Sony MHC-GS100 CD Mini Audio System
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- Number of Discs: 60
- Sound Type: Stereo
- Functions: CD Player
- Output Power: 100 Watt
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Has Sony ever made a BAD product?
Pros
Programmable, 60 CD changer, full-featured, excellent sound
Cons
Not capable of "group" programming
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
In this age of electronic competition, Sony should always be the first choice and this product fully supports this opinion.
Leave it to Sony to come up with something HUGE and make it affordable at the same time!
Among the table-top models of stereo systems, this has got to rank right up there among the best.
A stand-up loading, 60 CD carousel makes this stereo system so versatile, one would have to wonder why anyone would ever even consider a 1, 3 or 5 CD changing stereo for the same price or more.
Setup of the stereo itself is no different than any other stereo. It's placed in the spot that is chosen for it, the speakers connect in less than 30 seconds, and the power cord is connected to an outlet - any child could do this.
We selected the 60 CDs that we wanted to load into the system, and opened the CD door. When the door is opened, the carousel swings around and slot #1 faces the user. Each slot is numbered so that it is easily identified on sight. CD slots are advanced either via the included remote, or by the front face of the stereo.
After the CDs are loaded into the system, the remote control enables the user to easily scan through them. My first concern about this stereo was that we would have to keep a log of the CDs we put in it, and what slot they occupied. It turns out that you can digitally "label" your CDs on the system - with up to 20 characters per CD. Those CDs that already have digital text labels on them are read by the system automatically (typically the title of the CD and/or the title of the song is displayed). Labeling the CDs isn't difficult at all, either - only tedious.
For CD playback the options are one disk, all disks, one disk shuffle, all disk shuffle. With a huge variety of CDs in the system, all disk shuffle will keep you in music for the entire day without requiring you to change CDs, and without you reaching the point where you've gotten saturated by one specific artist. The only thing I don't like is that I can't shuffle through a specific group of CDs without going into a lengthy programming process (for example, I have a 21 CD series of "oldies" and I can't target just those CDs for shuffle).
This system also uses a standard cassette tape player/recorder with no unusual features. There is also the capability to program radio stations into the tuner, as well as a "sleep" feature, and an alarm.
Additionally, this unit has the capability to hook up optional components (MD deck, VCR, etc.) and not only listen to it, but record from it.
Very user-friendly and easy to understand instructions round out this complete package.
Sony has once again delivered a complete package and managed to make it easy to use, affordable, and a typically high-quality Sony product.
Among the table-top models of stereo systems, this has got to rank right up there among the best.
A stand-up loading, 60 CD carousel makes this stereo system so versatile, one would have to wonder why anyone would ever even consider a 1, 3 or 5 CD changing stereo for the same price or more.
Setup of the stereo itself is no different than any other stereo. It's placed in the spot that is chosen for it, the speakers connect in less than 30 seconds, and the power cord is connected to an outlet - any child could do this.
We selected the 60 CDs that we wanted to load into the system, and opened the CD door. When the door is opened, the carousel swings around and slot #1 faces the user. Each slot is numbered so that it is easily identified on sight. CD slots are advanced either via the included remote, or by the front face of the stereo.
After the CDs are loaded into the system, the remote control enables the user to easily scan through them. My first concern about this stereo was that we would have to keep a log of the CDs we put in it, and what slot they occupied. It turns out that you can digitally "label" your CDs on the system - with up to 20 characters per CD. Those CDs that already have digital text labels on them are read by the system automatically (typically the title of the CD and/or the title of the song is displayed). Labeling the CDs isn't difficult at all, either - only tedious.
For CD playback the options are one disk, all disks, one disk shuffle, all disk shuffle. With a huge variety of CDs in the system, all disk shuffle will keep you in music for the entire day without requiring you to change CDs, and without you reaching the point where you've gotten saturated by one specific artist. The only thing I don't like is that I can't shuffle through a specific group of CDs without going into a lengthy programming process (for example, I have a 21 CD series of "oldies" and I can't target just those CDs for shuffle).
This system also uses a standard cassette tape player/recorder with no unusual features. There is also the capability to program radio stations into the tuner, as well as a "sleep" feature, and an alarm.
Additionally, this unit has the capability to hook up optional components (MD deck, VCR, etc.) and not only listen to it, but record from it.
Very user-friendly and easy to understand instructions round out this complete package.
Sony has once again delivered a complete package and managed to make it easy to use, affordable, and a typically high-quality Sony product.
