Sharp CD-BA150 Compact Stereo System

by Sharp

Product Details

Product Manual [564kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 14.8 x 10.6 x 13 inches ; 27.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 37 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00004SY4Y
• Item model number: CD-BA150
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #416,388 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

87 of 89 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great sound & price - reasonable ease of use: A good buy., June 10, 2000

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[e-mail] (Duke Univ, NC, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharp CD-BA150 Compact Stereo System (Electronics)

Sharp's CDBA150 definitely sounds awesome for its price with its 3 way speakers and 50 watts perchannel. The sound is as realistic and hi Fidelity as you can get at this price when compared to other good brands (RCA/Sony/Aiwa/Panasonic/JVC) I particularly liked its Bass reproduction capability. If you want a great sound for a good price, but dont care about ease of use, then you should go for it.

As in life there are downsides to this system too. If you want easy use (auto-reverse and other useful features) or a really good remote control, this one is not really top of the line. I had problems with their antenna and I would guess from my experience that it is not as 'maintenance free' as the other competion in its price range. Its had a 3 CD changer - not 5 like some of its competition.

For a quick look at competition in its price range and relative merits:

1. Sharp CDBA 200 - 4 way speakers, 200 Watt and better sound quality though the CDBA 150 is nothing to sneeze at here. Downside: $50 more..

2. Panasonic AK18 - For $20 more you get a ton of easy to use features and excellent remote as well as improved equalization. Excellent design of system for ease of use. Reliability and brand name of Panasonic. Downside: Sound quality -2 channel - inferior to the Sharp CDBA 150. The difference is VERY obvious.

3. RCA RS2505 - Superior Sound quality. 5 CD changer. Good design . Reliability of RCA. Downside : $50 more at Amazon.

4. JVC MX J100 - Looks cool, Slightly better design. Downside: The 2 channel (40 W / channel)sys sounds a big loser in comparison.

5. Sony CFD Z550 - Sony reliability, ease of use. Downside : There's no comparing the sound quality. This one is way down and would compare with lower grade systems from the Sharp stable actually.

6. Sharp CDC 3900 - 300 watts of power! Downside : older generation system, 2 channel, and $50 more to boot. Sound Fidelity is not upto the mark.

Overall I liked Sharp CDBA 150 best in the $150 or so price range.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Protect Error, May 9, 2003

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Crystal Colson (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharp CD-BA150 Compact Stereo System (Electronics)

This stereo is a wicket stereo but it breaks easy and all kinds of errors comes up on the Display Lights..and whats the problem with Protect Error on it anywayz

12 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Siza Does Matter!, June 10, 2000

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Patrick Cully - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharp CD-BA150 Compact Stereo System (Electronics)

I love this stereo because of it's size and I love the idea of the remote control. That is so 21st century. Well, I enjoy listening to CD's and when I listen to it on that stero system, it sounds great. Well, I wanted it get it from a name I heard of and I perticularly wanted Panasonic or Sony, but I ended up getting Sharp! This is a great stereo system, period.