Sony CDPCX355 300-Disc MegaStorage CD Changer

300-disc changer * plays CDs, audio CD-Rs and CD-RWs * optical digital output * 32-track programming, repeat, & random play * dual front-panel jog dials for disc/track selection * 8 Group Files * Disc Memo for up to 600 CDs * Memo Search * CD Text display * input for a (PS/2-compatible) PC keyboard * 13-character fluorescent display * remote control * Advanced Mega Control with No-Delay and X-Fade play * Control A1-II * 1-bit Hybrid Pulse D/A converter * signal-to-noise ratio 107 dB * 16-15/16"W x 7-3/8"H x 19-7/8"D * warranty: 1 year

The CDPCX355 300-disc CD changer puts hours upon hours of music at your fingertips with features like cross-fade sound, text display, and an organization feature that makes it easy to find your favorite songs and albums. The CDPCX355 plays audio CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs, and you can program it to play CDs or tracks one by one, in random order, or in your own customized track order. You can create up to 8 different groups of CDs to quickly jump to certain styles of music or a favorite collection of songs. A hit list memory feature allows you to return to your 32 most frequently played songs instantly. You can browse through all of your CDs by name, so you'll never lose track of what CDs are in the player or what order they are in. You can also custom-label CDs stored in the CDPCX355 for quicker retrieval. The CDPCX355 includes a jog dial control that gives you quick access to individual CDs or tracks. With the jog dial, you can listen to snippets of music or skip tracks you don't like quickly. For power users or music lovers with a deep library of CDs, the CDPCX355 can synch up with another CD changer. You'll never have to wait for a disc to change to keep the music playing, thanks to a cross-fade feature that brings the audio of one CD down at the same time that a new disc starts to play. By adding a second changer, you can expand your instant access to up to 600 CDs total, and both changers can be controlled by a single remote. The hybrid pulse digital-to-audio converter reproduces a warm, natural sound from your CDs, making you feel like you were there when the music was recorded. You can easily connect the CDPCX355 to an audio receiver with both analog RCA-type and digital optical outputs. An analog connection instantly synchs the CDPCX355 to another changer, and a Control A-1II cord links the CDPCX355 to any other Sony components in your audio system or home theater. A headphone jack is also featured. What's in the Box CD changer unit, RCA audio cord, ControlA-1II cord, remote control, two AA batteries, owner's manual.

I own 2 , Had both for 3 years never had a problem. 1 changer is full the other has 169 in it

This Sony CDPCX355 300-Disc MegaStorage CD Changer is fantastic. Would recommend to anyone looking for a 300-Disc CD Changer.

I've had my CX-355 for five years now, use it almost every day, and have never had a problem with it--so I don't understand people having CD's ruined. It's completely filled, except sometimes for disc slot #1. I fill it with CD copies so if someone was to steal it I wouldn't be out 300 times $15. And I have all the disk names down on paper (using MS Word) both by group and by slot # so I can quickly find or identify disks. Initially I didn't think I needed 8 separate groups, but now I wish I had more. Hope they keep making this or one like it, because when mine eventually breaks, I definitely want to replace it with something like it.

I have always preferred to buy Sony products over the years until purchasing this CD player...now I am going to steer away from. Our experience has been very negative: it does not read the first couple of songs on some Cds, it has eaten some Cds and it has been very difficult to extract the damaged Cds, it skips some Cds, very irritating and aggravating experience. I have a strong urge to smash the unit! Instead I have given up on the poor quality and will buy another Cd player from a better company. This Cd player lasted 5 months until I have had it. Very disappointing experience.

I bought my first CD player in the late 80's. It was a Pioneer 6-disc changer. Last month, it died. As I was shopping for it's replacement, I found this Sony 300-disc changer for a little over $200 and was thrilled. I have a large CD collection and thought this would be a great way to store some of them and listen to them as well. I must say, I bought this device before I read the reviews online, so I had nothing but optimism for it. Some high points first. It was very easy to use and operate. Loading CDs was a snap, and while the unit allows you to plug in a keyboard, using the knobs to toggle through the alphabet and characters was easy. In a few minutes after plugging it all in to my stereo, I had all of my Bowie and Beatles discs loaded and labeled. I even created a special group (you can create up to 8) of just Bowie discs. Again, very easy. The shuffle does have a bit of a delay between songs, but I liked that for some reason. It was more like a real jukebox rather than streaming digital noise. The pause felt like a cleansing of the palate before the next serving. The first sign of trouble was when I put in disc 2 of Bowie at the Beeb. This is a disc I have never listened to, yet the device could not read it. I was cleaning the disc, looking at it in bright light trying to figure out what was wrong. Oh well, I put it back in its case and moved on. Having filled about a third of the device, I had come across 7 discs that it would not play. It seemed to have trouble reading the first track only. The device had also skipped frequently and twice, a disc has fallen off the carosel and gotten lodged in the back of the machine. In one case, it scratched the disc. This did not affect the playing of the disc. With all of this trouble, I read the Amazon reviews and saw many people reporting identical problems. I honestly refused to believe the negative comments because I liked this device so much. After more loading and more problems, I'm packing it up tonight and returning it. I looked at the Pioneer multi-disc changer, and while it seems to function better, the fact that you cannot electrinically label the discs (you have to keep a computer print-out of the discs and their slot in the unit). This is a deal-breaker as well. Sony seems to have the form, while Pioneer nailed the function. Too bad they couldn't get together. I'm sure you are reading this and thinking, "this unit I bought will be different". I hope it is. Otherwise, you'll be like me sitting here writing a review and putting off the task of having to put all of these discs back into binder after binder. What a disappointment!