JVC TH-S 5

Advantages: compact speakers
Disadvantages: Poor disk loading mechanism causes problems.

...My TH M303 has broken again. I only ever used it as a CD player/radio. I'm actuallty online looking for a new 5cd player to plug into my JVC m303 as it won't play Cds/dvds any more. I was given it by JVC as a replacement for another dire mini stereo system that was so flawed they couldn't repair it. I was happy when they said i'dget a home cinema even though i only anted it as a stereo. The first M303 they sent me didn't work, it kept skipping and stalling. Then the next one did work for about a yeear then a cd jammed. This went on and off for the nest year or so. i think the repair shop guy replaced the mechanism 3 times. Now it has gone again and it is out ofwarranty. i'll keep using it as an amp for now but thats it with JVC for me. NEVER AGAIN. DON't buy this unit. Very unreliable. And the radio reception is poor and ther radio... Read review

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Advantages: top quality in this price range
Disadvantages: none

...Hi , we bought this system from currys two years ago, it had been the display model and we paid £320 for it. The system has been very well behaved apart from needing a lens cleaner passing through it a couple of months ago. sound quality is very good considering the small size of the speakers. recording quality is excellent however this drops off slightly on long play format. it will squeeze eight hours of video recording onto one dvd although as mentioned earlier quality drops slightly at this rate. supports dolby digital 5.1 and dts 96/24 both giving amazing sound experience for this level of equipment. navigation and disc editing system is excellent , one minus point is when formatting a new disc you have two options one option will let you edit the videos at a later date however in this mode not many other dvd players will be able... Read review

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Advantages: Holds 12cds,doesent jump,easy to fit
Disadvantages: Changer a bit big

...I resantly fitted a JVC 480R in my car as my old Blaupunkt,had seen better days thanks to the many speed humps.I had 5years of service from it,so i cant complian and it hardly ever jumped.So the JVC as a lot to live up to. After removeing the old Blaupunkt there was a few less wires needed for the JVC.Eventhough JVC say the 480R is the smallest 12disk changer on the market,it is a lot biger than my old 10disk unit.I had my old unit hid under the passanger seat.There is no way the JVC will fit so in the cold boot it goes. Still sounds good and doesnt jump even over all the speed hump mountings around where i live.Very good value for money less than half the price of my old one.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful