CD Soundmachine

AZ1852/98

Great portable sound

Continuous music pleasure is in your hands with the Philips CD soundmachine. Rip CDs and convert your favorite radio programs and tapes to MP3 format without the need of a computer. Features USB Direct for added portable music fun.

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Great portable sound

  • Multisource ripping
  • USB
  • Tape
USB Direct for MP3/WMA music playback

USB Direct for MP3/WMA music playback

With the USB Direct mode, simply plug in your USB device to the USB port on your Philips device and your digital music will be played directly from the Philips device.

Play MP3/WMA-CD, CD and CD-RW

Play MP3/WMA-CD, CD and CD-RW

Audio compression technology allows large digital music files to be reduced up to 10 times in size without radically degrading their audio quality. MP3 or WMA are two of the compression formats that let you enjoy a world of digital music on your Philips player. Download MP3 or WMA songs from authorized music sites on the Internet or create your own MP3 or WMA music files by ripping your audio CDs and transferring them onto your player.

MP3 Link for portable music playback

MP3 Link for portable music playback

The MP3 link connectivity allows direct playback of MP3 content from portable media players. Besides the benefit of enjoying your favorite music in the superior sound quality delivered by the audio system, the MP3 link is also extremely convenient as all you have to do is to plug your portable MP3 player to the audio system.

Autostop cassette deck

Autostop cassette deck

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Handy remote control for extra convenience

Handy remote control for extra convenience

With a handy remote control for greater convenience at your fingertips, all you have to do is sit back and relax.

Dynamic Bass Boost for deep and dramatic sound

Dynamic Bass Boost for deep and dramatic sound

Dynamic Bass Boost maximizes your music enjoyment by emphasizing the bass content of the music throughout the range of volume settings - from low to high – at the touch of a button! Bottom-end bass frequencies usually get lost when the volume is set at a low level. To counteract this, Dynamic Bass Boost can be switched on to boost bass levels, so you can enjoy consistent sound even when you turn down the volume.

FM tuner for radio enjoyment

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Rip-plus for one-touch MP3 recording from multiple sources

With this smart feature, you can rip your desired music content from CDs, cassette tapes (if applicable), radio programs or any device with a line-in connection via the hi-fi system directly to your USB device and SD card (if applicable) into MP3 format- without using a PC.

Technical Specifications

  • Sound

    Output power
    2 x 1 W RMS
    Volume control
    rotary (analogue)
    Sound system
    stereo
  • Loudspeakers

    Speaker grille finishing
    metal
    No. of built-in speakers
    2
  • Connectivity

    USB
    USB host
    MP3 Link
    3.5mm stereo line in
    Audio/Video output
    Headphone (3.5mm)
  • Audio playback

    Disc playback modes
    • fast forward/backward
    • next/previous track search
    • repeat/shuffle/program
    Playback media
    • CD
    • CD-R
    • CD-RW
    • MP3-CD
    • WMA-CD
    Cassette deck technology
    mechanical
    USB Direct playback modes
    • fast backward/fast forward
    • play/pause
    • previous/next
    • repeat
    • shuffle
    • stop
    Number of decks
    1
  • Tuner/Reception/Transmission

    Antenna
    FM antenna
    Tuner bands
    FM
  • Convenience

    Loader type
    top
    Display type
    LCD display
  • Power

    Battery type
    C size (LR14)
    Battery voltage
    1.5  V
    Number of batteries
    6
    Power type
    AC Input
  • Accessories

    Remote control
    Yes
    Others
    User Manual
    Cables/Connection
    power cord
    Warranty
    Warranty Certificate
  • Dimensions

    Gross weight
    3.5  kg
    Main unit depth
    256  mm
    Main unit height
    161  mm
    Weight
    2.8  kg
    Main unit width
    360  mm
    Packaging height
    204  mm
    Packaging width
    404  mm
    Packaging depth
    304  mm
  • Audio recording

    Tape recording enhancement
    CD synchro start recording
    USB recording sources
    • CD
    • tape
    • tuner
    Recording media
    • tape
    • USB device

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  • 10/3/2022
    Australia

    Best invention ever - Multi ripping to mp3

    best invention ever - believe not made any more. Great opt get multliple sources to mp3 for play lists. Old tapes converted to CD / MP3 to keep memoires.

    Yes, I recommend this product

  • SCEETA 11/9/2019
    Australia

    philips az1852

    it was the only one i could use ,i have had 2 , , it did what i wanted it to both of them for 20 years never let me down now i want to buy another one but can't find one

    Yes, I recommend this product

  • Bazzzzz 5/3/2019
    Australia

    unique features

    What i want is a replacement for this product but production has stopped. Need new one as after several years cassette player does not now play.Can Philips help?

