CD player works great with newer CDs, Doesn't pick up older CDs due to quality of the CD. Radio gets good reception and I live in the mountains of NY four hours North from NYC. If in the Adirondack mountains reception is bad on most radios anyway. Volume button is a little touchy while adjusting volume.
The sound is excellent. The built in radio is a great feature incase I don't want to listen to my cd library. I do wish the volume knob had a plus and minus sign to know which way to turn for volume increase or decrease.
I got this product as a gift from a family member and i couldn't be more happy! I can finally play all the cd's and listen to the radio without having to go in my car. Overall amazing product. Would highly recommend for anyone who just wants to listen to music and cd's on the go!