Review on Marantz PMD-526C Professional CD/Media/Bluetooth Player with RS-232 Control by Ashwin Drollinger

08/24/2018 - first impression: only received yesterday evening. while playing and enjoying only 2 cd'. For the price of $159 I really can't complain. The block itself is built on the ground, it has weight and the same with the remote control. I'm far from a music lover, but I have a pretty keen ear (I play musical instruments and often have to record chords by ear). I don't spend $499 on a quality CD player. So this pmd-526c fits my needs: low price, good quality, basic CD player, with RCA outputs (actually I don't need XLR on this unit and I don't have any speakers with optical connection except soundbars for TV. , one thing should be considered before buying: you can't turn off the device with the remote control, you have to press the on/off button on the device itself (I don't mind as it's next to my bed with my alarm clock I don't have all of them yet Explored features such as playing mp3 from flash drive or sd card, bluetooth etc but I don't think it will change my first impressions much as I have many other devices that can play mp3 and connect with Bluetooth so I don't need this machine to beat others.