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Technical Details
- CD, cassette, and radio boombox with CD-cassette synchro dubbing and aggressive, power-drive design
- 10 watts RMS per channel x 2, with two 4-inch speakers and a 4-inch Power Drive Woofer for powerful bass enhancement (includes PDW indicator)
- Compact remote control with 10-key direct-access buttons for tuner and CD; 20 FM and 10 AM station presets; drift-free digital PLL tuning
- Stereo minijack (.125-inch) analog line input for hooking up an MP3 player, minidisc player, or other device
- Audio CD-R/CD-RW playback compatibility, 20-track programming, and 4 preset sound modes (rock, pop, jazz, and vocal)
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Amazon.com Product Description
Sony's CFD-G500 CD/radio cassette recorder offers a compact chassis, several sound-enhancement options, and remote-control convenience--not to mention an aggressive, black-and-red power-drive design. Stereo 4-inch speakers are augmented by a third, 4-inch Power Drive Woofer, all driven by a powerful 20 watts RMS total. The unit's CD player uses a one-bit digital-to-analog audio converter with 8x oversampling for pristine sound, and audio CD-R/CD-RW compatibility means the boombox will play your home-brewed music mixes as well as prerecorded CDs.
The CFD-G500's digital AM/FM stereo tuner offers 30 station presets (20 FM, 10 AM). Four electronic sound modes (rock/pop/jazz/vocal) let you tailor the sound for listening to various different types of music or in different environments, while the unit's unique Power Drive settings (off, 1, and 2) enhance low-frequencies in any sound mode. A cool red light atop the device indicates PDW-on status.
A remote control with 10-key direct-access buttons works for CD tracks and radio presets, while various CD play modes (program/shuffle/repeat) let you hear tracks in multiple ways: in sequence (as recorded), in program order (up to 20 tracks), all tracks in random (shuffle) order, or as a single track repeating over and over.
With synchronized CD/cassette dubbing, CD playback commences just after cassette recording begins. The stereo record/playback cassette deck provides direct recording from either the tuner, the CD player. Meanwhile, an analog minijack (.125-inch) stereo line input lets you hookup anything from your laptop to an MP3 player or a portable DVD player. The unit runs on the supplied AC power cord or six D batteries. The remote uses 2 AA batteries (no batteries are included).
What's in the Box
Boombox, remote control, a user's manual, AC power cord.
Product Description
? MPEG HD recording at 35, 25 and 18 Mb/s via HD-SDI,
HD analog component and RGB input (HD
analog component and RGB input requires
the optional PDBK-103 board)
? Up-conversion recording (requires the optional
PDBK-104 board): Input from SD-SDI or SD
composite connectors can be recorded in the
MPEG HD format.
? Compatible with the PDJ-A640 Cart
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76 of 77 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleaner and louder sound than its predecessor, the CFD-G70.,
By RicR2 (McLean, VA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sony CFD-G500 CD Radio Cassette Recorder Boombox (Black) (Electronics)
This (the CFD-G500) is the successor to the Sony CFD-G70. I own both. The sound of the CFD-G500 has better definition (is cleaner), is louder, and even has cleaner bass than the CFD-G70. It easily provides music for a water aerobics class that takes place in a swimming pool that is the size of a tennis court. (In fact, before being a pool, it was a tennis court.)
I had worried that the G500's sound would suffer from lack of separate tweeters, which the G70 does have. Not to worry. I don't know how Sony did it. The G500 also has some improvement in the user interface (compared to the G70): the volume control have moved from the top to the front and is colored silver rather than the same color as the box itself, and Line-In is on top rather than at the bottom of the front. Note that as I write this, Amazon's link named "Technical Data" is inaccurate in at least the following. Takes 8 batteries, not 6: Weighs 18 lbs with batteries (15.5 lbs without), not "7.25 with batteries," and its size is substantially larger than 15.25 x 6.5 x 10 inches. In summary, this is the best-sounding battery-powered boombox that I've ever heard, and I've heard many boomboxes in the last 30 years.
29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pristine sound at any volume,
By R. W. "RW" (Oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony CFD-G500 CD Radio Cassette Recorder Boombox (Black) (Electronics)
If you're looking at SONY boom boxes, you may be considering both their black CFD-G500 and their silver CFD-F10. I bought both and would like to share my impressions thus far.
Appearance: I really love the sleek even elegant lines of the silver F10. Portability: The silver F10 is lighter and more stream-lined, so if you want a unit that you can move around, this is an advantage over the heavier and bulkier G500. Sound: I listen almost exclusively to classical music. Both models do a great job of providing a full rich sound. The MEGA BASS and MEGA Xpand of the silver F10 give it a sound quality comparable, at least to my ears, to the larger and somewhat more expensive black G500 (which has a power drive woofer). But the black G500 has two advantages I really appreciate over the silver F10: 1. It has a feature that allows me to select 5 different audio emphases: one is good for the whole dynamic range (great for classical), one is best for vocals, one for percussive sounds etc. 2. When I'm playing a symphony at fairly high volume, and the orchestra reaches a real crescendo, the black G500 conveys the full blast of music with great clarity. The silver F10 does a good job of handling a high volume but not full blasts without losing some sound definition. Bottom line: I'm delighted with both. I bought the silver F10 for use in my den, where I want to hear full rich sounds played at low to medium high volumes. I bought the black G500 for use in a corner of my living room, where I need higher volumes to reach into my kitchen and dining room as well.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Much larger than I expected,
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This review is from: Sony CFD-G500 CD Radio Cassette Recorder Boombox (Black) (Electronics)
I wanted a small table top one piece portable receiver that plays cass. and cd's and would fit on my nightstand. What I got was a huge, tacky boombox that could be used as a PA for a small outdoor concert.
The sound is great and the soundfields in the built-in equalizer actually work. But the unit is excessively large and the grill work on the front, with it's red neon lights, is reminiscent of a 50's jukebox. I suppose this is one of the disadvantages of shopping online. Pictures can be deceiving and if you're not really paying attention, you can end up with something totaly different than you imagined. The price was great but it did come in an open box. The first thing that came to mind is that the last person who purchased this item was surprised at the dimensions and returned it. Bottom line is that this boombox sounds as good as you would expect something this large and heavy to sound.
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