Portable CD Player for Car with FM Transmitter & Speaker, Bluetooth

I got this for my son, who recently started collecting CDs. He would be somewhere and would buy CDs but not be able to listen to them until he got home. I wasn't expecting too much, and a lot would depend on the quality of the headphones, I figured. I was blown away when I borrowed this from my son and played my first CD. I immediately went into his room and told him how impressed I was with the sound, and he was like "yeah, I know, right?" It sounded terrific! We were both equally shocked when we unplugged the headphones and used the built-in speakers and they ALSO sounded great. Legitimately great. I paired my phone with the player and was playing Spotify through the CD player's speakers. This is a viable bluetooth party speaker. I kept wanting to test this thing so I turned on the FM transmitter and tuned my boombox to 87.9 and it came through loud and clear. I even walked to my son's room with the boombox leaving the CD player behind and only got a crackle in the signal when I turned the corner into his room. The unit is thicker than an old discman, but it has speakers built-in, and despite that, it is still lighter than an original CD player. I love that it is rechargeable also, no batteries to worry about. If I needed something to complain about, the battery indicator could have more levels of instead of 3 bars. But I love so many things about this. We were genuinely surprised and I'm glad I picked this one for his birthday gift. One more thing, shock resistance was pretty good. I was specifically trying to disturb the CD and couldn't fluster it.

