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Panasonic RX-D55GC-K Boombox - High Power MP3 CD AM/ FM Radio Cassette Recorder with USB & Music Port High Quality Sound with 2-Way 4-Speaker (Black)
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Brand | Panasonic |
Connectivity Technology | USB |
Color | Black |
Speaker Type | Surround |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 10.67 x 16.06 x 5.83 inches |
About this item
- High Quality Sound and High Power with 2-Way 4-Speaker and Big Size Speaker Box 280 W
- Music Port on Front Panel for Digital Audio Player Playback.
- Speaker power rating of 10 watts per channel
- Natural Surround & High Quality Sound with MP3 Re-Master & Sound Virtualizer.
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Panasonic RX-D55GC-K Boombox
High Power 10W x 2
With 2-way 4 Speakers and Big Size Speaker Box
USB Port & Music Port on Front Panel
For Digital Audio Player Playback
Natural Surround & High Quality Sound
With MP3 Re-Master & Sound Virtualizer
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Customer Ratings | ||||||
Sound quality | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Remote Control | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
Portability | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | — | 4.7 |
Easy to use | 4.1 | — | 4.3 | 3.5 | — | 4.2 |
Value for money | — | 3.9 | — | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Sold By | NewEra Products | Herneum | Excelsior USA | Retevis Direct | Amazon.com | NEXTRON-US |
connectivity tech | USB | Bluetooth,CD,USB | Bluetooth | USB | Bluetooth, Auxiliary, USB, Headphone | Bluetooth, Auxiliary, USB |
power source | Battery Powered | Battery Powered | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Battery or Cable | Corded Electric, Battery Powered |
speaker count | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
bluetooth technology | — | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
speaker type | Surround | Dual Speaker | Stereo | Built-In | Component | Built-In |
supported standards | MP3 | CD | CD | MP3 | CD | MP3, WMA |
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 10.67 x 16.06 x 5.83 inches |
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Item Weight | 10.14 pounds |
Manufacturer | Panasonic |
ASIN | B004L0JI94 |
Item model number | RX-D55GC-K |
Batteries | 2 AA batteries required. |
Customer Reviews |
4.1 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | January 26, 2011 |
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Product Description
Panasonic's RX-D55 CD Radio Cassette Recorder is a 280W cassette recorder with USB and music ports and high quality sound with four 2-way speakers. This boom box features natural surround and high quality sound with MP3 re-master and sound virtualize. It plays CD, CD-R/RW and MP3, has an AM/FM radio and a cassette recorder, and comes with a remote control. It comes with both a European plug and a US plug adapter.
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Customers like the sound quality, quality and ease of use of the stereo system. For example, they mention it's great for listening in cramped quarters, the operating instructions booklet is fairly easy to comprehend and that it'll play a lot of things decently. That said, opinions are mixed on value, remote control, and reception.
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Customers like the sound quality of the integrated stereo system. They say the CDs sound much more warm and inviting, with low distortion and low noise. The woofers do not distort, making it great for listening in cramped quarters or near neighbors. Tapes play clearly, without a hiss, and at high volume. Customers also mention that the volume can be turned up and it does not sound distorted.
"...it; attached it to the Pana via the 3.5 mm "Music Port", and the result sounds fine, plus, the Clip Jam holds more music and has extra features...." Read more
"...It's a compact, dense, low distortion, low noise, true Hi-Fi system that is not too big and bulky, and can be carried by its fold away handle...." Read more
"...Note: It arrived today, was relatively easy to set up, and the sound is amazing. No need for the extra subwoofer, and the remote is a bit better...." Read more
"...(clear vocals, no crackle at high volume, good sound in mono as well as stereo mode, good highs and mids, no distortion, medium bass..." Read more
Customers like the quality of the stereo system. For example, they say it's excellent, adequate, and plays with far greater quality than what these small speakers would be expected to. It has a great CD player that works extremely well and is easy to program. It excels in playing music, and is good with an mp3 player. The radio works fine.
"...The sound quality is very good ... however, this player excels in playing music...." Read more
"...It doesn't do any one thing perfectly, but it does a lot of things decently." Read more
"...At lower to moderate levels it is a full, but tight, Hi-Fi sound which a single, 1-way speaker, lower powered box just doesn't achieve...." Read more
"...Remote Control Features: The remote looks like a TV remote. Loaded with more features, commands, presets, programming, etc. than the radio face...." Read more
Customers find the radio easy to use. They mention that the operating instructions booklet is fairly easy to comprehend, and the remote is easy to operate. The radio is loaded with more features, commands, presets, programming, and shuffle play. The manual is detailed, and easy to change. Customers also mention that it's an unobtrusive, multi-function boombox.
