Digital-Audio Reviews

Replaced a Denon 3200 with the Yamaha, and immediately noticed a substantial difference in bass output and channel seperation. It also blows the Denon away with DTS and DD listening options. I have an Onkyo, 2 Denon's, and the Yamaha (OK, I'm a Home Theater Junkie! ), and the Yamaha is now my favorite, and it wasn't the most expensive! My wife says that music sounds much better with the Yamaha than with the Denon it replaced. Definitely a 5-star receiver.

This is such a feature-ladened high quality Dolby Digital Receiver that is blows the others away! My last receiver was a Denon, but I will tell you that this is heads and tales above the Denon. This Yamaha receiver is able to accurately reproduce the Dolby 5.1 format in all of its glory fully enabling the expressive power of Dolby Digital!

This receiver is packed with quality sound and real punch! You will listen to incredible realism in the 5.1 channel configuration. Couple this bad boy with a DVD some Klipch Speakers, a good TV, Top Gun and your "good to go" Mav! A great buy!

I've read lots of reviews that said after a few hours the screen shut down, and you could hear the movie, but not see it. The back of the Audiovox screen gets hot after 3-4 hours (which I think is normal) so we would shut it off for about 30 minutes, and hoping it would be fine. We have had it for a month, taken several 3-4 hour trips and two 19 hour trips and it is working great. It is easy to use, my 7, 9, and 10 year old kids can work the controls on the player to start the movie, and they like being able to go through the special features on their own now. They all claimed to have a great view while watching in the backseat of our truck. The player also has a contrast adjust which really cut down on the amount of glare on the back window, compared to the TV/VCR we used to use. We used the car adapter the whole time in the car, but I have used the battery for small periods, just to finish up the movie they were watching. I have hooked it up to a TV and it worked as if it were a regular DVD player, with quality sound and picture. I plan to set it up as our second DVD player in the house.

We purchased this DVD player for our children last year and it has been a life saver. We have two boys and travel a lot. We purchased a splitter and two head sets and off we go. Our DVD player has been dropped, stepped on, sat on, you name it, it's been done and it's still going strong. We love the slimline and the size of the wide screen. The clarity and color is so clear. Another plus about our Audiovox, after looking at several other name brands we found that the sound on this brand was great. Others you could hardly hear turned all the way up, even with headphones. This has become a staple in our home...if it broke I would be going to find another (Audiovox)!!! You will not regret it!!!

Great dvd player I got it for my 11th birthday. It is very nice has tons of features and has a 7 inch screen. LCD is very clear at an affordable price. Would buy for double what I payed! Alot better than the Poloried for a certain price and the guy at Best Buy said that he did not reccomend it. I love this player!!

I am a pro writer in Nashville. I needed some sort of highly portable keyboard to have access to in the trunk of my car, etc. for writing dates. It needed to be light, have it's own speakers, I wanted it to have a way of recording what I was playing, preferably have the option of battery operation and, most importantly, have a good piano sound. My final criteria was that I wanted 76 keys instead of the normal 61 key that are found on smaller keyboards (ala the Yamaha PSR series). I had decided that - for the money - the only contender was the Yamaha DGX series. What a surprise when several keyboard players recommended I check this unit out. I have to admit total bias against the casio name. But I tried it and it sounds great. The piano, organ and electric piano sounds are wonderful. It is a bit larger and heavier than the 61 key PSR series by Yamaha but the sounds really beat the DGX until you get to the top of that line (or certainly the top of the PSR line). One word of caution, the only audio output on this keyboard is the headphone output. So if you plan on playing it live you'll want to get a cable that goes from 1/4" TRS to Left and Right outputs. I can't believe what $300 can buy in a keyboard. Casio has really shocked me with this one.

One word describes the WK-3000: amazing! I thought Casio was not all that great until I got this. It boasts over 300 different voices, almost any kind of rhythm you can think of, a SmartMedia memory card slot, drawbar organ, SMF player and much more.
You can also record your own song with up to 6 instruments. So you can sound like a ear-blasting rock band or a full-size orchestra.
I tried the SmartMedia card slot. It worked great, but I thought it was for putting your songs on the computer and burning them to a CD. Turns out it was for expanding your keyboard's memory.
Haven't tried the SMF player yet, but like all the other features on the keyboard, it should be great!
Advice: Buy if you love music.

