JENSEN CD-490 Portable Stereo CD Player with AM/FM Radio and Aux Line-in, Red and Black

This little stereo packs a big sound! It is small, easy to move around and to travel with. It has everything I looked for at a low price. The radio works well, picking up many stations. The cd player played my home burned cd's as well as pre-recorded ones. I liked that it has an auxillary for connecting my phone to so I can play music on it through the stereo speakers. The headphone jack was great for when I wanted to listen quietly & not disturb anyone else. I liked this stereo so much that I re-ordered right away and bought 2 more for my sisters!

This CD player will not win awards for sound but if you're looking for a compact, basic sound machine, this will fit the bill. The simple, near-absence of digital controls makes it a great plug-and-play device for we of the technologically challenged group. There is no streaming, pairing, programming, or connection to WiFi. Just plug the thing in, set the desired sound source with the retro button on the side, adjust the volume and AM/FM radio frequency with the appropriate dial, or pop in a CD, and you're in business. Again, the sound will not blow your socks off. It's actually closer in sound to the old transistor type radios. There's no deep bass; there's actually very little of it and the overall sound could be described as "tinny." The sound is good, though, through headphones. A 5-star rating is admittedly high for a sound machine that doesn't put out the best sound. The ridiculously simple controls and functions, however, is delightfully refreshing and a welcome break from all the latest gadgets out there.

I ordered this item primarily for one reason, to play oldies on CD and MP3 through the speakers in this unit when powered by the cord going into the cigarette lighter and using an Enkey 150W car power inverter DC12V to 110V AC. This is for a collector car from the '60's, long before cars came with built in CD players and inputs for the MP3 player. One needs this arrangement if you hate modern AM and FM broadcast radio. Of course, this unit being reviewed will also work fine using batteries but they become expensive over time and add considerable weight to any boom box. It is a very good unit and I am happy with it. It does exactly what I wanted and it sounds very good, lots of volume and very clear. So far it has played every pre-recorded CD and my burned CD-R's without any problems, another thing I was looking for. It works well with earbuds too and has that jack on the front along with the aux input. Radio reception is very good on FM though I rarely use it. The detector works very well in locating and isolating broadcast signals. The built in carrying handle is solid and well-designed for this unit, and the cord is plenty long. Here is the only drawback I have encountered and I mention this in case it might be important to a prospective buyer. It is not a big deal for me. The very good instruction manual tells us how to program the unit to play tracks from a CD to hear only the ones we want to hear. This is easy to do and it works fine. It always seems to play the correct tracks that one has programmed. But the manual states on page 8 instruction #7 bullet 1, the following: "After the programmed tracks have been played the player stops but the program remains in the memory." In the case of the unit I purchased, this is not true. The unit does stop playing after the final programmed track, but that is the end of it. The small red Program light goes off and the memory is erased so one will have to re-program the machine from scratch and that does take time. If one hits the play button, the unit will simply start playing the entire CD from track one. So beware of this if you are one who likes only certain songs on a CD and tends to program your playback. I do not do this so it matters little to me. Besides, you are probably a person who does not buy or even own CD's any longer and uses only MP3 players or streams music exclusively. Nevertheless, I would like to see the manufacturer correct this statement in the manual. Overall, this is a good product for the price, is versatile, and suits my purposes well. I would recommend the unit.

We got this for our 9 year old for Christmas. He has been blasting his Green Day Cd for 2 months with no problems. His little brother comes and changes the song and volume quite often and the player still works just fine. The sound quality is decent for a small player. There are better quality players out there but for the price this is an excellent value. It is easy to use and does not skip. It is about the size of a large shoe box so it easily fits on my son's night stand. I am actually going to buy another one for my nephew's 13th birthday. I think this is a great little player and does the job. Happy listening!!

JUNE 2021 UPDATE--sometimes I read reviews on Amazon and am amazed at how the reviewer can be so angry about a product. I think I'm beginning to figure it out. This product should not have been allowed to advertise that it has an AM/FM radio. I can only conclude that either the vendor did this intentionally or they incompetently never tested it. It is painfully difficult to tune it to a station. The a photo attached (please excuse the fact that it's upside down) show s the tuning scale when the radio has been tuned to the station at 1350 on the AM dial. Note that if I tuned to listen to the station at 940, the dial would still show as being above 1400. And then if the radio drifts a little bit, using the tuner to correct the drift is a 10 minute ordeal. Do not buy this device if you want a radio. If the price point is proper for you for a CD player, then go ahead and get it, I guess. ORIGINAL REVIEW--I acquired this device for two purposes: 1) to listen to my CD collection, and 2) to listen to various sports events and new shows on the radio. The CD player is perfectly fine. I enjoy playing all my CDs The sound is satisfactory. However usability in tuning the AM/FM radio is very disappointing. While I have nothing against a tuning knob necessarily, turning the knob to change the radio station on this device is very difficult. A one degree turn of the knob will take me completely by the station that I am trying to reach. I found this to be the case on both the AM and FM bands. Further, the frequency markings are not accurate to where are the stations are found. If you want this device In order to play compact discs, then by all means go ahead and get it. However it is not the device you want if you plan to be tuning between radio stations.

