This item arrived 2 days ago and I'm already returning it. Two big problems right off the bat:
1). The mounting kit is ONLY for cabinets with flush bottoms to them. If you have a normal kitchen cabinet with any amount of trim around the bottom edge, you will not be able to mount this unit. Coby customer service was surprised that this wasn't included in the description on Amazon. So, if your cabinets are not flush at the bottom, look elsewhere for an under-cabinet CD player.
2). The description here says that this unit has a digital AM/FM radio. The radio is actually analog. (Who even makes analog radio tuners these days!) It was a royal pain to find any of our main radio stations when I tested the unit.
I only tested the CD player briefly, but it worked well and had okay sound quality (wasn't expecting the best quality for $35). It took a few minutes to figure out how to set the clock, alarm, etc. because the little owner's manual is worthless. Calling Coby customer service on a Monday morning took 10-15 minutes on hold and another 5 minutes to get the service rep to stop asking for my personal information, listen to my question, and put me back on hold again. Wasn't too impressed.
If anyone knows of an under-cabinet CD player/radio/clock that can be mounted to kitchen cabinets with trim on the bottom, please let me know. Coby KCD150 Under-the-Cabinet CD Player with AM/FM Radio (Silver)
I really wanted a replacement AM FM radio for $15 but could only find units like this for $30 with CD players. It works OK and installed easily. My beef is the controls for the radio. It does not have digital tuning so you turn a dial like the 40's and 50's and try to read the radio frequency numbers behind the dial. Since they are tiny and are below eye level, it's very hard to tell where you are on the dial. (the bottom of most any kitchen cabinet will have to be below eye level.) This unit is compatible with cabinets with hanging trim, contrary to one reviewer's claim.
We received the product and it would not play CD's. Contacted the company Service Center and was told to return the product. We have been trying to get return authorization for a couple weeks now to no avail!!! I would have upgraded to another brand with Amazon,however, I guess the service is not good as the product was not either.
I was looking for a small cd/radio for the nursery, but everything was so bulky and ugly. Since we have built-ins in the nursery, we decided that an under-cabinet type of cd player would work nicely. This product is light-weight and attractive, and was a piece of cake to install. The sound quality on this player is amazing -- just as good as a (much more expensive) Tivoli system that we have! Overall, perfect for the price -- we have no complaints.
The unit has great sound and features. Installation is easy if you have flat bottom cabinets. However the unit has one glaring flaw(at least mine does). The CD drive has trouble playing track one(1) on all CD discs. It loads and you can select all tracks, even track two(2) and it will play immediatly. When you try to play track one there is a strange clicking/squeaking noise from the drive like it is having issues finding the track. Eventually the track plays if you wait a few minutes and push play a few times. Still not a good issue.
Nice sound, but the installation was a nightmare! Beware, as the screws that come with this product are about two inches too short! Our kitchen cabinets are very thin, yet the screws that come with this radio are way short. Not only that, but you can't just run to a hardware store to get longer screws.
These are size 10, 32-thread screws. The longest you'll find are 3", which is the length of screws included in the box. I had to special order 4 and a half inch screws from a specialty hardware store. Cost me $11.00 for 4 screws! - Dont Bother - Cd Player - Coby - Piece Of Junk'
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