User Rating: 1.0 stars
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Short Lived!by - December 3, 2004
Pros: Cheap for MP3 player. Looks nice when it flips.
Cons: Buttons stopped working after a year. I got CD stuck inside w/ high volume..Can't do anything.. been listening to that same CD months now...somebody knows how to fix this pls email me..thanks
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User Rating: 2.5 stars
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Lived Fast. Died Young. Left a Good Looking Corpseby - September 1, 2004
Pros: Loved the format support. Loved the cool retracting face. Solid MP3 playback even with corrupted files. Loved the navigation of folder accessibility for organization.
Cons: The dust cover is sorta flimsy. The split face still says "im a car stereo". Sometimes it would start playing but never open. Sometimes it wouldnt close because it thought there was something plugged into the AUX port, which there wasnt. All that would be
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User Rating: 5.0 stars
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brilliant soundby - September 1, 2004
Pros: my first impression about the player was perfect..once you hear the sound while playing mp3's you feel your on concert hall..and also it does not skip track while bumbing on the roar road.
Cons: steer remote control is great .no matter in which angle your are controling..it remotes..
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User Rating: 3.0 stars
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2 week after my warranty expired it broke.by - August 6, 2004
Pros: I was able to have albums that the player could play through.
Cons: It did not paly all of my CD/MP3's. It is now broken after two years. I expect when I pay a lot of money for something to get a lot of return. I feel cheated.
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User Rating: 4.5 stars
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Great Player with awsome functions and motorized face platesby - June 25, 2004
Pros: Auxillary out, steering wheel remote, looks great
Cons: Some functions are hard to access.
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User Rating: 4.0 stars
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Good all around system, MP3 Player!by - June 19, 2004
Pros: Plays mp3s, one CD is like a 10 hour trip. Flip front avoids stolen radio. Looks very nice at night. Comes with remote. Easy Install.
Cons: No resume.
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User Rating: 2.0 stars
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Auto security bites you in the endby - June 16, 2004
Pros: Easy to use. No issues playing CDRWs filled with MP3s. Liked the display and info it gave.
Cons: Auto theft deterrant (auto closing door) causes lots of problems - especially when it sticks. The cable finally wore out after 2 years of flipping back and forth. For $220, that's lame.
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User Rating: 2.5 stars
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It spent more time in the shop than in my car, thank God Fry's took it backby - February 4, 2004
Pros: +The flip-front face +The front AUX input +Easy to see display +I was able to get rid of it
Cons: -That damn bright blue light-What is that for? -Completely unreliable In the first year, I had to pull it out of my car 4 times to send it in for repair. The best thing I did was buy the extended warranty from Fry’s. Problems ranged from the flip mecha
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User Rating: 2.5 stars
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Works well with sporadic minor problemsby - December 23, 2003
Pros: The Audio input is great, along with the wide range of MP3 it can read. It even working on multisession CDRs!
Cons: The unit seems to skip MP3s after a while (like 1-2 hours on a long trip). Also, a few times, the unit wouldn't open and it would just start playing. Might be my car. Faceplate broke once, but the replacements are cheap (I think my friend kicked it by
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User Rating: 2.5 stars
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What a complete waste of money.by - September 15, 2003
Pros: Nice Colors, Nice motorized face.
Cons: Skips when I shift, cough, fart, move, breathe, pick my nose. Let's just say bad for you. Do not buy.
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User Rating: 2.0 stars
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Good on paper, not in your car!by - September 12, 2003
Pros: This product has a fair price, and loads of features. Love the remote control, MP3 playback, and the flipping face (when it works).
Cons: After about a year, I had problems with the face opening and closing, then the buttons on the display stopped working in stages, until all of the buttons didn't work. This left the CD I had in there, stuck! Luckily the remote control worked, but when tr
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User Rating: 0.5 stars
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When It Breaks It's Forever!by - July 7, 2003
Pros: After looking back at the fustration and the lack of AIWA support I can honestly say there are none.
Cons: After 11 months or before and you send it in for repairs, and trust me you will, to have all the things fixed that you could barely tolerate while it was partially working. YOU WILL NEVER SEE IT AGAIN! AIWA will be of absolutly NO help! Invest your money
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User Rating: 1.0 stars
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Great looking Deck. too bad it doesnt work half the timeby - June 18, 2003
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Review: First one I bought, the CD player wouldn't read CD's of any type. I returned it and recieved a new one in its place which worked fine for about 7 months and now about 45% of the time I start my car the screen comes up blank, buttons don't respond (except remote buttons), but the radio plays. If I turn off the ignition and turn it back on it works again, well most of the time. I would not recommend this product if you value your sanity.
