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Sony MHC-GX450 3-Disc CD Shelf System with Game Sync
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(5 out of 5) by Glenn P. Hazeltine on Sep 17, 2007This System Bumps. And no it didnt break within 6 months, ive had now for i think 2 or so years and it still works like when i bought it new. now i have $700 klipsch speakers hooke up to it and it is sick.
great system but the cd player dies in less then a year
(4 out of 5) by Henry Spoldi on Aug 9, 2007I just saw the price from the seller. $ 700.00!!!!!!!!! 5 months ago I paid $279.00 My next system has to have a 5 cd player!
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
CD Player Quit
(1 out of 5) by Dave on Aug 6, 2005 (TX)My GX450 was only a few months old and the CD player quit. The unit sounded great but it's just a radio and cassette player now. This is the 3rd Sony product I have had that has had the CD player quit. I'd recommend staying away from Sony until they get the quality issues resolved. Based on a few other reviews it looks like the CD player problems are frequent.
I also contacted Sony support online. Since this was a gift I have no receipt....so no warranty.
For those who have this unit and this problem, you can hook up a separate CD player to the Game input. Just don't buy the Sony CE375...I've looked at it on the Amazon site....guess what...someone has had problems with it playing CD's!! Imagine that.
I also contacted Sony support online. Since this was a gift I have no receipt....so no warranty.
For those who have this unit and this problem, you can hook up a separate CD player to the Game input. Just don't buy the Sony CE375...I've looked at it on the Amazon site....guess what...someone has had problems with it playing CD's!! Imagine that.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Get the version WITHOUT the subwoofer!
(2 out of 5) by Bill O-Dilley on Aug 29, 2005 (omaha, nebraska)The sub that this system comes with is just HORRIBLE! If you turn the volume up past 15 (maximum is 30) it becomes unbearably boomy, totally drowning out the speakers and giving you a headache.
Since there is no independent volume control for this sub, you're stuck with this awful noise...there seems to be a high pass filter because the speakers don't deliver much bass at all, they're probably crossed over at 100 Hz or above.
I finally arrived at an improvised improvement: I turned the sub on its back so the woofer was pointing upwards at the ceiling, stuffed its front port with a sock, and draped a heavy towel over it to dampen the horrible muddy and overpowering bass. This helped somewhat but I wish Sony had just spent the extra money for the sub to simply provide better full-range speakers.
Other than that the electronics are OK for a minisystem, you get decent volume just not great sound quality but for this price range that's about all you can expect. Now I wish I had just spent say an extra two hundred and bought some cheap components instead of an all-in-one system like this.
Since there is no independent volume control for this sub, you're stuck with this awful noise...there seems to be a high pass filter because the speakers don't deliver much bass at all, they're probably crossed over at 100 Hz or above.
I finally arrived at an improvised improvement: I turned the sub on its back so the woofer was pointing upwards at the ceiling, stuffed its front port with a sock, and draped a heavy towel over it to dampen the horrible muddy and overpowering bass. This helped somewhat but I wish Sony had just spent the extra money for the sub to simply provide better full-range speakers.
Other than that the electronics are OK for a minisystem, you get decent volume just not great sound quality but for this price range that's about all you can expect. Now I wish I had just spent say an extra two hundred and bought some cheap components instead of an all-in-one system like this.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
SSSSSAAAAWWWWEEEETTTT
(5 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Jul 21, 2004this system is awsome!!!!!!!!!! if ya dont think the same somethins rong witch u!! i can make the whole room shake without the sub on!!! everythin on the systems awsome!!!!!!