Aiwa XP-MP3 Portable CD/MP3 Player with Anti-Skip Protection

Aiwa XP-MP3 Portable CD/MP3 Player with Anti-Skip Protection

Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description
Play MP3-CDs, CD-R, CD-RW, and conventional discs, with the Aiwa XPMP3. With its E.A.S.S. (Electronic Anti-Shock System) technology, you'll get 10 seconds of skip protection with audio (inactive during MP3 playback) for protection against rocky roads--particularly handy when you use the included car kit adapter and take your tunes on the road. An in-line remote control, a start-mode switch for faster CD startup, and some snazzy over-the-ear headphones come with the player.

Product Description:
Aiwa's XP-MP3 is an MP3-capable portable CD player with excellent audio quality and perhaps the best song/directory navigation on the market. The XP-MP3 plays standard audio CDs, as well as MP3 files. It supports both CD-R and CD-RW discs and will even play back multisession discs. Sound quality is quite good for all audio files. Aiwa's consumer audio experience shows in the XP-MP3's control panel. Controls are logically laid out in an oval pattern, with dedicated keys for moving between directories. You can play MP3 CDs in Disc mode, where all operations affect the entire CD, or in Album mode, where they work on a single directory. The LCD screen shows the current track and album number, as well as the various playback options such as random, program, and resume.There's more - along with MP3 playback, the XP-MP3 gives you all the accessories you need for MP3 CDs in the car! With the included car cassette and car power adapters, you really can take your MP3s everywhere. On top of that, you get Electronic Anti Shock System Plus (to reduce skipping when listening to regular audio CDs), Dynamic Super Linear bass boost, and a sturdy design that can handle rough treatment.

Aiwa XP-MP3 Portable CD/MP3 Player with Anti-Skip Protection

Average customer rating:

Good While It Lasted

Very good item to buy

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Aiwa XPMP3 Portable MP3-CD Player/Car Kit/Dot Matrix Display

A Problem Solver For Sure

Aiwa XP-MP3 Portable CD/MP3 Player with Anti-Skip Protection

Manufacturer: Aiwa
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

Portable CD player with CD-R/RW and MP3 playback

ID3 tag display with scrolling, 64-character dot-matrix display

Anti-shock system offers 10 seconds of skip protection

24-track programmable CD player

Includes AC adapter and in-ear stereo headphones

ASIN: B00005M1VI

Product Description

Aiwa's XP-MP3 is an MP3-capable portable CD player with excellent audio quality and perhaps the best song/directory navigation on the market. The XP-MP3 plays standard audio CDs, as well as MP3 files. It supports both CD-R and CD-RW discs and will even play back multisession discs. Sound quality is quite good for all audio files. Aiwa's consumer audio experience shows in the XP-MP3's control panel. Controls are logically laid out in an oval pattern, with dedicated keys for moving between directories. You can play MP3 CDs in Disc mode, where all operations affect the entire CD, or in Album mode, where they work on a single directory. The LCD screen shows the current track and album number, as well as the various playback options such as random, program, and resume.There's more - along with MP3 playback, the XP-MP3 gives you all the accessories you need for MP3 CDs in the car! With the included car cassette and car power adapters, you really can take your MP3s everywhere. On top of that, you get Electronic Anti Shock System Plus (to reduce skipping when listening to regular audio CDs), Dynamic Super Linear bass boost, and a sturdy design that can handle rough treatment.

Amazon.com Product Description

Play MP3-CDs, CD-R, CD-RW, and conventional discs, with the Aiwa XPMP3. With its E.A.S.S. (Electronic Anti-Shock System) technology, you'll get 10 seconds of skip protection with audio (inactive during MP3 playback) for protection against rocky roads--particularly handy when you use the included car kit adapter and take your tunes on the road. An in-line remote control, a start-mode switch for faster CD startup, and some snazzy over-the-ear headphones come with the player.

Customer Reviews:

Good While It Lasted.......2003-12-10

I found this player to be quite nice until it died. The user interface is good and it played MP3's without problem. Unfortunately, it only lasted about 1-1/2 years before dying. This is with moderate use in an office environment. Absolutely no harsh handling at all. I guess it is a testament to the quality Aiwa puts into their products. Needless to say, I won't buy another Aiwa product again.

Very good item to buy.......2002-11-09

i bought the MP3 player from the website. it is just same as it looks like in a pic.i got my deliverly on time, and every thing was in a perfect condition and the packing of the MP3 was so good.

Great.......2002-10-24

had it for a year now, surpassed all my expectations.

Aiwa XPMP3 Portable MP3-CD Player/Car Kit/Dot Matrix Display.......2002-05-22

I have been listening to mp3 songs for almost three years now, mostly using PC (Kudos' to Winamp team) in the initial years and wanted to buy a portable mp3-CD player for really long time. As with any technology I expected that the price would come down, so I can buy. Finally I bought this player two months back when it was on sale for little less than [money] after returning my Creative JukeBox (20GB,[more money]). My ratings are based on the extremely low price I paid. I use it in both at Home (hooked with my Sony music system) as well in my Car. I am extremely happy with the purchase (less $$$), and happy with the product.

Tips/General:
1.If my mp3 CD is organized into folders/files reads quickly as opposed all the files in the root directory.
2.Like all AIWA products the BASS is more in the output, that is a negative rating to me (which is the main reason I went for Sony in the past).

Plus:
1. Extremely low price
2. Plays all my mp3 files. Both fixed (128/44) and VBR encoded.
3. I liked the display and the absence of backlight never bothered me. The Album and Track information is more than sufficient for me to decide whether to play or skip a song.
4. Navigation is really simple with Folder/Track skip buttons.
5. I noticed very little skips on very bumpy roads in the mp3 mode.(It doesn't bother me, since most of my driving is in good roads) I don't jog so I can't rate the performance of Jog proof.

Negative:
1.Quality of the mp3 decoding is poor when compared with creative jukebox and Winamp outputs. I have offset this by encoding my CD rips into VBRs. I use EAC and Lame for encoding my CDs.
2.The Cassette adopter is poor. It does not align with my CAR deck. I have to manually move the adapter up/down to get better sound. If I listen using headphones it is fine.
3.Output volume is low (It doesn't bother me much, since I jack up the volume in the CAR/music system)

A Problem Solver For Sure.......2002-04-27

I purchased this item so that I could hook it up to my home theater system and listen to my mp3 cds. It plays all burned cds with no problems, unlike my 'Bose Home Theater System' and my 'Sanyo Home Theater System'. I am buying another one today so I can hook one up in my bedroom and one in the living room. I have done extensive research on foot and on the internet and this player hooked up to my aux input line is my best solution. As I said I have two other home theater systems that say they play mp3 cds but they are terrible at it. Won't read disc right or skip over alot of songs. The Aiwa unit performs great. If you are in the same situation as me then you can't go wrong with this unit. I keep it stationary so the anti skip doesn't affect me. Hope this helps in your decision.

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