User Rating: 3.0 stars
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Updated CDC-MA01 is betterby - April 15, 2003
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Review: I bought the WMA-playing version of this, the CDC-MA01, 7 months ago (fall '02). Haven't had any problems with the flap. At time it was only WMA-playing car stereo under $300, bought it for $230 from Crutchfield. Doesn't like CDs with file trees deeper than 2 or 3 layers, and random only works in single folder. For the money worth it. If only i-River made a car stereo.
User Rating: 2.5 stars
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Good value for moneyby - April 14, 2003
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Review: installed about 9 months ago $200 at crutchfield. Magic Flap broke off during installation. It is only visible when the car is off so I did not replace it. It looks even more unattractive to car thieves .Remote is dificult to install on Right hand drive vehicles. LCD stopped working last month. THe cable that connects the magic flap the body of the deck is apparantly damaged. Costs about $6. No parts Diagram online through so I am not sure I ordered the correct part. Sound quality is OK. Was good value for money when I bought it. I am from the caribbean and have not had any problems with the deck sticking.
User Rating: 3.5 stars
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Broken flip? Here's a fixby - April 2, 2003
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Review: I enjoyed this player until it was torn out of my car this morning, but it did get stuck in hide mode, especailly in cold weather. To get it to flip when it's stuck i smack it on top pretty hard. This can't be good, so what you can do to keep in from going to hide mode (yes i know it defeats the purpose, but someone who is going to steal your stereo already knows the difference between remove the face and flip it over, so i think it's pointless) is stick an 1/8 inch plug in it all the time so it never flips over.
User Rating: 3.0 stars
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Very nice and affordable unitby - March 12, 2003
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Review: I too was annoyed by the add but figured it out from the manual. Beyond that the only other complain t is it works best with higher quality CDR's the cheap generics skip and pause all the time. I have found that TDK woks best. Beyond that I love it. I have about a 1 hour per way commute every day and this is the best part of it. IT is like having our own radiao station.
User Rating: 4.0 stars
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Totally Satisifedby - February 3, 2003
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Review: Over a year old and all is well. Plays everything I can throw at it. Skips once in a while on bumps, but that is expected. The flap is a little cheesy and really doesn't cover it well but overall this unit was well worth the money. Has over 10,000 hours on the cd player and still cranking.
User Rating: 1.5 stars
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"Magic flip" isn't worth a flipby - February 3, 2003
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Review: I like the external audio source, which makes it easy to hook up any portable audio device (including an "old" tape player). However, I've had a repeating problem with the unit's display getting stuck in the hide mode. This leaves the unit stuck wherever you last left it (i.e. radio station xyz with the volume stuck at whatever level it was set to when you turned off the car's ignition). Unfortunately, there is no option to keep the face open when you turn off the car. Their support line will tell you that your only option is to take it to an authorized $ervice center.
User Rating: 1.0 stars
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Face Plate Jams horrible productby - December 13, 2002
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Review: Face plate jammed within first month. Had fixed, now unit will not open half the time. MP3s stopped working. Unit lasted 12 months.
User Rating: 3.0 stars
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Great for the budget-consciousby - December 10, 2002
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Review: For the budget-conscious consumer, the Aiwa CDC-MP32 is a great choice. The folding flap never fails to impress passengers (though its value as a theft deterrent probably isn't high). It does what you'd expect from a basic MP3 player: display ID3 tags, offer random play, ability to organize songs into albums (folders). Those looking for more features will want to spend more money, however. You can't randomize across folders. Only songs contained within the current folder can be played randomly. Also, MP3s will restart from the beginning when you shut off your car. This is especially annoying when you just want to shut the car off but leave the accessories on to listen to music. Cutting the power for even a second will cause the MP3 to play from the beginning. Those of you worried about a motorized face failing do have reason for concern. I've owned this unit for 7 months and the flap has jammed twice. The second time this happened, I was rather forceful with the face in my attempts to get it open, and it has never happened since (it's been 4 months). I've read reviews blaming hot weather for the jamming, but I seemed to see no correlation. Other functions of this receiver are as basic as its MP3 playing ability. There is no equalizer; just a 3-level bass booster that no audiophile would use. I do find the remote control to be useful, unlike a lot of other reviewers. Removing it is extremely difficult, however, so I'm not sure how I'm going to replace the battery or move it to another car. This review has a lot of complaints, but I still believe the unit is a great value. There's nothing that makes this unit really stand out other than its price. But when you have little to spend, you're more concerned with value than extra features, and I think the CDC-MP32 delivers on that front quite well.
