Aiwa CDC X917M CD Receiver

Price Paid:  $135.00 from www.etronics.com

Year / Model Reviewed:
 2002

Strengths:
High Power, features, and looks!!

Weaknesses:
none

Summary:
This CD player is raw!! It looks really nice in the dark with all those colors and all those things happening on the screen its good to impress people.

Price Paid:  $240.00 from Cruchfield

Year / Model Reviewed:
 2001 cdc- x917M

Strengths:
great clean sound, H-BASS delivers a nice punch to the sound, especially if you don''t have high-end speakers

Weaknesses:
It takes a while to play a CD when inserting the disk or switching to the CD function. Skips on the slightest bump

Summary:
Nice sound, very clean. The H-BASS feature really puts a punch in the systems bass. The self hiding face is a great security feature. The controls and steering wheel remote are easy to use. The visuals are nice.