Clunky, but good value

As a budget cassette deck this does the job; the sound it produces is as you would expect from Sony and it records well in either automatic or manual mode.
This, though, is a functional rather than top of the range hi-fi deck: If you want to record on both decks and have a better range of adjustments the next model up ought to be considered.
It does just what I want, and no more - the ability to record from radio, CD or disc and, occassionally, to dub from tape to tape.
My only reasons for not giving 5 stars was because the Dolby switch appears, and feels, rather flimsy (although, it must be said, it works perfectly well), and because of the clunky noise when the tape reverses from one side to the other.

Great for the price

If you are on a budget and are looking for a decent pair of speakers then this is for you. The Speakers project the sound perfectly but they don't come without a flaw.
U need a few bateries to operate them and you will need to release them every week or so.

If your are in desperate need for a pair of speakers get these, if u are looking for a really good set it may be worth spending a bit more money

im rly pleased

rly good stuff was worth buying and package i recived cery fasy in 1 week from uk to poland
greetings to amazon team

Sony CFD-SO1

It does everthing it says it does, well made, good sound quality (including radio reception). Good value for its price.

Quality is average, Great for travelling, Better all round alternatives out there

I found that the quality of the sound is average, I certainly can't have them nice and loud through these speakers as it begins to pierce the eardrum. One major advantage of these is that they are great for travelling as they fold up and take up hardly any space. Your phone docks nicely on to them so they look like they belong (not sure about the colour though). However, try the Sony SRS range of speakers, they will plug into the jack from your headphone adapter and although they won't dock they will produce a much better sound (plus there's two speakers so they'll give a more natural"surround" experience). Alternatively, if you already own a decent hifi with decent sound, the I recommend the MPP-60, I've placed a review on for them and would highly recommend them as they are much cheaper.

On a budget but want good sound? Buy 'em

For the money, these are great speakers. I use them as the secondary pair in a 7.1 set up. Good clear sound for vocals and music. Can't vouch for them with regards to handling bass as i only put mid to top end frequencies thru them. I will test them for low frequency sound output and edit my review if one day i've nothing better to do. :)

quality sound

The quality of sound is just amazing, no leads to connect just with your bluetooth, you will not find a better speaker for the price. you can leave it any where in the rooom and press play on your phone relax and hear your music in pure quality sound

Sony Excel yet again

As always Sony excel with this system! Excellent crisp sound, more than ample power to fill any room. Very modern slimline styling. Plays CD-R's, CD-RW's, MP3 format, all sound great! Shop around and you can pick this neat little system up for a bargain price as i did.

The next best thing if you don't want a 'Multi Room Package'

I love Sony products - for me their HiFi is the best - but if it uses any form of software it just doesn't quite ever make it. I bought a Walkman NW-A3000 - great machine & the worst software ever written - why didn't I remember that when I bought the GigaJuke!

Positives
---------
The sound that comes out of both the 'server' (NAS-E 35HD) and the 'remote' (NAS S55) are more than good and in fact the remote has a really sweet sound. As others have pointed out though there are no tone controls on either machine - just some basic profiles that can be selected.

As a standalone MP3 ripper and player the server is easy to use and the creation of folders and shuffling around of tracks is very straight forward.

Directly wiring to a Windows PC is a doddle and transferring MP3s is fast and reliable.

Networking the server and the remote is plain sailing but as others have pointed out you can only run one network at a time ie wired or wireless and is annoyingly slow to change from one to the other.

Negatives
---------
The CD transport controls on the server are counter intuitive - this does not want you to play CDs.

Party mode which plays the same music on both server & remote is very limited - effectively only selection of tracks by ID3 tags is possible - and why anyone would want to use XDJ where Sony classify ripped music by feel is beyond me.

You can play CDs or listen to the radio on the server but you cannot stream that to the remote - so the remote ends up being of only limited use. The remote doubles up as an internet radio but obviously only if you have it on a full home network.

Changing modes on the server, eg from hard disk music to radio, is agonisingly slow as is virtually everything else - you don't do things in a hurry with this equipment.

Advice to buyers
----------------
I think this a flawed package - the server is great but is an expensive option if you do not use the networking functions. The networked remote is brilliant but doesn't do all you really expect it to.

speakers

These speakers are not of very good quality; they vibrate and the sound reproduction isn't very good. However for the price and what I use them for they are just about acceptable.

fantastic loads of fun

this is fantastic the more i learn about it the more i find out it does it even analizes your music when you are loading it into the system then there is mood buttons it actually puts the music into mood files so say if you want ballads for a night time just go to ballads and all the music is in there with out you havin done it if your working out there is one fopr that if your doing the housework there is one for that its really good

Excellent but there is one deception

Perfect product with lots of easy to use functions. Compact size and stylish look. Very good sound. However, advertisments and packaging box mention you can connect your MP3 via USB. The manual then mentions you can only connect a Limited types of SONY MP3 which are: NWD-B103/B103F/B105/B105F/NWZ-B103F/B105F/NWZ-A815/A816/A818/NWZ-S515/S516/S615F/S616F/S618F
Its a bit misleading but you can use your MP3 and connect it to the"Sound in" socket with a cable with 2 male Jack connectors. Easy to find in one pound shops, Curry, Comets etc...

sony speakers srs-a5ss

i have found that the speakers are of good quality and can go louder than the portable speakers i had before. they also look stylish which is another factor and you can change the colour with the clip-on's. i think this is a good buy at a good price.

Reommended

Good product. I was prepared to take a disappointment here but no i am pleasantly surprised.

I had a listen to the CMT SPZ1 in store. The CMT CPZ2 is definitely better.Clarity of sound is really good even at very low volumes.

The speaker cord length is reasonable.

I am not very very convinced about the bass yet(not sure what i expect), i will give it time to bed in..dont get me wrong it does have a good bass effect with it...but so far i will say i would buy this again if i had to.

Fine Little System

I am very pleased with this little system. The sound quality is very impressive, the finish is good, the various features are easy to manage and the display is very clear. The sound stays true up to a reasonable volume but does start to distort when turned up full, but only very slightly. The remote is brilliant and very responsive, which is a big plus as in the past I have found systems of this type to be extremely temperamental in this particular. The cd player and radio features both seem absolutely fine and, although I have not used the tape deck, it gives me a warm happy feeling to know that it's there.

Good value for money

Very compact therefore good for travelling. Work best in small spaces with no other noises, perfect for hotel rooms etc. If you have the volume too loud the sound does become 'tinny' and distorted. Good value for price probably not good for everyday use.

Great mini Hi-Fi!

Bought this for my SE mobile (works with any SE phone that has a fast-port connector)and it really blasts the music out, getting the most out of your Walkman phone (tried it with W395 and W595).It's a great alternative to any bulky Hi-Fi system and easily carried around when travelling.The sub-woofer really adds that deep backround base giving it a real Hi-Fi experience.However, the surround sound function justs lowers the volume and comes out tinny, so it's best kept in normal stereo mode.Overall,a great portable music system.

Great value, great sound

I wanted a hi-fi that was compact, had bluetooth and a USB, decent sound and a decent price. This Sony system ticked all of those boxes.

Before purchasing I visited the Sony shop in Solihull, purely to check sound quality. There were a few similar Sony's on offer - and all more expensive than Amazon. There was a considerable difference in sound quality between the S-Master Digital Amp and those without.

The speakers are not that fantastic, but value for money - you can't knock it.