Sharp CD-XP500 300-Watt Compact Stereo System

With 150 watts per channel (from 60 to 20,000 Hz, with 10 percent total harmonic distortion), the CD-XP500 is ready to rock a dorm, office, or bedroom, and it will still sound great even at low levels. The carousel changer lets you swap two CDs while one plays, and the cassette deck offers the elegance of full-logic controls. The three-way speakers are ported for extra bass heft and detach for enhanced stereo separation.

Tune in to favorite radio stations and program up to 40 of them with the touch of a button. A total of six preset equalizer curves (named for suggested genres of music) let you tailor the sound to taste or to adjust for conditions in a listening space.

Product Description
Sharp new CD-XP500 comes complete with 300 watts of output power, 3-CD disc changer, AM/FM digital tuner, twin-drive speaker system, and a remote control. With a new powerful design, this system has it all.

A few problems with it though. With the RCA, i could press the disc skip button five times and it would spin all the way around without stopping. With the Sharp, if you pressed it numerous times, it would turn to the next disc, stop for a few seconds, then you'd have to press it again. This works the same with all functions, i.e. you can't go right through all your presets by holding down the buttons. Another problem that I had was that the clock wouldn't be on a permanent display when the system is off, and there was no light on the power button. These might be small things to some, but I've grown accustomed to them with the RCA.

As for sound quality, the RCA can't really compare in clarity. Both have good base, but the RCA always seemed to have a hiss to it, no matter what was playing. Sharp and many other companies probably don't have problems with this though.