Cheap kitchen radio/cd player

I purchased two of these from Overstock.com with the idea that I would mount one in my kitchen and one in my shop.

The units seem fairly well constructed, but without that certain quality "feel" that I associate with Sony. The plastic was lifeless, and a shade of white that screamed "made in the factory of the lowest bidder".

The controls are simple, but the unit seems to respond slowly to button presses. The unit also seems very finicky about the CDs I feed it. Slightly damaged CDs that play in other players will not be recognized by the Sony.

Unfortunately, the worst thing about both of my units is the sound. It is extremely muddy and bass heavy, more so if you switch on the "Mega-Bass" feature. The poor sound was consistent in all the rooms so I'm pretty sure it was a "feature" of the Sony.

This is definitely not a box to put in your high-end kitchen, in fact, it's probably not a unit to put in a low-end kitchen either.