Philips AZB798T/12 CD Sound Machine, Portable CD and Cassette player DAB And FM Bluetooth, CD, MP3-CD, USB Host, Dynamic Bass, Bass Reflex, Remote, Sleep Timer - Black

I ordered this as I fell over on the one we had in & I had to replace it.Now I was only using this as my larger CD system is one of those incredibly stupid it'll produce sound via Bluetooth but not to headphones via Bluetooth silly ideas & I was actually very very very impressed with this systems sound & the number of varying play modes that it boasts like: CD (MP3) Player, A Cassette Deck, Bluetooth Capability, FM Radio (old school) DAB+ & USB Playback, It sounds excellent for its size (I'm a qualified musician & I own some 800+ CD's (easily) so I have a fair idea of sound quality) the Treble is here so is the Middle & the massively important Bass is here & the Bass can be turned between three different levels from light to heavy. The whole system has a number of settings that aren't displayed on screen so typically like 'Rock' & 'Jazz' &‘Classical’ so on it's more 'Powerful' & 'Smooth' & so on, it has an Aux in socket & the very important headphone socket. The remote control works extremely well & you can program CD's for sure & the USB & Bluetooth I'm unsure about as I've only listened to CD's on it plus a Cassette & I've heard it's old school radio briefly.It's so easy to use, almost everything is marked one way or another on the machine (the buttons name or symbols), you'll need the instructions for setting up playlists, using DAB+ & the USB port if you're unfamiliar with these things like myself.There is one small issue with this I'm afraid to say & that is say that you're listening to something really Bass heavy like Reggae/DUB for example if you have the Bass on setting #2 (now there's just average bass then there's a bass button on the machine moving it from lets just say minimal/average(ish) to bass heavy, So #0: is minimal bass push the bass button once to #1 for decent it is there bass & press it again to #2 for heavy bass & another press takes it back to #0 for no bass boost) now let’s just say on setting #2 if the system volume is over 20 - 22 on the screen it jumps whilst playing tracks by the likes of UB40, Sting & The Police, McCartney/The Beatles with their deep & distinctive Bass lines to name a few & it's the same for any bass deep genre of music as it just can't take both the heavier bass & the higher volume due to it's size, BUT you can toggle back the Bass setting to #0 minimal bass effect then turn it up to #1 & toggle/play with both the volume & bass until you find a bass fine none tinny sound which you will do so it's not all bad but it's this wonderful machines only hiccup! (I've left an image of the buttons & screen as clearly as I can & the images on the selling page are slightly misleading as neither of my two systems have had blue around the speakers!)It's a pricey player but believe me, it's the Philips brand, it's solidly built, the carry handle's secure & built to last, it's multifunction & it's well worth it & it is a classic case of "You Get What You Pay For" (I don't believe that you'll find a better portable CD system, that's my own personal opinion).

Very effective sound, good, stable DAB+ reception.Would recommend this unit as a quality item.

This has the sound I am looking for. The player performs well in every way it says it does. I am very pleased with this player. However, I did not realise it was just a 'player' until I wanted to record something from the radio. It made me think that for such a huge piece of machinery they could have included recording mode. I mean it is HUGE. I wouldn't mind it being a recorder/player with a smaller body and separate speakers.If you want good sound, it is the player for you. I got sort of stuck with it, so I am keeping it as it has the sound I am looking for to play my cassettes. I can also play the same music on CD and USB. This monster will also remind me not to have gotten side-tracked by their small silver one which is a recorder/player.I also like the station set up, but I find it easier or even better to set up programs manually as automatic just select the first clear stations of 20, but you might want others it would not have space for. However, you can over write these if you don't mind the extra effort.I fully recommend it for sound (aka - DBB). You will be in dance hall mode playing your favourites on this brute.

Really really pleased with this. Great sound quality’s wanted to be able to play old cassettes and CDs . Mechanism easy to use for Annie person like me

I was excited to get this as I had read the reviews and they were very good. Unfortunately I couldn’t get the cassette player to work despite trying several tapes. The cd player was a bit flaky as it kept changing to showing cd to tape, and unfortunately I have had to return it. When it played the sound quality was great.

Bought this for a friend I tested it before I gave him it to him and was quite impressed with the look ,sound and many functions

Lovely machine - looks good, loads of input options, easy to use without looking at the manual. Bought this for my kitchen after my previous system died a death after years of use. Great sound, and plays CD-RWs, which are the reasons I went for Philips in the first place. Proper pleased!

I ordered a Philips AZB798 20.11.22 and it arrived the next day.Unfortunately one of the speakers did not work.I spoke to the always very helpful people at Amazon Customer Services and they arranged a replacement within 3 days.The new machine was delivered the following day.This time both speakers worked.I really like the radio.The CD player is fine although it cannot compete with my Denon but I did not expect it to do so.Now I already had a couple of great DABs and CD players but,I have hundreds of cassettes that I was desperate to hear again but unfortunately my tape players are long dead.So I was hoping that this item would do the job.Misfortune struck.I tried several cassettes and all played too slowly.I tried them on a friend player and they sounded great.So,I went back to those nice people at Amazon who gave me a refund then told me to keep the sad failure.I repackage it,put a note on the box explaining the problem and then took it to a charity shop just before Christmas.I have read other peoples reviews who have given this product four or five stars;guess I just had bad luck...twice.The one great thing about Amazon is at least can get your money back.I do not like giving bad reviews.Sorry Philips.Oh,they have been trading for decades so their stuff cannot be all bad.Try it with the confidence that Amazon will be there to support you.Me?My search goes on.Well,I`m out.