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JVC HX-GX7 Compact Audio System with 5-Disc CD Changer

JVC HX-GX7 Compact Audio System with 5-Disc CD Changer

List Price: $329.99
Your Price: $299.99
Product Info Reviews

Features:
  • 550-watt compact stereo with 5-disc CD player, tuner, and dual cassette deck
  • Plays CD, CD-R/RW, and MP3 formats
  • Play exchange and CD synchro recording
  • Programmable wakeup and sleep timer; headphone jack
  • Two 195-watt subwoofers and two 80-watt main speakers (two 5.38-inch cone woofers and 2-inch cone tweeter)


Description:

The design equivalent of the HX-GX8 but without the DVD player, the JVC HX-GX7 is still packed with features for the discerning music fan. The portable 550-watt audio system is particular suited to people with a taste for thumping bass, as its speaker system includes not only twin 80-watt main speakers (each with two 5.38-inch cone woofers and a 2-inch cone tweeter), but two 195-watt Hyper Power Drive subwoofers. The overall effect is vast and powerful, giving listeners the ability to liven up a backyard, picnic area, or beach with dance-club-like audio ("dance club" is even one of the three live surround modes, along with hall and stadium). The system comes with a five-disc CD changer with play exchange (plays the current CD while the user adds others), in addition to an AM/FM tuner and a full-logic dual dubbing cassette deck with CD synchro start recording.

The speakers and main unit combine to deliver rich, full-bodied audio for everything from CDs to CD-R/RWs to MP3s. The flexibility extends to the music modes--one each for pop, rock, and classic, plus three custom choices. Other user favorites include a programmable wakeup and sleep timer; a demo mode; Compu play; continuous, random, and repeat play for one or all five discs; and a rotary encoder volume control. Signal transfer is coordinated by the 1-bit dual DAC.

The center unit of the HX-GX7 is compact and easy to transport, though the robust speakers are a bit bulky, each weighing nearly 30 pounds. The system is designed as a standalone unit, so it's not equipped with a wealth of inputs and outputs, though it does include a headphone jack.

What's in the Box
Main unit, speakers, remote control, user's manual.

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