This klutz says, "truly shock resistant!"
Written: Jun 30 '00 (Updated Jun 30 '00)
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Pros: small, durable, battery-life indication, lightweight, virtually skip-free, good-looking, backlit display, hold/resume features
Cons: to be determined, but so far I haven't found any
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| daniello's Full Review: Aiwa XP-V70 Personal CD Player |
While generally a plane-person, I decided I would experiment with travel options and take a train from New York City all the way upstate. Thrilled at the prospect of staying attached to the ground, I wondered about everything I would see and experience on my 8-hour journey.
I prepared everything I could ever need for a journey of such length. I saved magazines for months. I went crazy at Barnes & Noble and bought books and CDs. I loaded up on edibles from Fairway. And then it hit me.
How would I keep my bottled water cold during the trip?
And then it really hit me.
How will I listed to all the great new CDs I got without a portable CD player?
I needed a portable CD player, bad. The last one I had is barely recognizable as a member of the "electronic" category. Every piece that could be broke off did break off. The display no longer worked. The shock protection laughed at me when I tried to use it. I had dropped it so many times that it was no longer square.
So my needs were pretty clear due to the way my previous player expired. I needed a durable, very shock resistant CD player because I'm a klutz. And I wanted a cool, techno-licious CD player because I'm a gadget-brain.
And then I met the Aiwa XP-V70 portable CD player.
Brought to my door in the wee hours the night before my trip by an Urban Fetch courier (bless their souls!), I was skeptical at first of my purchase. It came in one of those terrible plastic cases that you need a Ginsu blade to open. I thought cheap products were generally packaged in this manner. A good CD player should come in a nice box. Or so I thought...
First thing I noticed, this little CD player looks great! It's silver with a small blue window to see if your CD is spinning. While I've read in other reviews that the headphones are awful, they are really not that bad. However, since I broke them after about two weeks of usage, I'll use the opportunity to buy a really good pair. (Note to self: Do not leave walkman and headphones on floor next to bed.)
And now, the nutshell of the Aiwa XP-V70 portable CD player:
- The shock resistance is amazing! Consider I used it on a train, use it on the subway every day, have run to catch buses with it and more, it has NEVER skipped. It may skip when dropped on pavement, but most people don't treat their electronics the way I do. You can choose from 10 second shock protection or 40 second shock protection.
- There are three different bass settings. Even on the highest bass setting, there is no distortion.
- While I've never used it, it does have AVLS. As I mentioned in another review, I need all the volume I can get.
- Battery Indication...it's got it! I love knowing when my batteries are about to die.
- Details screen - you can see the track number, how much time is left in the song, what your bass and shock settings are and more. Best of all, it's backlit for viewing in the dark!
- The battery life is very good. I am able to use it for hours and hours before changing the batteries.
- The sound - excellent.
- Resume: a nice feature if you stop the CD and want to pick up exactly where you left off. It also has Hold so you can prevent yourself from stopping or starting the CD when you don't intend to. That used to be my biggest battery waster.
So is there anything wrong with the Aiwa XP-V70?
- When the CD is stopped, the bass settings reset.
So my recommendation? If you want to spend less than $100 on a portable CD player and lead a NYC-lifestyle, get the Aiwa XP-V70 and get ready for skip-free tunes wherever you go.
Dare I say it's the best CD player in its price range? Indeed.
Recommended:
Yes
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