Sony CMT-SPZ90 Micro Hi Fi System Hi Fi System Reviews: DAB with CD Player

+ Great design & performance. I wanted an all silver unit and this was the best out there at the time.

- Not a "bad point" as such but i don't see the need for a cassette deck in such a modern unit. Could also do with a USB input.

+ Good value for money

- none

+ Neat compact design pleasing to the eye. Good use of space for 3 disc changer and the tape cassette deck used for display.

- Poor aerial attachment being hard to keep in position. Poor speaker attachment making it hard to adapt and add other components. Poor speaker design making it hard to position also combined with the shortness of speaker leads. Tape deck does not auto reverse.

+ Smart, stylish, easy to use. Sound quality is good even at low volume.

- We have discovered that DAB reception in our area is mediocre, to say the least, and could be improved with an external aerial. However, this model does not have the necessary connection with which to fit one. This is disappointing as we now have our (much looked forward to) DAB system, but are forced to continue listening on FM stereo.

+ good looks and good sound quality

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+ Good sound, appearance, usual Sony high standard

- Not been able to obtain DAB connection

+ very easy to set up and use

- led display too small and not bright enough.difficult to read from chair across (fairly small) room. no point in remote if you have to get up to see display.

+ disc change is slow but the whole look of the product and quality is fab, was surprised at the size its fairly large and we thought we were buying a mini size one! I love it though, perfect for my studio.

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+ Excellent sound for the price and the quality of sound is very good. Good design and very compact

- No back up when power is switched off all setting lost including the time. Would improve this item 100%

+ excellent sound quality

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+ looks good at a reasonable price

- can't turn it off standby i.e. is always on standby so not good for the environment. Could turn it off at the socket but would then lose all the settings.

+ compact design looks good,sound quailty very good.CD changer works great can play mu mp3 fine.

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+ good looks,cassette included (a must for my dad

- rated at 50 watts rps...is this a joke? have to turn volume to near maximum to get a decent listening level...the speakers are the same as supplied with lesser models....very disappointed

+ It is neat and doesn't take up a lot of space. The sound is reasonably good and I am pleased with it.

- Can't think of any.

+ Good sound quality on using CD's and radio. Still referring to the booklet as only bought this at Christmas. Also bought it because it plays cassettes which other hi-fi units didn't have. Ticked all that I wanted from a hi-fi unit plus also looks good and has that retro look when you take off the front covers.

- Cable wires from unit to loudspeakers could be longer if anyone wanted to place loudspeakers away from unit although it's okay for me. Some stations are still quite difficult to pick up on DAB, still resolving this as no antenna socket in back of unit.

+ good looking player with high wattage for that loud sound. ideal for the kitchen. 3 Multi cd play is great for just sitting and spending time relaxing

- would like a proper arial rather than just a wire

+ looks neat. Easy to set up (even for me of 76 yrs!) CD loading and use very good.

- can't find any really. Disappointing I can't get DAB, but that's the area I am in, not the set.

+ Good Points - Mostly everything about it. Sleek design, fits into the smallest of places. Sound quality is excellent. Goes with all our living room furniture. Worth every penny.

- Bad Points - Not alot of bad points. Speaker Cable could do to be a bit longer. DAB ariel is a bit flimsy. Although CD drawer itself is motor run, the multi change drawers are manual slide. But that's about it for the bad points.

+ This Sony Micro HI-FI System is a great product. Its multi CD disc player is first class, the DAB radio reception is absolutely perfect and its tape function is just great for playing some of those old tapes that have not been played for years. Congratulations on producing such a good looking and excellent Hi-Fi model.

- The only bad point is that the Speaker Leads are far too short and that Speaker Extensions have not been produced as an accessory that can be purchased seperately.

+ Happy to have a cassette player for all my old tapes. Good loud output for a small system. And has a DAB radio. The whole package.

- No info on screen when playing radio.

