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Price Paid:
$200.00
from Futureshop Summary:
Yes, the bass is great, but it's important to make a distinction here. While many rave about the bass, it's the shaking, deep bass that you can feel they're talking about. I agree, if you like it to boom and shake the floor, it'll do that. But as for sound in the lower ranges, it's quite weak and indistinct. You can't really discern notes since the mid and upper ranges dominate. The tweeter is not too great, it's fuzzy and sometimes downright offensive. But what do you expect for an entry level system. It does outdo other minisystems in the pricerange. One thing that doesn't though, and that really gets to me is the CD changer. It's extremely slow and noisy. The random feature is a gimmick, it doesn't have any options like choosing random tracks for a particular number of CDs. Because the changer takes its time and is slow, it ruins the random feature somewhat by taking a large amount of time when switching CDs. Similarly, the lightshow offered on the panel is another gimmick that thankfully can be turned off, except the revolving pacman representing the CD player when it's playing. The equalizer options, while plentiful, usually end up muzzling or distorting the sound. If you want to change how the sound is, go with the manual equalizer option. In the end, it's still good for the price, and it gets the job done for rock/hiphop listeners who like boom in their bass, but I don't recommend it for people who listen mostly to jazz/classic or any instrumental. Strengths:
For an entry level minisystem, decent sound, a fair number of features Weaknesses:
CD changer and features, bass, equilization features Similar Products Used:
Bose lifestyle hometheater system, various Sony and Aiwa minisystems
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