I am very happy with my old MZ R-30 and I am not thinking of replacing it yet. Nevertheless, I decided to look for a bookshelf system, because I needed to be able to program recordings from radio to MD. The DHC-MDX10 seemed to me as the best solution and so I am posting the following review, to anyone may interest. The Advantages -You can digitally adjust the recording level, when copying a CD, while on pause mode or even on fly. Of course you can also adjust the recording level when recording from the radio, or another analog source. -You can very accurately divide a track, by splitting a certain second in 86 fractions. -There is a 5 band graphic equalizer, with 15 factory presets, but you can also create your own presets and store 5 personal settings in memory. - There is a synchro equalizer function, which automatically selects a preset, according to music genre. - Variable Attenuation Control System (VACS), prevents clipping and keeps the sound clean, even when it gets loud. -Dynamic bass feedback, 2 steps control. -There is also a synchro bass function, which automatically adjusts the dynamic bass level according to music genre. -The radio reception is very good. -The CD player is very good too. -There is a double cassette deck, with all the usual functions. The recording performance is very good, but the recording level is only adjusted automatically. -Eventually, the price is excellent for a unit with all these features. It costs about 500$ here in Greece. The Disadvantages -First of all the speakers. Of course when buying a bookshelf, you know that the speakers will be second class quality, but I confess that I expected something more, from my DHC-MDX10. The reason for my expectation is that Sony had advertised very very well the new HOP material their bookshelf speakers are made of and the new Quick Edge technology they use. So, I expected something more. The truth is that the speakers have an excellent performance in bass passages, but they are rather poor in middle and high ranges. So, they are really impressive if you listen to hip hop music, quite good for classic-rock, folk, soul and jazz, but disappointing for classical and chorus music. -The remote control has weak signal and performs only the basic functions. -The MD has no date and time stamp. -The surround function can not trick anybody. -The appearance is quite aggressive. It took me 2 weeks to get used to it. My opinion I believe it s a very good choice for it s price, but I would prefer if Sony made some improvements, even if they had to raise the price. Merry Christmas to all, Yiannis ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
