SharpXL-BH250 Sharp 5-Disc Micro Shelf Executive Speaker System with Bluetooth, USB Port for MP3 Playback, AM/FM, Audio in for Digital Players

Easy to hook up and play. If I had one negative comment it would be the controls on the unit are hard to see for old eyes (I’m 73). That’s ok as I just use the remote. Sound is outstanding for my collection of classic rock ‘n roll.

The sharp micro stereo ships in a factory white retail box, so if this is a present or you dont want the factory box tore up during transport, then request the retail box be put inside a big brown amazon box.If you temper your expectations, then this unit sounds good at 50 watts RMS. 25 watts left + 25 watts right channel. The included FM antenna can go into the trash, because it's just a thin piece of wire that plugs into the back of the stereo. Buy the Bingfu FM dipole antenna for $8 if you want any real chance of pulling in radio stations.Note that there are 2 versions of this stereo. The all black model and the Gold Limited edition with the gold volume knob and gold trim around the woofers. The specs are the same for both units, so get the one that suits your style. Some reviews said they received the standard black model when they ordered the Gold Label model. The seller (Electronic Express) sent me the correct Gold Label model & it's new in box and not a refurb model.The instructions are written in clear English and set up was easy pie. Don't forget to press the eco button on the remote, so that the display goes complete dark when you press the red on/standby button. Otherwise, the screen will stay lit with disco screen flashing light messages that will freak you out and keep you awake at night if you like to sleep in complete darkness. Also, pressing the play mode buttton on the remote, until you see the words "random" display on screen will randomly play songs on the current disc. This unit does not randomly play songs on all 5 discs like the old school rotary disc stereos. Which is understandable, since all that movement will eventually wear out the mechanism. Work around: Just burn your favorite songs on a usb stick and insert into the stereo if you want random music playing.This is a nice retro nostalgia piece that brings back memories of playing CDs in the 80s. This unit is an upgraded 2022 model with CD, NFC, USB, and Bluetooth compared to other versions that have a cassette player. The remote has decent distance and controls the whole unit, so dont lose or break it.It's been 5 days and so far everything works great including the 5 disk CD player. The stack cd mechanism outputs more noise compared to the 5 disc rotary models, but nothing too crazy. I'll update the review if anything breaks. Click helpful if this info helped you out love 💜

clock does not stay displayed and front panel controls lacking

Sounds pretty good for the size, was bought for music in the garage. I added the dipole antenna that was recommended. I'm not sure if it's the antenna or the radio being finicky, but reception isn't that great. I plan to adjust the antenna more to look for an improvement. I plan to use it with cd's and a usb stick and it's sounds great with those.

All I wanted was a multi-CD player so I wouldn't have to keep switching CDs. I just want to play my music and not have to fuss with it every time I turn around. Well this is worse than playing one CD at a time because it stops every couple of songs. This thing keeps switching to "Bluetooth" at random. I did a search online and other people have the same problem.I called Sharp and she said, "that's weird." Yeah. So she puts me on hold and comes back and says that the Bluetooth is always on and always searching for a device. If it finds one it switches from CD to Bluetooth. There's nothing they can do about it. But what device? I moved it across the room from the TV and computer router, it switches when my phone is on a different floor in the house. I asked if it would find devices in the apartment next door. She couldn't rule it out. Sometimes it doesn't even play for a whole song, much less a whole CD. To get it back on CD you have to push a button on the unit itself. You can't even do it with the remote control, so if you're in another room you've got to go restart your music.I don't want to return the damn thing. I don't want another one. I just threw away $200. Glad it wasn't more. I won't buy another Sharp product. Trash. Garbage. I'm disgusted and angry.

It was a gift and the recipient is a 71 year old man who is thrilled to be able to listen to his cds again. His happiness was well worth the price!

Bought one of these three years ago, put it away for the winter and when we reopened the business it no longer worked. I bit the bullet and bought a second one and I have trouble getting it to play all five CDs. I would certainly find something different next time

After several years I finally found a solution to the bluetooth problem: cover the top of the unit with a few layers of faraday fabric. This will keep the unit from automatically switching to bluetooth. My inlaws only listen to the radio and cds anyway. If you at some point want to use bluetooth, just fold back the fabric. The fabric will block the stereo from detecting bluetooth signals and automatically switching. It is a very poor design, but you don't have a lot of options if you want a 5cd changer. Faraday fabric can be found on Amazon.Previous review: My in-laws wanted some thing that would play five CDs. This replaced a pioneer that they had. This one however, constantly switches to Bluetooth in the middle of whatever else you’re listening to. Yes, you can press the Eco button to get it to go away, but that is a PITA. I have not found any way to turn off Bluetooth permanently on this unit for them since they never use the Bluetooth functionality. Wish I could return it.