Customer Reviews

SOS WIRELESS "Spirit of St. Louis" CD Boombox

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I purchased this Portable Field CD Stereo as a gift for a family member. After I received it, I plugged it in to make sure every-thing was in working order. I'm glad I did. All of the controls were working & nothing was broken, however I was greatly disappointed by the sound quality- - So much so that I decided not to give this item as a gift. There was only one toggle switch for tone (or base/treble)- High or Low). The speakers were cheap sounding. The toggle & push button controls fit right in (visually) with the design of an aircraft control panel but were in fact of cheap quality. The heavy AC adapter was bulky. The unit should've come with a standard power supply and standard AC plug. What you're paying for here is the fancy case. The case is well built and of good quality-- it's just the most important part (the audio system inside) is junk and sounds like it. Use the $250.00 to buy something else. If it wasn't for the case I'd rate this as 1 star only.

I should have learned the first two times I bought Spirit of St. Louis products. I had two different phones that failed within a year or so. I bought this, and I could tell the sound would not be spectacular, but the cassette section failed in less than seven months. The AM/FM tuner has awful distortion and the sensitivity of a New Jersey housewife. I will NEVER buy SOSL products again.

Unlike the other review, I find the sound quality pretty good. I've had it for about six years but I've had to send it back to the distributor for repairs to the CD player, once and now, within three years and with not very frequent use, the CD player is acting up again. The box is great, the components are cheap.

This discription does not include how many watts it carries. This information would greatly help my purchase.