Technics SC-DV 170

Advantages: Its amazing for the price
Disadvantages: Its CD/DVD lens is not as durable

...Its an amazing machine for this price. Undoubtfully quality of sound. simply unmatchable for the price. I would prefer Technics over any other sound system. Its a complete Home Audio & DVD Surround system. The speakers are from space. The only issue is the durability. The CD/DVD lens and the tape machines are to be looked after very carefully. And its quite a sensitive system unlike Kenwood, Sony and others. but don't forget the value for money. I wish they could add one more feature to the newer model which is wireless connectivity to speakers & other devices and its own hardrive, where you can store songs & movies. I have only one word for this music system & that is UNMATCHABLE.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Brilliant sound quality
Disadvantages: A lot of trust in electronics

...is broadcasting news and weather on FM, then go back to your music once its finished. This is ideal if you live in a built up city with many radio stations but not so good if you live in a more rural area, although it is only a minor point. Using it is really easy, all of the buttons are pretty much self explanitry, theres just the odd button i have to fin in the instruction manual - it covers all of them. As i said nothing has gone wrong so i maybe i am wrong not to trust electronics, technics does have a fantastic reputation with audio equiptment so its probably very reliable. Its a fantastic piece of kit, its stylish and looks worth more than the price so its something to show of about.... Read review

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Advantages: Many features to enhance sound. Performs well and looks good.
Disadvantages: Perhaps a bit dated these days.

...This is a system I owned a while ago but as I saw an advert for it recently I figured it must still be going strong so I decided to do a review on it. The Technics SCDV290 set me back nearly £300 a few years back but I see it can now be purchased for the much more modest sum of £179.99. This system comes in four stacking parts consisting of the tuner, the tape decks (which are pretty much redundant these days), the 5xdvd player and the Dolby 5.1 amplifier. The system comes with a very simple to understand installation and users guide which makes it very easy to install. The system itself is very durable and both feels and looks expensive, the cables and connections however are a lot cheaper looking and somewhat fragile but in the year and a half or so that I used this system I found no problems with any of it. Installation consists... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful