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- the clarity and natrility (i made that word up) of the sound at high volumes (volume 30 with Direct on is the only way to listen to it!), bass is tight and supprisingly punchy for something with only 40 watts to give (provides Drum and Bass with plenty bass, well enough to ... Read review
IF you are short on space and money but want a proper sounding system then i strongly recomend you trial one of these little gems.
I am a new student living in halls so i needed something a bit smaller than my old sony reciever i was using at home. Although i've moved my system into a different room i could instanty tell the difference between my clapped out sony reciever, this unit sounds greeeeeeeat!
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- the clarity and natrility (i made that word up) of the sound at high volumes (volume 30 with Direct on is the only way to listen to it!), bass is tight and supprisingly punchy for something with only 40 watts to give (provides Drum and Bass with plenty bass, well enough to annoy the crap out my flat mates!), also has very good dynamic range (i thought my rock collection was a bit compressed sounding until now!)
IF you are short on space and money but want a proper sounding system then i strongly recomend you trial one of these little gems.
I am a new student living in halls so i needed something a bit smaller than my old sony reciever i was using at home. Although i've moved my system into a different room i could instanty tell the difference between my clapped out sony reciever, this unit sounds greeeeeeeat!
Best features:
- it does everthing (DAB....the works)
- the clarity and natrility (i made that word up) of the sound at high volumes (volume 30 with Direct on is the only way to listen to it!), bass is tight and supprisingly punchy for something with only 40 watts to give (provides Drum and Bass with plenty bass, well enough to annoy the crap out my flat mates!), also has very good dynamic range (i thought my rock collection was a bit compressed sounding until now!)
- build quality and looks, you can feel the quality!
- compact physically
- Price (i would of happily payed a lot more for something this good!)
- Buy it in black!
Bad bits:
- the remote is silver (why not black Onkyo? unless your men packed it wrongly. i also feel that the remote doesnt tie in with the rest of the system as i feels a bit cheapish (not that i care about this anyway, i'm just telling you.)
- would have prefered gold plated conections but all they have tried to do is keep the cost down to keep us cheap skates happy, and would'nt make much difference anyway apart from maybe getting a bit corroded in time. Having said that this unit uses proper high grade components, so they have put the money in where its needed most.
On a personal note, i really do love this system and if you are thinking of buying a Denon (its only a name) DONT DO IT FOR GOD'S SAKE!!!!!!!!!! buy an Onkyo
also don't be shy about buying proper speakers for this, i am talking £250's worth of speaker...this system deserves them.
Advantages: Small, good sound, packed with feaures Disadvantages: Don't expect miracles - audiophiles will still want to go with separates
This review refers to the CR-515DAB. There are quite a few variations in models, so watch out!
This is a feature-packed micro hi-fi that offers the same sound quality as budget separates. I'm no audiophile so that's about as much as I can say, except that the sound is far clearer and more distinct than any hi-fi I've ever heard (I weep when I hear my car stereo nowadays...). You'll need good speakers, though.
The CR-515 is packed with features, ... ...playback in particular. I couldn't test DAB because my area doesn't get a signal. One tip: There's a button on the front marked "Direct". It took me a few weeks to spot this (it's a paragraph in the manual). Switching it on bypasses the tone control circuitry and makes a subtle but welcome improvement in the sound, especially with classical music. ...
johnnypipe 26.01.2008
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