great little kitchen radio

I picked my radio at a Sony outlet store, so perhaps it was a "good one". I LOVE this radio. It replaced a full sized sony boom box which sat on a kitchen counter for many years of great service.

I have played many, many CD's in my player, and have never, ever had a single cd rejected by the machine. I simply keep cds in their cases when they are not being played, and so my don't get scratches I guess. The sound is great, it's a surprisingly big sound from such a small package. The radio gets lots of use, as it's used daily, and once the channels are set then it's trouble free. We listen to FM and some AM, but mostly NPR, local AM radio and CD's. For this purpose it's just great. I'm going to find one similar to this for my mom, who covets mine, for Christmas.