Cassette Recorder and Digital Tuning
I wanted to record an AM radio show that was hard to tune in using an analog tuner.

Headphone Jack
This was going to be used at work where I almost use headphones. Surprisingly a lot of boomboxes don't have headphone jacks.

CD was optional.
I was going to use it at work so I could use the computer for CDs and a CD player was not a "gotta have."

Not too bulky.
Since I would be using it in my office, I didn't want it overwhelming my work area and for AM I might have to put the radio in some odd location to get good reception.

Bit by bit, I drifted toward the CS-P700. Most boomboxes are the bloated whale design, many without headphone jacks.

What I got was excellent reception, nice-looking (in the space-tech style), beautiful sound (some of the best I have ever heard for a boombox - at least through headphones), and easy to fit into office space. The more I use it, the more I like it.