On small game figures, on a memory card or on a CD on CD: radio plays and books are coming to the children's room in many ways today. In order to hear something, it still needs a player. But no matter whether that is still a CD player or even a modern music player without a CD drive: Many devices have significant weaknesses, warns the Stiftung Warentest in the current issue of the magazine "test".
The experts have tested 13 music players with and without a CD drive. One result of their investigations: Eleven of the tested devices are clearly too loud for tender child ears - at least in combination with headphones. Three problem candidates also have too much pressure on the built-in speakers.
Two CD players even achieve a volume of more than 85 decibels (db). According to the foundation, this is far more than the standard for children's toys permits. These products therefore receive the overall grade "deficient".
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Children with music players (symbol image)
Other devices score better, but only one candidate is rated as "good": The "Hörbert" by Witzki plays radio plays and music from memory cards, is not too loud and well-made. But with 239 euros he is also by far the most expensive device in the test.
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WINZKI GmbH & Co. KG
MP3 player for children: audible - Made of wood and stainless steel. Portable with built-in speaker, volume limit and SD card for 17h content in 9 playlists. No headphones and no display.
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EUR 239,00
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With 80 euros cheaper is the rated "satisfactory" "Toniebox" Boxine. However, radio plays can be played here only by special characters, each cost around 15 euros. Best CD player in the test is the device "Avengers" by Lexibook (overall rating "satisfactory", 50 euros).
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Tonies
Tonies Toniebox starter set red for children incl. creative toning, charging station and instruction manual
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For the other candidates, it is only enough for the grade "sufficient", a total of four are even "poor". In addition to the volume level, the foundation criticizes, for example, the battery or battery life, also processing and operability are sometimes only "sufficient" or even "poor". In one of the CD players, the testers also found the pollutant naphthalene in the control buttons.