Sony ES CDX-C580 CD Receivers
Sony ES CDX-C580 CD Receivers
USER REVIEWS
[Jan 15, 2001]
Ron Gill
Model Reviewed:
1999
Strength:
Simple to use. Sounds clean enough for an average to slightly above average system. Direct CD loading is nice and rare these days. If your throwing a CD in at a stop light the doors on newer units are just a nuisance. Plays CD-R's quite well.
Weakness:
No electonic Shock protection. In cold weather this unit skips!! No Sub Woofer out. Installed this unit myself in an integra using a really handy adapter for honda/acura cars, I didn't have to cut any wires! highly recomended. I buy the sony ES gear as I think sony puts more effort in the sound quality than in their base models. To be honest the rest of my system is currently pretty poor with a small Fosgate 40X2 amp and a bazooka tube. I guess the highlight would be the AVI separate mids and tweets. for this reason I can only say the unit sounds ok. I think the unit looks sharp, most sony product do - witht the exception of the explode stuff - just my opinion. In retrospect I would have bought the c7850 even tough I don't like thos flip down faces. The biggest reason is the skipping in the cold whether. the skip protection is obviously based on mechanics that behave differently at low temperature. It is actually quite robust in the summer! Similar Products Used: Old alpine pullout deck. both were good units for their era. |
[Feb 22, 2000]
Brian Dolezalek
Model Reviewed:
1999
Strength:
Decent control layout, handsome look, radio station labels (i.e. KHIH instead of 95.7), flip lever next to volume control for track selection
Weakness:
A bit pricey for the feature set, volume control cams failing, no loundess control and only bass/treble controls I paid almost $400 for this Sony last January. I've found since then that you can get a JVC head unit with tons more features for less money, including a remote control, a loudness-compensation circuit, multiple sound equalizations for different types of music (pop, rock, etc.), and an RCA-in jack for plugging in an auxiliary audio device (like a tape player for audio books or a laptop computer for MP3s). You'd have to check local stores to get exact pricing, but my friend seems much happier with his JVC than I've ever been with the Sony. Similar Products Used: JVS of my friend's; don't know model number |
[Feb 22, 1999]
Todd
an Audio Enthusiast
Just purchased the car deck a month ago and I love it. I was looking at the CDXC780 but the dog or horse turned me off. The only difference I noticed was the CDXC780 had 45W X 4 instead of 40W X 4. I also liked the fact that I could remove the face plate. I purchased the remote and use it all the time, it's so easy to use. Now I have to replace my factory installed speakers which are 15 watts max. Currently, I'm looking at the Boston RX67's 6 1/2 speakers all the way around because I don't want to do any cutting. I also liked the HIGHS on the sony es mobile XS603g speakers, three way speakers are pretty cool, But I know sony doesn't even make their own speakers so I'm in a delimma. Hmmm...Decisions... |
[Jul 18, 1999]
Chad Schobert
an Audiophile
I have had the 580 for one year now, and now that I look back on my purchase, am really quite pleased. The zero bit mute detector is really nice, and the onboard amp is very good for only being deck power. The only real disappointment I have is that it does not have a dedicated subwoofer pre-out. The dual illumination is really handy. I also like the disk info option. Overall, a good unit. |