Onkyo DXC390 6 Disc CD Player
by Onkyo
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Customer Review: Great for Playing mp3 CD's
Summary: 5 Stars
Most of my audio-video equipment is made by Sony, but I purchased this particular CD player made by Onkyo for one specific reason: It is the only carousel CD player I could find with the ability to shuffle play mp3 files burned to CD-R disks. I have about 1300 mp3 files/songs in my music collection, and am able to fit the entire collection on 6 CD-R's. Rather than to listen to a particular album or several albums at a time, my preference is to shuffle or randomly play all the songs in my collection.
The Onkyo can fit 6 CD's on its carousel, so I can randomly play my entire collection without ever having to change CD's. It plays the mp3 CD-R's flawlessly, the sound if fine, and the unit has not needed any service since buying it 2 years ago. What more can one ask for? Oh yes, the price is a true bargain as well.
My only gripe - and it is minor - is that there is about a 20 second time span between songs when in random play. I'm sure that if I had less disks and/or less mp3 files on each disk, the wait time between songs would be shorter when in random mode.
I presume that to accomodate 6 CD's on its carousel (most carousels hold 5 CD's), its depth is rather long from front-to-back (17 inches). So make sure it will fit on your shelf, cabinet, or table before purchasing it.
Customer Review: Why this instead of playing CDs on your DVD?
Summary: 5 Stars
In a word, sound quality (OK, two words). If you have anything other than the most basic, low-end audio system, you will hear the difference in sound quality when listening to a CD on the Onkyo versus a DVD player. Highs are crisp, bass is solid without being muddy.
The unit itself is solid, and offers the ability to hold 6 CDs (and shuffle play). The changer works well -- no glitches so far after a few weeks of heavy use. Nice styling with an easy to see display. The buttons on the unit are a bit hard to see, but you'll quickly figure out what controls what.
The remote is not great, but decent. Good range so you can control disks from across the room. The buttons are rather small and don't provide much tactile feedback. I'm using this with an Onkyo receiver, so it can take advantage of the Onkyo interface (i.e., power up the CD player and the receiver automatically powers up as well and changes the input to CD). Only two cables to connect -- an optical out and the Onkyo interface cable.
The size is somewhat imposing (both height and depth). As other reviewers have mentioned, check the size specs before you buy to make sure it fits into the cabinet/rack you want to use.
Very happy with the performance, and find this to be an excellent value. Well worth the price!!
Customer Review: excellent value!
Summary: 5 Stars
I give this unit 5 stars because I feel that it is an exceptional value - you get very high quality for a realistic price.I was after an audio system for my den that wouldn't break the bank.I figured on using my dvd player to play my cd's as well,but then remembered the purpose here was to play MUSIC.I decided for a modest investment,in this case around 150 bucks,I would be getting enhanced audio fidelity compared to the dvd player.6 disc wasn't too important to me,but it's a fun feature none-the-less.Mine hasn't produced any noticeable mechanical noises that I feel would detract from the value of this equipment.I have been very pleased with the sound quality,not really an "audiophile" but I can hear a distinct difference playing my cd's versus the dvd player (I was a bit sceptical that their would be any discernable difference).
As other reviewers have noted,dedicated cd players are oddly becoming increasingly more difficult to locate.If I had any negative thing to say with this player would be that it's rather LARGE,to accomodate the changer carousel - I would have prefered having a single tray player,but ironically couldn't find one with comparable quality that wasn't more expensive!
Customer Review: Good Solid CD Changer With Some Extra Features
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought an Onkyo C-390 refurb model a few months back and have had excellent results. I burn my own music CDs on blank CDR or CDRW media using the CD burner on my Home PC. The C-390 tracks everything I've thrown at it very accurately without a hitch. It even plays MP3 files burned onto CD. Plus the remote control unit is full featured and works flawlessly.
There are two digital connections, a digital fiber optic TOSlink and a digital coax connection on the back of the unit. I use the fiber optic TOSlink connection to my reciever. A digital connection will give you the purest output. There is also the typical analog RCA jack connection.
The only flaw I have to report is the carrousel makes a bit of a whirling noise when changing CDs. This is NOT reproduced through to the speakers but is simply low-level ambient room noise. Other than that one minor quibble I can give this CD Changer my highest recommendation.
Customer Review: A Good CD Player at a Good Price
Summary: 5 Stars
The product was delivered as advertised - with manual and (unused) remote. The changer works flawlessly and the unit offers surprisingly good sound for the price - even better than the more expensive 1-disk unit it replaced. Works equally well with commercial and computer-made CDs. Two very small caveats: (1) it's big (though smaller than others in its price range) and barely fits into my cabinet (I had to loosen the rear cover to keep the cables from being crushed against the back) - measure first (or cut a hole in the back)! (2) the control buttons are well placed but it's hard to read their small labels to operate the unit (fortunately, the bottons are easy to memorize). I highly recommend this unit.