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Title: Defective out of the box
Review: Right out of the box, the tuner was defective. On both AM and FM, there was an extremely annoying "POP!" sound every five seconds. As a test for the problem, if you leave the AM antenna disconnected and turn up the volume, it's very obvious. When the AM and FM antennas are properly connected, you won't hear it so much on loud music, but during quieter passages the five second interval click is a real nuisance.The Sony support website Knowledge Article C399832 for "Popping or clicking noise when playing the radio" suggests unplugging the unit for a minute and then plugging it in again, but that didn't help. The suggestion in that case is "service may be required". I also called the Sony 800 number and spoke to a service rep who admitted that the unit needed repair. Well, since I only bought it last night, it's obviously going back to the store.File this one in the Sony junk product category...
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