Aiwa HP-SC 21

Advantages: Good tone quality, good tape recording quality
Disadvantages: Needs longer leads on speakers - needs frequent CD lens cleaning

...1995 seems like a long time ago but that's when we bought our Aiwa NSX-V70 from Comets and, although I am aware that others seem to have given this stereo system bad reviews, we have found ours to be really excellent. Maybe it's something to do with acoustics but we find the tone very rich, particularly on its equalizer settings - I purchased a couple of phono leads and connected to our nicam Sony VCR and/or DVD player. Another thing that must be said, is that we have not "hammered" the system to maybe that's why is has given such long service. Although the original price was near to £400, I have since seen the same unit going on Ebay from around £50. The prices have come right down on these units now. Facilities: The two speakers have two sets of cables, one (twin) set for standard stereo and another (quad) set... Read review

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Advantages: good sound quality and very cheap
Disadvantages: will not last forever

...The Sony MDRED21LP which i am still using is one of the cheapest headphones you can get now our days with such high quality best in-ear sounds it provides. When am using the Sony MDRED21LP, the bass and tweeters i get in my ears are so good that it can be compared to being in an underground club and dancing when you feel already tipsy. You can imagine what i mean. The stereo type music is so sift that you can hear every instrument that was used in the music you are playing and what intervals they were used. If you are a music fan, this is what you will need to end your search for headphones. The sound changes to the better as more as you push the headphones deep into the ears. The hydrid design of the headphones makes it sits in your ears. With the music in your ears, you can still talk to people outside by just turning down the volume... Read review

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Advantages: As described in body of review.
Disadvantages: As described in body of review.

...became broken… not that this has ever happened. Traditionally separates systems have been for the true audiophile, an auditory perfectionist looking for the ability to replace individual components as they become outdated by newer technology. Well, the Series 21 traversed this philosophy by incorporating top-of-the-range equipment without the need to ever purchase an upgrade. The system was also built with "control cables" for connection to reduce the number of physical cables allowing even a hifi virgin to connect the components and get the system functional within minutes. Kenwood pushed everything into the Concept Series 21 to make it 'future-proof' - voice activation, Dolby™ noise reduction, DVD/CD/VCD/MD/CD-RW playback, and the experimental SRS surround circle technology that converts a stereo source (e.g. FM radio) into surround... Read review

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