Sony CMT-CPX22
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Sony CMT-CPX22
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Withe Less Then 2 Years Of Use, It Died On Me. Bfo
Withe less then 2 years of use, it died on me. Bfore this is had an el-cheapo mini system fro GPX which lasted over 5 years. Not what expected from Soni.
My guess is that the power supply died. There is a really high pitched noise originating from the box itself. Both when the system is on and when it is off. I unplugged the speakers and the noise was still there.
Also agree that it difficult to use.
I does look nice but I did not pay for garbage, I paid for a working music system. REALLY disappointed in the quality.
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Cd Player Element First Broke Down Within 3 Months
CD player element first broke down within 3 months of purchase so repaired under guarantee.
CD player recently broke down again and it cannot be repaired.
Repairer said that the CD changer system known to have caused problems.
We have micro hifi from Aiwa for 7 yrs in another room and it has caused no problems at all. Prior to the Sony, we had a JVC hifi which worked well for around 15 yrs.
Two CD breakdowns within 5 yrs very disappointing from such a well-known brand as Sony.
Not used very often so problems not due to over-use
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I Have Studied The Main Pcb. There's A Transistor
I have studied the main PCB. There's a transistor which is supposed to regulate 3.3v q906 from either the emitter or collector which is malfunctioning giving a voltage 1.6 which cannot power the CD.
The cable for the CMT-CPX22 from the supply should provide 5v to the collector or emitter of q906 as indicated on the PCB via a capacitor but if you measure that pin which is indicated 5v its 12v is this a factory fault or design?
what can be done on q906 because its an SMD transistor? Any replacement from Sony or equivalent?
I had the same problem - took the unit to be repaired locally and was told it would cost $254. Took it home and opened the case and with the assistance of the above post located the transistor q906. While checking the voltages with my meter I inadvertently drew an arc from the collector to the next solder point above where it was connected and the equipment began functioning again. The action taken is of course not recommended for anyone to do but if someone can explain why an arc across these two points should allow the equipment to somehow reset itself there might be a considerably less expensive way to repair this equipment when this fault occurs.
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When I Saw The Sony Cmt-cpx22 At The Store Between
When I saw the Sony CMT-CPX22 at the store between all the other "Micro-Systems"; I noticed that it not only looked the best of the bunch, but at 200 watts, it had the best sound quality and loudness. After giving up $299 and driving it home, I was still impressed with how it looked and sounded in my bedroom.
Now a year later of daily use, and I find that the CMT is the most unsatisfying, non-user friendly system I have ever owned.
BIG GRIPES:
1. The Remote: It is severely limited in what you can do with it. You can't open the CD tray, You can't manipulate the sound, it only turns up and down the volume, The buttons are way too small, unevenly spaced, inconsistently sized and crowded, making it very difficult to use without looking at it. There are tons of extra useless buttons that serve no function whatsoever. Also you can ONLY do some functions with the remote, such as sleep mode, alarm and clock set. Not good at all.
2. The CD playback: It is incredibly slow and noisy when switching between CDs, or from Tuner/Tape or AUX mode to CD mode. You can't fast forward or reverse MP3 tracks, and it only plays 1 type of MP3 format, so no WMA files can be played. MP3 playback was also very slow to read the CD initially, and sometimes entire tracks would not play at all for no apparent reasons. It also DOES NOT list TRACK NAMES (big annoyance). However, with some store bought CDs, newer than 2004 (I think), it can display the album and track names on the CMT's screen. This is odd because this feature is not even listed in the manuals. It is also an inconsistent feature that slows playback as well, so it's not even a good thing.
3. The Tuner: AM is virtually non-existent, even with the AM antenna plugged in. The station presets are plenty (20 in all), but impossible to use because the remote control has no number keypad to jump right to that station. It only scans the range that you preset, so to go from preset 2 to preset 19, you have to scan through all 17 preset stations in between, which is the same as if you didn't preset anything in the first place. Like most other features on the CMT, such as the display dimmer (for an already dim and small display screen), the preset feature is utterly useless.
Apart from these gripes: I did find the sound richness and quality to be good, somewhat loud, with a nice bass. Overall build quality is good. I did however have problems with the CMT powering off 2 seconds after it was turned on, and SONY's warranty covered repairs, however, SONY shipped me a new refurbished unit (minus my Cd's that got stuck inside the original unit), and SONY didn't fail to leave huge silver "REFURBISHED" stickers all over the top, sides, and rear of the replacement unit.
Anyway, I'm selling mine on EBay this week, and shopping for a Sony MHC-GX9900 unit.
Even for all its looks and sound quality I cannot recommend this unit for the price that it is listed for.
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