Sony CMTBX5BT CMT Micro Component System with Bluetooth Technology Review

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(More customer reviews)Picked this one up at Best Buy (sorry, Amazon, but they had it marked down to $129.99) yesterday, along w/a Bluetooth dongle for my PC.
I brought a burned MP3 CD into the store with me, and not only did this little guy read it promptly, but it delivered quite crisp and (comparatively) loud playback. Lined up, side-by-side, with many other styles of shelf systems, the SONY looks stylish and slick (like the PSP). Of course, a lot of the others look like low-budget, B-movie rocket ships!! (My wife's observation).
So now, I have the unit at home, unpacked and plugged in. Here's where TWO major observations about the Bluetooth functionality became evident, and worth mentioning:
*This unit basically works like a pair of Bluetooth headphones. You must open your audio player on the PC, set up the playlist / music folders and you must begin the playing from the PC. This unit does NOT allow you to browse folders and choose playlists from within the stereo itself. Windows Media Player or WinAmp or the like MUST be running, and set up to play. This was a mild disappointment for about 2 minutes, until I remembered that the unit was only $130. The functionality is STILL a pretty nifty extra.
* I have an Ibook with OS X version 10.4 running, and built-in Bluetooth. Well, OS X 10.4 DOES NOT support the necessary communication protocols to work with this stereo. Won't work. However, version 10.5 (due in October 2007) reportedly DOES support these protocols. So, if you only have Macs in your home, be prepared to wait a bit. I'm not sure if plugging that Bluetooth dongle into the Mac USB port will add this functionality, but I doubt it.
So, to summarize:
Nice looking; clear, non-strident playback; well-priced; nicely-built; cool functionality.
Also, it has all the basics you expect; sleep and alarm functions (with separate vol. settings for each), shuffle, repeat, folder jumping (for MP3-burned discs), ID3 tag support, a nice little remote, etc.
I'm very pleased, all in all.

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