"...The manual is detailed.Take care of the remote, you will need it for certain functions...." Read more
"...It has a variable OFF sleep timer, clock, and alarm. It has different modes of choice in how to display MP3 tags, info, etc...." Read more
"...No matter what eq setting , there are only 5 available settings (Heavy, Clear, Soft , Vocal or EQ OFF) The BASS is somewhat lacking...." Read more
"...Note: It arrived today, was relatively easy to set up, and the sound is amazing. No need for the extra subwoofer, and the remote is a bit better...." Read more
Customers find the portability of the stereo system to be excellent. They mention that it's light and not too big, making it easy to transport. They also say that the playback is great for a compact system and the battery power makes it versatile. Customers also mention that the product is a high-quality compact stereo system.
"...This is a high-quality compact stereo system. There are 10 watts to each speaker whereas cheaper units come with only 1-3...." Read more
"...This is a very nice portable, and I've had more than my share of stereo equipment and portables over the decades. This is a no nonsense portable...." Read more
"...older style and like they might be a weaker point, but they are large and simplified...." Read more
"...At about a third the size of the Sony Explod it is much easier to tote around and at an honest 10 Watts per channel has even more to offer...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the stereo system. Some mention it's well worth the price, while others say that it'd be a waste of money.
"...With that said, Over all I think this is a great value for the price and all that it has to offer. I just hope and oray it lasts me a while...." Read more
"...recorder if you need a high-quality tape recording as it's just not high-end enough to get you truly good results...." Read more
"...This is a fine portable for the money...." Read more
"...be the most potent or the most versatile system available, but the price is nice and this RXD55GCK boombox certainly does have a following that..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the remote control. Some mention it's wonderful to have and easy to use, while others say it'd be confusing to use.
"...The remote is great, however you need it for certain functions, period, so don't lose it or travel without it...." Read more
"...No need for the extra subwoofer, and the remote is a bit better. I ended up taping up the buttons I do not want him to touch...." Read more
"...As of May, the remote control was working intermittently and then would not work at all...." Read more
"...The remote has all the major controls so do not lose it...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the reception of the stereo system. Some mention that the FM reception is very good and sensative, while others say that it's a bit poor and hard to get a nice, clear signal. The AM/FM receiver picks up signals reasonably well, but not as well as the boombox it is. However, some customers say that the radio reception is a little poor and that a better antenna would help.
"...The radio, FM reception is very good and sensative...." Read more
"...trying out the newer Panasonic in another room still fails to achieve strong reception....CD PLAYER:..." Read more
"...It's a compact, dense, low distortion, low noise, true Hi-Fi system that is not too big and bulky, and can be carried by its fold away handle...." Read more
"...It sounds decent, but not amazing. The radio reception is a bit poor and somehow it's just hard to get a nice, clear-sounding signal on some..." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the battery life of the stereo system. They mention that the cassette player failed after playing only three songs, the USB player stopped playing the songs after several years, and the ear phones do not work well. Some say that the drawer goes in and out and will not play CDs.
"...After several years, the USB player stopped playing the songs that normally played at the end. Unsure why this happened...." Read more
"...Ear phones do not work well as they are often dislodged by the agitated patient, you never know the volume that is coming through..." Read more
"...One of them the cassette destroyed the tape and the sound was not up to par and didn't sound good or right, but it did pick up 3 FM channels, and..." Read more
"...You see, it wouldn't work...." Read more
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I now have two of these units, and will comment on both.
This is a high-quality compact stereo system. There are 10 watts to each speaker whereas cheaper units come with only 1-3. The manual is detailed.
Take care of the remote, you will need it for certain functions.
To turn the player on, push the AM/FM button. To turn off, push TAPE/OFF.
The sound quality is very good ... however, this player excels in playing music. The vocal audiocassettes and CDs I have require tweaking the equalizer, as the native sound tends to be a bit too muffled.
The first one of these I have, via the headphone jack, is connected to older larger Bose powered speakers to excellent effect.
There are several presets to tweak for various kinds of sound. The most basic are five equalizer presets: "heavy", "soft", "clear," "vocal," and "off." You can independently tweak the bass and treble.
