Great box for outdoor disco
Written: May 24 '01
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Pros: Nice design, functionality vs. price, sound quality vs. price
Cons: Tape mechanism noisy, you cannot rewind tape while listening to CD or radio.
The Bottom Line: This boombox plays better the higher volume. Nice features. Noisy tape recorder.
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| arnelie's Full Review: JVC RV-B55 Cassette/CD Boombox |
I bought this boombox for my oldest daughter. I think she first found it a bit strange, but soon she started to love it. Because, this small box (although 53 cm width) can really make great sound. Especially at high volumes this box shows what it can do. Compared to its bigger brothers, this box doesn't have active megabass speakers, but some kind of passive bass sound amplifier is put into the box. And it works.
The number of buttons on this box is limited. This makes the design very nice. However, it poses some limitations. E.g., you cannot wind the tape while listening to CD or radio! This is due to the forward reverse wind buttons is multifunction, they serve the same functionality for the CD, and for radio they are used to search for new channels.
The stop button is also shared. This means that when you switch sound source, you start playing instantly.
The tape recorder has another limitation as well. It is noisy! So, when playing tapes on low volume this noise will disturb your experience.
Luckily the box has line input, so that you can attach your MD player to it (mini-jack). It is found at the back right side. The headphone line out is also found at the back, very near the AC power input. NOT A GOOD solution!
That being said, the boombox has nice features, such as auto-reverse, timer for sleep and wake-up (although you cannot select a specific CD track). The FM radio quality seems above average. Build quality is very solid.
All in all a very good music performer, especially at higher volumes!
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Amount Paid (US$): 180
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Research scientist in telecommunications, plays the piano, photography
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