Aiwa AVNW30

Advantages: Lots of great features, very durable, good price
Disadvantages: Disadvantages? Yeah right!

...NOTE ************ For background on Walkmans in general and why you should still use them today please see my opinion on “Aiwa Walkmans in General” with the title “Walkmania – Walkmans in General”. INTRODUCTION ********************** A few years ago I was looking for a new Walkman as my old one, a very outdated Sony model, had broken. So where do you begin when looking for a Walkman? Well, I personally decided to look in the Argos catalogue for a bargain Walkman made by a brand I could trust. I opted for the same manufacturer as my Hi-Fi, Aiwa, and this attractive little Aiwa HS-TX486 caught my eye at a very affordable price. PRICE ************* I forget what the price was back then, but now after some research I can tell you that this little gem can now be bought for just £20.00, which... Read review

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Advantages: Great features, reliable, good speakers and remote...
Disadvantages: None

...to the HiFi, though. It is effective to have them on opposite sides of the room as songs with stereo will give excellent effects. The speakers play very clearly and can go quite loud, the volume goes up form ‘1’ to ‘30’, this will need to be varied depending on the time of day. Speaker dimensions are 150 x 236.2 x 210.5 mm. Manual – the instruction manual is very clear and helpful with all necessary information for safety, maintenance, setting up the unit, and how to use the various features. There is also a comprehensive list of contact numbers for Aiwa that stretch around a massive amount of countries. PROBLEMS? The remote and the unit seem to be very durable, I am rough with remotes and often play with the battery door but neither the unit nor the remote have any marks on them and they work perfectly... Read review

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Advantages: Fine editing with a rehearse option and programmable playback of tracks
Disadvantages: Can be hard to find, needs a padded carrying case

...I am amazed that reviews of Minidisc recorders concentyrate on size, colour and how neat they are rather on what they can do.I have found that there is only one brand of portable mini disc recorder that can edit to a hundredth of a second AND programme tracks for playback.That brand is Aiwa. I use my mini disc for editing interviews for my student radio programmes and the nudge edit facility on this machine means I can edit in the field, on the train or on a bus to a degree of accuracy as good as a full size mains operated domestic machine. Whilst Panasonic also offers this facility their portables don't programme. I DJ using CD's but I have a large collection of vinyl and if I need a particular record from that collection rather than take Technics record deck out I copy the track on to minidisc and take my Aiwa portable with me. Using... Read review

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