Philips Bluetooth Stereo System for Home with CD Player, Wireless Streaming, MP3, USB, Audio in, FM Radio, 15W, Micro Music Sound System

I love this

Product arrived quickly after being ordered, and it works.

The only complaint I have is the speakers were presented like they were wireless. Other than that, perfect.

Love love love the CD player

I bought this for my young daughter who does not have a cell phone yet so doesn't stream music from a device. I wanted an old fashioned cd/FM player because between all of us older family members we have a lot of cd's to play. Well this Philips stereo arrived with no users manual, just a Quick Start guide. None of us could figure out how to search for FM stations easily, let alone how to set a program once we found a station. I went online to get answers about how to use it and found that a true user's manual exists. Problem is I have no way to print it and I'm not interested in bothering a friend to print the 20 page manual.So I first called Philips, who I thought was a good name in electronics. Lady told me to just view the manual online. I had wanted my young daughter to be self-sufficient in learning the use of the stereo. And there are plenty of functions like a sleep mode and other things that I wanted her to learn to use. So then I messaged Amazon and was told to message seller and they would get me a printed manual. Seller said NO. Now I'll never buy anything from seller PHOTOTECH!. They told me to ask Amazon, which I had already done. Sooo, I message Amazon again and get a wonderful lady who took all of this info, understood that I would like a printed manual for this $120 stereo and apparently has one printing and being sent to me. People need to wake up and not stand for paying good money for inferior products and then backing off from good customer service. If this were like $20 instead of $120 I wouldn't complain.Then as to quality, it's really just mediocre and not worth $120. I'd have been better off just buying a countertop all in one (no separate speaker) cd player/radio like I still have in my kitchen. They're like $40 and easy to use. I'd return this but don't want to take back a gift to my daughter. I highly appreciate what Amazon is doing to get me a printed copy. I strongly feel that they shouldn't have to. Between Philips and the PHOTOTECH seller, one of them should have gotten it for me. I wish I had read more reviews when I was shopping. I had read a lot, but now see tons of people say they didn't get a manual. I guarantee you won't either if you buy it, and the one page quick start doesn't give anywhere near enough detail, so be prepared to keep going online to figure out how to use the features and make sure you memorize it!

First off, the vast majority if not all of the packaging is recyclable. Whoever at Philips did the packaging also did a really nice job. The little touch of folding a tab into the tape used to secure one of the bags was greatly appreciated. As for the product itself, it looks fairly nice. The speakers have about 5 feet of speaker wire each, and the power cord is also about 5 feet long, which seems generous these days. They are all permanently attached (speaker wires are permanently attached to the speakers, and the power cord is permanently attached to the base unit), which isn't necessarily ideal especially for the speakers, but certainly not a deal breaker, and it may make setup easier for some. The Bluetooth works well and is easy to setup. I haven't tried the CD or radio functions yet, so I can't really speak to those. What I can speak to is the sound quality. I'm no audiophile, and the unit is set up in a lab, not a quiet living room or den. However, it's more than loud enough for a working bio lab without the sound distorting at all, and it sounds absolutely fantastic, especially when compared to the Bluetooth speakers and old computer speakers we had been using. Overall, I'm really happy with it so far.

The unit gets the job done, but it’s not without its quirks. The speaker wires are pretty short, so unless you want them right next to each other, you’ll need to grab some extra wire. Bluetooth can be a bit finicky—your device needs to stay close to the stereo, and any obstacles can cause interruptions. And don’t get me started on the radio station programming—it’s a hassle. But, at the end of the day, I’m just happy to have a little system in the house that plays everything, including CDs again! The sound quality is about what you’d expect for the price, and for that, I can’t complain too much.