does the sony have external speakers that permit listening without using the ear bud?
650255
No, it does not. And I am very disappointed with the player. It skips over songs and when I tried to listen to a "sermon" cd that I purchased from my church, I took the cd back and told them it was defected. They played the cd for me and that's when I knew the problem was with the cd player and I am addressing the situation now. I plan to return it.
92586
The radio has a built in speaker so yes you can listen to it without using headphones.
50212
No, there is another model that does that but don't seem able to find it. Check out Sony's website.
354710
There is a headphone jack that you could plug some external speakers into. Hope this helps!
2234156
No, there is a speaker on the unit. My 14-month-old loves listening to music on hers, and there's no way I would ever get her to keep headphones on!
2040023
No, headphones aren't required, there is a volume dial on the side of the player.
2073785
Yes you do--it is a source component. You can listen to it with headphones without an amplifier, but it will definitely not power any speakers as it only has line voltage.
1188129
There is not an external speaker. Ear buds are required, and are integral to the design, as the ear bud wire serves as the antenna for AM reception, which is extraordinary. I'm in central Maryland and (at night) receive Boston, Atlanta, and Chicago AM stations.
1872772
I believe stinkbug's answer is correct. you must select the external speakers in the sound preferences in your settings.
775356
There is a headphone jack on the rear which works with my ear bugs but does not provide enough output to drive an external speaker except with very low volume.. I suspect that with a small external amplifier, an external speaker would work fine.
468131
Yes! I have a sony sound system hooked up to ours using the aux outlet. Honestly you're going to need it. The internal speakers are not that great. But sounds great with external speakers!
575890
Yes, but I don't use it. Obviously, the built in speakers don't require any external ones, so I put my ol' ones away.
711844
Sorry - no you can't hear the sound without either the headphones plugged in or the use of external speakers.
1657226
Hi,When not using the headphones, they supply an external antennea. The reception has been good.
1229773
Yes. There is a setting for either internal or external speakers on the TV itself.
1934545
No. There is speaker L/R inputs in the back and a 3.5mm headphone jack in the front.
167423
Not in my case. I hear the click and then it automatically override system's speakers and you hear your earphone or external speaker hook up to it.