

🎶 Elevate your space with retro vibes and modern beats!
The Philips Bluetooth Stereo System combines vintage charm with cutting-edge features, offering 18W powerful sound, Bluetooth streaming, CD and cassette playback, USB and audio-in options, plus 10 FM presets—all controlled remotely for effortless music enjoyment.








| ASIN | B084G8G5G9 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #3,970 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #1 in Stereo Shelf Systems |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (3,905) |
| Date First Available | February 3, 2020 |
| Item Weight | 9.83 pounds |
| Item model number | Philips8251 |
| Manufacturer | Philips |
| Package Dimensions | 22.7 x 12.6 x 7 inches |
K**.
Great radio for the money
Great radio. Small but with good sound
K**R
Amazing am/ fm stereo with CD player
Nice quality, easy to set up, sounds amazing
R**O
Nice mini system.
I have had this for several months and no issues, It has a nice tuner and Cd player operated by a decent little remote control. I did upgrade the speakers that came with it, I replaced the Phillips speakers with a small set of Yamaha 2 way bookshelf speakers that really improved the sound quality. This perfect for a small office.
K**Y
Good sound
The compact size is great for a small room . The quality of sound is wonderful. Definitely recommend.
M**Y
Easy to set up & use. Worth the price!
I had this on my list for a while. Once it came, it was simple to follow directions and only thing you gotta worry about it where you’re gonna put it LOL. Sound is gooudd, I’m jamming out the my favorite song in the video. Buy it if it’s in your list too!! :)
J**R
BT and EQ not 'up to par'
I gave this only 3 stars because the remote was not working properly and I had to return the stereo. Amazon is sending a replacement in a couple days and I'm hoping everything will work properly. As far as the quality of the sound and features... it's great! But the remote was the only issue. After I get the replacement I'll update my review. UPDATED REVIEW: I received my replacement stereo system. The FAVORABLE NEWS: the remote now works properly and responds the way it should. However, I will note that the 'command response time' of the remote on some functions is rather slow... but acceptable. The UN-FAVORABLE NEWS: A) the Blue Tooth volume mode is not calibrated correctly with the other volume modes (such as USB and CD). At first I thought it was completely defective, but then I realized I had to turn the BT volume on my cell phone up ALL THE WAY to send a signal to the stereo. Then, I had to turn the volume up ALL THE WAY on the stereo to get an acceptable volume. In essence, the BT volume mode requires 3 to 4 times the volume setting than the other volume modes on the stereo (CD, USB, Radio, Aux). B).The 'SOUND' function is basically useless. I have been a professional musician all my life (60+ years) and I can tell you that this stereo EQ is useless. The difference is 'barely' noticeable'. With that said, the quality of the sound is acceptable, so I'm not loosing any sleep over this. IN SUMMARY: I'm keeping this rating at 3 because of the BT issue and the SOUND EQ issue. However, the stereo produces satisfactory tone for my needs, and I've decided to keep it (rather than return it for a second time). If I get another bookshelf stereo from a different manufacturer, most likely there will be pros and cons with that too... so I'm not going to waste any more time on finding the 'perfect stereo for the perfect price'. Quite frankly, I don't think they exist! Anyway, I am 'Luke-warm' on recommending this stereo if you're a sound fanatic like me, but for simple applications ... it's fine. FINAL UPDATE: I have down-graded my review to one star. I am doing this because the Vendor is taking too long on my refund to my account. Now it is taking them over a month to issue the refund! VERY unprofessional. I had to call Amazon Customer Service at this point. Amazon was nice enough to refund to my account to my gift card balance. It only took them a couple hours to process this refund for me. Aside from the product issues, the customer service from this vendor is very poor and I would not recommend buying ANYTHING from this company (because if you need to return something for a refund, this vendor will only delay your refund and make up excuses as to why they are so slow).
P**Y
Works well and easy
This compact micro stereo works is easy to use and pretty intuitive. No need for lengthy user manuals (though you can consult that, too). It has FM radio, a CD player that can also read MP3 disks, as well as Bluetooth and USB (for USB flash player) or headphone jack for audio input. However, you do need the remote control for most functions, that's a bit of a drawback, but the remote is well designed (see below). The speakers are nothing special, but pretty good for a small size system. They are 6x9x5 inch and have a max. output power of 15 Watts. They are not super loud, but provide fairly undistorted, true sound at all volumes and don't sound tinny. It is equally good for spoken word, classical music, and pop/jazz/rock. If you're used to subwoofers, you may be disappointed because they don't deliver bass on that level, but that's to be expected. I have this system in my kitchen and I can now listen to music without getting annoyed at the bad sound quality. There is also a DSC sound enhancer that allows to switch between balanced, clear, powerful, warm and bright, but the differences are so small that you might as well forget this function. The Bluetooth pairs easily. My android phone, my iPad, and my Mac laptop all connected without any problem. It is not password protected, so in principle, someone could connect from the outside, but with a range of 10 meters (30 feet), it is rather unlikely in my neighborhood. Finally, the remote control is really well designed and neatly arranged. I read a lot of reviews of systems with tiny remotes or simply hard to understand remotes. This one is easy to use. All in all, I am pretty happy with this system. It is the right size and sound quality for my kitchen (about 14 by 13 feet). And it has a pretty clean, simple design, so it doesn't sit in your house like some weird transformer toy (some compact stereo systems do look like that). Edit: Upon playing an MP3 disk with an audio book, I found out that there is no easy way to get to the desired track. Such an MP3 disk has easily 150 to 200 tracks. The system does not remember which track you were at when you turn it off and later on again. So, you have to remember the track yourself and then push the forward button 80 times if you want to get to track 80. You can't punch in numbers. That's a huge disadvantage and I took off one star because of that.
S**R
No es un minicomponente pero es de los pocos equipos pequeños y baratos que aun pueden conseguirse para escuchar CDs. Muy bueno. Suena bien es elegante, ocupa poco espacio. Lo recomendamos.
A**A
Necesitaba un equipo de audio para poder reproducir mis CDs sin usar un reproductor portátil, y esta es una excelente opción. Es bastante compacto, con buena calidad de construcción. La calidad del audio es bastante descente, aunque no esperes un equipo extraordinario. Además de CDs, las funiones de radio, auxiliar y Bluetooth lo hacen muy práctico. Está super para escuchar música en tu cuarto, o para ambientar una habitación no muy grande. El único pero que le encuentro es que el plástico negro brillante muestra mucho las huellas y el polvo, fuera de eso, estoy encantado.
J**N
Es un gran producto, tiene la potencia suficiente para ambientar un cuarto o incluso un departamento. El sonido es muy bueno también y se ve bonito
J**F
me.gusto mucho y sobre todo a mi hija lo queria para ella y lengusto tiene bluetooth para q ella lo.conecte c su telefono o spotify las bocinas y estereo muy pequeño pero muy buen sonido y fidelidad justo lo q queriamos para su cuarto por el precio muy buena marca
C**N
Muy satisfecho con el equipo. Desde la compra y el tiempo de entrega. Es pequeño, practico y con buen sonido, podría ser mejor el sonido pero en el espacio que tengo suena muy bien. Recomendable al 100. Excelente relación precio calidad.
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