User Rating: 4.5 stars
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Great MP3/CD Playerby - December 1, 2002
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Review: For the money, I couldn't imagine a better deal. I wrote this mainly because I want to respond to the people with problems. They are saying the thing skips, but I noticed they all complaing of the skipping on MP3s. I think this may be an issue with their cd burners or they are using cheap CDs to burn them onto. I have had no problem with skipping. I have a newer generation CD burner, use slower speed to burn, and use audio-quality CDs to burn onto.
User Rating: 1.5 stars
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A total piece of junk after 12 monthsby - October 24, 2002
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Review: MP3 mode skips easily. When temperature drops below 40 CD's won't play. Front panel will often stick closed. Very slow MP3 seek time. MP3 mode is very picky about type and quality of media used. Unit run very hot, hot enough to ruin some CD's especially CD-RW's. Unit was way over priced at $379, now they are giving them away. I did like the front panel auxillary audio input so that I can plug in my reliable sony portable and play MP3 reliably.
User Rating: 2.0 stars
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Built to last 13 monthsby - October 3, 2002
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Review: Everything worked fine as long as the temperature stayed below 85 degrees (the 'magic flap' won't flip over) and the car isn't moving (try driving in the city without it skipping more than 10 times a minute), that is up ntil a month after the warranty ended. The piece of garbage just stopped working all together. Aiwa refuses to fix it unless I pay $120 labor. On a one year old $300 receiver? Are they out of their minds? What a waste of $300.
User Rating: 5.0 stars
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Extra Super Valueby - October 2, 2002
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Review: I bought this deck, new, @ circuit city. I paid $69.95 for the unit. It works great. No skipping. Great FM and AM.
User Rating: 4.0 stars
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I think I've solved the skipping problem!!by - September 18, 2002
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Review: First of all I love this deck, got it for $129.95 @ Circuit City. I won't go any further as to why I like it; the other reviewers have already covered the bases. My deck does skip when playing mp3 cds, but as far as I can tell it only does it when playing a high bitrate (192 and above) track, and when the ride gets bumpy. Only when those two factors coexist. Has anyone else made the same observations?
User Rating: 4.0 stars
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Good but there has to be betterby - September 13, 2002
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Review: The thing skips for no reason, some mp3s it just pauses on and sits until you fast forward. Other than that...it's great.
User Rating: 5.0 stars
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$129-theyre giving it away!!!by - September 11, 2002
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Review: really great cd player, mp3 on top of that!!!, when you install it, do yourself a favor hit the reset button to align the cd lens, no skipping whatsoever. it does take some times for the cds to start playing, like 25 seconds when you turn it on, but at 129 from circuit city im not complaining one bit. overall, great cd player, i'd get it for the whole family.
User Rating: 4.0 stars
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Best Buy For The Moneyby - August 11, 2002
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Review: What a wonderful bargain! Can't beat the MP3 capability, rich sound and abundant features for $150! Add a decent theft deterrent and you've got an even better deal... First off, to get the most of of this CD deck, READ THE MANUAL!!! Plain and simple. Other reviews whine and complain about issues that should be non-existent. Such as: "you can't turn off the annoying BEEP heard with every action." Bull. Page 3, first paragraph. And someone complaining about their cd pausing after every track? It does that because you BURNED it that way! Not because of the Aiwa player. Don't get mislead on statements such as those. This is possibly the best CD deck in its class... It can scan mp3's as well as audio cd's, which is a big plus for me. Plus all the other positive features you'll read from others! Enjoy!
User Rating: 3.5 stars
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pretty decentby - June 25, 2002
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Review: i just installed it and right off i noticed the "starting at the beginning of a track" issue -- this is annoying to me, and also, the time gap between mp3 trax (but i expected this) -- overall decent headunit -- especially at $150 at circuit city!
