Features:
- Compact system with CD and tuner
- Horizontal, motor-driven CD drawer
- 19 watts per channel
- 1-bit dual digital-to-analog converters
- Optical digital-audio and subwoofer outputs
Description:
Elegant. That's the best way to describe JVC's FS-SD5 Executive Microsystem. The brushed-aluminum main unit houses a 1-bit CD player, FM/AM radio with 45 presets, and a 19-watts-per-channel amplifier that drives a pair of seriously good little speakers--and that's just the basics.Power up the FS-SD5 and its striking glass top plate slides back to unveil controls for volume, source, CD, preset tuning, clock/timer, and JVC's Active Hyper Bass PRO circuit (bass boost, essentially). Press CD, and the top plate performs yet another contortion, raising itself on motorized hinges to reveal the CD itself. When a disc is set in place, the drawer returns to the closed position and playback begins. The FS-SD5 sounds as elegant as it looks. Although each ported speaker enclosure contains just a single 3.2-inch full-range driver (made of dense olefin fiber), they produce a clear midrange, with particularly strong vocal and instrumental reproduction. The bass is surprisingly full for such small speakers, especially once Active Hyper Bass PRO has been engaged. The high-frequency response is good, but not quite as airy as we hear with speakers that have separate tweeters. Overall this system delivers a clean, warm sound that can easily fill a small- to medium-sized listening space. Other noteworthy features include an optical digital output (for direct digital recording to minidisc or CD), stereo minijack input and output (for looping in an external source), electronic bass and treble controls, a dimmable florescent display, and a subwoofer output that lets you hook up a powered subwoofer to beef up the low end. With a combination of great looks and fine sound, JVC's sleek little FS-SD5 not only electrifies any room, it also outclasses most of the competition. --Wayne Garcia Pros: - Elegant look and operation
- Clean, full sound
- Subwoofer output
- Digital audio output
Cons: - MD/Aux in and out is miniplug instead of RCA
- Attenuated high-frequency response
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