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This system is good for small areas and not meant to replace a large stereo system. It is good for college students, children, and medium to small rooms.

Pro's
1. There is plenty of bass, sound, and quality delivered.
2. It is compact for people that want a small stereo system.
3. The sound is clear for the casual music player.
4. It has an auxiliary plug so if you want to play music off your IPod, PC, MP3 player, or possibly your phone it can be hooked up. If your phone does not have an auxiliary port then it won't work.
5. It contains a remote control which means you don't have to keep going to the stereo to change music.

Con's
1. There is an Ipod dock that has a specific port but it only fits Ipods. I was under the impression it would fit a Sony MP3 10 GB player but doesn't. Odd Sony did not accommodate the port for their own players. But the auxiliary port makes up for that loss.
2. The sound dial is too big. If you look at the picture you will see in the middle a sound dial. Why do these dials have to be so humongous? But that depends on opinion.
3. It has an equalizer built in but it's already pre-programmed for rock, jazz, etc. You cannot manipulate the equalizer to your liking you must choose a pre-programmed setting.

Overall good value for such a small price. Some people want long speaker wire well this will not exactly accommodate you. It is meant for a shelf the speaker wire is already built into it.

If you are comparing the higher price Sony Mini Shelf system or the cheaper one this one is worth it. The lower costing Sony Shelf mini listed isn't really worth it in my opinion because you can get those at Wal Mart. The higher price shelf mini is for those that have the money for the few extra features. I would highly suggest this one.

I resently purchased this system for my son and it has exelent sound for the price. If your consideing to buy this system, buy it! This system has great bass and drums. Also an up to this stereo is that the ease of set up, it took my 13 year old about 20min to get this system set up and programed. The only downside to it is the speaker cable length.

The sound more than adequately fills the room. Lots of bass. All the power I need. Easy to set up. And, as the title says, I now can play all my recordings from my iPod! Love that!

My only complaints are.... yes, the speaker wires are definitely too short. I would also like to adjust the balance of bass and treble but there is no way to do so. On my previous system, I could easily hook in my TV but don't see any way to do that with this system.

Still, worth the price. I would purchase it again.

Wanted compact player & this a bit larger than I wanted - speakers not attached so makes moving it about more difficult. It has a great sound. User manual less than efficient. Marks everything 1-2-3- etc. but nowhere does it tell you what 1-2-3 is. Weird. I finally figured it out. Agree that owner should be able to prograM radio to their specifications but can't delete the original settings. Each part of the country have their own broadcasting stations and should be up to owner to program. Love the sound however so makes up for first frustrations.

I only have a single word for this system "Awesome".....

I was little worried when I was buying this product since we had a similar Sony product (EC 69i) but with lower RMS Wattage. But this product is really worth its money. Perfect for Small and Studio Apartments.

Pros:
Sound Quality
Size
5-6 equalizer mode
Gets connected to PC and TV

Cons:
Hard to find one.

If you are buying a Mini HiFi System , I would suggest go and atleast have a look for this system.