Customer Reviews

Sony CDX-GT100 CD Receiver

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First of all, this radio is a fantastic deal. If you are looking for an easy to use radio without lots of flair, this is the unit for you. Really the only constant annoyance with the unit is that it beeps 3 times every time you turn off the car and your friends will make fun of you for it :D

The bad news: after 2 years, the aux input jack on the front stopped working. It was easy to fix, so I'll share how to do it in case others have the same problem.

First, remove the faceplate, then unscrew the back of the faceplate so you can get at the guts. In the corner, you will see a little detachable chip with the aux jack attached. Mine had two problems that I needed to fix. The jack had become too loose so that I was having connection issues, so I used a pin to bend the connectors back in tighter. I also had to solder the white and black wires back to the aux chip (they are labeled on the chip so it is easy). Since then it has worked perfectly! Hopefully this helps for everyone else with an iPod that gets a lot of use out of their aux jack!

What attracted me was the front panel AUX jack - it seemed to be the perfect unit for my iPod - and I'm glad it did. For me, this is a great receiver. It has all the power and features I could ask for, all for a remarkably low price. Best of all, it's a Sony.

I love me stereo. Love it. It does everything I need it to and is not so fancy that I can't find the freakin button I need to change the channel when something AWFUL comes on while driving. I don't need a lot of flashing lights and bells and whistles or outlandish displays. That's my husbands deal. I just want a stereo that rocks out and that I can plug my iPod into and go. Well that's EXACTLY what this stereo is. And mine was older than dirt and still rocked out. Right up until Thanksgiving night when some skeezey loser busted in my car and stole JUST THE FACE PLATE. I love this thing so much I haven't taken it out. I just keep looking for a replacement face plate. I'm going to find one too. Now that's love for a product.