Onkyo DXC390 6 Disc CD Player
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Customer Review: Sounds great - but missing some features
Summary: 3 Stars
This unit is fine if you want to be able to have a dedicated CD player instead of using a DVD player. Like any Onkyo component, this is high quality and very sturdy construction. It sounds great and the "RI" link connects it to my Onkyo receiver so pressing play on the CD player automatically switches the receiver to CD input.
However there are a few annoyances that I have:
- "random" mode only applies to all discs in the changer, you can't have it just do "random" on the current disc playing
- as another reviewer noted, there is quite a lag between the time it takes to load the next disc and start playing.
- If you power off the unit or even just press stop, the next time you press play, it will start *at the beginning of the CD*, not where you just were.
Also as a result of being a 6 CD changer, it is a bit longer than your average stereo system component - so take a look at the dimensions and make sure that it will fit on your shelf.
That being said, I'm still glad I bought it. It's going to be producing high quality audio in my stereo system for quite some time...
Customer Review: Sound Quality Superb; Build Quality So-So
Summary: 4 Stars
I have two of these cd players and can, thus, attest to the complete hit-or-miss quality as to build between units. One operates perfectly without a single flaw, even after eight months of regular operation. The other has a poltergeist inside of it that often prohibits the changer from playing one disc after another or letting random play play more than three or four songs before stopping and occasionally making an unfortunate clunk in the physical rotation of the cd platter (although, it has yet to fail a year and a half after heavy play). Nevertheless, I would readily purchase another, without a single hesitation. Why? The sound quality cannot be beat in any price-comparable units. The rest of my audio gear is high-end, specialized equipment. Cds I do not bother with audiophile gear because they function as background music, not for close-listening enjoyment. But, I know what good sound is and I still want it to sound good. The Onkyo changer has a sound quality that rivals entry level audiophile players that begin at the $500 mark. So, if you want superior sound cheaply, take the risk with this player.Customer Review: Reliable 6 CD tray!
Summary: 4 Stars
I've given this poor machine intensive, 16/24 hs usage since I bought it, and I only had to take it to the repair shop once. The laser broke down, repair wasn't cheap, but I suppose it happens with all brands. Thus, I don't take any "stars" for that.
Support for not very well known brands (in the developing world) like Onkyo is absent, but thankfully Sony services can fix them properly. "Made in Japan" :)!
I like the fact of being able to change most CDs while listening, the sound quality is grea, maybe the opening slot for the CD tray could have a tighter door for not letting any dust in, but, as usual, Onkyo just delivers.
The RCA connections made some noise some time ago, it just ruined everything... After hours of tampering and changing of amplifier, cables, speakers, I made sure it was it, opened it (there's not much to be seen), then handmade some "guide" for the cable not bending and voila, the noise went away.
I'm sure it would have taken less time for a tech-savy user, but it did break some "romantic moments"... That's why I took 1 star.
Customer Review: Good Solid CD Changer With Some Extra Features
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought an Onkyo C-390 refurb model a few months back and have had excellent results. I burn my own music CDs on blank CDR or CDRW media using the CD burner on my Home PC. The C-390 tracks everything I've thrown at it very accurately without a hitch. It even plays MP3 files burned onto CD. Plus the remote control unit is full featured and works flawlessly.
There are two digital connections, a digital fiber optic TOSlink and a digital coax connection on the back of the unit. I use the fiber optic TOSlink connection to my reciever. A digital connection will give you the purest output. There is also the typical analog RCA jack connection.
The only flaw I have to report is the carrousel makes a bit of a whirling noise when changing CDs. This is NOT reproduced through to the speakers but is simply low-level ambient room noise. Other than that one minor quibble I can give this CD Changer my highest recommendation.
Customer Review: Good value, but at least 1 annoying feature
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm happy with the sound and quality of this unit, but it has one "feature" that I feel is a bug. If I load discs in bays 1 - 6 and then start playing on disc 3, after reaching disc 6 the unit stops -- it won't play discs 1 and 2. Onkyo says this is normal -- the unit only plays forward and won't "wrap" back to disc 1. The workaround is to put the unit in Repeat mode, but that makes it play all discs endlessly. I've owned CD changers from several other manufacturers and none behaved this way.
If you own one of these machines, please call Onkyo and complain -- they said if enough people complain they will issue a firmware update.
One other issue: my wife thinks this machine is louder when switching discs than our old Sony changer. This is most apparent in Shuffle mode. I don't think the difference is significant, though.