squirt,
I wouldn't get a Sonata. The clipping occurs most often (read: nearly always) when advancing to the next track or two. There's also an option with the remote where you can just press the number of the track you wish to hear, and it advances or seeks that track. It clips also when using that option. When you play a disc from the beginning, it usually doesn't clip, but it did so once on a ripped and burned CD I had.
One thing about the remote: if you wish to select a track number greater than 9, you have to use a key function, which is an extra step. You have to press /:/ or whatever button, then a 1 or 2 comes up, then you complete the track number and enter it. e.g. to listen to track 24 only, you have to press /:/ (for one) then press /:/ again (for 2), then 4 = track 24. Why did they design it this way? I have no idea. On my NAD player, you simply pressed 2, then 4. Bingo.
Another irritating thing has come to light: when I press the off switch on the front panel, which is supposed to switch it to a low-power mode, it will come back on after awhile, as if to remind you that you need to play a disc.
In order to really turn the thing off, you have to turn the power switch off in the back of the unit, which is more of a hassle. Also, when you open the trey, it closes again after a certain period of time, regardless of whether you have another CD loaded or not. It's a bit of a nuisance for me, because sometimes I open the trey and then hunt for another CD. I understand that it may be a good thing for others, though - keeps the trey from being accidentally hit, etc.
The buzzing has actually gotten more quiet....it was never that loud, but certainly audible. It does have shuffle play capability, though.
