=== The original message was multipart MIME === === All non-text parts (attachments) have been removed === Hi everyone! Once I had read the review of the Onkyo FR-435; I was reading a review of a system that effectively is a successor to one of the top-notch classic "3-in-1" systems made between 1979 to 1983. A lot of the good "3-in-1" units of that era had features like a cassette department that used user-settable record level, the ability to work with cassettes that have Type II or Type IV tape formulation; and, in some cases, be equipped with Dolby B noise-reduction. The record-playing section was often equipped with a moving-magnet cartridge and the amplifier was able to put out a decently-loud signal. Let's not forget the fact that most of these systems were equipped with at least a line-level input and line-level output. This was so that anyone can hook up an external tape recorder or other piece of audio equipment to the music centre. Sometimes these music centres even had an automatic music search function on the cassette deck for those tapes that have songs spaced apart by four-second blanks. They, like the Onkyo FR-435, were designed to "do their job"; rather than imitate Las Vegas by having so many flashing lights and "demo" modes. They also cabled up effectively to most sets of speakers and would blend in effectively and unnoticeably with any room where the system would be deployed. Speaking of the Onkyo FR-435 "music centre"; JB Hi-Fi (the Melbourne-based hifi chain who specialise in selling good-quality hi-fi and video gear; and CDs at rock-bottom prices) will sell it in different packages depending on whether you want a set of floor-standing speakers; bookshelf speakers or "three-piece" (subwoofer-satellite) speakers. You may be able to organize a deal with them for this unit and a set of speakers of your choice at a negotiable price. With regards, Simon Mackay === MIME part removed : text/html; === ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
