Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube
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Baby Products Reviews of Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube
Customer Review: Entertaining for all ages
Summary: 5 Stars
I didn't buy this for my son because some reviews said the sounds weren't true to the instrument. I'm a very musical person, so I'm picky about these things. I am SO GLAD someone bought this for my son.
My son is 5 months old. He is entertained by this toy (so am I). He doesn't get the concept of the different instruments, and adding/subtracting the instruments. But, he does press the buttons himself. The lights just add to the experience.
I don't think the sounds are that far off. It's a baby toy remember. I like the choices of instruments - violin, piano, harp, flute & French horn - partly because I play three of those.
It cycles through 8 songs (not all Mozart as implied by the name). Unfortunately, it will only cycle through the songs by pressing the Orchestra button multiple times. It would be nice to cycle through them only using one instrument.
Customer Review: Sounds are easy to activate
Summary: 4 Stars
My 4-5 month old baby loves this toy. It is very easy to press the buttons and activate the sounds, so even very young, uncoordinated babies can get this toy to make noise. As she gets older, she can use the cube to learn about different kinds of sounds and about colors. For now, though, she just likes to chew on the corners and is delighted whenever the music starts playing.
I am giving this four stars instead of five because the cube is secured to its packaging with wire-like pieces of plastic that protrude from the toy. It is actually very difficult (and maybe impossible) to remove these pieces entirely from the toy, and that presents a danger of poked eyes and scratches. Eventually, we had to cut the plastic ties very close to the toy and then push the raw ends into the toy, where they still are (and we hope they stay there). There seems to be no way to remove them entirely.
Customer Review: The Music Cube Rocks!
Summary: 5 Stars
We took this toy with us on a cross country trip with our 17 month old daughter. It entertained her both day and night. The evenings were lit up from the backseat as the music played on. Since then, we have had 2 more kids. The music cube has entertained them at all ages and still delights my daughter who is now 3 1/2 yrs. We actually keep this toy in the car because it keeps the kids quiet and entertained. The music can get old to mom and dad, but you can't go wrong teaching you child about classical music and instruments. Our daughter knows which instruments make what sounds and what they all look like. It is by far the best family toy we have owned! I encourage you to purchase this toy early on so it can be enjoyed for many years. One small part did crack, where the battery goes, and the company replaced it imediately (within days of notification by email.) Great toy! Great Company!Customer Review: good quality and tough
Summary: 4 Stars
Got this as a gift when baby was 5 months. He liked mouthing the somewhat soft corners and I played it for him. He now plays it himself (13 months). I do not think he gets he can turn off and on each instrument but I suppose that will come. The quality of music is very good, not mechanically computerized like some toys. It has five or so songs and you can turn off and on each instrument. That is pretty neat. Baby likes it. The only problem is that there is no volume control. Batteries last a pretty long time in it. The songs are nice too, jazzy and complex enough to be interesting. It seems really tough. It has withstood some hard knocks. It has a very solid feel, which worried me at first because I was afraid baby would hurt himself face-planting into it, but no injuries. The corners are rounded and slightly rubbery. It's kind of heavy so just now has baby really been able to haul it around.Customer Review: Do NOT Buy
Summary: 1 Stars
I second the other reviewers who warn that this is a cheaped out version of the original Embryonics toy. I got this toy and while it is a great idea, the sound is so bad and OUT OF TUNE that I just couldn't let my kids play with it. After reading the reviews saying that the old Embryonics version was better, I got one on ebay and in fact it was. Shame on Munchkin for taking a great toy, ruining it, and then riding on the coattails of the original toy. What's more, when I called the company, they just told me to send it back at my own expense and denied that they had changed the innards of the toy. But I played it and the original one right after the other and the difference is obvious, and huge. Scary when a company that makes items for babies lies to you. I would have given zero stars if I could. I will never buy a Munchkin product again. Trust is everything in the baby business.