5 Disc changer & dvd player all in one.

Sound Quality, Sorry TECHINICS I know you can do allot better.

I brought my TECHINICS SC-DV170 because I had a TECHINICS SD-CA1080, that was a fabulous sound but I wanted a dvd player, my old hi-fi didn't have any digital audio inputs & the new one would hold 5 disc's, which is important to me because I am a disabled person & I can't change the disc's myself, When I got it set-up I was disappointed with the sound quality, I bought a TECHINICS sup-woofer SB-W500E-L, it wasn't the one what went with the system because I had read that you couldn't tell any difference with it on or off the system but the one I bought has made allot of diffference to the sound quality & it sounds very good now, but it is still not has good has my old TECHINICS SD-CA1080.

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TECHINICS SD-CA1080 which was fabulous.

Good bass, great clear sound, DVD inputs, plus many other great features.

Slow to change CDs, but I bought it to connect to my computer and DVD player so it doesnt bother me.

Good bass, great clear sound, DVD inputs, plus many other great features. No matter how loud I set it, it will not distort, and the bass is great! Apparently one of the best mini-component systems on the market.

Good bass, nice controls, excellent tape recording quality

Lack of high frequencies, absence of balance controls

This is a good mini-system, with good (even exaggerated)
bass, but, ofcourse, it needs a subwoofer for better effect when watching movies. As for the high frequencies - I was really disappointed with the tweater: the sound it makes lacks sharpness, and I have to boost the highs radically to make it sound somewhat better. But anyway, there is a noticeable gap at around 8 kHz, and open hihats just dont do it for me - when I wear my headphones I hear them clear and loud, so what really sucks is the speakers.
What I like the most is the tape recording quality. The sound is excellent, approaching the limit for the tape. So if you're planning to make CD copies on cassettes - SC-EH750 is the best choice.
In general, the sound quality is good, and it would be just excellent with better speakers.

Cheap, integrated subwoofer, Dolby prologic, 5.1 inputs

exaggerated bass, no balance controls, no "next radio channel" button

It's a really nice looking system - not over the top chunky systems, that seem to be the rage these days. The quality is the best I've heard on a mid-range system, though when the sufwoofer is set to "max", it distorts the sound considerably, and when turned off, my girlfriend still thinks it's on, and moans about it! It's very noticeable when listening to something with a low bass backing track, and mid-volume voice - the backing track is the only thing that's really audible. I usually have the subwoofer on "mid".

The controls are very good, but there is no balance controls (except a very complex-to-use "seating position" control). I have it setup with about 20 radio stations. When I want to browse, I've to type each station in manually - no "next station button".

When plugged into my stereo VCR, it shines. This is the primary reason I bought the system. I had an old stereo system, and didn't want to have a separate amp, CD player, and the waste of space separates bring. I wanted something that would play my CDs, and give me a prologic decoder for television - and it this job, as far as I could tell, as well as my old flatmates Mission(spkrs)/Marantz(cd)/Denon(amp) system, and considerably cheaper.

Anything extra was a bonus. Like a (slow, but functional) 5 CD changer, dual tape deck, and a very good graphical equalizer system).

I was also pleasantly suprised to find the analogue 5.1 inputs on the back. This means, that in the future, I can buy DVD player, with integrated Dolby Digital decoding, and analoge 5.1 outputs, and I don't have to buy a new amp & speakers.

Overall, it's an expensive Mini-system, but it does it's job, and others very well. There is nothing stunningly excellent about this system, but it is a cheap alternative to buying a prologic amp, separates, and later upgrading to a digital amp, when you think you want to invest in DVD.

None really

Everything else

Technics is really going downhill and resting on it's previously good laurels. These minisystems are complete crap. If the tape decks go wrong, for example, whilst they're being sent away, you have to live without the entire system (which is a good thing actually...). Why package them as separates? To make them look more expensive than they are. Proper (i.e. individually mains powered boxes) sound better, last longer, can be upgraded and can look better. For the same price, check out the TEAC Reference 300/400/500 and the Denon DCF100. These are proper separates systems in the same style/width as the Technics. Hope this has been useful to you all.

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Denon DCF100, TEAC Ref 300/500

Great bass, individual components, DVD inputs,

Slow CD changer

This is a great system that is ideal for both music lovers and movie lovers alike. The DVD input is great for enjoying dvd movies in Dolby Digital in the future. The sound is high quality, and the bass is very powerful, almost too powerful thanks to the in built Digital Subwoofer. Great for techno or rap music. One minor down side is that the CD changer is quite slow but is still highly functional. Overall, the system is quite expensive but is great quality, and can match the lower end component systems easily and will beat any other mini hifi system hands down.