COBY CX-CD109 BLK Personal CD Player with Stereo Headphones

This CD player should go under the heading "you get what you pay for." It was cheap, and performed accordingly. The second time it was used, it stopped playing. It would not work properly thereafter and it was returned. A better quality one was purchased and is working fine.

COBY claims that this portable CD player will let you reliably listen to CDs with the headphones that come with it--but don't be too surprised if it fails you after just a couple of months. This is truly a case of "you get what you pay for." On the other hand, this might be a first portable CD player to give to a young child so that it won't break your heart (or your wallet) if the child drops it and it dies.

This portable CD player uses two AA batteries and, on the bright side, as long as it works you'll get a good amount of play time if you pick good batteries. It weighs barely more than eleven ounces; and that's good.

At first glance the controls on the CD player itself appear slightly confusing but after a couple of minutes you can learn the functions. The controls let you do just the basic things such as adjusting the sound, starting a CD, pausing the CD and stopping it. You can skip tracks as well using the buttons on the player.

Unfortunately, there are more disappointments. The control buttons are rather small so you need to be careful of how you touch them with your fingers. Moreover, the ear phone set hurt my head and ears almost from the word go. I would suggest that you purchase a better quality headset--but then you'll have to buy a headset that's significantly more expensive than the portable CD player itself! Ouch!

Music lovers will probably not be satisfied with this cheaply manufactured portable CD player; although it might be good for a young child who might accidentally bang it around a bit. In addition, the features don't always work reliably after a couple of months; and that's a shame. The quality of the sound could be better, too.

Skip this one and get a better portable CD player. You'll thank yourself down the road!

The Coby Cd player plays instantly even without stereo headphones. I love how the look and the feel has from today's cd players. The one big gripe I have is that when the batteries run low sometimes, it cuts itself off. That isn't right, but still, it's a good looking CD player to get for your money.

I owned a Coby CD player in the past which lasted 5 years. This model didn't last 90 days.

My husband bought this so that he can hear his studying materials and he said that any move he makes the CD skips. He has to sit very still for it not to skip. Not worth the money.