The virtualizer feature projects sound, and there is a "re-master" option, which reproduces the frequencies lost during recording.
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RADIO:
You may want to install four fresh AA batteries to back up radio presets in case of power outage. If you do that, diary to check batteries every so often. I found the AA batteries leaking a year before the date they were stamped to expire. I don't use the larger batteries, just the AC cord.
There are 16 presets each for AM and FM. Start by tuning to the lowest radio frequency. On the remote, hold the forward arrow button down for a second and it finds the first station. Say you want a preset there; press "program"; then the number buttons to assign a number to it (eg., press #1) and that is your preset. Push the forward button to find the next station you want; press "program" then the number buttons (eg., #2).
Alternatively, you can use the "auto preset" button and presets for the strongest stations in your area will automatically be set.
To listen to a station, press its number on the remote's keypad.
Update on the radio: Now having another of this boombox to use in another room, I've discovered that indeed the radio reception tends toward the weak side. I'd thought it was just the location of the first one (plus that I'm not in the perfect location buildingwise for radio reception), however, trying out the newer Panasonic in another room still fails to achieve strong reception.
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CD PLAYER:
This is full-featured. You can start on any track, program the order of tracks, skip tracks, and repeat the CD. Use the remote to program the CD player or the Play button on the unit to just play it.
Con: I find it inconvenient that this boombox does not turn itself off after playing a CD.
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USB DRIVE, MAX 8 GB SIZE:
The main thing I've used on this unit is the USB port and flash drives to play MP3 music. Back in the day, we could hear about 5 songs on one side of a 33 RPM and then wait for another one to flop down from the spindle. Contrast that with listening to hundreds of songs that play automatically.
When you turn off the player, it remembers where it was on the USB drive and takes up in that place, as long as the unit stays connected to power.
There are a couple of ways to get music onto the USB flash:
1) Synchronizing with Windows Media Player - In Media Player, you can rip CDs to your computer as MP3s, enhance the quality of the MP3s up to the maximum (320 KBPS) and add to a flash drive.
2) Direct copy and paste of each MP3 - In this method, you insert the flash drive into the computer's USB; open My Computer; open the flash drive; open your Music folder; copy and paste the files - just the music files not the folders and sub-folders - into the flash drive window as you would any other window.
Adding Auto Volume Leveling to Music on USB Flash Drive:
When listening to music, do you ever find that one song will be too quiet so you turn it up, then the next will be too loud, so you have to turn it down again? Adjusting music volume is called leveling, normalizing, or changing the gain. When it works, the overall volume is similar from song to song without coming in at different volumes. Windows Media Player has Volume Leveling available but these features don't transfer to your flash drive.
If you're somewhat "tech savvy," you can use a free program called MP3Gain. Google MP3 Gain for the You Tube demo videos and the website.If you install MP3 Gain, please read the Help file first; I recommend setting it so that your original copy is not overwritten but a new copy is made with the gain adjustment. Or just keep a backup copy of your music library.
If you like the program, please make a small contribution to the author.
Update on USB Function:
After several years, the USB player stopped playing the songs that normally played at the end. Unsure why this happened.
To solve this, purchased a San Disk Clip Jam MP3 player and copied my music to it; attached it to the Pana via the 3.5 mm "Music Port", and the result sounds fine, plus, the Clip Jam holds more music and has extra features.
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AUDIOCASSETTE PLAYER/RECORDER:
If, like me, you have the older cassette tapes, it is getting hard to find players for them anymore. This unit has that capability. Unlike cheaper players I have, the Panasonic handles even the longer tapes (longest I have is about 50 minutes on each side).
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If you have read this far, thank you for reading, and hope this has been of some help to you. Enjoy the music!
