4 yrs 40hrs a wk, cd after cd, great sound (only to be complimented by radio shacks pro35 stereo headphones)did it need to be replaced. An absolute quality product. The best cd player I've ever had and believe me I know music.

My experience with this discman lasted me a pretty long time, before it just wouldn't recognize any disc at all. But don't worry, that was about 3 years after i got it. It plays good, the menus are exceptional, but i am wondering why anyone would want this, when you can get the Mp3 / disc player from Philips for twenty dollars more. They are 20 times more high-tech, the menus actually give you the titles of song names (at least most of them) and they truly are jogproof. This is barely jogproof. It only has 45 second shock proof while the new mp3 disc player i got has unlimited. Trust me, you'll be happier if you left this one alone

this was a wounderful product for me, mainley because i had a ten year old RCA untill a little over a year ago. this thing was wonderful, but now it just stops and it also skips. it may have been because i droped it about a foot and a half on some carpet. but if you dont drop it you wont be disapointed.

After having a Sony CD player that lasted through almost three years of torture and still works decently, I bought this one and retired my old Sony. I need a CD player to be survivable because I take my music everywhere, mountain biking, to the gym, in the car. I bought this thinking it could stand up to the same torture that my old Sony did. I was wrong. This thing konked out after having it for two months. One day it just stopped working. The sound quality was ok, but I hated the interface. The buttons are flat so you can't listen to music in the dark. I needed to turn the light on whenever I wanted to hear a certain song before I went to bed. This thing is a good low price but it wont last you very long. Go with a Sony, they are the best!!