User Rating: 3.5 stars
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Great on saleby - June 21, 2002
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Review: Even though getting this receiver on sale made it even sweeter, the attractive display, slick mechanism, and ability to play MP3s make this a decent buy anyways. My main complaint is with the wheel mounted remote, poor choice on Aiwa's part!
User Rating: 4.0 stars
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Great Unit For The Priceby - May 25, 2002
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Review: First of all, the two major complaints about this deck seem to be that it skips, and it restarts songs when you turn it back on. To address the first issue, reset the unit using the small button next to "function," and it doesn't skip anymore. Magic. Second - no it doesn't. Unless I have received the one unit which works differently than all others, the CDC-MP32 resumes play right where it left off. Now that the major complaints have been addressed, take a look at what the unit has to offer. The faceplate is attractive, although perhaps bright. It has adequate power for most listeners, and the sound quality is better than anything else in this price range (assuming you buy it at the commonly discounted rates around $200). Mated to my Infinity Kappa speakers, the sound is very impressive. For the money you will spend on this unit, there is nothing else out there which offers the same sound quality, power, and feature level as this unit. And it doesn't skip.
User Rating: 4.0 stars
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Best value right nowby - May 22, 2002
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Review: Sounds great, hasn't skipped for me yet, easy to install (although that will depend on your car). A bit worried that the mechanics of the "flip face" will start to jam, but that has not been a problem yet at all...to be safe you may want to purchase some type of extended warantee. Note that this model used to cost over 300 dollars, but now has come down in price due to the release of the new models (a great value!).
User Rating: 5.0 stars
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Beautiful.by - May 5, 2002
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Review: This deck performs absolutely beautiful and has beautiful sound. To all the people who says it skips...it does when it's first installed. I called Crutchfield tech support...she said the eye can mis-align during shipping, and to use the small reset button on the right. (Hold it in for 10 seconds then let go) It hasn't skipped since. It performs greay
User Rating: 2.0 stars
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It skips alot!!by - April 30, 2002
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Review: Great features, skips alot. I sent it in for warranty repair waited 9 weeks to get it back and it still skips so much I want to throw it out the window. It Sucks!!! Don't buy it.
User Rating: 5.0 stars
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GREATEST CDPLAYER OUT THERE FOR THE PRICEby - April 24, 2002
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Review: I have purchased one of these lovely little things its one of the greates radios i have found. It plays everything you need cd's mp3's and with the cd changer controls on the radio there so much more of expantion for the car audio. People who post saying that the player restarts the mp3's in the car are obviously complete idiots since there isnt a player even out there that comes close to this WONDERFUL Stereo!!! If you looking to get this i wouls serouly take it. It sounds great and witht eh variable music it cant be beat for the cost
User Rating: 3.0 stars
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One word, Skippyby - April 13, 2002
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Review: I really cant stand this skipping. Love the rest. May be a good buy if you have a soft suspension car, but it doesnt work on the RX-7
User Rating: 2.5 stars
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Frustrating!by - March 10, 2002
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Review: This player has one thing I do not like and one thing that I cannot tolerate. The thing I don't like is everytime I turn off my vehicle and start it back up the mp3 I was listening to starts back at the begginning again so if you make short trips you listen to the start of the same song several times over (very annoying.) The thing I cannot tolerate and the reason I spent $300.00 for another player is: The dang thing skips WAY too much. If I hit a small crack in the road, pot hole, anything makes it skip. I tore it out and put Panasonics new CQ-dfx572u in and have been very happy with it, does not even skip when I pound on my dash and try to make it. Don't by the Aiwa unless you have the smoothest riding car in America.
User Rating: 2.5 stars
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SKIPS TOO MUCHby - March 5, 2002
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Review: I bought it at BestBuy as open item, now I know why.It skips when other players don't.Then the only way I can raise or lower volume is with remote.Buttons on folding flap went out.
User Rating: 4.0 stars
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Doesn't Read disksby - March 3, 2002
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Review: It was a perfect player when I bought it. Two month later it gave me an Error 03 every other time I insert a disk. Now it gives me an error 9 times out of 10. I don't know what to do anymore. I put in "freashly" recorded disks and not only MP3 disks but any.
User Rating: 4.5 stars
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Excellent for futuristic car audioby - February 17, 2002
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Review: Remote is hell to get installed and working... Very forgiving deck in terms of crazy installations...I pray I never break it...It's the best...
