Product Description

The CDP-CX300 is a 300-disc CD changer featuring a keyboard input for text entry and Sony's MegaStorage capability, allowing for remote access of up to 600 CDs with two linked systems. 8x oversampling Digital Filter Circuit combines excellent phase linearity with superb suppression of aliasing noise thus yielding better stereo imaging. Digital Servo Control System maintains stable tracking, laser focus and disc rotation - all with higher precision and lower radiated noise. Optical digital output offers pure, digital-to-digital connection to an MD Recorder or DAT Recorder. It enables dts encoded CDs to be played through an outboard decoder. Custom File Memory uses the unique ID number pressed into each CD title's subcode area. Custom File players can remember and display a name for each CD, along with specific instructions on how you prefer to play it. Disc Memo display lets you assign an alphanumeric name for up to 600 discs. Names are shown on the front panel - and on the LCD of Sony's 2-way remote control. Memo Scan lets you browse MegaStorage CDs by location. Disc Memo names flash by as you turn the jog dial.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #81967 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Sony
• Model: CDP-CX300

Features

• Internal storage for 300 discs
• CD Text automatically displays disc and track names (with compatible CDs)
• Delete Bank remembers tracks you'd rather skip
• Advanced MegaStorage control for a second CD changer
• Disc Memo display shows titles for 600 CDs

Amazon.com Product Description
This 300-disc changer features an 8x-oversampling digital-filter circuit that combines excellent phase linearity with superb suppression of aliasing noise to yield better stereo imaging. The four Hybrid Pulse digital-to-analog converters (DACs) are designed to place the DAC and digital filter on a single integrated circuit. A digital servo-control system maintains stable tracking, laser focus, and disc rotation--all with high precision and low radiated noise. An optical digital output offers a pure digital connection with an MD or DAT recorder, as well as enabling DTS-encoded surround-sound music CDs to be played through an outboard decoder. The Disc Check feature spins each disc into view so you can see what you've got loaded, while the second CD input enables you to connect a MegaStorage CD changer and route the signal from both to a single receiver/amplifier input. Custom File features such as Custom File Memory (305 discs) uses the unique ID number pressed into each CD title's subcode area, and can remember and display a name for each CD, along with specific instructions depending on how you prefer to play it. The Disc Memo display feature helps you remember which discs you have loaded. It also lets you assign an alphanumeric name for up to 600 discs. The Delete Bank is perfect for use when a CD you like includes songs you hate; use Delete Bank to skip selected songs. Delete Bank can be switched off for playback of complete discs.

Customer Reviews

Nice System, Misleading Product Description
I just got one of these from Amazon. It arrived on-time and undamaged. Thanks Amazon! So far it is amazing, though I have my work cut out for me typing in all the titles to 300 CDs, good thing I can use a keyboard. One misleading thing about the above description is that this unit does not come with a remote which has an LCD display. I am a little disappointed about this since I was looking forward to that feature. Amazon - please correct the description. Other than that I love it. Great price too!

Even more useful than I thought..
I needed a CD changer, and was deliberating between a 5 disc changer and one of the newer 300 disc changers. In the end I decided to go with the Sony CX-300 as it's a great bargain, and since it was a Sony like my receiver (STR DB-930) I could use my receiver's remote to view the disc titles. (just like the remote that comes with the more expensive CX-350)

The unit isn't as tall as I expected, maybe twice the height of a normal CD player, though it is very deep (~18"). It feels sturdy and solid, and looks like it ought to last a while. Loading CD's and entering their titles (as others have said, CD-Text does not seem widely adopted at all, so don't count on this to save you time) was painless, provided you hook up your PC keyboard to do so. I loaded about 60 CD's in 20 minutes without any problems.

The controls on the player are nice, it uses two main knobs to control what disc and track is playing. You also use these knobs to enter in titles for CD's if not using a keyboard, which works relatively well if you're just adding one CD at a time.

You can assign each CD to a group, and name that group. For example, I have a group containing all my Sting and Police albums. You can then have the player shuffle all the discs in that group seperately, or just play through them all. Like all the other jukeboxes I've seen, the CX-300 allows CD's to belong to only one group, which is somewhat annoying. However, it's easy to move discs to different groups, so if you want to arrange a group of CD's for a dinner party or whatnot, you can do so in a couple minutes.

The remote is plain but functional, it appears that it will control 3 of these units daisy chained together. (I need a lot more CD's to make this worthwhile however)

One caveat for those planning on using this player with an A1 compatible receiver as I am. My receiver (Sony STR-DB930) automatically switches to the CD RCA input when it get's the 'play' signal from the CD changer. Unfortunatly, this leads to somewhat lower quality than the digital input, but if you plan on being able to view the titles of CD's, you need to allow for this. I've gotten around it by connecting both the optical digital input and RCA jacks. Once I get the player going on the music I want (and once you get it going you don't need to touch it for hours at a time) I switch the input on my receiver to the optical cable for the best sound. This is an inconvenience, and I'm not sure why Sony designed things this way, but it's a relatively minor one for the gadget factor of being able to see the CD titles on my remote.

I would highly recommend one of the newer jukebox players like the CX300. You'll end up listening to music you had long forgotten about, without any repetition, and with less wear and tear on the discs themselves. I just press play and go about my business these days, and the player chugs along feeding me good tunes... that's how it should be.

Fabulous!
This is an excellent addition to my stereo system. Despite being a large unit, this 300 CD changer has saved me SO much space--I have said goodbye to jewel boxes forever. I love the grouping and 'hit list' features that allow you to arrange your discs in easily accessible and discernable categories. My one complaint--don't be fooled by the "CD Text" feature which claims to automatically enter data from 'equipped' discs. In fact, only about 5 of my 275+ CDs are so equipped. Be prepared to type those titles in yourself. But that's a small complaint. As the other reviewer said, this unit does NOT come with the remote with LCD display. It is the Sony CDP-CX-350 that does, for $ more.