Highly recommended
Written: Feb 26 '04
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Pros: Never skips, good amp module
Cons: Tiny buttons
The Bottom Line: Excellent value
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| dimist's Full Review: Nakamichi MB-75 Car CD Changer |
I bought this Nakamichi unit 6 months ago to replace a broken Fujitsu 6-CD changer (aka Eclipse CD changer) that came with my Isuzu.
Overall, I am quite impressed with it. My old Fujitsu sometimes skipped over major potholes, and I learned to live with it, until I drove over the same potholes with Nakamichi. Not a skip so far. Simply amazing. My other car has a high-end Bose unit, and I know a stretch on a country road where I can make the Bose skip, but not Nakamichi!
Sound clarity and bass richness for Nakamichi is far better than the head unit that it replaced; used it with the same speakers. Which is not to say much, because Isuzu head unit was no frills to begin with.
A CD changer and AM/FM radio is a bit too much for a single DIN slot, so don’t expect a lot in terms of ease of control. Buttons are tiny, and they have multiple functions. Also, Nakamichi has detachable plate, which is perhaps why volume control is not rotary.
However, given the constraints that they HAD to have a single-DIN unit with a detachable face plate, Nakamichi engineers still worked out a nice compromise in terms of ease of use.
The power, volume and track navigation buttons that are used most frequently are located at the driver’s side of the unit. Volume buttons have a distinct tactile feel and are located on top of each other (rather than side by side), so it is fairly easy to learn to perform the basic functions without looking at the unit. Bass, treble, balance and fade adjustments are all done with the same volume buttons. The tiny button that toggles bass, treble, balance and fade adjustment regime is also nearby, and with some practice all those basic adjustments can be done fairly easily.
Power button is somewhat annoying, because it toggles between CD, radio and two AUX inputs, so to switch from CD to radio you need to push it 4 times.
The LCD display on the unit has all the necessary information, but the characters are too thin and may be hard to read in direct sunlight.
CDs change somewhat slowly, but this matters only in the full random play mode that I never use.
Overall, I would recommend this unit to anyone who needs to replace their stock in-dash 6 CD changer. To my knowledge Nakamichi is the only in-dash 6CD changer that is sold outside the car dealer network (Blaupunkt had a 5CD changer model, but it was discontinued). The only other alternative is ordering a replacement unit through your dealer, and it is typically 1.5X the price of Nakamichi unit, and maybe inferior quality, too.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 475
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