User Rating: 3.0 stars
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One of the Good Players out there!by - February 16, 2002
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Review: This player is nice. It skips sometimes, but I feel that is if the cd is scratched a little. Usually other players would play it with some scratches, but this player has problems at times. The sound is good. My remote didn't come with a connector for the cdc-mp3 and they stopped making the steering wheel connector in 6 months after my purchase since it came out. I'd recommend looking at others if you have a higher budget. The kenwoods are good too, but I haven't tried them. Also, this player plays all the bit rates upto 320 kbps and I dont have to worry about burning at a particular bit rate.
User Rating: 1.0 stars
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DONT BUY IT!!by - February 4, 2002
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Review: It skips all the time, driving or not. The player doesn't read ahead like most of its competitors so any little bump causes it to skip. It has very few adjustable options, you can't turn off the annoying BEEP heard with every action. For albums that have non-stop music with several tracks (80 min song, 16 tracks) it pauses between each track. I wish I could take it back!!
User Rating: 3.0 stars
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Awesome look, unpleasant performanceby - January 31, 2002
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Review: I bought this from bestbuy and all was great until 3 weeks after. The folding started to jam, the beautiful lights didn't work anymore, and slowly the buttons wouldn't work. So basically it turned into a piece of junk. I'm gonna turn it in for a Sony or Kenwood. Nice try and concept, I loved the lights and the electronic folding, but I give this thing overall a 3.
User Rating: 4.0 stars
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Best MP3 Playerby - January 5, 2002
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Review: A little beat expensive but the features and the quality are outreagus. The hidden feature is excellent. A really good value-price choice. Just have to be very carefull while burning your CDs cause it doesnt recognize low bitrates.
User Rating: 3.0 stars
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It skips a lot!by - December 30, 2001
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Review: I like this CD/MP3 player, it has a lot of options and the price is reasonable. However, if you are looking for a quality MP3 player, then don't buy from AIWA! It skips a lot, and can be very anoying. I have a portable MP3 player that plays CD-R/CD-RW MP3s and it hasn't skipped once playing the same CDs. It seems that the skipping problem with AIWA CDC-MP32 is not due to shocks and bumps, etc, but more due to the way it reads the CD-R mp3 media! It skips even when the car is parked!
User Rating: 1.5 stars
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folding face problemsby - December 9, 2001
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Review: this product looks great decent sound quality but the folding face is inadecuate. there is no option to keep the face open when you turn off the car. i start my car at least 80 times a day and after two months the folding face jams every time. i have try to contact aiwa to find out if this feature can be turn off and i have not been able to get in touch with anyone in technical support. the users manual is also equaly useless because it only explains the very basic operation.
User Rating: 4.5 stars
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This is a Jaw-dropper!by - December 2, 2001
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Review: I got mine as an open-box stereo at BestBuy for $233.00 for free install and a few inexpensive parts. From the second I saw it the stores I was impressed... After research (as any good penny-pincher does) I found that it is far better than the previous model and many other MP3/CD players... It reads the Id3 tags on the mp3s and displays them for you... sometimes it may be hard to find a specific song and access some advanced features, but the sound (at 50 watts per channel!) is jawdropping and is easily tuned with the Bass, treble and balances. One favorite is the H-Bass function which doesn't add loud thumps but a awesome bass fill-in which you can usually only get with an amp and some subs... The display has a contrast setting and you can change some buttons from blue to red... The theft prevention is a little unconvincing but really anything short of taking the whole unit out is useless against thieves... a "theft deterrent" usually only comes with very expensive units anyway... The Final Word: If you shop online at least go to a BestBut or other techie store and ask if the have one you can play with... (be sure to bring in a MP3 cd from your collection!)
User Rating: 5.0 stars
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Best MP3 Car Audio Goingby - October 24, 2001
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Review: Have had this player for 5 months now and have only one minor complaint; It always starts either the song or album from the beginning when turned off. Not a big drawback. Overall performance is great. Little skipping, reads ID3 tags, sound quality is good. If you install, please make sure you do a full setup on the panel with all of your fav's set. That will make it easier driving. Decent disappearing feature (the JVC El Kameleon) is much better. Overall the best out there.
The good: Auxiliary input on the front; hides itself from thieves; clear FM reception; ID3 tag recognition; folder-based navigation.
