I don't like knobs sticking out

Advantages: Durable, good sound quality and reasonably easy to use
Disadvantages: Dodgy design on cassette player functions and presetting the radio is a pain in the bum

...“I’d like to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony – I’d like to hold it in my arms….”. Sorry. Radio 2 y’know. Eeek! I’ve turned into my mother! I can remember very clearly telling my mum that old fuddy-duddies were the only people who listened to Radio 2 and come what may, I would ALWAYS listen to Radio 1. But alas, Tony Blackburn, David Hamilton, Noel Edmonds, Rosko and all the other much loved presenters of the 70s have since moved on and Kenny Everett, who was very much involved in the development of Radio 1, has sadly departed for the great radio station in the sky. These days, the only reason we actually have Radio 1 programmed into our AIWA CSD TD24 is because my 13 year-old listens to it. For the most part, our radio’s tuned to Radio 2 or BBC Stoke. Am I sad...

CherryBlossom 13.09.2002 · Read review
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Review of Aiwa CSD-TD24

Aiwa NSX-V70 Stereo System.

Advantages: Good tone quality, good tape recording quality
Disadvantages: Needs longer leads on speakers - needs frequent CD lens cleaning

...1995 seems like a long time ago but that's when we bought our Aiwa NSX-V70 from Comets and, although I am aware that others seem to have given this stereo system bad reviews, we have found ours to be really excellent. Maybe it's something to do with acoustics but we find the tone very rich, particularly on its equalizer settings - I purchased a couple of phono leads and connected to our nicam Sony VCR and/or DVD player. Another thing that must be said, is that we have not "hammered" the system to maybe that's why is has given such long service. Although the original price was near to £400, I have since seen the same unit going on Ebay from around £50. The prices have come right down on these units now. Facilities: The two speakers have two sets of cables, one (twin) set for standard stereo and another (quad) set...

derek-j-a 20.05.2005 · Read review
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Review of Aiwa NSX-S 70

Aiwa NSX-V400 Mini Sound System - Great buy

Advantages: Price, sound quality
Disadvantages: None

...Aiwa NSX-V400 Mini Music System I bought this system just over a year ago and I am all praises. At PDS135.00, at the time, it was a great deal. Prices for this model or the equivalent new model are probably cheaper now. This one has a single CD player but I could have got almost the identical model with 3 CD player for about PDS50.00 more. It also has a double cassette player with continuous play, FM/MW/LW digital radio, 70 Watt speakers (although I was disappointed that these we’re made in the Czech Republic instead of Japan), Surround system, 4 preset graphic equalizer and a host of other specs. The sound quality and output are very good. Do you really want other models and brands, which give you unusable amount of watts per channel, if you’re using it at home? Would you ever use this maximum output? Well...

vinodgm 10.06.2001 · Read review
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Review of Aiwa - Aiwa

Ace Aiwa

Advantages: Sound quality, value for money.
Disadvantages: Only single tape deck and single Cd player.

...Having previously owned a Phillips micro system which was very poor I was looking to Aiwa for a vast improvement. That is what I found when I bought one of their mid-range micro systems. The system contains a single tape deck, single CD and 3 band digital tuner. The range of features on it are wide and useful, while not being overcomplicated. The sound quality is excellent, at all levels. The powered sub-woofers on the speakers allow revenge on any annoying neighbours! The system is also very reliable. I have owned it over a year now and have experience no problems, as opposed to with my previous Phillips system which was fixed 3 times in its first year....

dan7hughes 21.09.2000 · Read review
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Review of AIWA - XR-M55

Great HiFi for a great price - the Aiwa LCX-150

Advantages: Great features, reliable, good speakers and remote...
Disadvantages: None

...INTRODUCTION - THE PURCHASE A few years ago now I had finally decided to make the step from cassettes to CDs. I had already bought a couple of CDs and played them in my computer, but it was now time to look for a HiFi for use in my bedroom. As with the Aiwa Walkman you may have read one of recent ops about, I had a look in Argos for a company that I trusted. I had bought Aiwa products before and I thought (and still do) that they are a very reliable company with good quality products., so when I saw this HiFi for £100 (it is cheaper now - read on for the current price), I immediately read about its features and ten minutes later it was in the boot of the car on the way home. The unit plays CDs, cassettes and the radio, as well as having several other useful features. The Aiwa LCX-150 was very easy to set up even for me, and since I...

danwilkie 07.11.2001 · Read review
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Review of Aiwa LCX-155

Aiwa XP MP3 A REALLY Good Buy

Advantages: Sturdy, cheap, feature-filled.
Disadvantages: Burns through batteries, but all these things do.