+ great sound quality (even REALLY loud), 3 cds, D.A.B radio. It really was an amazing purchase so glad I bought it, I love it. Ten out of ten!

- None that I've found so far, it's great on everything!

+ Very good looking and compact, excellent value for money.

- None found as yet

+ Design

- Cannot receive DAB signal where wish to use product. Can only now get FM channels - not the main programmes I wish to listen to.

+ compact, good make, good value for price

- disc/track changing slow

+ Looks and sounds great.

- None

+ very compact - has tape deck - has a lovely sound reproduction

- apart from losing time settings etc every time power goes off and the dark wood speaker casings I cannot think of any bad points

+ Clear instructions as to how to set the system up. So many of us are not so knowledgable about modern electronics! Simply fulfils our needs perfectly. Many thanks!

- None that I have discovered!

+ Multiple CD player and Cassette and DAB Radio

- The radio will only pick up certain stations (not the main ones) so I still have to use my trusty Pure Evoke 1 radio (which is in the same place as the Sony) if I want to listen to BBC Radio

+ Good quality sound, small and compact in size stylish silver finish.

- Nothing that I have yet discovered

+ great sound quality and performance. easy use

- no bad points

+ the look

- when the radio is on the clock disappears and it doesn't save the time settings which is highly annoying. And when you turn it on the cd changer takes ages to 'warm up' and makes a clicking noise even if your only using the radio.

+ The only reasonably priced mini-hifi I could find that had DAB and a multi-CD. DAB reception has proved excellent. Sound quality good all round.

- Minor design issue - doesnt turn on except by the power button from standby, eg cant just press a CD button, have to turn on and then press the CD button. Not sure that faux wood speaker cases are a good choice, dont seem to gel with the silver of the main unit but thats just my preference.

+ Great little mini hifi for the price, line in for your mp3 player and a decent bass response

- None for the price!

+ easy to read instructions. Good sound comes with cassette player

- not easy to position the aerial

+ reasonable sound quality and good appearance

- cd deck is very clonky

+ Ease of use and quality good for price range.

- Nil at present time

+ good sound quality and has all the requirements that I need ie can still play tapes as well as cds and it is digital

- Could have done with longer cables for the speakers as I can't have them away from the player therefore not getting the whole benefit of stereo

+ A neat, small model. The CD and tape functions work okay although the noise of the 3 x CD changer is rather distracting.

- The radio part of this model is disappointing as the thin wire aerial (which plugs in with a 3 pin plug is useless.. DAB stations are almost impossible to receive and when available come with a loud hiss. FM stations, whilst audible, also suffer with a hiss. SONY and the retailer are unable to come up with a solution so that the radio might be used with some enjoyment.

+ Compact and not bad sound for price

- Dab radio does not work needs areial which should be supplied, but there wasn't one.

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- Cannot put tracks from CDs to memory - can only skip tracks - poor aerial for DAB/FM

+ dab radio, multi cd player

- takes a bit of time setting up and getting used to controls

+ Very good all round I have no complaints

- none for me.

+ Compact and good looking with excellent performance and sound reproduction. It does everything.

- None

+ Easy to set up, excellent value for money.

- The sound while good doesn't seem to be fill a room. Remote control is a bit wieldy. Would have liked the speaker wires to be longer.

+ Great sound quality, Crystal clear DAB, does what it says on the tin.

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+ Excellent sound quality both on CDs & radio. Radio stations easy to change. Neat compact design.

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+ compact and easy to operate

- settings lost when switched off

+ Compact, easy to use

- Doesn't store settings when power is turned off for more than six hours

+ Good design, light weight, easy to assemble, 3 CD exchanger, simple and easy to opperate, and good value.

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+ just brilliant. small stereo with a big sound

- none at all

+ it does the job of being a good radio (dab) and fm, amd the cd playback quality is very good.

