Modern electronic waste rather than old Grundig Quality

First of all: There are the Grundig CDS 8000 (black - with speakers) and the Grundig CDS 8120 (white - without speakers). In this regard, there is some confusion - and also here at Amazon visually resembling the reviews on both, technically thrown entirely different devices in a pot. Hence the disappointment of many that the CDS bought 8120 from which came no sound, because. Without internal speaker One can quickly be fooled, because it is precisely the CDS 8120 has in the lower third of the housing a mesh casing, which could easily be mistaken for a speaker grille. Only the Grundig Ovation CDS 8000 has built-in speakers!

I bought the white Grundig Ovation CDS 8120 to my white 70s Grundig HiFi loudspeaker system. The speaker system consists of Central and woofers in rounded wooden cabinets and it decoupled, directly through separate entrance connected aluminum ball speakers for the tweeter. True, old Grundig-value work that even now after 40 years of outstanding sounds without any snags. For this, I thought, would indeed located for three years on the market, but modern Ovation 3 stylistically perfect fit; almost a family reunion.

First of all continues: It rattled in Ovation housing. Read manual, connected speakers, antenna and power cord and turned on. Then drove up and down without stop crunching sound the CD tray. She spat out a small pane of glass, the - previously glued in the device - had come loose from their adhesive bond. Quick turn off the unit (power cord is pulled) to calm the hyperactive CD tray. On the second attempt it worked. The CD door remained calm, the radio will automatically shut itself in its channel scan and found - city Hamburg - three noisy stations. Tried other antenna, the enclosed small wire antenna: receive three stations in Hamburg.

Well, CD inserted - that worked, although there is no button on the remote control to open the disc tray or close - on. Sound pretty dull and unclear. In the manual read how the different equalizer modes or user settings are to turn - down to the little buttons provided on the remote control: the system turned off. Read, try, puzzled, but in sound adjustment, the device turned off - except once, not repeatable: suddenly showed up in user mode, the setting for bass and treble. Raised the height by two levels, reduces the bass by one level, it's all already heard really good at. The next time the setting was gone and did not call again. By the way remote control - it looks so pretty, and I found the construction with the slide cover also succeeded, but overall it feels quite cheap and plastic moderately at the central control button uses spongy, well, and with me just worked a few buttons (not only the tone controls) not at all (battery new).

Again packed, seller notified - and back! With that much processing technology and software electronic defects I had no desire to exchange. Adieu, you pretty piece of plastic design, but not so well matches the ancient and hi-quality architecture of the old Grundig company. The plant is so well intentioned and hits of their technical equipment and also from the optics exactly what I was looking for and wanted. But the thing gets a vile and sincerely intentioned: No, thanks.