    Yes, I recommend this product

 
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    • Male
    • Age  over 50
    • Family Household of 4
    • Votes 0
    10/3/2022
    Australia
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    Best invention ever - Multi ripping to mp3

    best invention ever - believe not made any more. Great opt get multliple sources to mp3 for play lists. Old tapes converted to CD / MP3 to keep memoires.

    Yes, I recommend this product

    Pros:

    Everything

    Cons:

    nothing
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  • SCEETA
    • Age  over 50
    • Family Household of 1
    • Votes 0
    11/9/2019
    Australia
    Found helpful Yes (0)  •  No (0)

    philips az1852

    it was the only one i could use ,i have had 2 , , it did what i wanted it to both of them for 20 years never let me down now i want to buy another one but can't find one

    Yes, I recommend this product

    Pros:

    good ,good, good recfording from computor to usb,and cd

    Cons:

    non
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  • Bazzzzz
    • Male
    • Votes 0
    5/3/2019
    Australia
    Found helpful Yes (0)  •  No (0)

    unique features

    What i want is a replacement for this product but production has stopped. Need new one as after several years cassette player does not now play.Can Philips help?

    Yes, I recommend this product

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  • Stephendoo
    • Male
    • Votes 0
    5/1/2016
    Australia
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    Goes well

    I had it replaced under warranty when the Ariel broke off but I have not had any problems since then.

    Yes, I recommend this product

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  • Mny2
    • Male
    • Votes 0
    4/29/2017
    Australia
    Verified buyer
    Found helpful Yes (0)  •  No (0)

    Does the job in hand

    Tried most of its functions but yet to use the rip function all in all I'm happy Happy it reads mp3 and has the mp3 plug in

    Yes, I recommend this product

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  • Mike99
    • Male
    • Votes 14
    10/18/2014
    Australia
    Found helpful Yes (13)  •  No (1)

    Generally great. Some problems with cassette to USB ripping.

    The AZ1852 is a very nice sound machine in general. However, I did encounter a couple of hitches when when recording (ripping) from cassette (tape) to USB flash drive. The first hitch (and least important perhaps) was that it took several seconds after starting the cassette playback and pressing the USB record button for the USB recording to actually commence. The second (and probably worst hitch) was that in order to successfully save the recording to the USB device it is necessary to press the USB recording stop button before the cassette ends and auto-stops. This is, of course, very inconvenient as you need to be at the machine as the recording ends. I believe the previous model (AZ1856) did not have this problem and automatically saved the recording as the cassette auto-stopped. I hope this problem is resolved in future models. In all other respects the machine is very good.

    Yes, I recommend this product

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  • N//A
    • Male
    • Age  31 - 50
    • Family Household of 1
    • Votes 0
    11/25/2019
    Australia
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    CD player no longer working.

    It's a shame Philips no longer makes this product as the CD player no longer works. It was just fine at first. I think what happened is some balls came out of the spindle and wound up in the lazer pickup. I took it in to be repaired but the man was adamant the beam needed to be replaced and that was no longer possible.

    Yes, I recommend this product

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  • kitty
    • Female
    • Votes 1
    12/27/2016
    Australia
    Found helpful Yes (1)  •  No (0)

    won't work

    It won't play cassettes at all. Plays radio, but the Tape/fm selection is the same. Have tried everything.

    Response from Philips

    Philips Consumer Care Wed Dec 28 2016
    Dear miss, Thank you for providing a review. It's most definitely unfortunate to hear that the tape function currently isn't working. You could call us on 1300 850 633 from Monday to Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST. Our audio specialist would like to see if they might be able to help you to get the cassette function working again. Kind regards,
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  • nangudga
    • Male
    • Votes 2
    10/18/2016
    Australia
    Found helpful Yes (1)  •  No (1)

    total loss

    Can not insert power plud as socket is badly made so I havw not be able to use it T ALL

    Response from Philips

    Philips Webcare Thu Oct 20 2016
    Hello, sorry to hear that the product didn't meet up to your expectations and thanks for your valuable feedback. If you ever want to discuss the issue further, please call us on 1300 363 391.
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  • valda
    • Female
    • Votes 3
    1/18/2016
    Australia
    Found helpful Yes (2)  •  No (1)

    unable to rip from tape

    misleading advertisement.. unable to rip from tape

    Response from Philips

    Philips Social Care Wed Jan 20 2016
    Hi there. Sorry to hear you feel this way! What do you mean with rip from tape? Maybe you could give us a call at 1300 850 633? Our colleagues might be able to assist.
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