RCA RS2052 Compact Bookshelf System with Lyra 128 MB MP3 Player | 
 enlarge | Brand: RCA
Category: CE
Buy New: $199.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 47141
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 19.3 x 15.8 x 20.3
MPN: RS2052
Model: RS2052
UPC: 044319402407
EAN: 0044319402407
ASIN: B0009FUAME
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Rip Go Technology - Docking 128MB RCA Lyra mp3 Player included | | • | 160 Watt Total System Power | | • | Neo-5 CD changer allows compact design and mp3/WMA and Audio CD Playback | | • | Digital AM/FM Tuning | | • | Built-in Clock and Alarm |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
RCA RS2052 5-CD Compact Bookshelf System-Rip Go Technology-Neo-5 CD Changer System-Docking 128MB RCA Lyra mp3 Player-160 Watts Total System Power-Digital AM/FM Tuner with 32 Presets
Amazon.com Product Description
You'll be amazed by the sound and the features that the RCA RS2052 Compact Bookshelf System with Lyra 128 MB MP3 Player offers. In addition to a five-disc changer system that can load and play simultaneously, and that takes up much less space than carousel designs, the RCA RS2052 features a 128 MB Lyra MP3 flash player that uses the unit's docking station to transfer and store up to 4 hours of music. In other words, you don't need a PC to upload your MP3 and WMA digital files. You can simply "rip and go," and you'll have hours of music at your fingertips.P With 160 watts of total system power, full-range speakers, and a Dynamic Bass Boost System, the RCA RS2052 ready to fill your space with rich, full music. To round out these outstanding features, the RS2052 also includes a digital AM/FM tuner with 32 presets, a built-in alarm clock, and a single LCD display with orange backlight. So whether you want to crank your old rock CDs, upload your latest MP3 files, or wake up to the soothing sounds of jazz in the morning, the RCA RS2052 has you covered.P bWhat's in the Box/bbr RS2052 bookshelf system, remote control, AM loop antenna, MP3 player, carrying case, and headphones.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 i've been ripped off April 11, 2007
I got this as a Christmas gift in 2005, so it is out of warranty. It had been used less than 100 hrs. when the CD player stopped working, leaving my CDs stuck inside. When I called the number for authorized repairs, I got a recording telling me it was too cheap to repair. I then emailed, asking for a repair service; never got a reply. I took it to a local shop, and was told the whole CD system was broken, and the part would cost him 180.00, without labor. This unit cost my daughter 170.00, which is no small amount of money.
 Great Sound, Great Features March 16, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It took me a long time to settle on this unit, but I'm glad I did. It's got a bunch of great features that you can read about here, and a few others maybe not mentioned. I have an iRiver mp3 player, and I can plug it into this stereo via the USB and play it through the stereo. It gets better though - since the stereo recognizes the file structure of the mp3 player, I can use the remote control to skip around playlists and tracks on my own mp3 player. And of course, you can do the same thing with the little mp3 player it comes with.br /br /The sound that this unit puts out is fantastic; pretty powerful bass, and clear mids and highs. Plenty of volume too - it won't shake walls, but you can have a pretty large party going on in the room its in, and it can certainly be heard above it.
Great system for listening to your MP3's with out a computer!! February 25, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Pros: Supports upto 20Gb of a USB Mass Storage device, free mp3 player for the kids.br /br /Cons: No Mp3 ripping only Live recording (from any source).br /br /This is a great system to keep the PC out of the picture, no more Stereo jacks to your Audio component, no more wasting a computer to hear music.br /br /Just get a (or two) USB based storage device like the 6GB MicroGem or GigaBank(CF HD based) and drop all your music, the system will search all mp3 or wma in the USB device and will play it any way you want to (shuffle, one by one) you can even browse the folders to select a song.
 good sound, but... February 6, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
hm, where to begin? i got this for Christmas this past year. i set it up, and loved the sound. however, i soon found some problems. br /1. takes too long to change cd's already inside the stereo. have read about various stereo units using this "accordion" disc change mechanism, and this is a common problem. i wish that they would go back to making the carousel versions, even if they do take up more space. but maybe you can live with this.br /2. is inconsistent reading mix cd's from the computer. sometimes it plays just fine, but several times, i'd put in my favorite cd, and after a few minutes of whirring sounds in the drive area, it would go to the next cd and act like my cd wasn't there entirely. sometimes i could get it to work if i pushed it again and waited out the long process of the cd being read. sometimes i couldn't. i use iTunes alot for my music downloading, so alot of my songs are on CD-R's. i wasn't willing to gamble. this was within a week of me getting this stereo. br /other than that, the radio was fine, remote was pretty good, and i didn't bother with the mp3 player after running into problems recording onto it. i didn't get it for the mp3 player, so it wasn't that big of a deal for me. if you don't use CD-R's, go for it. i wish i could find another stereo that looked this good and played better.
 Hoped for more with this thing February 3, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This was a Christmas present for a 10 year old who wanted a little stereo in her room, and an MP3 player. I was hoping to get two in one with this item, but I am disappointed in the MP3 player. It does work, and sounds OK, but the menu and instructions for it are baffling. This morning I recorded one of her songs onto it from the RCA stereo (after 2 tries), but it doesn't shut off the recording when you hit the stop button, and now there is a few seconds of the next song on the MP3 player, and you would think I could easily delete it. No, I can't. The instruction booklet has never been put away because you always have to refer to it to work this system. It is not intuitive at all. The book does tell you how to delete files, but doesn't explain how to get to the file to delete. It is very irritating to me, and I am currently looking for a regular MP3 player to replace it. Plus the RCA MP3 player that comes with it is 128MB and isn't too overwhelming in style and features. I have been able to record 6 songs to it, but the first second or two of the songs get cut off because there is no way (that I have found) to start the song and recording simultaneously. Pausing the song and hitting record don't work. Often it takes 3 or 4 pushes to get the record button to register I want it to record and the song has already started.br / AS for the stereo, it is fine, plays the CD's well and I can't complain about that. It looks like a neat system with its own style, but just don't buy it to get the MP3 with it. It wasn't worth the headache for me.br /
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