Editorial Review:Product Description:Singing along is easy with this Memorex Karaoke System with Monitor and CD Player. The 5.5' black and white monitor stages song lyrics clearly so one and all can see and join in. Other features include: drawer type CD player for CD+graphics discs and regular music CDs; dual microphone inputs; separate volume controls; voice echo effect; 5 watts of power output; video output; 1 dynamic microphone; and 1 CD+G demo disc. 12-1/2Hx10Wx14D'.
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Utter Junk
I am shocked that such a nice-looking item bearing the Memorex name could be so shoddy. I bought three MKS8501's at Target for nieces and nephews. I'm glad I tried them out before sending them off to completely suckify three different households on Christmas morning!
For a few minutes the simple array of buttons did nothing. Then, for a few minutes it functioned, with mediocre results. Then the CD drive whizzed and rattled, the screen went gray, and no controls functioned. I will be returning these units to Target with a CDG stuck inside one of them.
This crashing disappointment follows the mail order purchase of a similar product, the Craig CG8312, from Toys R Us via Amazon.com. All three of those units were dead out of the box, and gave off the same dangerous aroma of overheating circuits after a few minutes. I suspect that both of these Craig and Memorex products come from the same soulless conglomerate, perhaps even manufactured in the same high tech sweatshop in China.
Target should take the Memorex junk off its shelves immediately. [...]. It is horrifying to imagine a kid getting one of these lousy karaoke machines and their only big Christmas gift.
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Poor Vocal Quality -- But Kids Are Content
I will admit I wasn't expecting that great of quality from this low-end machine (purchased at Target for around $50
However, my low expectations were not met.
The biggest issue is that in order to hear the people singing you need to turn their volume to Max and have the echo in the middle. Another issue is that you need to sing very close to the microphones in order for it to pick up your voice (the unit came with one; we purchased one extra and had same issue with both). This causes the sound to get quite distorted. I would also agree with the person who indicated 5 watts does not provide enough power. But for the kids playing in the front room it was sufficient.
The kids love singing so they don't seem to mind. We didn't have any of the other issues described. Yes, it only comes with 1 CD with a few sample songs, but I believe it was clearly labeled on the box and for this price what do you expect?
We only had one other technical issue with a CD we purchased in that one song didn't play right.
In summary, I would recommend reading some of the reviews on higher-priced models and see if you get a better bang for your buck.
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No problems
I bought it first, for my daughter's birthday, then read the reviews. I was more then a little worried. Happily it still works and my girls still love it. We have not experienced any of the problems the other reviewers have.
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junque
i bought one of these for my daughter at christmas. right out of the box, i would not work at all(picture a disappointed six year old little girl on christmas morning). the cd-player was completely out of alignment and would not read any cds or g-cds.
cool design - well conceived feature/function/price wise - but the quality is terrible.
returned for another - it never worked right either (this is not an ignorant operator). finally got my money back and bought a name brand.
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Pretty Worthless
I bought this unit at Target for a special birthday party. After two songs it quit working properly. Most people keep saying its the microphone. I find that the microphones were fine, since I got two of them when I bought the unit. It is the unit that does not work once it gets warm. This unit should be recalled by Memorex because it does not work and has ruined many people's plans for good fun. I strongly urge people not to buy this product because of the frustration it causes when you need it. Target was good enough to receive it back along with the extra microphone I got with it.
