Pioneer PD-F1009 301-Disc CD-File Changer
Rating: 
- Simple and Easy
This is exactly what I wanted. It was simple and easy to set up. The sound is great and the speed is good for the volume of CD's stored. Very quiet also. Good LCD display on unit - I can read it from the couch. The remote is very basic but works - no LCD. So far I love it. I'm starting to listen to music I've had stacked in a closet for five years.
Rating: - Worth the money and a good answer to CD storage.
With a library of over 400 CD's and my 5 disc Yamaha acting squirrelly, I felt the time had come to solve both problems.Since I had good experience with the Pioneer DV-F727 300+1 DVD player, the equivalent CD magazine player seemed a good bet and,so far,this has been the case.Although I'm still not quite finished loading it, the controls readily allow one to access the last empty slot and, if you should want to remove a disc to play in an auto or other player, it is easy to retrieve/play/return it.
One caveat is Pioneer's recommendation that, if the device mustbe moved, it should be unloaded/reloaded rather than be transported full.I suspect that stuffing bubble wrap on top of the internal carousal full of discs and then handling it gently would obviate the need to remove the discs and carry them separately with the problem of providing physical protection for them.
A second unit can be combined to provide a total storage of 600+2--which implies I could increase my library by another 200 discs.I haven't gathered up the nerve to broach such an idea to my wife.
Rating: 
- Great except CD Text (vs Sony CDPCX355)
This is a great product, as you can see from the other reviews. I chose the Pioneer instead of Sony's 300 disk version because of the reviews about the better quality of the Pioneer.
My parents have the Sony CDPCX355. The one down side to the Pioneer that the Sony has better is the CD text feature. With the Pioneer, I don't have a single CD where the "CD text" is read and displayed. The Sony does a much better job of reading and displaying the titles and artists from CDs. Also the Sony has a keyboard port so you can plug in a keyboard and edit disk information manually (a very nice feature). Also, the Sony's display has a seperate line for CD text where the Pioneer replaces track information with the text. Because of this (I assume) the Sony displays the CD's text much more quickly (the Pioneer's manual says its displays the text after 5 seconds).
For both players, I have a hard copy of CD locations so the CD text is no big deal but it is something to consider.
Rating: - QUALITY CD PLAYER
PRODUCT IS AS ADVERTISED AND IS QUALITY; ONLY DRAWBACK IS TIME IN LOADING THE CD'S AND MAINLY REMEMBERING TO IDENTIFY LOCATIONS OF CD'S..... ONCE THEY ARE LOADED, IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND A CD IF YOU HAVEN'T MADE A CATALOG LISTING!
Rating: 
- juke box cd player*** bad item
We have many Christmas CD's and others.The ability to random play is great.The remoted control did not work.The Pioneer people after a few phone switches promised that a new one is in the mail.It is only one month; but it should arive any day.*** I had hoped the remote that was all that was wrong.Product control must be off.I will now have to ship it back.the syptem will not allow me to change review from 3 star to the one star I would now give it.
- Simple and EasyThis is exactly what I wanted. It was simple and easy to set up. The sound is great and the speed is good for the volume of CD's stored. Very quiet also. Good LCD display on unit - I can read it from the couch. The remote is very basic but works - no LCD. So far I love it. I'm starting to listen to music I've had stacked in a closet for five years.
- Worth the money and a good answer to CD storage.With a library of over 400 CD's and my 5 disc Yamaha acting squirrelly, I felt the time had come to solve both problems.Since I had good experience with the Pioneer DV-F727 300+1 DVD player, the equivalent CD magazine player seemed a good bet and,so far,this has been the case.Although I'm still not quite finished loading it, the controls readily allow one to access the last empty slot and, if you should want to remove a disc to play in an auto or other player, it is easy to retrieve/play/return it.
One caveat is Pioneer's recommendation that, if the device mustbe moved, it should be unloaded/reloaded rather than be transported full.I suspect that stuffing bubble wrap on top of the internal carousal full of discs and then handling it gently would obviate the need to remove the discs and carry them separately with the problem of providing physical protection for them.
A second unit can be combined to provide a total storage of 600+2--which implies I could increase my library by another 200 discs.I haven't gathered up the nerve to broach such an idea to my wife.
- Great except CD Text (vs Sony CDPCX355)This is a great product, as you can see from the other reviews. I chose the Pioneer instead of Sony's 300 disk version because of the reviews about the better quality of the Pioneer.
My parents have the Sony CDPCX355. The one down side to the Pioneer that the Sony has better is the CD text feature. With the Pioneer, I don't have a single CD where the "CD text" is read and displayed. The Sony does a much better job of reading and displaying the titles and artists from CDs. Also the Sony has a keyboard port so you can plug in a keyboard and edit disk information manually (a very nice feature). Also, the Sony's display has a seperate line for CD text where the Pioneer replaces track information with the text. Because of this (I assume) the Sony displays the CD's text much more quickly (the Pioneer's manual says its displays the text after 5 seconds).
For both players, I have a hard copy of CD locations so the CD text is no big deal but it is something to consider.
- QUALITY CD PLAYERPRODUCT IS AS ADVERTISED AND IS QUALITY; ONLY DRAWBACK IS TIME IN LOADING THE CD'S AND MAINLY REMEMBERING TO IDENTIFY LOCATIONS OF CD'S..... ONCE THEY ARE LOADED, IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND A CD IF YOU HAVEN'T MADE A CATALOG LISTING!
- juke box cd player*** bad itemWe have many Christmas CD's and others.The ability to random play is great.The remoted control did not work.The Pioneer people after a few phone switches promised that a new one is in the mail.It is only one month; but it should arive any day.*** I had hoped the remote that was all that was wrong.Product control must be off.I will now have to ship it back.the syptem will not allow me to change review from 3 star to the one star I would now give it.