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Today, technology is meeting application so quickly, that it bypasses what we really need sometimes, for what we just hope to have. This could be just the case with Pioneer’s 300 + 1 Disc Changer, the PD-F1009. Of course, I won’t try and sway you away from this product for it is not a bad product at all; I own one of them myself, and my collection of albums does not even exceed 100 albums.

I had at one time worked at Radioshack and we had a few electronic components that had just come in from delivery. I had to opportunity to put these items on the shelves, and so I became acquainted with some of the products. I came across an RCA Professional Series 300 + 1 disc changer, and quickly wanted it. I went around looking for a better price, just in case there was one, and there was. It was the PD-F1009 made by Pioneer. I found this gem on sale for $249.99, which was still lower than my associates discount, and it looked just the same.

Installation of this product is a breeze, and even a non-technical, behind the times, blind person could probably put this product with the rest of his equipment. The outputs consist of a Right and Left RCA cable setup, and one ( 1 ) Digital Optical connection. Both connections are good and easy to use, but personally I recommend using the Digital Optical output, as it is far better in quality.

Storage is a big plus when using this item, but don’t be overwhelmed with how much this thing will store. At 300 discs + 1 this thing will cram it all in there. When I say plus one, it has the ability to single load a disc rather than having to find a new place to put it, and also to find it.

But, sometimes storage of this many discs in one place can become confusing and that is where one of their features can come in handy. You actually have to ability to place your discs into categories that are sorted out in the player itself. I have only used this feature for a small time, only because when I add a new album, I just write it down on a piece of paper, and what slot it was located in, and that is only because I am now at eighty-three albums.

There is very little noise when using this item. I expected since it held 300 albums versus my smaller units of five that it would be that much louder, but it was that much quieter.

But I haven’t really hit on some of the features yet, so I guess I can now. It has the ability to play CD-R’s and “CD-RW’s”. I have tried CD-RW’s, and it did not like them at all, but my CD-R’s didn’t have any trouble playing. The format just couldn’t be in .WMA or .MP3. If the albums are text encoded then the player will display this information on the screen, which can be very useful with a very large album collection.

If you are listening to an album and you come across a song that you like, just select a button on the remote and it is stored into memory. This feature is nice, but it can only store up to twenty ( 20 ) songs, and that just doesn’t seem right that if you can hold 300 albums, and only have 20 bests . . . Hmm….

Finally, this unit is big. Of course it is going to be big, it is a big as a full-featured receiver. Sometimes people look down on this, and then others look at it like it’s the best thing to ever happen. Either way, with it being big comes the other disadvantage of weighing a decent amount. If you don’t like moving stuff that can be considered heavy, you may want to look elsewhere.

For those of you who want something that not everyone else has, then this could be for you. As for those who party all night long to music, music, and more music then this is definitely for you. Just place the unit on random and let it be your own personal DJ or Jukebox.