Portable Stereo CD Player Boombox with AM/FM Radio, Bluetooth, USB, AUX-in, Headphone Jack, CD-R/RW and MP3 CDs Compatible, Clear and Full Sound with Bass Boost, AC/Battery Operated – Black

For such a small unit, this thing has surprisingly good sound, very clear, lots of options for playback (USB/Bluetooth/CD). The radio works well, and the display, while small, is very easy to use. I play this late at night, and even at low volume, the sound is good, and the added bass boost works well. Clean looks, compact footprint. It's all good.

I have bought, sampled and returned a lot of portable boomboxes over the last few months for various issues regarding sound quality, workmanship and ease of use. I believe that this current purchase has hit the sweet spot and will fill the bill. I ordered this Nextron boombox late Friday night and it was on doorstep at 4:30 A.M. Thank you Amazon for the fastest delivery ever for am order I placed - way to go!Before I critique each function of this unit, some general observations. The sound quality and volume are surprisingly good for such a small unit. The speakers really do deliver and the bass boost does add a definite extra punch to the sound no matter what function you choose and give more depth and richness to the sound as well. The controls are easy to use and easily accessible, a good thing since this product does not come with a remote. This boombox comes with a telescopic antenna - more on that shortly. The unit is lightweight without batteries but not featherweight - in other words it is sturdily built of hard plastic so I expect it to last on that basis alone. There are two color choices - black or white. I chose the black. Don't generally like white for a music system. Now for the individual functions - I have not yet used the USB so I cannot comment on that.1) Radio. You have both AM and FM. Please use the antenna as the reception in general is good but not flawless. This of course will partly depend on where you live - however in the NYC area where I live the FM reception depends on how I place the unit and where. If in the right spot it is perfect. Otherwise there will be static. The AM reception is not impressive at all but this is less of a bother for me as I only listen to one AM station for traffic and weather. So FM over AM. The AM/FM selector is a switch on the right side, the radio selector proper is on the left side and the station knob is on the top right of the unit. Operating the radio is easier than it sounds.2) CD player. This unit comes with a top loading CD player. To activate this function move the switch on the left of the unit to CD. The LCD screen will flash NO. When this happens gently open the the CD door by pushing the door down on the lower right corner and put the CD in. Be careful with the CD door as the door opens only a short way up not giving much space for the CD to go in. One should get used to this though. Also make sure the door shuts completely as it tends to stay open with too little pressure - just be gentle. I must mention that while the CDs I have used generally play with no issues there is a skipping problem when two or more tracks are too close together. The very end of the first track is clipped off and the next track begins. I have had this issue on all the players I have tried so I will just live with this - I also wish to mention that my CD's are clean and scratch free. This will bother some more than others depending on whether CDs are still a part of your life. One unusual feature with the CD player is that the track number and track timing alternate every few seconds on the screen rather than showing both together at the same time. Have never seen this before but there is a first for everything I suppose including this.Bluetoooth - no complaints here. Synched to my phone effortlessly and the sound is greatOne puzzling aspect of this unit is that the LCD screen is not backlit so it is very hard to read it in dim light. Why this has been overlooked is a mystery - considering the price point of this system having a backlight should have been a no-brainer. I also agree with a reviewer regarding the green sticker on the CD door. Aesthetically odd but I will not remove it for obvious reasons.There is a manual included so just read through it before use and you should be fine. So I recommend this Nextron boombox as a reliable purchase. It is not perfect but the best I have personally come across. Sound is fine with the above reservations re the radio. The volume is sufficiently loud for an average residence. If you want blow the roof off though get a system costing several times more. The Nextron does what it is supposed to do and does it quite well.

A very versatile player that seems to be well built and easy to use controls. You must keep in mind, this is $50 player. Do not expect $100+ sound quality. Considering all the functions this player has, I think you get a reasonably good player. I connected the headphone out port to a Bluetooth speaker to listen to CD's. Much better sound than thru the built in player speakers. For radio listening, the built in speakers are probably OK. There is a Bass button that ever so slightly increases the bass, and I mean very little increase.If you want high quality sound, and all the features this player has, I think your looking at around $200+.

I like the radio nice to take up north with me. Plays really well , portable and a CD player.

This portable cd/am,fm radio is perfect. The size us small so it doesn't take up a lot of space. The antenna pulls in several stations. The sound quality is very good for its size. You can connect headphones or external speakers if you wanted to. I am very happy with this purchase.

I am very happy with my purchase. The white color is very nice. It is easy to use, and has a good sound. I recommend this product.

Nice unit. Needs a little more treble frequency boost. The dsiplay is hard to see unless you get right up close o the lcd.

I have been searching for a speaker that had a USB input and would play WMA formatted music. BINGO! We have a winner. This is a boom box, not simply a "speaker". I'm happy with the quality of the sound. I'm no sound snob. It does not have the loud volume of past boom boxes and not even close to the volume of today's speakers, but it's all I need. It has many more features that I have not explored. Finding a "speaker" with a USB input that plays both mp3 and WMA is a BIG win for me. It does have a couple of related peculiarities. It has pregnant pauses 1) When turning it on, you really need to wait for it to kick in. It is slow starting up. 2) Once it gets started, it has longer pauses than I had recorded when I transferred these songs to the USB stick. These are not deal breakers, just something to be aware of. This review is right out of the box. I bought this to use with batteries when I work in the garden this spring and summer. We have snow on the ground right now, so I REALLY hope this thing lasts and lasts. This thing has blue tooth, AM/FM radio and a CD player. It came with a stingy short ac cable and an even shorter AUX cable. Thank goodness I have extension cords and longer AUX cables. BTW, without batteries this thing is really lightweight. It takes 6 C size batteries.If anybody knows of a blue tooth speaker that will allow USB input that will play WMA and mp3 songs on the same USB stick, I'm still looking. I'm happy with this, but some other reviews complained that it just stopped working after a very short period of time. There were some very concerning reviews about songs on the USB just stopping and needing to start over from the beginning. I'm hoping this keeps playing like it has this first day, for years to come. Fingers crossed. If I can figure out how to update this as I get more familiar with the various features, I will.