Sony CFDS70B.CEK Classic CD and Tape Boombox with Radio - Black

I'm not the typical purchaser of this boombox, in that I bought it for one purpose only - to transcribe some 40-year-old cassette recordings of interviews. This entails running a tape for a few seconds, pausing to write down what I've just heard, running the tape again, pausing again, sometimes reversing to repeat a section... I was afraid that the mechanism of such a cheap machine might quickly give up in protest at treatment as cruel as this, but I've now been torturing it for many hours and it has passed the test of my torment with flying colours. The CFD-S70 certainly feels remarkably solidly built for something with such a modest price tag. It's astonishing, really, how much Sony are giving you for your money. The radio section of the CFD-S70 includes both FM and AM, and there are three preset buttons for your favourite broadcasters. Tuning and volume are controlled by up and down buttons, which usually age better than twiddlers. Convenience features include a good LCD display, 3.5mm sockets for headphones and audio input and a sleep function. The sound quality on both speech and music (aided by "megabass") is merely acceptable rather than positively good, but it's thankfully free of the abrasiveness that afflicts some low-end audio kit. If your budget is too tight for the celestial sound of a Ruark - which, by the way, I cordially recommend for anyone who can afford Ruark prices - and you want an all-in-one audio system that can do pretty much everything except access the internet, I'd say that this is probably a pretty safe buy.

I used to have a large stereo system, but with age I realized that blasting music out, led zeppelin doesn’t quite sound the same when you’re 66 and wearing hearing aids lol. So after getting rid of the system, I started looking for something that I would be comfortable with. I then came across the Sony CFDS70B.CEK Classic CD and Tape Boombox with Radio. For me it seemed to tick all the boxes that I needed, CDs, Cassettes, (yes they are still around!) and lastly Radio all in one setup, the only thing missing is a remote control, unfortunately, however, that’s wasn’t a dealbreaker. I have to say that on unboxing it, I just looked at it and wondered if I’d made a mistake, but it was here so I thought I’d give it a spin, which I’m glad I did. Put on a CD and checked out the volume, impressive, even turning the volume up, the sound was good. Then came the cassette test, which was pretty good too, lost a small bit of clarity when the volume was turned up, but as I wasn’t going to be blasting it, it still did an amazing job at the volume I chose. Then the radio which I tuned to a couple of my favorite channels which was pretty easy to do. Overall I was really impressed with it, all the buttons were nice and smooth when pushing them down, it even has a megabase for those who like to hear and feel extra bass that vibrates through the body! I have to admit I haven’t tried using the AUX yet but can’t foresee any problems. It would be nice to have a remote control, but for the price and sound, I can live without it. So it’s a five-star review from me.

Our 1996 Awia unit which I bought in Saudi Arabia finally packed in but only the CD player ,all other functions were fine, but my we have quite a good library of cd's so we needed a replacement . I have a quality separate systems for our lounge but this was only for the conservatory, and my wife is the main user when she wants a bit of peace and quite listening. When I looked at what was available on the market today, it was obvious nobody was making high end boomboxes as they now call them due to streaming services Spotify etc. but we only wanted to use this on the odd occasion. It is ideal for a second non quality sound system. The design is basic and the construction is not top quality , but for £59 you do not get much for your money these days. My quality Pioneer twin tape deck cost me £360 in 1985. We have good radio reception in our area so tuning in the FM/AM radio was no problem and the presets set up no problem. The Sony manual says to use Normal Type 1 tapes only, but I have use chrome and type 2 and metal tapes no problem, perhaps Sony means you can only record using Normal Type 1 tapes. First thing I checked was that the CD serial number was not on Sony's list of design fault units, as batches of faulty CD players have had to be replaced due to faulty mechanical units. Mine was ok. Overall this Sony Boombox is adequate for what we need , a bit on the flimsy side and manufacturing costs have been kept to a limit, including building this unit in China, just like my Apple MacBook Air M1 series. It's early days yet as we only took delivery yesterday , will update review as and when required.

Thoroughly recommend Hughes Direct for speed and efficiency of purchase. A great little boombox with the essential option of a tape player now old mix tapes and new releases are back, although I suggest the opening/closing mechanism could have been smoother/cushioned. Sound is good for the radio, CD and tape player and the bass boost option gives it a kick although not quite a 'boom' and there's no other option for more control over the sound. Overall, great for the price and old tapes sound bright in the kitchen/garage/office but if you're really serious about your music and looking deeper tones and the versatility of an old EQ-driven/bass-heavy boombox, I suggest investing in a more substantial unit.

Bon produit offert a mon beau-père pour Noël mais dommage que le cordon d'alimantation fournit ne soit pas pour les prises françaises. Nous avons récupéré le cordon de l'ancien appareil cassé ! Prévoyez d'en acheter un compatible.

Ojalá sea un buen producto. Yo lo regalé y espero que lo disfruten mucho con sus viejas cintas (casetes)

The boombox is is great for our office space and provides good sound quality. I like the settings.

It is a good portable sound system

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