Customer Reviews

Pioneer PD-F908 101 CD-Changer

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If you survey reviews for multi-CD players like this one, you may find many horror stories of discs falling around inside when the players go wrong. I didn't find any complaints for this unit, no stories of rampant lemons, and the price was good, so I made the leap and bought it - upgrading from a 5-CD player to this 100-CD model. I've had it for about a month and am pleased. I have several different brands of CD-Rs in it and they all play fine. The discs change faster than I expected (having been warned that these kind of units tend to be slow), and the changer, while not quiet, is not particularly noisy. The random mode is wonderful - that's the reason to buy a unit like this; it is like your own radio station - and from what I can tell, it plays 100 songs and then stops. This is good, since if you fall asleep with it playing, you probably don't want to wake up eight hours later to discover it's been going all night. 100 songs in a row is several hours - perfect for an evening. The fiber optic output really does have more clarity - it was a subtle difference, but I finally understood some lyrics that had always been a mystery to me.

No complaints about this unit except for some internally placed amber LED lights that flash on and off when the disc is changing. Soon as I can, I'm going to get some black electrical tape and cover those flashies over. Also, I couldn't get the universal Pioneer remote control to control this CD player, so I ended up just using two remotes.

Another benefit of having a 100 CD player is you can include some of your CD singles. Myself, I never listened to my CD singles because it was a pain to load one disc up for only a couple songs. But when they are part of a 100 CD mix, suddenly the singles have a real purpose. If you have a bunch of singles, and are concerned you'd fill up the 100 slots too fast, nothing would stop you from burning a bunch of your singles onto one CD (if you have a CD burner in your computer); using random play, you'll hear tracks you haven't heard in a long time.

Pioneer PD-F908 File-Type Compact Disc Player

I have been slowly overhauling my home entertainment system and decided it was time to upgrade my compact disc player. My new A/V receiver doesn't have the capability of connecting via remote to my reliable Technics SL-PC14 5 Disc CD Player that I have been using for 12 years. I was getting tired of having to get up and manually doing everything that a remote does. I was originally going to upgrade with another 5 disc CD player, but I didn't realize how low the prices for the CD jukebox changers were. For the amount of CD's they hold and all of the functions they are capable of I decided this was the direction I wanted to go. I had my eye on a 300 disc changer but heard too many negative reviews about the system. It won't play the first track on CD's, it skips while playing tracks or won't even play CD's at all. CD's have been dropped and fallen into the back of the machine, breaking them, jamming the machine and rendering it unusable until it was taken apart and the broken CD's removed. Although it had a lot of nice features and is a very attractive machine it didn't seem worth the risk to me.

My wife and I have over 730 CD's and every single one plays without skipping in our Technics disc player. So buying replacement CD's is not an option. Therefore I went back to the drawing board. I didn't want the issues or complications that a jukebox CD changer had the potential to have. I would rather have a machine with no frills that is dependable than have one that is always giving me problems and ending up not being worth the hassle, and wishing that I had never bought it. So the plan was to just go with another 5 disc changer. After browsing through a store one day looking at the CD players I happened across the Pioneer PD-F908. Once again my curiosity was peaked. The thought of having so many CD's instantly at my disposal wanted me to give this type of CD changer another look. Pioneer has a solid reputation. It was only 20 dollars more than the 5 disc player I was planning on buying. Plus it holds 101 CD's giving me access to 96 more at my fingertips. I went home and did some research on this unit and after a few days of deliberation I decided I would give it a try.

This is the first Pioneer product I have ever bought and it will not be the last. For the price this is a wonderful machine. When I got it home and was taking it out of the box I felt like a kid on Christmas morning. It is easy to set up, easy to use, and fast, changes disc's in 10 seconds. It is also shorter than the larger capacity jukeboxes, which makes it easier to store in smaller entertainment centers. The PD-F908 has played every single CD I have put into it without fail. Every function has worked flawlessly. The remote is small and simple. Here are a few of it's features:

CD-DECK SYNCHRO jack
Optical digital output jack
Single loader slot
All, Single and Custom modes
Best, Previous and Hi-Lite functions
Fast Forward/Reverse Jogging modes and Random Play

Having over 730 CD's a 300 or 400 disc player wouldn't hold them all anyway. I am glad I went for with the PD-F908 instead of the others with larger capacity. I have not regretted purchasing this product for a second. If you are looking for a reliable, inexpensive CD jukebox changer you have found it.

Pioneer makes a good "basic" unit here. A somewhat bulky black box... remember, it holds up to 101 cd's standing upright. Limited features: 3 group files to program your cd's into... not enough for me. If my kids have one file, my wife has another one, that leaves me with ONE file for my many moods (classic rock, metal, oldies, jazz, etc). My next cd player will have more of these group files. This unit has a nice feature in the "Best" button - letting you program up to 20 of your favorite tunes and making them play at the touch of one button after you turn the power on. It has the standard (repeating) random button. The display on the PD-F908 is average... track # (where the cd sits in the roulette rack, track/song #, and time (no 'reverse' time to let you know how much time is remaining on the song - bad for making home recordings). Along with more group files, my next cd player will have cd text. I like knowing what's playing, and not have to revert back to the cd cases or the piece of paper I usually have them written down on. Overall a good unit and super price (consider what you are getting for the $$$) from a well-known maker... as "basic" as it may be.

Have had this unit for about 3 years. no problems.

WE went from a 12 year old 5cd player to this unit. You can pay more but nothing is easier, as my wife uses the unit and after loading the machine, I loading theCD list into the computer and printed out a list for easy reference. I can make changes when she changes any disk, but 100 cds is a lot of the ones you like best. The unit makes our Kenwood surround sound 10 times better than it was before.

I have owned this CD changer for 4+ years. It started minor skipping on some select CDs when it was two years old. I thought it was bad or dirty discs. But cleaning them did not help. (They play fine in other players) The problem grew increasingly worse and now the machine refuses to play a third of my collection. It needs to be replaced after less than five years of light use, which, in my opinion, is too short.

Usually I'm wary of large-scale CD Changers, but this one was pleasantly surprising. It changes and loads much faster than I thought, and it works well the the Philips consumer deck CD-R.

I have owned a Pioneer F908 File Type Compact Disc Player for 4 years. I purchased a Sony 300 CD compact Disc Player for another location. Totally dissatisfied with the Sony. Now I will order another Pioneeer F908 to replace the Sony.

I am thrilled with this product. I carefully researched CD-changers, and my research indicated that the CD-changers accomodating a higher number of CD's were un-reliable. I am very happy with the Pioneer PD-F908 CD-changer. It performs flawlessly, and has all the features that I was looking for. It changes CD's rapidly and smoothly. The construction is sturdy, and it is user friendly. I strongly recommended this product...it is outstanding.

We are completely satisfied with our purchase and the alternate seller program. The player is as described and works excellent. We would purchase the player again if we need to replace it.