Sony CDX-L250

Price Paid:  $120.00 from WAL-MART

Year / Model Reviewed:
2002 SONY CDX-L250

Strengths:
NONE

Weaknesses:
THE CDX-L250 ITSELF.

Summary:
THIS IS TRASH THE CD DRIVE BROKE AND IT WOULD SHIP AND THE CLOCK IS ALL OFF.

Similar Products Used:
OTHER MAKES WORKED BETTER WHY I WENT TO SONY I WILL NEVER KNOW.

Price Paid:  $119.00 from Circuit City

Year / Model Reviewed:
 Sony CDX L250

Strengths:
Um, yeah, it plays music? (SOMETIMES)

Weaknesses:
-Poor CD scrolling -Poor Track/Radio Scrolling -Poor Cd playing (lots of noise) -Dies quickly -Buttons are crude and break

Summary:
CRAP! Not only does it skip over ever bump, but you can't skip from the first track to the last, you have to go all the way through alllll the tracks to listen to the last song, unless you want to listen to the CD all the way through. ON top of that, the damn thing just DIES before it's even a year old.

Similar Products Used:
Just Sony Tvs.

Price Paid:  $0.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
 2001

Strengths:
Cheap

Weaknesses:
Can't seek backwards past the first track to get to the last track. That becomes annoying when your forward seek button sticks and you have to listen to an entire CD to get to the end. (trust me, it will)

Summary:
I am so tired of seeing the Sony name on car audio equipment. They should stick to making TVs. This unit had the same problems that the Sony I bought in '93 had. The inadequate buttons stick or break completely and the display weakens. It's hard to enjoy your stereo with only 75% of your buttons. This particular unit skips terribly if it will even accept a CD. (non scratched CDs, mind you) Both units lasted less than a year. Their second rate service matches their second rate products, also. Try to get some support online. I realize the CDX-L250 is a low end unit, but this type of performance is unacceptable at any price. The first Sony unit I had cost over $400. (I can't remember the model)

Similar Products Used:
Alpine, Pioneer, Kenwood

Price Paid:  $0.00 from Best Buy

Year / Model Reviewed:
 I''m not sure what year.

Strengths:
Decent sound. Doesn''t skip.

Weaknesses:
I definitely think that the 45x4 watt output is inaccurate. It feels more like 20....30 at most.

Summary:
I got this unit when my last sony CD player broke down and started eating my CDs. It doesn''t sound terrible but it feels underpowered.

Similar Products Used:
none

Price Paid:  $110.00 from Vision electronics

Year / Model Reviewed:
 2001

Strengths:
$$$, Look

Weaknesses:
buttons a bit small

Summary:
The sound quality is not bad for the $$$. Very easy to install, buttons are easy to use. the LCD looks great at nite. Waiting to get some new speakers to test it out.

Similar Products Used:
Alpine, Kenwood