...the real world. Eventually I found a store that had both of them, and at a price for cheaper than both of them, the Aiwa XP MP3. The Aiwa XP MP3 portable MP3 player looked like it had all the features I wanted. Anti-skip protection, it reads the filenames off of the disc, plays both audio CDs and MP3 discs. I wasn't asking for much, just that it work, and it play all the stuff that I had, which it does perfectly, and at 12000 yen ($93.75 at the exchange rate back then, now it'd be around $88.89.) it was a steal, considering the TDK Mojo was going for $130, plus shipping and tax. This thing has been great. I have had no problems with it so far, except for the fact that I can't figure out how to make it shuffle the MP3 tracks. I know there's a way to do it, I just haven't figured it out yet, and the manuals aren't in English/I've thrown...

alkaiser 11.02.2002 · Read review
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Aiwa HS-TX486 - Fantastic Walkman

Advantages: Lots of great features, very durable, good price
Disadvantages: Disadvantages? Yeah right!

...NOTE ************ For background on Walkmans in general and why you should still use them today please see my opinion on “Aiwa Walkmans in General” with the title “Walkmania – Walkmans in General”. INTRODUCTION ********************** A few years ago I was looking for a new Walkman as my old one, a very outdated Sony model, had broken. So where do you begin when looking for a Walkman? Well, I personally decided to look in the Argos catalogue for a bargain Walkman made by a brand I could trust. I opted for the same manufacturer as my Hi-Fi, Aiwa, and this attractive little Aiwa HS-TX486 caught my eye at a very affordable price. PRICE ************* I forget what the price was back then, but now after some research I can tell you that this little gem can now be bought for just £20.00, which is...

danwilkie 29.10.2001 · Read review
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Review of Aiwa HS-TX496

aiwa - good for a while

Advantages: seemingly good value
Disadvantages: stops working!

...This system is the second aiwa midi hi-fi I have owned. The first one had major problems with the CD lens after about three years, and, true to form, having owned my current systen for about three years the CD part of the system is starting to malfunction. Possibly this could just be my bad luck, but for it to happen twice is downright strange. Up until now I have been pleased with it; it was good value for money and does most of thing I want it to, but unfortunately Now I feel Aiwa as a brand is tarnished in my eyes. Next time I'll try something different....

ronaldo 23.11.2000 · Read review
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Review of Aiwa NSX-S 70

aiwa on a new level

Advantages: high tech sound and video
Disadvantages: to many wires

...the new product from aiwa brings a totaly new prospective on how to percive dvd technology. the sound is superb an so is the the video. the fact is that this new dvd player is one of the best of its kind. if your are able to configurate the aiwa xd-dw1-prtable dvd player with other high quality products it should give you all of the benefits that dvd can offer. the only trouble you ight get with this product is that there are too many wires and the instalation is not easy as it might seem on the first look. overall it is a fine piece of technology that everyone should be able to afford. jaka...

jakanemo 01.09.2000 · Read review
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Review of Aiwa XD-DW1

Aiwa FM-80 portable mini disc recorder

Advantages: Fine editing with a rehearse option and programmable playback of tracks
Disadvantages: Can be hard to find, needs a padded carrying case

...I am amazed that reviews of Minidisc recorders concentyrate on size, colour and how neat they are rather on what they can do.I have found that there is only one brand of portable mini disc recorder that can edit to a hundredth of a second AND programme tracks for playback.That brand is Aiwa. I use my mini disc for editing interviews for my student radio programmes and the nudge edit facility on this machine means I can edit in the field, on the train or on a bus to a degree of accuracy as good as a full size mains operated domestic machine. Whilst Panasonic also offers this facility their portables don't programme. I DJ using CD's but I have a large collection of vinyl and if I need a particular record from that collection rather than take Technics record deck out I copy the track on to minidisc and take my Aiwa portable with me. Using...

farankie 27.12.2000 · Read review
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