Excellent sound quality. Bass extension is great whilst remaining tight and detailed. Stereo imaging/soundstage really good for a unit of this cost. You would think you were listening to a much pricier unit from an esoteric brand. You'd have to pay a lot more for sound that's even a little better.

Your friends might scoff at the brand name. But then your CD player will probably beat theirs hands down in an audition so, not really a weakness.

At $176 this is a steal. Strengths? The detail/resolution.

None!

I needed a CD player because my old Denon died, and I was not satisfied with the CD playing quality of my Sony DVD player. After much searching on the internet, I found the Sherwood CD-7080R. When I first listened to it, I noticed a big improvment in the bass over the DVD player. But what has really blown me away is the detail. Forget all of that audio talk. Drums sound like drums, I can hear the bow being pulled across the strings on the cello in "Elenor Rigby", and I can hear things on CD's that I have never heard on my Hafler / Boston Acoustics systen that I have had for a long time. My stereo has never sounded this good. The Sherwood also has many features that I haven't even checked out yet. I am still too blown away by the sound to care.

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