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I was perfectly happy with this mini system until about three months after I purchased it. Suddenly all of my CDs began to stop dead in the middle of a song. We're talking brand new CDs here. It doesn't happen at any specific point in a given CD, just randomly. Other times it stops momentarily and then continues. When I try to eject the frozen CD it won't even open unless I bang hard on the unit, which I'm sure doesn't help the problem! I tried various laser lens cleaners and it still happened. I contacted Aiwa and they told me I had to SEND the unit to a place in upstate New York and wait an indefinite period for them to repair it. I don't expect much for $... but I do expect more than 3 months use out of a system.

The Aiwa NSX-D30 is a good system for the price. I would have liked a beefier bass (there are three pre-settings for treble and bass) but over-all the 'control panel' is intuitive and easy to use. I especially like the volume control--a dial that turns up and down (sometimes old-fashioned & simple is best)! The double cassette decks, which open at a subtle touch to the corner, means one can record from one tape to another or from one of 3-CD R/RW and AM/FM radio. A snap to set-up. The design leaves much to be desired--a robotic,metallic on-steroids look--but as a package, great sound for a reasonabl price.