Home > Consumer Reviews > Technics SL-MC7 110+1 CD Changer

For the average Joe, we don't need 200-300 slots. A 110+1 works great for me. My 45 CD collection fits fine in this changer which holds disc vertically throughout the width of the machine. The attractive blue led lighting gives a classy appearance to the front panel and allows you to glance at the disc holders inside (Why? ) to check your capacity if you don't already know. I never cared for the appearance of many changers that stack the disc in a center bulge the just begs to be scratched. They are so tall too! `The Technics unit blends with its sister componets rather than yelling "Look at me!"

The choice of analog and digital outputs allows it to be used in any componet system and allows you to upgrade your receiver later to gain the digital output advantage if you don't have it now. The unit supports Dolby and DTS surround sound as that becomes more common in our music. Features are not lacking in such an affordable deck. Though more than a typical 5 disc unit, it is substanially less than the typical 300 disc changer which is overkill for some of us. The CD TEXT feature will display Artist, Album and Song info from newer encoded disc or you can enter Artist or Album Title manually for older disc. This built in backwards compatibility doesn't leave you feeling so obsolete because you didn't just buy your music this week. Technics includes a photo album like book to place your CD Covers in along with numbers to identify them. The numbers stick on the plastic pockets so you can change your album covers without harm to the cover art. The booklet creates a beutiful display to select from or just admire the art and photos of your favorite artist. Also, even though there is a bit of noise when changing disc(not noticed after a few times), it is a quick change of 11 seconds or less. Once you've done it, there is just no going back to the 1 disc machine! You will need that remote volume control on your receiver as th output seemed to be a bit on the high (loud) side.

Like I wrote earlier, I like the style of this unit. I wasn't sure what is was when I first saw it as it is not typical. The whole front folds down for loading with a solid feel and no loose parts to misplace or cluuter the room when somebody forgets to put "their" stack in. Disc can be grouped electronically in a variety of ways (e.g. music style or artist) and even in overlapping groups to alow you to set the mood for the evening. Some groups are preprogrammed, or you can name your own...very versatile.

Nice size, complete features, excellent specs (.007 THD 20-20KHz etc.) and truely attractive design at a price that doesn't cause you to ask "what have I got to give up in order to move up to that from a 5 disc changer I was going to get?" made this one of my more exciting buys in audio equipment. Got to go, music is playing...

I recently caved in to social demands and retired my well-worn Optimus single CD player upstairs and ordered one of these 110 + 1 Technics units. After six weeks, I don't know how I lived without it. Readers of most of my reviews know I am a consistent critic of technology for technology's sake, but in this case the list of technical features really help the listener to organize, record, and listen to a whole range of different kinds of music literally at the touch of a button or two. In terms of overall appearance, it is sized and shaped so it looks like it has always been a part of the black on black ensemble I have stacked neatly on an end table in the corner of my large and long great room.

This is technology well employed, well thought out, with a maximum of features at a reasonable cost. I have quite an eclectic mix on the system, grouped by sorts (folk, pop, rock), and depending on mood and company, almost everything on there (and more) gets listened to and appreciated on a regular basis. For me, this is the best mix of numbers and features, as I don't like "gee-whiz" systems and I am no technical maven. Having 110 choices pretty well suits me for variety and accessibility, and changing CDs is simple and quick. For me, this CD player is super, and I like its sound quality and adjustable audio buttons. Enjoy!

Hmmmm. It seems like a safe investment, doesn't it? Technics. Good company. But I've owned mine for a couple of years, and right from the beginning I've had lots of problems. CD's get stuck frequently, and it is NOT a good cd player overall, as some other reviewers here have mentioned, sometimes brand new cd's will skip terribly, so then you check your new album, and lo and behold...no scratch, nothing. And I too have taken mine to a repair shop, where I was finally told, it simply is not a good player. It's not all bad, but these are considerable problems( and if your cd actually does have a scratch, forget it. It's not worth the aggravation you'll go through skipping tracks, even a minute scratch...), and the pretty blue lights just don't make up for it. Don't say you were not warned...

I purchased this mega changer over a year ago for my office and rapidly filled it with CDs. It has played 5 days a week, 8-9 hours a day since then and I have not had one minute's problem with it. I use the full random mode almost exclusively and find that it changes and plays the tracks quickly and quietly. Two complaints: one is that, if power is lost for any reason, the assignment of a disc to a group is lost and you have to redo it which is no small feat. It takes a while to set up the groups but, once done, it is a handy feature. Around the Christmas holiday, for example, I can random play only Christmas music which I have grouped together. However, to resume using the full random mode after Christmas I have to unload those holiday CDs which is a bit of a hassle and that is my second complaint. It would be nice to be able to exclude an entire group from the full random play or to be able to select more than one group at a time to play randomly. Otherwise I think it has been well worth the money and I recommend it to anyone who likes being able to listen to a variety of music/songs without having to handle each CD every time.

I own this CD changer for over 4 years now and it has always worked flawlessly. The unit I own has a digital-optical output, which I hook up to my receiver for digital transmission. Not sure why a previous reviewer complained about lack of digital out, as my unit has that. I usually have 111 CDs into this unit and abuse of its random playback, etc. It should take me quite a while until I consider replacing this unit as well. It is well worth the money.