Made support for MP3 play back and not support for AIFF, WAV and FLAC. That would have allowed for some great sounding tunes via USB at the cost of space of course. . Also recording From the CD to the Cassette on a quality Maxell normal BIAS tape sound great for a normal type 1 casstte. The radio, FM reception is very good and sensative. I was picking up distant stations but with much static as this unit does not seem to have the old school 'Distant/Local' setting that helped pulling in far away stations (distance mode) or attenuating strong local stations (Local mode). Inwas able to use the receiver with out pulling out the antenna. I also happen to be in a good location for reception. There will be an exaggerated static hiss sound when tunned into a weak station or one that is way to strong with the Sound Virtualizer function on. I found it better to turn off the Sound Virtualizer in those situations. I find the Sound Virtualizer works best on CDs, quality recordings on tape as well as quality recordings on a media device. Recording your own voice, well this unit does not include a built microphone like boomboxes of the past. But if you get the right adaptors and a mic preamp along with a microphone you can use the music port and simply adjust the audio out of the mic preamp so there is no clipping and the audio input on the mic preamp properly you can acheive a decent recording. But be warned keep the volume low on the radio as it will squeel since the radio will act as a live monitor to the input signal via the music port. It will squeel! Not a pleasant thing for your ears and could hurt the speakers too if too loud. With that said, Over all I think this is a great value for the price and all that it has to offer. I just hope and oray it lasts me a while. My last system (non Panasonic ) the CD player quit
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Te cuento: Recién lo desempaco y no encendió, pensé que era un problema de alimentación de corriente: el cable, el selector de voltajes que trae (120-220V) o un fusible interno abierto, de todos modos supuestamente Amazon los vende como nuevos y deberían funcionar perfectamente, iba a hacer la devolución pero ya no regresan el total del monto pagado debido a los impuestos de importación que son como $500 pesos mexicanos, así que decidí intentar repararlo yo mismo (soy ingeniero). Lo abrí y después de desmontar sus partes internas y revisar los circuitos cuidadosamente uno a uno como por 5 horas, me di cuenta que la tarjeta principal de la fuente de poder estaba rota, tuve que soldarle un puente con un alambre de cobre, lo probé y ya con eso encendió. En fin, pensé que al ser Panasonic sería un producto de muy buena calidad, pero es todo lo contrario, estos los hacen en Indonesia y su personal seguramente no tiene cuidado a la hora de hacer los ensambles, esa tarjeta se debe meter con mucho cuidado, ya que dónde va metido es muy estrecho porque está la bocina, al montarla, seguramente rompieron esa tarjeta que es la que suministra la corriente eléctrica a todos los demás componentes. Pienso que Amazon me pudo haber mandado la devolución de otro cliente, porque según yo, estos equipos se prueban desde la fábrica, y la falla era muy obvia de detectar.
A pesar de este gran inconveniente, el equipo tiene características técnicas y de audio muy buenas, pero si no tienes conocimientos técnicos, no te arriesgues, no lo compres, el tuyo tampoco podría funcionar y deberás repararlo desde nuevo, como yo lo hice.
Reviewed in Mexico on January 14, 2019
Te cuento: Recién lo desempaco y no encendió, pensé que era un problema de alimentación de corriente: el cable, el selector de voltajes que trae (120-220V) o un fusible interno abierto, de todos modos supuestamente Amazon los vende como nuevos y deberían funcionar perfectamente, iba a hacer la devolución pero ya no regresan el total del monto pagado debido a los impuestos de importación que son como $500 pesos mexicanos, así que decidí intentar repararlo yo mismo (soy ingeniero). Lo abrí y después de desmontar sus partes internas y revisar los circuitos cuidadosamente uno a uno como por 5 horas, me di cuenta que la tarjeta principal de la fuente de poder estaba rota, tuve que soldarle un puente con un alambre de cobre, lo probé y ya con eso encendió. En fin, pensé que al ser Panasonic sería un producto de muy buena calidad, pero es todo lo contrario, estos los hacen en Indonesia y su personal seguramente no tiene cuidado a la hora de hacer los ensambles, esa tarjeta se debe meter con mucho cuidado, ya que dónde va metido es muy estrecho porque está la bocina, al montarla, seguramente rompieron esa tarjeta que es la que suministra la corriente eléctrica a todos los demás componentes. Pienso que Amazon me pudo haber mandado la devolución de otro cliente, porque según yo, estos equipos se prueban desde la fábrica, y la falla era muy obvia de detectar.
A pesar de este gran inconveniente, el equipo tiene características técnicas y de audio muy buenas, pero si no tienes conocimientos técnicos, no te arriesgues, no lo compres, el tuyo tampoco podría funcionar y deberás repararlo desde nuevo, como yo lo hice.
( it cost me one tenth of my speaker cables), I was not disappointed. Loved to hear my old cassettes that were recorded on a Nakamichi tape deck 20 years ago....they sounded very good. Cd and radio also sound good; heaps of features on the handset.
Only thing to be careful of is that you must ensure the power selector on the bottom of the unit is on the correct voltage for your country e.g. 240V as it is in Australia.
User guide can be read on the web before purchasing. Well recommended.