| | |  | Keyless Entry Systems & Remote Starters | Home » » » » Sony CFD-S350 CD/Cassette Portable Boombox (Silver) | | | | | | | Description: | | Take high quality music with you wherever you roam with the stylish Sony CFD-S350 boombox. With a CD player, as well as a cassette deck and radio tuner, you can play those favorites you still have on tape, as well as audio CDs and CD-R/RWs. The built in "Wide Stage" convex speakers offer rich bass and crisp highs, giving you dynamic sound at your next backyard party or beach outing. A clear LCD display makes it easy to control CD, radio and cassette functions. With 20-track RMS programming, you can play your CD music in the order you choose, and there are shuffle and repeat modes, as well. Meanwhile, synchronized CD/cassette dubbing makes it easy to make mix tapes of your favorite tunes. Lastly, a slim 10-key remote control lets you control the unit from afar. | | | Features: | |
• Portable boombox with CD player, cassette deck, and digital AM/FM tuner
• Compatible with audio CD, CD-R, and CD-RW formats
• Wide Stage convex speakers provide rich bass and crisp highs
• 20-track programming, shuffle and repeat modes, and synchro CD/cassette dubbing
• Includes slim 10-key remote control; measures 16.3 x 6.45 x 10.12 inches (W x H x D)
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 16.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 10.2 inches | | Product Height:
| 6.1 inches | | Product Weight:
| 8.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 18.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 13.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 8.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 9.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 155 reviews |
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233 of 242 found the following review helpful:
 Mega Bass doesn't make a differenceMay 20, 2005
By T. Johnson
I had my old Sony Boombox for 11 years & it finally gave out. I saw this one; it looked nice and had all the same basics as my old one. I needed a simple player & this one fit the bill. Many others look too "space age" to me.
When I got it, I put in a CD and it didn't sound like it had much bass. I turned on the Mega Bass & it didn't sound any different. At least with my old Sony you could tell when the Mega Bass was on. Because of the lack of bass I think it's an OK player.
I took my children to a local play gym/arcade, and they had the Sony CFD-F10 there. It sounded great! Sad to say, it makes me wish I did a little more comparing, the extra $10-$15 dollars seems worth it.
207 of 215 found the following review helpful:
 An autistic child's bulletproof bedtime buddy.Jun 04, 2006
By lighten_up_already2
"lighten_up_already2"
My oldest son is autistic and insists on listening to the same CD on repeat-mode every night as he drifts off to sleep. He has one of these players in his room. Usually we turn it off after he goes to sleep but sometimes it playes all night.
We are well into our second year of this routine and this CD player has performed flawlessly. We don't let him have original CDs but rather burn the two tracks he listens to over and over to a special CD and let him have it. He has worn out several CDs through scratching and smudging but this CD player keeps going and going.
And, that's another plus, this player will play a CD that is very smudged and scratched.
We were so impressed with this unit that we bought a second one. It has been used extensively and still works like new.
I've occasionally used the radio function and have found that it pulls in stations very well.
My only complaint is that I found the controls confusing. I wish the symbols on the buttons were actually a contrasting color, not just impressions molded into plastic which are very difficult if not impossible to see in low light. Of course, if you use yours every day you'll probably get all your favorite functions down my memory before long.
It only has two speakers that are about 4 inches, so don't expect rumbling bass. In fact, you could probably easily find a CD boombox that sounds better, but probably not at this price point, and when it comes to sheer durability I don't know how this unit can be beat.
191 of 198 found the following review helpful:
 SONY - cheaply made, and HORRIBLE customer service ... what warranty???Nov 25, 2006
By MVM
Well, up until recently I was really pretty high on Sony products. But no longer. We bought this unit just under a year ago and the "PLAY" button broke with moderate use. After disassembling the unit, I found that the buttons (especially PLAY, FF, and REW) are all cantilevered away from the cassette handling mechanism. When you combine that with the very thin piece of plastic connecting the button to the mechanism, you have something that's designed to fail. Very poor design, and Sony could easily have done a better job by simply using more plastic in that area. So, since the unit was still under warranty for parts, I called and asked for a new button. No deal! They said that they could only sell me an entire unit, refurbished, or I would have to pay them to put in a new button "for safety reasons". Oh, maybe I could PURCHASE a new button, but they weren't sure.
