Emerson EPB-3000 Portable CD Player with AM/FM Stereo Radio, Black

I like this radio/cd player a lot. I did not want a big boom box. This is a smaller version of a boom box. It comes in a choice of colors. I got blue and it comes in red as well. You can use it either with electricity or batteries for moving it around. I mainly bought it to play my old cd's that we made many years ago. The picture shows an antenna, but there is none on the machine. I have not found that one is necessary in my house. The cord on the machine is quite long. For cd's you can play, fast forward or repeat. If you shut it off the machine will start again on the track in that some place. The radio is surprisingly clear, both am and fm. I like the handle for moving it around. The price was super! This is good for adults and children.

The sound is good, plus it tunes in more stations than my other similar radio. So it is very good that way. The problem is the location and style of the tuning dial. It is a small wheel you turn with your finger. Located on the back to one side, it is easy to bump or move. So I have to retune a station frequently, which is a real design flaw. The station selection dial is close to the on and off switch making it difficult to use that without changing the station too. Plus, the station indicator numbers are tiny and on the dial, no led display, making it guess work to locate an exact station number.