After having being away from playing music for almost three years, I was curious as to what would portable keyboards be up to. As it was my habit (having owned three previous Yamaha Portasound keyboards) I went for the latest release in Yamaha's portable lineup, only to be dissapointed at the lack of versatility and mostly at the lack of power in the keyboard's output. Since I am up for portability (not wanting or being able to hook it up to a whole bunch of external gear to make it sound good), this was a major deal breaker for me... for the first time in my life, I turned Yamaha down.

Then, I turned around (I literally turned around, since I was in a Sam Ash store!) and I glanced at this baby. "A Casio!" -I said to myself... Wasn't thrilled at the prospects, I must admit, because I remember Casio's cheesy-sounding tones of ole. It's almost like I wanted to forget them: oh, how much I hated the tones that the Casio keyboards came with. But I gave it a shot, and today I am happy that I did. This keyboard, even today, almost two months after I bought it, comes with far more options than I think I will ever come up with uses for!

It comes pre-loaded with far more high-quality tones than you will ever need, with a wide array of pianos, electric pianos and organs, opening the line-up. Are you a synthesis freak? No problem! You can play with a bunch of parameters within all the tones and save up as many as 100 of your newly created tones,. and if you want more, you can download more tones and rhythms from the Casio music or elsewhere in the Web, ad nauseam, since you can expand the memory with an standard SmartMedia card.

As for rhythms, there's plenty of those too (you can also make different drum kits play different rhythms than those they're programmed for, for an array of very interesting combinations), and you can save quite a few of your songs for playback, as well as keyboard configurations, or split the keyboard, or mix two sounds to be played, with awesome control over volume of each, etc. I mean, with the Casio WK-3000 Professional Series 76 Key Digital Recording Studio Styled Keyboard by Casio (now, THAT's one deserved mouthful) you really have it all.

If you want high quality sound then look no further because this unit blows away the competition I heard yamaha ,onkyo ,sony ,technics,kenwood ,harmon karden,and NONE of them even came close to the sound quality because the DENON just beat them all.The bass was unbeatable the sound reproduction was state of the art and unsurpassed .Now if that does'nt convince you then go and find a denon dealer and listen for yourself....

Featuring the newest Analog Devices SHARC 32-bit DSP processor, the AVR-3300 provides Dolby Digital and DTS decoding with superb precision. The AVR-3300 is the most affordable A/V component to include the SHARC processor as the heart of the DDSC-D technology, and features premium 24-bit, 96 kHz DACs on all output channels. Prepared for the future, the AVR-3300 features 8 Channel external input, for connection to future multi-channel surround formats, along with 8 pre-amp outputs, providing a full upgrade path. A high quality, discrete power output section provides a total system power of 850 watts (1 kHz, 6 ohms).

In addition to providing five pairs of composite and "S" video inputs, the AVR-3300 is equipped with two sets of component video (Y, CB, CR) inputs (DVD and TV/DBS), and one set of component video outputs for connection to high resolution video displays. Dual Surround Speaker switching allows the use of two different types (and placements) of surround speakers - connect a pair of diffuse surround speakers for movie soundtracks, and a direct radiator type surround speaker for multi-channel music surround.

This reciever simply blows all others out of the water. I have had it for about 3 months now and I love it. It seems like there is nothing that this piece can't do.

I bought two of these packs to record music on my phillips cd recorder. So far I have used 12 of the cds with no problem.They are digital audio as my recorder requires and they play on my car player and discman with no problem. I'll probably buy more later.

These CD-R's (NOT minidisc's as stated in the review prior to mine) have never given me a bit of trouble; no wasted discs from buffer underruns, etc. "Mini-spindle" case fits in many of the same places regular jewel cases fit (obviously thicker, but height & width are the same as regular cases) - easy to store.

this is a great holder for you minidiscs its just the right size

GREAT, GREAT! Installs without essential problems, can work with Rhapsody and Musicmatch and can play files that you have on your hard drive. Comments: a) SimpleCenter installs without problems. The only catch: to downolad firmware upgrade it is necessary to create account and register. If not done, the "download firmware upgrade" button is disabled (firmware upgrade must be done to use Rhapsody). It seems that this is nowhere documented that account must be created first (if at all), b) when creating account, there is no pop-up saying that registration is complete. Otherwise, no complains. Rhapsody and Musicmatch must have Universal Plug and Play servers activated. When done, both services are displayed on Omnifi screen. Can play albums, playlists and single tracks.

