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RCA RS2605 5-CD Executive Microsystem

RCA RS2605 5-CD Executive Microsystem

List Price: $169.00
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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Down the drain
Review: Buying the new RS2605 5CD Executive Microsystem is like flushing $(...) in the drain. I bought the system, opened from the box and played ordinary CD. It did not work. Played MP3 CD. It did not work either. All that it played was cassette (...) Everytime I have to unplug to change from CD to MP3 !!

It is now in RCA authorized service shop. They don't have a clue about why it does not work or how it works (...) They have been ordering and re-ordering parts. I waste my time and money calling them and enquiring.

This has been a long and nagging 3 month experience for me. Stay out ! May be there are more such things in RCA factories (...)

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Wonder why and how ?
Review: Found this as the only system that has Casettes, CDs and MP3 playing capability, all in one. Ordered it and got it after three long weeks. When I unpacked and played the CD it said "Reading Disk1". It went on for minutes and hours. I found that all the buttons are stuck including the power button and I have to unplug to get it working again. CDs never played after repeated tries. A brand new system out of the box !! Couldn't believe RCA did not test the simple function of the ...system before distributing to the market...

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: After careful consideration,
Review: I bought this unit because a reviewer on another site said that MP3 discs played well. It is certainly the case. A Sony unit I bought last year skips quite a lot on the same MP3 Discs that play perfectly well on this guy. (I thought that the discs were the problem.). I have many discs and on random there can be more than 50 hours of music in one load up.(160 Mb bit rate discs have around 10 hours. I added a Switch box plugged into the Aux. input so my DVD, VCR and Computer Audio all can be heard loud and clear thru this unit. It sounds really good. Especially considering the price. We'll see how it holds up thru time.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Biggest bang for the buck!
Review: I tested many systems before I finally decided on this one. My budget was [modest]at the time. I was looking for a low-priced, multi-featured stereo that can play MP3s. It came down to this one and [another] one. I chose this stereo because it held 2 more CDs and had extra ports on the back. It took me less than 10 minutes to set it up, including connecting my DVD player's audio output to it. The sound is excellent from all sources: DVD, VHS, CD and MP3. With the extra 2 speaker ports, I can easily upgrade the system to have surround sound. Instead of wasting development on fancy displays like a slot machine, RCA made a clean display that does not include a bunch of garbage. It even does better on displaying MP3 names than my DVD player. I have read the other reviews and I believe users are having issues with shipping (the system being banged around or something). I bought mine at a retail outlet and have not had a single problem! I recommend you purchase this system over any other in its price range.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Great buy!
Review: I've been searching for a microsystem for my bedroom for quite some time now, and after analyzing the options this system provides - mp3, remote control, 100W power - I decided to buy it.

From all its capability, the only function I haven't tested yet was playing mp3 discs, since I did not install yet the MusicMatch Jukebox software that came with it. I plan on testing it this weekend, and I'm sure it will work great, like all the other features.

The only drawback I have with this microsystem is that it's not that micro. I had trouble fitting it in a bookshelf I had in my room and had to put the speakers in a different shelf. But that's due to the 5 CD exchanger, which won't allow for a thinner main module.

If you have space, go ahead and buy it. You won't regret it. I didn't.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: I hate this thing.
Review: Might be an okay system, but I can't get the cd player to work. Every time I try, the digital readout displays "reading" and stays that way. All the input buttons, including the power button lock up and I have to unplug the system to get it to start again. I wish I had never bought it.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: I hate this thing.
Review: Might be an okay system, but I can't get the cd player to work. Every time I try, the digital readout displays "reading" and stays that way. All the input buttons, including the power button lock up and I have to unplug the system to get it to start again. I wish I had never bought it.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: I hate this thing.
Review: Might be an okay system, but I can't get the cd player to work. Every time I try, the digital readout displays "reading" and stays that way. All the input buttons, including the power button lock up and I have to unplug the system to get it to start again. I wish I had never bought it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Good value for the buck
Review: Sorry to hear some have problems with this unit. I bought mine from a local retail electronics outlet and have had no problems.

Everything works as I expected. I put it in the living room with a couple of Jensen speakers and got decent surround sound. It has enough power to make the dog howl (I did that once).
I made some mp3s of my favorite cds and it worked just fine. It works well on shuffle, which I use with a 200 songs mp3. The remote works well and is easy to understand, except perhaps for the mp3 search, which of course depends on how you named your songs.

The only complaint I have is that the cd changer is quite noisy going from one cd to the next.
For the extra cost I would have liked to see the extra two speakers in the box, since it is hard to find a good speaker match for the unit.
I also appreciate that it doesn't look like something out a star wars movie, so it doesn't look too bad in the living room.
A good bang for the buck.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Good value for the buck
Review: Sorry to hear some have problems with this unit. I bought mine from a local retail electronics outlet and have had no problems.

Everything works as I expected. I put it in the living room with a couple of Jensen speakers and got decent surround sound. It has enough power to make the dog howl (I did that once).
I made some mp3s of my favorite cds and it worked just fine. It works well on shuffle, which I use with a 200 songs mp3. The remote works well and is easy to understand, except perhaps for the mp3 search, which of course depends on how you named your songs.

The only complaint I have is that the cd changer is quite noisy going from one cd to the next.
For the extra cost I would have liked to see the extra two speakers in the box, since it is hard to find a good speaker match for the unit.
I also appreciate that it doesn't look like something out a star wars movie, so it doesn't look too bad in the living room.
A good bang for the buck.


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