Sony RCD-W500C 5-Disc CD Changer / Recorder

Pros: I guess it makes a nice CD player, with the 5 slots for CD's.

Cons: Too unreliable to use to burn CD's from analog sources (tapes and albums).

The Bottom Line: Find another recorder if that is what you are looking for. This one just creates coasters.

Review: I was horribly disappointed with this equipment. I have over 100 great old albums from the 60's and 70's that I wanted to put onto CD's. I used the SONY Music CD-R's, so there would be no compatibility issues, but in 9 attempts I burnt 7 coasters...

Pros: Solid quality, easy to program, lots of features on remote control

Cons: No high speed copying available for single track.

The Bottom Line: This one's a winner

Review: Sony have a winner here. The 5-disc changer works smoothly and faster than others I've used. Overall I like the quality of this machine. By comparison I recommend a "pass" on Philips models.

Sony have added "manual track advance" to their...

Pros: Cheap

Cons: Terrible product. Unreliable.

Review: I first tried to pick up a used one of these and it did not work so I figured it was just a bad buy. Then I bought one new and had to return it for another new one. They all have the same problems. You will record a whole CD and then it will not...

Pros: Functions fine as a CD player.

Cons: Very unreliable recording; high loss rates; must use Sony disks.

The Bottom Line: Recording is extremely unreliable, and errors generally occur at the end of a recording session. Much wasted time and money. The RCD-W500C is a Coster Factory.

Review: I have had the RCD-W500C for 8 months now, and have lost dozens of disks from 'C14 Recording errors'. For reasons no one at Sony can explain, the recorder is unable to write the CD table of contents for a block of songs or for a whole disk. The CD...

Pros: Good sound and recording level features.

Cons: See my main review.

The Bottom Line: It suits my needs. If not for the drawbacks listed in my review, I would give it 5 stars. As for durability, rating is based on so far, so good.

Review: This was a replacement for my JVC recorder which died after only three years (I certainly did not overwork it).

First, let me say that I have had no problems finalizing disks. The last one done was 79 minutes and 9 seconds. Also note, I do...

Pros: High-speed dubbing, optical in, easy to operate

Cons: Unreliable recording

Review: I've been using my recorder for more than a year. It is very unpredictable. Sometimes it records beautifully; other times it looks like it's recording only to give you a "blank disc" read-out. It seems to only like Memorex CD-R Music discs...

Pros: easy programming, 5 disk changer

Cons: awful quality recording from vinyl; glacial TOC read

Review: I purchased this device primarily to convert vinyl to CD. The manual is good, but not great in the "manual recording" section. Time to read TOC (30 seconds to two minutes) is totally unacceptable. Unable to record FROM commercially computer burned...

Pros: lots of cool features

Cons: does not work

The Bottom Line: a complete waste of my time

Review: a friend of mine bought this unit and i thought it was very nice with all the extra features it had but after only one month he had to take it in for repair because it would not record properly,once he got it back all was fine for about another...

Pros: speedy, efficient, intuitive

Cons: I just wish it had more space for more CDs.

Review: This recorder is great! It cut down my time of copying CDs from days to hours. Invaluable to small software developers, starting musicians, and others. Easy-to-use, very intuitive. Enjoy!

Pros: Ease of use, Sound quality, and overall versatility.

Cons: None

Review: I got this recorder as an alternative to my computer burner that was infrequently breaking down. I have had it for 3 months now and so far it is excellent! It is very easy to learn, and even easier to use, and in spite of other commentary on this...