Review on Sony CDP CE500 5 Disc Changer Black Review by Charles Parente

My RCA 5 CD changer died last weekend after 10 wonderful years and thousands of hours of play. The moment it failed I prayed a bit, sent it to CD changer heaven and rushed to the Revain to look for a replacement. I kept coming back to this model, but some of the negative reviews made me wary. However, I have to say that I have ordered a lot from Revain over the years and 98% of what I have received has been perfect despite the negative reviews/experiences of others. I had hoped that this purchase would also be successful and it really is. It arrived last Thursday (a day late due to a severe ice storm that swept across the US). I hooked it up to my receiver over the weekend, put in 5 CDs from one of my playlists and no skipping, skipping or any quirks. The sound is great and I'm already trying it out. The only reason I'm giving 4 stars instead of 5 (I'd give 4.5 if that was an option) is the random play feature. It is mixed very carefully and does not remain on a plate. However, it shuffles CDs, and when it finds the right CD, it shuffles the songs on that CD, which can result in a long delay between songs. But even that is contradictory; sometimes it's just a few seconds, sometimes it can be up to 10 seconds, which is a long pause between songs. However, I do notice that the more CDs I play, the quicker and more normal the time between song changes, which is great. I am very happy with this player and would recommend it for the price. I hope I live as long as my favorite RCA player. February 22nd Update: AWESOME CD Player! I have increased my rating to 5 stars. My first complaint was about the shuffle time, until I realized that each of my CDs contained an average of 16 songs since they were from my playlists; some CDs have even more songs depending on the length. That's why there was a delay between songs; There were so many to choose from! At one point I panicked when I heard a few songs skipping, but luckily it was the CD itself and when I erased it there were no more skippings. This is an excellent CD player with clear and crisp sound. I am very happy that I made this purchase.