Looked cheap and felt cheap right out of the box. But still it played good with good sound quality for about four months, Then it developed the habit of not spinning up the CD unless you shake and bang the player with your hand (Kind of like playing a tambourine, I kind of looked at it as extra exercise) That lasted about two months before it quit completely.If you want a cheap looking player thats going to maybe give you six months of play time there are cheaper priced ones that will give you the same lack of quality.