Let me see the warranty says: "... Sony will supply, at no charge, new or rebuilt replacements in exchange for defective parts for a period of one (1) year. After 90 days from the date of purchase, labor for removal and installation is available from Sony authorized service facilities or a Sony Service Center at your expense." Available? More like "mandatory". They simply would NOT send me a new button, under the terms of their warranty. All they could do was refer me to the "Executive Resolution Committee" - c'mon - for a button???
What is Sony thinking? We are talking about a little plastic button here! Well, the story is not yet over. I FedEx'd the Committee a copy of my purchase reciept, Sony's warranty, and the details of the problem.
We'll see if Sony stands behind their warranty promises - or not. Stay tuned ...
1/7/07 - update - Sony phoned me directly after receiving the FedEx documentation and offered to replace the box if I paid to ship the old one to them. So at least I wouldn't have to pay about $30 for the refurbished unit (although the FedEx to the Executive Committee cost me about $12). Cost another $12 via FedEx ground to ship back the broken unit (repair facility is about 100 miles from here). Got a refurbished unit back in about a week - total cost of about $25. Pretty good service - but still disappointing to learn that their own service representative agreed with my assessment of the situation. Too bad their warranty statements aren't representative of the actual warranty policy - you can either pay them to fix it, or you can pay for a whole new (refurbished) unit. But to actually get a replacement part that fails under warranty replaced? Forget it!
95 of 96 found the following review helpful:
Great Sound!Nov 17, 2006
By WolfMama
"Liz"
I've owned several multi format players over the years and this one sounds the best of all of them. It delivers sharp, crisp sounds without sounding tinny or like it's in a barrel. The bass boost works fine on my unit. If you can't tell a difference you might want to get your ears checked.
I like it because it's small enough to fit on my desk comfortably and it can be carried easily. The handle lays down flat when you don't need it. The antenna folds away nicely under the handle when the radio isn't in use. The earphone jack is placed nicely on top and you don't have to go hunting for it. The power and the sleep buttons are conveniently placed side by side by themselves so you don't accidentally hit them and turn the player/radio off. All in all I like the placement of the buttons, someone put a lot of thought into the placement and use of the buttons when designing this nice little machine.
The LCD display is easy to read, it has larger than average letters and numbers. If you didn't have instructions for this unit you can almost figure it out without them. It's very intuitive and user friendly.
The remote is not too small or too large, and the buttons are a good size, not too small to press easily and not too close together. They're also very clearly labeled so you know which buttons control which functions.
I still have plenty of cassette tapes left and they all sound very good on this unit. It doesn't hiss when playing them. CD's sound clear without any extraneous noises and the high/low range sounds good to my ears. If you want some piece of an audiophiles dream then go pay the price for it. I like listening to all kinds of music from Irish drinking songs to trance and it all sounds great to me on this little box.
I haven't used any batteries yet, I bought mine for indoor use, to listen to my CD's and tapes.
I give this unit five stars for:
Good design set up
Size
Ease of use and functions
Sound quality
Price
Follow up: December 23, 2006
I'm still really enjoying my little machine. I really really like the repeat function. It also has a repeat shuffle function that shuffles the order of tracks around while it repeats and that's kinda neat. There's another function that's really great and that's the programmable track repeat. You can program it to repeat a particular track however many times you want. I tried several CD's on 'repeat all' and it kept playing the CD over and over again til I stopped it. Out of curiosity mostly I let the same CD run, all day long and half the night, just to see if it would do it. It did. I am still very pleased with this unit and its' performance and would buy it again.
October 12, 2007
My little machine is still going strong. I've had no problems with it whatsoever. All in all if it bit the dust today, I will have gotten my money's worth from it. I've used it to death. I've played CDs, and tapes, and listened to the radio, LOL. It's been going nonstop since I took it out of the box;)
Edit August 15, 2008
This little box is still going strong. There are those who said there's no repeat function.
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My little box is still going strong. if it bit the dust tomorrow, I've gotten my money's worth, LOL. I've played this little box a countless number of hours. I'm still very pleased with the performance.
Update December 16, 2009
This box is still going strong:) Still plays CDs and the readio works great. The tape player still plays tapes as good as it did when I bought it. This little box has been one of the best investments I've made for playing music:)
75 of 78 found the following review helpful:
Very SatisfiedAug 31, 2005
By Maryland Gentleman
I had the previous model and like this one better. It works very well sounds great and has a very easy to use remote. I am not familiar with all the different bells and whistles higher models have. But can tell you this one works well and I am very satisfied with it more so than the previous model.
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