JVC FS-SD1000 CD Shelf System

Pros: Very compact, low-profile, with an excellent full range of sound.
Cons: only one device input; no balance control; unidirectional speakers

This CD system has dramatically changed our sleep habits for the better, in ways that we'd never imagined when we bought it.

We first saw it on display at Cambridge Sound Works in Palo Alto, and decided to buy it as a refurbished unit for...

Pros: Design, Excelent Sound, Imaging, Build Quality
Cons: Won't play loud enough to fill a big room, or recreate the orchestral experience.

Even though I don't own one, I've spent the last four months as the manager of a small stereo shop that sells the FS-SD1000, and it truly is one of the best sounding mini systems I've ever encountered. The FS-DS1000 consists of a well built and ...

Pros: Slick, High-tech styling with amazing hidden muscle.
Cons: Can't think of any.

The moment I first saw a picture of this stereo I was intrigued. It had radical styling and oodles of cool, high-tech features. Finally, I had some extra money and the price was right at Digital Foto. Since I have purchased other JVC components in the past, I figured I wouldn't be disappointed even though I had never seen or heard the product in the flesh. Well, now that I've got the product I can say I'm pleasantly shocked. It's absolutely gorgeous (the Beauty) and it totally belies it's cool, stylish looks with amazing bass and a huge sound image (the Beast)! Everyone that sees and hears this system feels the same way. An amazing accomplishment for JVC at this price.