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Minisystems.(Gift Guide - Audio)(Buyers Guide)(Cover Story)
Mixing and matching audio components, then making all the right connections, may not be rocket science, but it does take time and effort. It also requires a budget that could approach $1,000 for a full complement of decent equipment.
Audio minisystems (also called shelf systems, executive systems, or microsystems) cut out most of the hassle and much of the expense. Everything is bundled in one package--tuner, receiver, CD player, possibly a tape deck or two, and typically a pair of speakers--that's ready to plug and play.
Minisystems sound better than boom boxes, but they can't match the accuracy and bass of good bookshelf speakers (see page 22). While ...
- Win HDTVs, Minisystems, Mp3 Players and More in E-sim's Livemanuals.com ``See...
- Press release article from: Business Wire November 20, 2000 700+ words
...encouraged to enter to win great prizes such as 55" High-Definition Televisions, Yepp MP3 Players from Samsung, and MiniSystems and Audio/Video Receivers from Kenwood. The sweepstakes will run from November 20, 2000 through March 8, 2001 and there...
- Philips Line Show Highlights Music Recording.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Dealerscope: The Business of CE Retailing Dritsas, David June 1, 2000 700+ words
...instructions, pausing the recording between CD and track changes. Philips also...live recording directly to-the CD. The device is now shipping at a...499. Philips is also shipping two minisystems with CD-R capability, the FW-R8...
- NX-PS1 digital music speaker system.(HARDWARE)(JVC NX-PS1)(Product/service...
- Magazine article from: Macworld October 1, 2007 700+ words
RATING: GOOD PRICE: $250 COMPANY: JVC URL: www.jvc.com Whereas previous JVC minisystems offered CD players, radios, and even MiniDisc decks, the NX-PS1 has no audio source of its own; it's up to you to provide the music...
- Audio's evolution illustrated in Sony's `03 line.
- Magazine article from: TWICE Palenchar, Joseph March 10, 2003 700+ words
...18 microsystems go to 15, and seven minisystems go to five. CD-R/RW compatibility has been extended to all mini and microsystems. The minisystems include two models with 60-disc MP3-CD changers at $249 and $299. The $299...
- Suppliers update stereo shelf systems.
- Magazine article from: TWICE Palenchar, Joseph January 24, 2005 700+ words
...include the $79.99 KCCD6815DT stereo CD player with AM/FM/TV/ weatherband...talked up three new Nitrix series CD minisystems at a suggested $129-$199. They...for the bedroom. Three other new CD microsystems will be priced at $99...
- Segmentation key in video offerings. (Sony Bows More Of Its Audio, Video...
- Magazine article from: TWICE Tarr, Greg February 25, 2002 700+ words
...Besides adding MP3-CD playback to all its...players, Sony added MP3-CD playback to three minisystems, two of which are 60...company scaled back its minisystems selection, pointing...channel system. Although CD-R playback appears...
- Holiday Shopping Picks Up in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Area.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News December 5, 2002 700+ words
...by the number of people purchasing high-ticket items. "In a season where you expect to sell a lot of $69 CD players and minisystems, we're selling big-ticket products, and it really is a pleasant surprise," Ferrell said. "I've been...
- Shelf systems struggle to stay relevant in home audio. (Home Audio).
- Magazine article from: TWICE Palenchar, Joseph January 9, 2003 700+ words
...data CD-R discs, not audio CD-Rs. As the market changed...watt amp and single-well CD that's CDR/RW-compatible...unavailable. JVC: Four of six new minisystems are the company's first minis with MP3-CD playback. They are the HX...