Instruct: Classify the given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Too large; not better than alternatives

I've had a couple other Sony boomboxes, and they still sell several different varieties. I selected this because it had a line in for Ipod and because I thought it might have a larger sound and be more durable. It sounds no better than the others, and I think it really is mostly the same thing but in a MUCH LARGER package. It is so much larger as to be unwieldy. It enables FM presets but you have to scroll through and can't go directly to your choice. The advantage of the line in does not offset the weaknesses IMHO.