Although not as good as my old stacked component stereo, this smaller, more compact stereo suits my purposes of listening enjoyment in a smaller room and may even be an adequate replacement for the old stereo in time. Altho I suppose I will be able to use input jacks to add a separate dual cassette deck and/or a turntable, I wish this outfit came with those accessories in matching units. I was dismayed to learn upon reading the manuals that accessory units of a CD Recorder and a Cassette Deck were available only in European markets, not in the USA or Canada. [I have over 500 cassette tapes of recordings of opera from the radio which I would like to find an easy way to record over to CD's.] Otherwise, I am very satisfied with the AM/FM radio and CD changer. I am still getting used to it, so I hope to discover more ways to enjoy this compact music system.