For the $34.00 price, you get what you pay for: adequate volume with somewhat tinny sound and little bass as there are no treble/bass controls whatsoever. Surprisingly, when you do crank it all the way up (which doesn't get loud enough for my tastes, although it will fill-in decently for a small craftsroom/workshop bench area), I didn't hear any distortion whatsoever like so many other inexpensive players that distort very easily past 1/2 volume with the bass turned up. It plays commercial pre-recorded CD's and all of my CD-R discs (Verbatim brand has never failed me) that I burn with Windows Media Player from Amazon digital downloads that I purchase (I don't even bother buying pre-recorded CDs as it is less hassle to download from Amazon in minutes plus there is no sales tax on Amazon's digital downloads). I got this as a back-up to my better sounding (albeit much heavier) Sony that I have had for years as I got tired of lugging the Sony around from the basement to the workshed or to the back porch or wherever I'm doing projects. That said, it is perfect for kids due to its light weight/small footprint and descent enough sound for a non-discriminating ear. If like me, you work for hours at a hobby bench and want little more than background music, this will do the job, but if you are the type who occasionally cranks it up or for instance would appreciate and pay for an upgraded sound system in your car or home, you no doubt will have to spend more. This player seems sturdy and controls do not seem as flimsy as one might expect in this price range. One big plus was that I did not experience any track skipping when a surrounding floor/table area was jarred or bumped, which is very common, so I would say the rubber mounts do a very good job of isolating the player. The 90 day warranty however doesn't instill a great deal of confidence that this will be a long-term purchase but maybe I will be surprised.

I've been using it for about a week or two and it has been great. The volume can be turned up loud so we only have it up half way (or less) which is plenty for our small living room. I bought it for my 1 year old to play her cds without having to worry about her breaking it. It's a wonderful purchase for the price. Some things that are hard for a child is that the volume control and radio tuner is a dial knob rather than a push button so its hard for a young toddler to set them just right - easy to crank up the volume too high or make it too quiet - I think I can tape the volume knob down with duck tape or something if it starts to become a problem for her. Also, the play button is the small round black button on the very right on the front of the player above the lcd screen. It's small so it could be hard for some people without dexterity to push. Overall very happy with the purchase.

My 19 year old daughter wanted this for Christmas. She loved it.

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La compré por $550 como regalo para mi suegra a quien le gusta mucho escuchar música (a un volumen "decente") y porque, dada su edad, se le complican mucho usar los sofisticados aparatos o mini-componentes que se venden actualmente. Ella sólo quería algo donde pudiera poner y sacar sus CD's favoritos sin complicaciones (ya tiene problemas con su vista) y este aparatito le resultó perfecto para ese propósito. Cuando se lo di a mi suegra y mientras le explicaba de forma muy breve su funcionamiento, pude comprobar lo siguiente: _ Para el tamaño y precio de este aparato, me sorprendió que el sonido es bastante bueno! Muy nítido y balanceado. _ Su pantalla muestra la pista que se está reproduciendo y es lo suficientemente grande e iluminada como para que mi suegra lo vea perfectamente. _ Sólo reproduce CD's originales. Nada de discos piratas (a pesar de que dice ser Compatible con CD-R/RW). _Tampoco reproduce discos con música en formato MP3's. _ La recepción de radio es bastante decente aunque, dada la limitante de la visión de mi suegra, si le resulta complicado ver, en el pequeño dial de este aparto, la estación en la que está... lo cuál resultó irrelevante, pues el propósito siempre fue que el producto fuera usado como un reproductor de CD's y no como un aparato para escuchar la radio. En resumen, mi suegra está encantada con su aparatito y yo también, pues la relación "precio/calidad" superó por mucho mis mejores expectativas, aunque debo aclarar que esta reseña la estoy escribiendo varias semanas después de la compra y las 5 estrellas las otorgo en base a esa relación "precio/calidad" basado en que me costó $550 pesos... pues ahora estoy viendo que el precio de este reproductor ya supera los $1,600 pesos y creo que, a ese precio, hay mejores opciones y, si me baso en ese precio actual, mi calificación hubiera sido de 3 estrellas a lo mucho.

Péssima escolha. Dei uma estrela por não ser possível deixar sem marcar. O aparelho simplesmente não funcionou, mesmo depois de várias tentativas e em ambientes distintos. Tive que devolvê-lo. Não recomendo sua compra.

Good little CD player. Good design and build quality. Sound quality is very good considering size and price point.

Resultó un aparato excelente para la persona mayor que lo disfruta, buen sonido, ligero, sin ninguna complicación para su operación y además está bonito. La recepción es impecable y los CD s se escuchan con muy buena calidad. Estoy muy satisfecho con mi compra.