First, I would like to say, “Why in today’s streaming world would I want to buy this Sunoony CD-35?” I have collected music CDs for over 40 years. Through the years, Thumb Drives, aka, Flash Drives have gain popularity. From my perspective, these are great for archiving my CDs or to play uninterrupted for the entire day as even a small capacity Flash Drive, say, 4?GB (almost impossible to buy because they aren’t made), with 17% used, stores over 88 pieces of music and five albums! Imagine how may musical piece I could store if I used the full 4GB capacity. If my math is correct, I could potentially have over 500 pieces of music stored on a 4GB Flash Drive and yes, it PLAYs MP3s! I don’t like streaming as I need a connection to the Internet. What choice do I have left? I love audio cassettes as I can have each cassette recorded with 90 minutes of music AND I can select the music/performer I’d like to listen OR I can just use my CDs BUT that requires that I use a portable player like the Sunoony CD-35; As I don’t just listen to my music in my house, portability allows me the freedom to play my music anywhere. But to do that, I need a player with features that I need. My minimum portable player requirements are: built-in speakers (best if they are stereo), Bluetooth enabled, and the ability to play my recorded Flash Drives (or microSD and SD memory cards with an adapter). I believe I’ve found these features in the Sunoony CD-35. The CD-35 is feature RICH! Since the CD-35 is predominately a CD player, I will address this feature first. You turn on the player using the master power button located on its left side. Turn the player upside down, unlatch the Sunoony CD-35 lid, using the “Open” latch located on the front side. The lid opens from the bottom of the player. Load a CD on the spindle, close the lid and control the player from the top control panel and display. The LCD shows the battery level and the default “CD” function. After a few moments, the player will display the total number of tracks and then commence playing track number one. The player will normally display the time elapsed for the track that is playing, but approximately every 13 seconds into playing, the track number is displayed momentarily so you know exactly which track is being played. Surrounding the LCD are four buttons: off, play/pause and track selection (forward and backward). The track selection buttons have two functions: a short-press selects the next or previous track. A long-press of these button performs “fast forward” or “rewnd”. These uses the ubiquitous icons that practically all digital audio devices use. Volume is control with two push buttons for “VOL+” and “VOL-”, these are “digital buttons, unlike analog volume controls that you rotate, these will never develop static if the control is dirty. Flash Drives (thumb drives) can be played directly when attached to the CD-35's external USB port. microSD and SD memory cards with MP3 files may also be used with an appropriate adapter. CD and Flash Drive playback can be controlled with the “REP./PROG.” button. Successive clicks cycles among: Single (blinking circular icon), All (circular icon is steadily displayed), Random (random selection of bands) and the Start. Start is indicated as INTRO on the LCD. It plays the first ten seconds of each music track. To cancel these modes, press the “REP./PROG.” button until the display no long displays these modes (top of the LCD). Selecting a particular music track: With the Sunoony CD-35 in the stop mode (STOP/SLEEP) button, press the “REP./PROG.” button, the CD-35 may then be programmed to play tracks starting with “P01" - when this is displayed, use the “|<<“ and/or “>>|” buttons to select the tracks. Press “REP./PROG.” repeatedly, the LCD displays successively “Pxx” at which point you then select the track to be programmed. I played a Sinatra CD that has 22 tracks and by using the “REP./PROG.” button, I selected four tracks: P01, “Luck be a Lady”; P02 “Fly Me to the Moon; P03 (this CD has 22 tracks) “My Way”; and P04, "That's Life." When these tracks are programmed, press the “Play” button and your programmed tracks will play in the order of the selected tracks. The top-left corner of the LCD shows “P” to indicate that it is playing in program mode. To cancel this mode, short-press the “STOP/SLEEP” button. The program function is applicable to playing CD and Flash Drives. Since the Sunoony CD-35 is portable and is meant to be used outdoors, while jogging, doing exercises and other activities, I wanted to test its ability to play CDs without skipping. I shook the heck out of it and I never experienced any skipping; the music played without hesitation! Bluetooth Transmitter Pairing to a Bluetooth earbud or headphone couldn’t be simpler; with the external Bluetooth device turned on in its pairing mode, press the “BT TRANSMITTER” button; the Bluetooth icon on the display blinks. Once the pairing is completed, the Bluetooth icon is soldidly displayed in the upper-right corner of the LCD. COULDN'T BE SIMPLER! FM Transmitter To transmit to a external FM radio, like in a car (many new cars don’t have a CD player), press the “FM TRANSMITTER” button. The default frequency is displayed on the bottom of the LCD. Turn the external radio to a blank spot on the FM band, note the frequency. From the Sunoony CD-35, use the “|<<“ and “>>|” buttons to set the Sunoony CD-35 to the same frequency that the radio is tuned to. The CD-35 will then play through the FM radio. If the Sunoony CD-35 is to be used on a car radio, store the blank station frequency to one of the radio’s stored “station” buttons so you won’t need to tune to a “blank” or empty frequency each time you need to connect to the CD-35 player. To cancel the radio connection, press the “FM TRANSMITTER” button. The Sunoony CD-35 plays beautifully in my Toyota Camry on its FM TRANSMITTER! The “FUN.” button cycles through all the various modes, e.g., CD, USB and bLUE. The last “bLUE” is the setting that permits an external Bluetooth capable device, like a smartphone to play through the CD-35 when it’s in its “receiving mode.” In this mode, ensure that the external device is in pairing mode; when paired, the external devices should display “CD-35". Sleep mode: a long press on the “Stop/SLEEP” button enters the sleep mode and “SLEEP” appears at the lower-right corner of the LCD. Press the “|<<“ and “>>|” to set the number of minutes for the SLEEP function - the choice is from 10 to 90 minutes. To cancel SLEEP mode, press the “Stop/SLEEP” button followed by a short press of the “|<<“ button until “OFF” is displayed on the LCD. Conclusion: battery life, I played four full-featured music CDs and the battery held up. As running down and draining the built-in lithium battery is not advised, I connected the CD-35 to a USB-C charger. The speakers belt out a lot of volume, so unless you want to play CDs in a concert hall, I don't think there is a need to Bluetooth to an external speaker! It’s remarkable how good the two tiny stereo speakers are! Suggestions: I love this CD-35 player but for me, I would like two controls to be colored in: the power button and the CD chamber latch release button. Please refer to the photos. Since BOTH buttons are located on the side of the Sunoony CD-25, having them colored in quickly indicates their function and can easily be seen in low ambient light. The Sunoony CD-35 is so full-featured that there isn’t anything that I can negatively comment EXCEPT it would be nice for the power and CD lid latch release to be colored in. AND the soft cloth carrying case should be made a bit wider so that it facilitate inserting the CD-35. I consider these to be minor details and I will still give the Sunoony CD-35 full five-stars AND this CD player is PURE JOY to USE!!!!!

