Sony CMTBX50BTi Music Streaming Micro Hi-Fi Shelf System with Bluetooth Stereo (Black)
Rock out to your number one hits either straight from your iPod® music player or wirelessly on your CMT-BX50BTi Bluetooth® micro system for iPod. Just plug your iPod into the dock or play music from your Bluetooth-enabled PC, mobile phone or MP3 player with a Bluetooth adapter (sold separately). The fluorescent display is easy to read and the single-disc CD player conveniently plays CD-R/RW for MP3 playback.
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I tested and bought this at a local warehouse club (sorry Amazon) to use as a bedroom stereo, and I'm pretty happy with it. I needed those sparkling mids and highs to stand out from the muck. Sony is still building high-quality stereo systems, but here are some minor annoyances:. (I doubt anyone would look to a micro-bookshelf system to do this, but it had to be said). It wasn't as clear as playing an MP3 CD on the Sony itself, but the artifacts it introduced weren't annoying for casual listening.
Kind of like when you use an FM transmitter to play an MP3 in the car, with a loud source signal. Compatible, too (6 ohm impedence). The Vista audio sounded surprisingly good. I played with volume levels for a while but never hit a happy spot. Just don't plan on blasting music throughout the neighborhood with it. The Speakers - These didn't have the detail that I was expecting.
(For what it's worth, I was using the CL5QFY9NVK98 Bluetooth USB dongle, which I also recommend). I replaced the default speakers with "leftover" 3-way Sony speakers I had sitting around, and they sound a *lot* clearer. General Loudness - It's "only" a 50W system, which is fine for loud music in small rooms. But after that, no problem. Bluetooth Audio Quality - The Macbook audio seemed a bit overdriven or compressed/limited.
Bluetooth Pairing - I was able to pair a Macbook with it, with very few issues. So it's definitely a speaker issue, not a problem with the main unit. I couldn't pair it with Vista until I chose "Use the passkey found in the documentation" rather than "Let me choose my own passkey". Since this was my first time pairing with the Vista Bluetooth stack, I don't know if that's "operator error" or something Sony/Microsoft could've made easier.
SHOP AROUND , AS YOU CAN GET A MUCH BETTER PRICE OTHER THAN AMAZON. I WON'T MAKE THAT MISTAKE AGAIN. However, I will have to buy a separate turn table for my records. The product itself seem to be doing fine. This new small compact unit seem to give me equal sound and power. It replaces a 15 yr old Sony component set that took up a whole wall , with five foot speakers, etc.
I loved the system. I liked bluetooth, simple to pair, all the sounds from my laptop are now directed to the system, I can play an Internet Radio like AOL Radio or Pandora on my laptop and it plays with no issues, I even put my laptop in the basement and tried the bluetooth, I had no issues. Plays everything on the laptop (when paired via bluetooth) and your new iPhone 3G works in the cradle they gave you. It virtually does everything you can ask for.
I give it a 5 STAR. Radio is neat, CD/MP3 playing is cool and crisp. Just bought this 2 days ago, it does work with "iPhone 3G", however you get message on your iPhone every time that "this accessory is not made to work with iPhone", but it DOES work, including all controls. Sound is clear and have all the iPod controls on Remote/receiver.
What else would you ask for. The system is small enough to put it in the bookshelf, not to big.
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