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Aiwa XR-M191 Executive Microsystem

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(3.5 out of 5)

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Good looking unit, good sound

(5 out of 5) by Rick on Feb 12, 2002 (Schaumburg, IL United States)
Nice system for the price. Easy to set up and use. Sounds very good in the basement.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

Great looking but unreliable

(1 out of 5) by O. Ahmad on Jan 24, 2002 (Falls Church, VA USA)
I have had thi sunit for 3 months and have used it lightly. Now the CD player is hissing and skipping unexplainably.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Good but lousy radio reception

(4 out of 5) by James Urquhart on Jan 19, 2002 (Black Rock, CT United States)
This little system has great sound but the FM reception is lousy. I work in NYC and work in Howard Stern's building. However, the reception of the radio station that he transmits on (92.3) is intermittent. My little ...radio picked it up no problem.

CD sounds good though and the system looks very smart sitting on my desk......

Had it for over a month now and the QSound signal processing (some type of phase shift) works fine for some songs but tends to accentuate certain instruments. For example, the lead guitar thats set to image from both speakers is drowned out by the keyboard that is favoring the right speaker. In some cases, the vocals get drowned out. Also the volume control is kinda fiddly. ...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

Approperate MicroSystem

(4 out of 5) by M. Hoffman on Jan 8, 2002 (Franklin, TN)
There are several advantages to this system over it's competitors, making it a really good small shelf system for a home.

1. It has 30W output - which means it can achieve good high volume.
2. It has an RCA jack on the back, so I can plug in my MP3 player.
3. It's simple. Tape deck, CD player, and sterio.

Is it great? No, the navigation is a little kitchey and the cd tray is a little slow (they should have done slot-loading technology). But it's REALLY good, no where near as bad as the other reviews make it out to be...

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

nice sound, but loud CD hiss

(2 out of 5) by theskeptic on Nov 15, 2001 (Jersey)
The system has very nice sound, but the CD makes an unusually loud hiss, which is especially evident at low volume levels. I'm debating whether to return it.

The FM reception is also very poor -- it only gets a handful of stations with any clarity. My 5-year old boom box does much better.