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+ Has DAB ansd quite good sound quality

- doesn't go very loud atall, takes forever to skip cd, can only use speakers that came with system and can't extend them, pretty big for a micro system and the quality of it

+ I have found no fault with the product

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+ Nice clean ergonomics with good quality finish
easy to use,good quality sound,versatile features with 3 cd changer.
Excellent value for money

- None so far

+ Compact unit easy to use - nice having DAB radio and the reason I purchased this particular item was for the cassette player

- None

+ Multi cd player in such a compact design. Easy operating system, good sound quality.

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+ Very good sound quality from cd

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+ excellent value for money looks good

- None identified

+ Really like the compact CD changer and the DAB radio is very clear

- There are no numbers on the remote control and who needs a tape deck any more? Without one it could be smaller

+ very tidy and good looking unit sounds nice looks nice

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+ All aspects of this system are thoroughly excellent!

- I can't find anything bad at all about this system.

+ Great price and sounds

- Can not think of any

+ everything above

- connections to speakers when having to put it through a small hole at the rear of a display unit.
the plug is welded on which is awkward as above.

+ good quality, lots of features

- didn't realise i don't have dab radio coverage, don't need 40 watt speakers

+ Easy to use. Excellent quality.

- Arial, only has to be knocked to go out of tune. Very sensitive.

+ every thing

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+ The ability to change a CD while another continues to play is really handy DAB receiver tunes quickly and the unit pefforms without distortion even at full volume, auto and timed off mode are useful.

- None found so far

+ DAB settings remain even when power is completely off.

- Time settings disappear

+ looks nice

- DAB reception is very poor, we can only get 4 decent stations on ours so we have reverted back to FM,
the tape door is very touch senstive and opens too easily

+ the sound is good and music wont distorted even when turned up to highest volume. very good for money.

- Cant think of any apart from the cassette deck - no auto reversed.

+ It fits my requirement for a DAB system. I listen to the radio as back ground quite a lot but the family still need the other facilities, and the three cd player means they do not need to keep changing. We still have some spoken word cassettes which can still be accessed with the system, and I prefer the electronic controls rather than manual push button.

- Not found any so far

+ Stylish and compact with all the features I wanted in a unit with exceptional performance for a CD/MP3 player in this price range.

- The unit houses a tape deck which is a little bit "old hat" these days. But its an extra feature.

+ its a nice kool machine

- it has air vents on top which could result in dust finding its way inside the machine

+ sound quality - for this price range
sensible volume and jog controls

- speaker cables need to be 500mm longer

+ IT WAS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR AT AN AFORDABLE PRICE

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+ it's a good quality product, looks attractive in my front room and is easy to operate with or without the remote control. the ability to play mp3 music is the best feature for me.

- could probably do with a bit more RMS.

+ 3-CD changer
Plays MP3 tracks on CD

- Won't take an SD card for MP3 track playing or record to SD card
Cassette wilol only play or record on single side - not auto-reverse.
Sound is not crisp - seems muffled particularly bad for speech programmes which is 90% of it's use.
Can't pause DAB radio.

+ Small footprint, good design

- complicated controls - not clear what they do, or which ones to use in combination with others. not very good signal gain on FM and DAB finds station but no sound

+ Easy to set up and understand instructions.
I like the simple 3 CD drawer.
A good looking system.
Fits on a 12" shelf.

- 3 CD changer rather noisy.

+ All round top product.

- None.

+ Price, size, quality of manufacture and appearance.

- Free alarm supplied very poor sound. On activating the alarm the volume is automatically at such a low volume that being reasonably deaf, I can't hear it going off!

+ Sounds great, good variety of playing options available on CD's, looks nice

- Can't think of any

+ Dab radio with pre-programmed stations and quality of sound quite good.

- CD changer makes noises when the stereo is turned on as the stereo presumably checks for a CD. Also the absence of a proper graphic equaliser (common on modern systems).

+ neat and compact and producing good quality sound.

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+ Compact. good sound, well made, easy to use, well priced

- No support for other compressed files only MP3.