Sony Bookshelf Stereo - CMT-EH25

Expensive homes have made us fit quite a bit into smaller rooms, and the only stereos that I think make sense any more are the bookshelf variety. I came across the Sony CMT-EH25, and was amazed. It comes with a 5+5 watt (total 10 watt RMS) output, a direct playback function for USB thumbdrives (supporting MP3/WMA/AAC tracks), a top-loading CD player, a tape player and radio. The display is a one-line LCD. The remote control is small but tidy and easy to use. It supports CD/CDR/CDRW (no DVD) playback, and lacks Dolby Pro Logic.

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The above review appeared in The Open Magazine, Issue Dated 12th to 18th September 2009