Great Clear Sound! 50+1 CD's WOW!!!

Would like to have a larger CD tile display for eaiser viewing from across the room or even better yet one on the remote!

Great system. Delivers quality clear sound at all volume levels. Have added a Aiwa sub-woofer TS-W60 which really adds "punch" to the bass. The system has really good imaging suround sound setting are good. I don't use cassete tapes, so the decks are sort of a waste for me. I wish sony would make the same system with out the decks. Overall, It's a GREAT system for the money and I love the 50 CD changer/storage!

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All in one unit, 50+1 CD player, I can connect my TV or VCR in to the back of the unit for Dolby Pro Logic, also-additional input/output for subwoofer (Sony SA-W305/W303 for $138), and clear surround sound. With the subwoofer added, I can no longer listen to music or movies w/o it. With the movies, the Iron Giant and Saving Private Ryan, I swore I was partaking in the movie-THERE!!

Tuner isn't the greatest-I'm using an external TV/FM signal antenna from the roof aimed directly at the Empire State Building with an amp connected and still cannot get a clear signal for ALL of the stations. I have to sacrifice one or several stations in the process. I saddly had to give up WBLS (107.5). Even at 107.4 or 107.6 cannot eliminate the static. The rear satellite speakers are prettty weak. I was disappointed that I could not get them to sound a bit louder considering that they have to be to the sides of the listener to put him in the middle of the movie. Dolby 5.1 would have been a plus. Maybe I'll look into getting better satellite speakers.

It would have been very nice if SONY had included, in the remote, a programmable feature for the CD player. It's very hard for us couch potatoes to get up and begin programming once we're lying down. Overall a good system for the money. I paid $369 (including tax) from J&R Music store. With the exception of the weak tuner and sattelite speakers it's not a bad system at all for the money.

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An AIWA mini system that crapped out in only 2 years. Cannot recall the model number. Deleted from my memory for good reasons.

Excellent all-in-one, no need search for CD allover.51 cd changer. Sound quality is really good. Even tapes play excellent. Dolby prologic. Excellent speakers.

Only one function can be used at once.

Excellent all-in-one, no need search for CD allover.51 cd changer. Sound quality is really good. Even tapes play excellent. Dolby prologic. Excellent speakers. full fuction remote. The unit sounds better than many separate receivers, especially for listening audio it's the best.

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So powerful! Crystal sound! Clean Bass!

none :)

Oh man! you gotta get you one of these sony shelf systems! I bought mine for 379 bucks, which is well-worth it! it would even be worth it if i would have bought it for 450 bucks! it holds over 50 cds! how cool is that? Its fun to hook up the speakers to your tv! whooohoooo!

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piece of poop magnavox from year 1992 :)

After having an Aiwa NSX-V3000 for three years, the MHC-MC3AV is a very welcome addition to my bedroom. First off, I thought the bass wasn't as strong as the Aiwa, but then I just realized it was clean REAL bass, not the distorted crap the Aiwa gave out. The bass actually shakes my room, and the treble is incredibly detailed. This is by far the best mini-system I have ever used.
PROS:
- Lots of CD storage
- Pro Logic surround sound
- Equalizer
- GREAT sound
- Good cassette decks w/auto-reverse

CONS:
- Weak rear power (10W X 2)
- Only one function at a time (no tape rewind while playing CD, etc.)
- No more I can think of!

Overall, this is a great system, and it sounds much better than lots of receivers I have listened to. There is not even much need for a subwoofer, because the bass is already so good. A great buy at $480, even better where I got it (Costco for $350).

i REALLY ENJOY THE SOUND AND GRAPHICS. i CAN PROGRAM MY FAVORITE ARTISTS OR JUST GROUP MUSIC TOGETHER.

Great sound for the dollar. 51 disk changer, loud, easy operation, modern look. Would reccomend for a bedroom system for a serious listener, and a living room system for someone who wants good sound for a smaller price tag.

great bass without any built-in subs. awesome surround and center channel speaker(s. i love having the 50+1 storage. great look!

only thing is that center channel speaker gets distorted at the max volume. but who the hell plays their stereos that high anyway?

awesome stereo!. anyone who is debating this product with another shouldn't. go buy one and experience great ht or cd enjoyment. buy one now!

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Excellent unit around with virtually everything built in, it got a nice 50 plus one CD changer. The extra one is for playing extra CDs , very easy to use, just press PLUS ONE button, it automatically takes it loads and plays.Cool...
And it has DJ effects Loop , flash , Optical Digital Out, Two timers to wake you up promptly with all Three sources CD,Tape,Radio.

And you have 5 Groups for grouping CD according t your criteria.

It got Many Preset equalizers, enough to fit every kinda need.(forget about fiddling with Manual EQs).

And Surround mode: it got 4 DSP modes and Dolby Prologic.good enough to enjoy movie sound tracks or DVDmovies.Though rear speaker power isn't enough for bigger rooms.

It got Double auto-rev tape Deck with with auto Sensing for Type II cassettes. Response for these decks is excellent.Try with a Maxell Type II (CrO2) cassettes. Recording is even better with Type II. Music Track Search upto 9 Tacks in both reverse and forward.

Sound Quality: Excellent Clean Bass, clean mids and Super Highs. No distortion at any Given Volume level.

Only one function can be used at any time, EX: can't rewind a tape while listening to Radio or CD. No mute button.

It may look like giving an add to SONY, but I bought this system after much research including Many Receivers.It may not be good bet for just for Watching Movies, but for the people who enjoy music more.It has 3Way powerpul front Speakers(instead of minicule front speakers you find in Many receivers) which produce a clear Sound Stage and Imaging. The bass is so deep and clean you will love it,
After listening to this system yo hate those Aiwa,JVC Crap.

Infact I cosidered YAMAHA, JVC, SONY, Technincs,NAKAMICHI.
FInally I decided to buy this(All of others costing more than this though).

Though Sony mentioned Frequency response of Front Speakers
Starts at 70Hz, I still doubt it is much lower than that, it really rumbles and shakes the walls. Initially I thought it needs a Sub woofer to produce much dramatic Cinema Effects for Prologic mode and bought One YAMAHA 8" (50 watt) subwoofer. But infact I never needed to use it.

The most unfortunate thing is SONY came up with a new model Replacing this MCH-M300AV which has 220 watts(20 watts more than this)with more prologic power. but it is stripped off, cheaper version( This model MSRP: $480, new One 300AV MSRP: $300).No Dolby NR for cassetes, no CD grouping, reduced EQs, low quality AMP, mostly dominating MIDS, No multi Track Music Search and Cheapy attached speakers cables instead of Binding Posts.

Suggestions to Buyers: There is probability these MCH-M3AV may be under sale(as new model came in)but definitely not cheaper than new one( you are lucky if you can get one for $300 bucks, it may be tough to find one in stock).

Please don't fall for cheaper frill and looks AIWA and some others offers. Spend some time listen to the sound Quality and then buy.

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