this unit be a nightmare . the instruction appear to have be write by someone with alzheimer 's . there seem to be no logic to the operation of the unit nor be it there anything intuitive about it . every time you want to do something new with the unit , expect to commit a major chunk of time puzzling over the manual . the remote be make of some aluminum-type metal that rapidly corrode and partially obscure the name on the button . it can be incredibly hard retrieve a disk from the tray and the headphone jack be loose . the sound be fine for the price and I could care less about the appearance .