Technics SCDV290 > Reviews

Advantages: CRACKING SOUND QUALITY, LOADS OF FEATURES
Disadvantages: SOME COMPONENTS FEEL A BIT CHEAP, SPEAKER CABLES A BIT SHORT

...with the purchase of the Technics SCDV 290 sound system. This separates system is comprised of four parts - the RDS/PTY tuner, the twin full logic cassette decks, the Dolby 5.1 amplifier and the 5xDVD unit. The system is very easy to install with the separate units linking via ribbon cables. The only frustrating thing is that Technics has been less than generous with the wire on the centre speaker - as a result, I had to rearrange the room to bring ... Read review

Advantages: Looks Fancy, Great Sound, Home Cinema in a Space Saving Hifi, Lights Up Like an Xmas Tree, Good DVD Picture Quality, Feature Rich, Fantastic DVD Audio Reproduction
Disadvantages: No Dedicated Subwoofer, Cannot expand system with further stack, Confusing Remote Control Structure,

...to time. there's also a Technics Super Surround Mode and Digital Subwoofer Bass Boost that can be used in conjunction with the official soundtracks. Reproduction is flawless, and bass is deep and called upon correctly on dts streams. Dolby 5.1 streams do come to life, and THX tests do show all channels behave correctly so no worries there! If you're really fussy, there is also a Subwoofer Output on the back of the hifi if the digital subwoofer from ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent sound quality and adjustable graphic equalizer providing depth to the bass surround sound. Compact system with DVD out.
Disadvantages: CD/DVD changer is slow to function and the hand control looks a little complicated wth a shift button.

...system. My previous system was Technics so I knew the quality would be good. (Didn't realise that Techincs and Panasonic are the same though!). My requirement was for a system with a good depth of sound and adjustable graphic equalizer, which can be hard to find on midi/mini systems, which looked good and reduced the space taken up by my old seperates system. The system contains: Surround Sound Graphic 5 DVD/CD changer Programable Radio ... Read review