Screen is pretty readable (my initial worry was that it will be not) similar in setting and size to XM radio. Pretty complete information available on screen. There are 10 presets and favotites that can be controlled from the remote.

Network setup prety easy. I am using spare Wi-Fi WAP11 bridge from Linksys. No problems. Just plug the cable.

Sound quality OK. Marginally worse than when using ProHIFI from Xitel. However, reasonable even for listening classical music on high quality stereo (if you can accept the quality of mp3...)

Highly recommended. I am going to buy 2 more units. I want to have this little gadget in each room where I have speakers.

This device has transformed the way that I listen to music in my house. I haven't played a CD since I bought it! And best of all, it works with the Rhapsody service- it's like having access to thousands of CD's on my stereo. Highly recommend it!!

I love the DMS1 - setup was a piece of cake and using it is really easy. The best part is the ability to stream Rhapsody! Omnifi's tech support is very responsive as well. After trying over solutions - I cant recommend this enough!

I needed a new player and decided to go with a changer (oh, I'm so glad I did. They are so much more convienent than the single disc players). I wanted a quality player that didn't make a spinning noise when playing discs. I was tired of hearing spinning noise at quiet points in the movies. I also wanted a player that had quality slow motion capabilities and progressive scanning.

I did the research, shopped around, and talked to people and I settled on this model from Onkyo. Everything I was hoping for in my player has been realized.

Only complaint is that the remote is not "ergonomically" designed and has no backlight. But that said, the remote is more sturdy and of better quality than some ergonomically/backlit remotes i've had. And the Onkyo remote has more "quick access" remote buttons. A single button leads you right where you want to get to. For example, while watching a movie, if I missed some dialogue, I can just hit the "Subtitles" button on the remote and rewind a little to see it again with subtitles. Hit same button again to turn off the subtitles. So the remote is good too but not awesome in intuitive layout/placement of buttons. But the remote is also the least important thing to me because if it is a serious problem one can always get a universal "high-tech" remote if they don't already have one.

Best DVD player I've owned yet. I'm totally happy with it. i wanted to write this to let others know my experience who might also be wondering about this player. Good luck in your selection.

I did not buy this through Amazon, but I have to let everyone know, it is an awesome product. If you run across the DV-CP701, stay away. It has problems with showing green tint artifacts on backgrounds. The new 702 however has no problems and performs beautifully, especially when paired with the HTR S-760 Component HTiB. Great purchase, if you can find one!

This DVD player has been worth the money. Granted, it is more expensive than many others, but read the reviews on others...they all have problems. The Sony 665 has problems and Consumer Reports wasn't impressed with picture quality. Pansonics have glitches with playback, JVCs are almost as expensive...there is a new Toshiba out that might be worth considering.

The video and audio on this player are impressive...and I've had a Toshiba and Panasonic 5-disc changer in the past. The audio out of this player (digital connection to a Yamaha receiver) is incredible, much better than the others. There is a button for random play on the remote. I read people complaining about the noise on the Onkyo 701...there isn't a noise issue on the 702. People also complained of long times to change discs on the 701 and 702...this is still ture but it is no slower than the Panasonic F87 (which I owned and returned) and the F87 claims to have a fast disk exchange.

Having the 6th disk is nice and ordering it through Amazon/Crutchfield is an added bonus. The player arrived 24 hours after I ordered and I used the free/standard shipping. The item shipped from the east coast, so if you live out west, you might have to wait a day or two.

Great product, no complaints, looks sharp, awesome performace. Highly recommend, despite the price.

In The Past three years ive had four stereos this on one is the best because i can turn it up full blast without distortion ive also hooked 2 subs up to a 10" and A 8" it and it surely pushes them....it never shuts off or overloads...and the sound quality on it is amazing...

You haven't lived until you've gotten one of these suckers. I had a smaller stereo but this is so much better. You really have to hear to belive it. I got it when it was on sale for $130. I looked everyware for a good price for these and this was the best price. So if you need a stereo get this one it also works for a ipod.

