this be overall a very nice compact audio system . it be stylish with metal finish on the front and the speaker have better finish than Panasonic 's sc-19 -lrb- ? -rrb- 5 cd changer at WalMart . it also play dvd disc and the speaker be magnetic-shielded , which be another advantage when you connect it with a laptop to play mp3 's . the price of $ 150 -lrb- I do not know why it go up like $ 200 after I purchase it -rrb- be pretty nice consider all these feature . however , there be some minor thing you need to consider before buy this unit . I usually listen to jazz and classic and the bass be rather strong . the overall sound be not very clear like other hi-fi unit , but you may not expect it from a $ 150 unit ... also , you can not random-play mp3 file . however , this problem be the same for other Panasonic compact system . this be rather silly . I hope Panasonic can improve it for they next model . although this unit can read dvd-r disc , it do not support mp3 playback on a dvd-r disc . overall , this be a fine unit . I wish it could play clear sound as well as my cheap $ 50 sennheiser px100 headphone , but it be also true that I can not get a stereo unit like this with dvd support for $ 150 . I be think about JVC and Phillips unit as well , but they be fall behind in overall feature .