cd players

I bought this JVC to replace my old Optimus 5 CD changer. WOW, what a difference!

This unit holds all my CD's plus room for a few extras. It is easy load the CD's because it has each slot numbered. The remote control is not too complicated to figure out. Also, it comes with a handy binder to hold the CD pamplets and stickers to place on each page so that you know exactly which number CD to choose.

This was my first experience with a mega-changer. Though my son found it relatively easy to program, I couldn't see the markings well enough to do so. And after about a month, it began to skip. First I thought it was dust or user error. Then it started to skip more often. After another month, it would play the first CD, then skip, skip, skip. I took it to an authorized JVC repair place in November and it's been there ever since. "It has problems," to quote the repair person.

I bought this model chiefly because the older 334 was discontinued. But I was not dissapointed. There is one key thing about this unit, simplicity. It may not have CD text, a keyboard port, or look very flashy but it does just what I need it to do. It is also very easy to use and control, mostly because of the three different playback modes(continuous, one-disc, and program). The output is decent and the disc access is relatively quick, and for some reason, the noise from the rotary spinning doesn't bother me that much. If there is one drawback, however, its loading the discs(or rather, preparing the unit to load the discs.) I found it a little difficult to get it to go in the loading/unloading position. But that was the only cutback I found. In all, its a great unit and a perfect component to the rest of my audio system.