Sony's MHC-RG20 Mini Hi-Fi Component System will wow you with its 120 Watts Total System Power. Listen to the music you want to hear using its 3-Disc CD Changer with Play Exchange, Full Logic Dual Cassette, or Tuner with 20 FM and 10 AM Station Presets as the 2-Way Main Speakers with 5-inch Woofers pump amazing sound. Also featuring Game Sync with Front A/V Inputs for Video Games, and Matrix Surround Sound - this system has it all.
Submitted by
mordy
a Audio Enthusiast
from woodmere
Date Reviewed: January 5, 2002
Strengths: i bought this to be a stereo alone - and it rules. The music it produced, from classical to rock to punk was great. then I did something i swore i'd never do. I hooked up my ps2 and then my computer, which i use tyo watch dvd's. The results for both were the same. It WAS loud, and all encompassing, with great bass and mids. BUT, there is no center speaker in a two speaker system, so if people in a movie are speaking in a music-backed scene, then their voices are lost. Same for video games: you lose the game sequences in the background music. as a stereo this was top of the line - even tapes were magnificent. great value. I sold it for 20 dollars less than i bought it for to a friend, b/c i bought it with a five year 'like new' plan. I purchased the 240-watt five speaker system yesterday to replace it as both a stereo and home theater, this time, as i have a klipsch sub to add on to it. If you are going for home theater rather than stereo, you must have more than two speakers for proper surround sound. I am not an auiophile, and i found this out the hard way. if you have an extra 100 dollars around, go for the extra rear and center speakers, as well as the add-on option for a woofer of the Sony MHC-RG70AV Mini Hi-Fi Component System. That's what i did.
Weaknesses: not very good surround sound for movies or PS2 - no center speaker. no rear speakers either. - as a stereo alone, it is an awesome value.
Submitted by
MARTIN ATCHISON
a Audio Enthusiast
from THORNTON, CO, USA
Date Reviewed: December 24, 2001
Strengths: VERY GOOD RICH SOUND. DEEP BASS AND WELL THOUGHT OUT EQ SETTINGS. SURROUND SOUND ACTUALLY WORKS WELL WITHOUT THE SOMETIMES TINNY TREBLE INCREASE ON THE HIGH NOTES. VERY GOOD LOOKING UNIT-I GOT IT IN BLACK INSTEAD OF THE SILVER, IT LOOKS MORE SOLID AND SERIOUS. A NUMBER OF UNITS DO NOT HAVE ANY AUX JACKS AND 24 TO 30 WATTS IS THE USUAL RANGE FOR THE MINI SYSTEMS WITH THESE MANY FEATURES, THIS SYSTEM HAS 120 WATTS. THE CD IS A SOLID RUNNING 3 TRAYS NOT THE NEW AND VERY NOISY ELEVATOR SETUP.
Weaknesses: RECORDING FROM TAPE TO TAPE IS A LITTLE TRICKY.
Bottom Line:
FOR THE MONEY THIS IS THE VERY BEST IN MINISYSTEMS AND I AM NOT USUALLY CRAZY ABOUT SOME SONY AUDIO SYSTEMS AT ALL. THE SOUND OF THIS SYSTEMS SURPASSED SOME THAT COST TWICE AS MUCH.
