Customer Reviews:
 Very Pleased With CD Player November 5, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This player has good sound, works great. It seems to be everything advertised. The only problem I've encountered it a lack of the AM spectrum of the radio dial. If it's there I can't find it. It's is large, but if that is not a problem buy this player.
No major hang ups.... November 3, 2006
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I found this boombox to be pretty much what was promised. Though I haven't banged it around much, it feels pretty hefty and well constructed. The seals around the CD lid and the plugs for the audio in and power jacks do make it a pretty good for damp and dusty places like the garage, basement or shop. It's also pretty big, so if you're looking for something compact, this probably isn't the best choice. The only hangs ups I really have with it are:
1) It uses a huge power adapter instead of a standard power cord that could fold neatly into the back of the radio.
2) The volume has to be turned up upon powering up the radio (it defaults to level 0), so it wont keep your volume settings like my old radio would after being turned off.
3) A remote would have been nice, too.
 Disappointing radio performance October 20, 2006
31 out of 32 found this review helpful
I really expected to like this boombox, but I was disappointed almost immediately, because the radio tuning isn't selective.
In other words, even when you're listening to strong stations, you can hear other stations "bleeding over" into the one you're tuned to. It's like a ghost station in the background. It's not horrible, but it messes with the sound.
For example, when listening to a rock station, I could hear faint talk-radio. On talk-radio, I could hear faint music. On a classics station, commercials from nearby stations were *really* noticable when they came on.
There was actually another problem with my particular sample, which is that it arrived with a faulty display (didn't have all the segments working in the rightmost character/number), but I could have lived with that.
The sound quality might be pretty good for CD's, MP3's and other clean sources, but I bought this specifically for the radio, and that part stinks (both AM and FM were plagued with this problem). There is simply no excuse for poor selectivity in a $140 radio. No speakers sound good playing two radio stations at the same time.
Other disappointments were the lack of a simple, conventional cord (it comes with a transformer), and a significantly cheaper feel than I expected. But the lack of clean, clear radio reception makes this a no-buy recommendation from me.
 "Heavy Duty" doesn't do this thing justice. August 10, 2006
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
The darn thing IS built like a tank and sounds great. It's perfect for a construction worksite.
THE BEST ALL AROUND BOOM BOX July 30, 2006
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
I had been searching for a portable CD player with AM/FM tuner that could also play MP3 CDs with R/RW compatibility and a line in jack for my ipod and NO "space wasting" tape player.
I didn't think I would find anything close to that since all I was seeing in the stores were cheap plasticy cd players with wimpy speakers, or high priced one-trick-pony boom boxes for ipods only.
I wanted something that would crank for a fair price! Well I found it in the Sony ZS-H10CP! This thing does everything I wanted in a very solid heavy duty package. It is not light weight. Everything about is heavy duty, water and dust resistant too.
I was a little skeptical about the battery life considering the size and volume, but I took it camping and was shocked at the amount of time (3days) the batteries(six D type)lasted. Plus there's a large storage space in the back for the power plug (while using batteries), extra batteries, MP3 player, keys or whatever else you can fit.
The power cord is a bit ridiculous being the wall wart transformer type instead of a straight power cord, but I can live with that.
I LOVE THIS THING!
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