Hitachi AX68

Hitachi AX68

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... The speakers are in beech and are of the same height of the main system, and feature a grey 'sponge' on the front, sporting the Hitachi logo. The overall look of the hi-fi is very good, and goes well in a modern room, or a room with beech furnishings. The sound quality on this machine is ... Read review





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Good things come in small packages.
A review by mr_kipling on Hitachi AX68
January 11th, 2005


Author's product rating:   

How is the Sound Quality? Excellent 
How is the Look & Design? Excellent 
Range of Features Above Average 
Durability Good 
Value for Money Excellent 

Advantages: DAB Digital radio in a Hi - FI and it looks amazingly good .  Compact
Disadvantages: Speker leads are not that long, fiddily operating

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

Full review
This powerful hi fi is one of the smallest ones I've ever seen, but it's sound quality is awesome. The Hi-fi comes as three seperates, one as the amplifier, one for DAB digital radio and one for CD with two speakers.

The design of the hi-fi is sleek and modern, with a mirrored front to the main system, and blue LCD display screens for the radio and CD. The top 'hatch' for the CD's is in light blue plastic and chrome, and features a blue light. What the point of this light is, i don't know, but it looks very cool. The speakers are in beech and are of the same height of the main system, and feature a grey 'sponge' on the front, sporting the Hitachi logo. The overall look of the hi-fi is very good, and goes well in a modern room, or a room with beech furnishings.

The sound quality on this machine is second only to some incredibly expensive Sony models, so for your money, the quality is great. It has 5 equalizer settings, Flat (normal), jazz, pops (vocal sound is intensified), rock and classic. There is also a bass boost and a fantastic 'loudness' feature. The manual says that it increases bass at a lower volume, but it intensifies the bass and whole volume, so volume 4 on flat is almost half that of volume 4 on loudness. The bass on this macine is amazing, and reverbarates throughout the house.

Operating the system is relitivley simple, but tuning the DAB radio can be a little tricky at first, as you have to scan through channels using the select buttons, and press manu to select one (seems as though it should be the other way round). Using traditional FM radio is the same, but you dont press manu, you only scan thorough frequencys. The quickest way is so save stations to the mamory by pressing and holding a number on the remote. Playing a CD is very simple. The lid opens and shuts with the touch of a button, and all the controls are clearly marked on the remote and the machine itself. The tricky part is programming in a sequence of tracks. You have to use the remote for this, and there are 1-9 buttons, a 0/10 button (for tracks 10, 20 etc) and a +10 button. You press this once for the 10s and twice for 20s etc. This is very confusing to begin with, but once you gat the hang of this it's easy.

The price when i bought it was £150 (half price apparently) and it still is at that price.

Some of the extra features on this micro hi-fi are it's remote control and headphone socket, and two AUX sockets and the DAB digital radio, which is my favourite feature.

A problem i encountered whilst putting together the system was the ariel. If you screw it in so it is touching the back of the hi-fi, the conecting pin between the ariel and the hi fi breaks and shears. It's an easy mistake to make, so be careful so you won't have to go back to she shop to get a new one. 
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Bargain Compact DAB Hi-Fi
Review of Hitachi AX68 by marka87uk

Advantages: Looks great, DAB.
Disadvantages: Muddy, flat sound.

Purchased this not too long ago, and for the price vs. features it was a great deal! It has DAB and CD, and has an RMS output of 50w, which sounds alot, but I find the sound gets worse when you go louder on this system. In terms of looks, it looks great - a shiny silver front compliments the solid-looking maple speakers perfectly, and is very compact . Despite the good looks I feel that the sound quality is poor. It simply feels like there is ...
...sounds too muddy and flat for my liking. There are some EQ settings provided but all lack a decent sounding top end. If you are an audio-savvy person, looking for a great sounding system, I probably would not recommend it due to the sound it produces. But if you are looking for a cheap DAB and CD Hi-Fi which looks superb, then go for it! ... Read review

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Hitachi AX68

Main specs

Manufacturer: Hitachi

Built-In Modem: no

Cassette Deck: without Cassette Deck

CD Player: Single-Player

CD-R/RW Recording: no

Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB): with Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB)

Dolby / DTS: without Dolby Digital + DTS

DVD Audio Playback: no

DVD Recording: without

Home Theatre System (Digital Dolby and DVD Player): no

Loudspeakers: With Two Loudspeakers

MD Player / Recorder: without MD Player / Recorder

MP3 Playback: without MP3 Playback

MP3 Recording: no

RDS/EON: with RDS/EON

RMS Wattage: 50

Server Function: without

Super Audio CD Playback: without Super Audio CD Playback

Table / Portable: Table

Type of Memory Card: without

Video Cassette Player / Recorder: without

Width in mm: 190 mm

Wireless Speakers: Wired Speakers

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