This is the latest model and I got one this week. You simply have to hear it to truly appreciate how awesome the AK320 is. It puts my previous Sony hifi to shame. There is absolutely no distortion even at maximum volume and the bass is earth shattering. The reason why its sound quality is so good is because only Panasonic use BI AMP wiring which makes it sound as good as a professional studio speaker. This hifi has a stunning design and the graphics are cool. It plays MP3s as well. I've never seen such value at this price. This is the BEST hifi at this price. Buy it!!! Its the latest model.

The best thing about this player is that it works the way you would expect it to. So many times the buttons on electronic stuff appear to be designed by someone from Mars. Also, the player reads the file names and plays them in the order that they are sorted. (No more renaming mp3 to something like 01-001.mp3) Further, the item shows up as an external harddrive on your computer and it allows you to just click and drag mp3s to it. It also functions as a flash drive which you can use to bring files home from work.

All around it is a good item.

i can store more than 40 songs and im very glad!!!!! :)

I am not a whiz with electronic gadgets or computers, but I had very little trouble transferring my favorite CDs onto my personal audio player (PAP). The MusicMatch Jukebox software is easy to use. However, my PC (with Windows XP) didn't allow me to use MusicMatch to transfer my tunes to my PAP (something about newer files on the Lyra that didn't match older ones on my PC), so I just moved files directly by dragging them and dropping them. I accessed the files through my PC's control panel, and the files transferred very quickly. I had no problems at all transferring converted MP3Pro files that way.

The RD1090 has easy-to-use buttons and a control knob. There are twenty settings for programming tracks. I used this feature to mark the beginning song of each CD I've transferred. This makes it easy to scroll from one set of songs to the next. I also used MusicMatch's MP3Pro setting when I transferred my CDs into files, so the song quality is enhanced and the music files are more compressed than they would be in MP3 format. The Lyra delivers rich sound quality, and there are six DSP (digital song profile?) settings: flat, bass, pop, jazz, rock and tone. In the "tone" mode the bass and treble levels can be adjusted to suit listening enhancement. I could tell a difference when I toggled from one setting to another. Since I have different genres of music on my PPA, this is a nice feature.

The Lyra RD 1090 comes with an armband carrying case, a neck strap, and "e.clipz" headphones. The headphones have decent sound quality and are comfortable when clipped behind the ear correctly.

I think this is the perfect way to carry and listen to 8 hours of music. There's also an external memory card slot to upgrade memory (SD and MMC compatible). The PAP's case seems sturdy, and the backlit LCD display is easy to read. I highly recommend this sleek, easy-to-use PAP. If I can figure out how to use it, anyone can!

I have no complaints. I studied the features before I bought it
and had no surprises. It does what I intended it to, and doubles
as a body mic when wanting to record some schmuck running his/her mouth. Use Ni-MH Rechargable batteries and save. Maha
Energy makes a couple of great AA/AAA rechargers, and when you have as many AA/AAA toys as I do, it is cost effective. Smart Chargers are the way to go. (auto shut off, then trickle)

I bought this product just a few hours ago. I asked the manager at the store if I could return it if I was not satisfied. Well, to tell the truth, I am so satisfied that I think this is worth more than the $ that I paid for it. I can pick up loud noises almost 4 rooms (in a house) away and I can easily pick up regular voices from 25-30 feet and have near perfect clarity. It gets a little softer as you move further away but it is definately a good investment.

The product answered to everything that waited. I was looking for a recorder to use in the university and to record the classes, Sony ICD-BP150 simply surprised me, the quality of the sound is incredible, same when we used in way LP is perfectly audible. The time to record in high quality were enough to record the classes. I already used the recorder in way LP to record seminars and the recording was very good, the resources as Index, Bookmark is very good to organize the recordings as well as the 5 Folders (A,B,C,D,E) that use to divide the matters that I record in the classes, puts each matter in a different folder and I transfer for the computer. I can maintain like this all of the organized classes in folders for subsequent study.
It is very comfortable of to handle and to transport, I already got used to carry it.
The software that accompanies the recorder, transfers the files in a very fast way for the computer, where we can still get better more the quality of the recordings.