CD Cassette Radio, CFD-S70 B | Mega Bass sound, FM/AM presets, MP3 disc playback, up to 19-hour battery life

It is a great device

genial, estetica,audio, funciones, todo!

A rare unit these days as it plays CD, cassette tape, has AM/FM and can still play an iPOD via the line in jack. Sound is good from its speakers. Radio has 3 presets so you can keep your regular channels in memory. I like the compact size and that it has an extendable antenna for better radio reception. I have not tried my iPOD into it yet or run it on battery but as its a Sony i would be surprised it does not work just as well.

After owning three lower-priced units which we either returned or trashed them due to inoperative upon arrival, poor sound quality, flimsy craftsmanship, etc., we finally broke down and purchased the Sony CFD-S70 to replace them. Having grown up with the Sony brand and owning many products over the decades (from Walkman to blank cassettes to PlayStation to movie/audio discs to car audio to home theater), we should have known to invest the extra $$'s up front knowing what we would get. The Sony CFD-S70 has an easy-to-read digital display, and the controls are easy to use (if it had a remote control for the radio/CD functions, it would have been an added bonus but isn't a deal-breaker). The construction is good quality, and its compact size makes for a good travel companion when on battery power. The sound quality and frequency range are decent, especially when using the Mega Bass feature (note: for those of us 80's babies who remember and owned real "boom boxes", you may be a little disappointment with today's standards.). The battery option offers portability and use in emergency situations (storms, power outages, etc.). The telescoping antenna helps tune in some of the long-distance, weaker FM radio stations very well, and there is a slot in the back to store and protect the antenna when not in use. There are 3 "favorites" button that can be programmed for quick assess, which we found useful. The CD player works as expected. We primary purchased it for the cassette player (yes, we still have cassette tapes from the 70s/80s/early 90s era) and were pleasantly surprised that they still worked, and some even sounded like new. Overall, the Sony CFD-S70 is in the higher price range but you are also paying for the Sony name and long history they have with providing quality products. Will most likely purchase a 2nd unit as a spare and would recommend this to others.

I like SONY products. I use it to learn Deutsch. Thanks lot.

Purchased for my mother in Australia as a compact unit that she could listen to her old tapes (yes, bless she still has a huge collection) and cd's on. She also listens to radio in the mornings. This little pocket rocket of a boombox is well designed, and for the price and features, especially in the Australian market, you just can't beat it. Note: for Australian use you will need to also purchase a separate stepdown transformer converting 240V to the ~120V the unit takes (US voltage). the step down transformer also comes with the equivalent Australian power plug as the unit ships with the standard US 2 prong plug. I just purchased the stepdown transformer from Jaycar locally.