Personal CD Player | Portable Music Player with Included In-Line Control Earphones | 7 Hour Battery Playtime, In-Car AUX Compatibility | Bass Boost, Hold Lock and Anti-Skip Function | OAKCASTLE CD10

The media could not be loaded. If you are looking for a portable CD player, this is the one you need. Let me explain why.I have purchased this product myself, having been asked to review the portable CD player by Oakcastle. I will be perfectly honest with my review and not let their request sway my judgement.I will be perfectly honest, when asked to review this product, a portable CD player, my first thought was why; why has this product been brought out? After all, aren’t we all using streaming services these days? Then I thought of the sheer volume of CD’s I own that will never be found on a streaming service, such as ‘fan club’ CD’s, CD’s by small artists with local appeal, and the like.Firstly, I had limited expectations. After all, it’s £26.95, (at the time of writing), but at the time I purchased it there was a further 25% discount. Cheap and cheerful, or so I thought. First impressions, upon opening the packaging, was how incredibly well packed it was. I have received items costing ten times as much not so well packaged. For the price you get the portable CD player, (obviously!) a set of headphones, a 3.5mm jack lead to plug into a portable speaker, and a remote for the headphones to allow skipping tracks, pausing and so on without having to use the small buttons on the unit itself.Secondly, this device has multiple ways of powering it. You can use two AA batteries, (a set are supplied), you can use the supplied USB lead plugged into a USB adapter in a wall socket, into a power pack, or plugged into the USB port of a laptop or PC. It can also be used as car CD player, most cars have a USB port for power these days, but don’t have a CD player!Moving onto the sound quality; I tried the supplied headphones first. I have to say, I was surprised. It may not be Bang and Olufsen quality, but it is a tiny fraction of the price. The sound was good, and not at all tinny, as I had expected. I was listening to a solo guitarist, (video attached) and the sound was clear and crisp. I added the bass boost, and although I could tell the difference, for this music it really wasn’t required. I then tried the CD player with a set of my own Sennheiser wired headphones, and then this machine came into its own. With a pair of good quality headphones, the sound had a warmth, and richness that belies the price tag.I have tried a wide range of music with the CD player, from rock, rock and roll, singer/songwriter, solo guitar, pop, and even classical. All the different genres sounded excellent; the classical music, when paired to a portable speaker, had a clarity which was completely beyond my expectations.The portable CD player can also be used in a variety of modes, you can play tracks randomly, repeat a track, repeat the CD, and even intro mode, which plays the first ten seconds of each track to help find a particular song you may wish to listen to. I have used it whilst walking round the house and garden; there were no issues at all. A sliding hold button stops the other buttons being caught accidentally whilst the unit is in a bag or a pocket.Oakcastle are a company that clearly take a pride in their products. And so they should; I cannot recommend this highly enough. Anyone looking for a portable CD player for use in a car, caravan, whilst walking etc will not be disappointed. The sound quality is excellent, particularly when paired with a good quality speaker or headphones. It has every feature you will look for, and more besides. If you register the product with Oakcastle they will extend the warranty to three years. Buy it – you can’t go wrong.

I've been using this a lot for the past few months. It's a fantastic cd player for the money. I've been playing it connected to a USB power bank, it hardly draws any power so lasts for ages before needing to recharge the power bank. The sound quality is great. It's got a handy wired remote which is useful because the buttons on the device itself are a little small. The display on it is a little hard to read. It's got some fairly heavy use over the past few months and never missed a beat so am very happy with this product.

My new car does not have an inbuilt CD player so I was looking for a reliable alternative. The Oakcastle CD player had some good reviews so I thought I would give it a go.Really pleased with it. It looks good, compact, easy to use, does not skip, good sound.However after a short time it kept stopping. I had not realised how quickly the batteries run down after only a couple of CD's. I was going to send it back until someone told me that I could run it off the cigarette lighter thus bypassing the batteries. I purchased an extra cable and problem sorted.Maybe it is just me being thick but I think it would be helpful if this were explained on the product details more clearly or the necessary cable be included in the first place.Otherwise a great product. I would thoroughly recommend it but don't forget to think about a power cable or maybe rechargeable batteries.

Nice and lightweight, good quality, sounds great, no jumping tracks when out walking. Great value

Great item, good value for the price.

Good little cd player. Easy to use and set up.Good sound

As this is a Christmas present for someone it has not been used yet so I can't comment on it's sound or ease of use. I can say it is not flimsy, has a little weight to it and looks great. The price was fair and it arrived on time.

Buy a secure case for spare re-chargeable batteries and get a good headphone, its a great unit and I'm enjoying my walks again.