Panasonic SC-PM03 Executive Microsystem

Rating:
Summary: Great Sound, Flexibility & Looks
Review: ...I can't believe the sound they're getting out of these tiny little boxes now days! I was able to compare the sound side-by-side with the similarly priced Aiwa (cheap speakers really colored the Aiwa's sound). Now it is a small unit, so you won't wake the neighbors, and there is no tape mechanism, but who does tape anymore anyway? It has a nice remote, and you can see how cool it looks on this website and many others. Overall I could not be happier. The CD loader is totally cool - it's a top loader that opens & raises a platter to accept your choice of discs. Now for the "flexibility" part. This thing has BOTH "line out" and "line in" RCA plugs. That means that you could connect a cassette player if you can't break that nasty habit (or perhaps one of those new portable CD players that read MP-3 files directly, hmm...how many hours would you get - 10?) Finally, the line-out plugs mean you could ditch the supplied speakers, set the center unit by itself on your desk or coffee table, run a set of RCA's out to your concealed 200WPC amp, wire your big time speakers to that and, shock the <stuff> out of your friends AND neighbors. Or, you could keep the tiny speakers and run a line out to a concealed sub-woofer for perhaps an even greater effect.

Rating:
Summary: Great Sound, Flexibility & Looks
Review: ...I can't believe the sound they're getting out of these tiny little boxes now days! I was able to compare the sound side-by-side with the similarly priced Aiwa (cheap speakers really colored the Aiwa's sound). Now it is a small unit, so you won't wake the neighbors, and there is no tape mechanism, but who does tape anymore anyway? It has a nice remote, and you can see how cool it looks on this website and many others. Overall I could not be happier. The CD loader is totally cool - it's a top loader that opens & raises a platter to accept your choice of discs. Now for the "flexibility" part. This thing has BOTH "line out" and "line in" RCA plugs. That means that you could connect a cassette player if you can't break that nasty habit (or perhaps one of those new portable CD players that read MP-3 files directly, hmm...how many hours would you get - 10?) Finally, the line-out plugs mean you could ditch the supplied speakers, set the center unit by itself on your desk or coffee table, run a set of RCA's out to your concealed 200WPC amp, wire your big time speakers to that and, shock the out of your friends AND neighbors. Or, you could keep the tiny speakers and run a line out to a concealed sub-woofer for perhaps an even greater effect.

Rating:
Summary: Very surprising performance and features
Review: I bought and returned three other systems by Pioneer, Sony, and Aiwa before this one made me the happiest, and it was the least expensive !

The CD player raises as the powered lid opens, making it easy and safe to set a CD on the spindle without risk of scratches. It has the normal RCA type in and out jacks for connecting tape decks, etc. You can access CD tracks directly by number on the remote. It will program up to 24 tracks, with random and repeat play too. It does sleep and alarm functions.

Panasonic only rates this as 15 watts per channel, but it sounds equal to another system that claimed 25 per channel. Bass and treble each adjust + or - 5, and I get adequate bass with it set to zero !

I only have three minor kicks. The volume indication goes from -84 db to 0db (loudest). Very unusual, but okay. The speaker wires are permanently attached at the speaker, but 6 ft. on each should be plenty. And the speakers appear to have the old tech paper cones. This type of system deserves at least basic poly cones.

If you can accept that these tiny systems won't rattle your windows, this one is a good choice. Great sound for the size, high quality construction, and a full list of functions for less money than many systems that have fewer features.

Rating:
Summary: A great bargain
Review: I concur with the previous reviewer. This is an inexpensive toy. The sound is outstanding--music from FM sounds in CD quality. Just nicely designed system.

Rating:
Summary: <<<<<I LOVE MY NEW TOY>>>>>
Review: I just bought myself the panasonic SC-pm03 and I am very pleased with it. It's very state of the art equipment with a great design and the motorized tabletop CD makes for easy loading. the remote lets you adjust even the bass and it has a huge AM/FM channel range. I especially enjoy the sleep timer. Great investment at a low price... I highly recommend it.

Rating:
Summary: The dude of microsystems
Review: I love how the clear plastic top opens in sync with the CD platform, slowly rising when you hit the open button. The sleep feature lets you listen to a CD or the radio and set it to where the sound slowly gets quieter after a certain amount of time (15, 30, 45, 60, mins) and when the volume turns all the way down, the system turns off. The opposite is true for setting the alarm... It will slowly wake you up in the morning to your favorite CD/song. The sound is so clean and crisp...very good fidelity. There is no problem pushing the system at full volume since the amp and speakers are matched; so the amplifier should never overpower the speakers. It's very impressive... You will not be disappointed!

Rating:
Summary: The dude of microsystems
Review: I love how the clear plastic top opens in sync with the CD platform, slowly rising when you hit the open button. The sleep feature lets you listen to a CD or the radio and set it to where the sound slowly gets quieter after a certain amount of time (15, 30, 45, 60, mins) and when the volume turns all the way down, the system turns off. The opposite is true for setting the alarm... It will slowly wake you up in the morning to your favorite CD/song. The sound is so clean and crisp...very good fidelity. There is no problem pushing the system at full volume since the amp and speakers are matched; so the amplifier should never overpower the speakers. It's very impressive... You will not be disappointed!

Rating:
Summary: the best and very affordable!
Review: my parents recently bought this system for me for my 12th birthday, its great sound, and the loading cd system is incredible, i really loved it.... i've owned previous systems before and i must say, this one truly out beats everyone including my Sony one... all and all this is great and for all of you who really want a good and affordable system get this cause its simply the best- ha tina turner- well theres my review...

Rating:
Summary: worth the money
Review: the sound from this product is great. two things that i dislike are that 1. the timer is difficult to program, and 2. the panel light is too strong even if it is in dimmed mode. i have to cover the panel with paper in order to get asleep. it can read and play CD-R and CD-RW.

Rating:
Summary: Cool thing to own.
Review: This is an amazing system , good sound and great looks.
My friend had a Denon 3 Cd changer
and we couldn't tell the difference in sound.
The 15W / channel is pretty adequate for most applications. I listen to a lot of techno, and this system has not been found wanting yet!!
I think the only real competitors are the Sony systems.
But Sony's atrocious pricing kept me well away from their
merchandise.
The only thing that I can point out as an inconvenience is
the LCD panel , the bluish irradiant panel gives a lot of
appeal, but not much view angle or distance.
Anyway who wants to see how much is left of the song...,
you should be doing far more interesting things when the music
is playing!

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