I am extremely happy with this portable CD player. It has excellent sound quality that makes listening to my CD collection a pleasant experience. I love that it is portable and has FM and BT transmission. The controls are simple and easy to use. Because it is wireless I can take it anywhere. It also has a great look to it. I highly recommend this player for its reliability, portability and many great features.

Good things: having speakers is a plus, it remembers where you left off after powering the device off, which is great if you are using us to listen to audiobooks. The wrist strap comes in handy for hanging on a chair, post, etc. I have had no issues with discs skipping while using it on walks or with CDs that have faint scratches. Things that could be better: I find the volume max too low for all methods of playback, especially using Bluetooth headphones. The skip ahead feature could be better and I do wish all of the buttons were somehow protected so that if you are carrying this in a bag or fanny pack buttons don’t get pressed. The battery isn’t terrible, I get about six hours, but thankfully it can be used while it charges. Lastly, getting this to connect to my Bluetooth headphones is a hassle, especially given the low volume issues.

Got this portable CD player for my kid to take in the car for listening to their own CDs, and to have a CD player for a dorm room. The size makes it portable, and a nice bag is included (handy for keeping all the accessories together in one place). So far, most of the playback has been using a set of Bluetooth headphones - pairing was easy. The built-in speakers are okay, but a bit tinny - probably because they are pretty small. Not an issue for us, because they'll only be used rarely. If we use this in the car, we'll probably use the included 3.5mm cable, rather than messing around with the FM transmitter. So far, we are both happy with the quality and value of this CD player.

Very nice! Get your old stack of CDs out and enjoy them again! This simple CD player is very easy to use -- minimalist, compact, and very well priced. - Sleek black case looks good. Button feel is nice, layout and features are easy to understand, and overall, the unit gives a high quality impression. - Sound quality is great, either through the included speakers, or you can use bluetooth or the FM transmitter to play it in your car, or plug it into your stereo or speaker system. - Rechargeable, and it runs a long time before needing charging -- lets you play as much music as you want without having to replace conventional batteries. Great little player at a great value!! Recommended!

VERY poor first impression. I pulled it out and the charging cord was tangled, the rubber band had been taken off, and the shipping protector wasn't even in the base. It was almost as if somebody tried to put it together before shipping. But there are three stars rather than one because the CD portion actually worked (even used a brand new CD to test). Sound quality was better than expected on the speaker, earbuds were okay at best. Product overall was a little disappointing.

I use this exclusively to listen to audiobooks in the car, since my car CD player finally died, and it's been a pretty good replacement. I've impressed with the battery charge, that lasts very long. And when I turn on the CD player after I get in the car, it picks up exactly where I left off in the audiobook, which is nice. I tried using the speaker, but it wasn't as clear as it should be so I use the Bluetooth transmission, and I it transmits directly to my hearing aids. I have to press the bluetooth button each time, but that's a minor inconvenience. I also tried the connection to my FM but that doesn't come out well at. The bluetooth was the only connection that worked for me.

Excelente, buena calidad de transmisión en FM,buen sonido y prestaciones; todo lo que especifica y mucho más todo un estuche de monerias

excelente equipo.. muy bueno.

Excelente producto. Realmente me esperaba un producto de menor calidad por el precio. No es un producto de gama alta, pero es un producto bastante completo.

BUEN PRODUCTO, BUEN TIEMPO VIDA DE LA BATERIA, BUEN SONIDO Y CONECCION, LO UNICO Q MEJORARIA ES Q NO LEE TODOS LOS CD REGRABABLE

Muy poca fidelidad de sonido, son pocas las opciones de los cd, para reproducir y no toma señal de FM