Sony NAS-CZ1 Audio Shelf System
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- Included Accessories: Remote Control
- Playable Disk Types: CD (Audio) CD-R CD-RW
- Number of Discs: 1
- Sound Type: Surround
- Functions: CD Player Radio Tuner
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What a great surprise
Pros
Great surround sound, excellent features for price.
Cons
No audio out, no wireless connectivity
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
Highly recommended especially if you get it at for $100. Great sound, mp3, network capable.
I was in CompUSA looking for some hard-drive and saw this being advertised as a manager's discounted product for $100. I was looking for a boom box that could play mp3 CDs and thought that it would be just a good boombox. I was pleasantly surprised when I opened the box. The system looks great and sounds even better. The sound output seems less at around 20W per channel RMS but it is enough to fill my small apartment.
It uses really small speakers inside but them in a 360 degrees which gives a great surround sound. It played all the mp3 CDs that I had without any problem and the FM reception was as good. The remote is neat and small. The display is uncluttered and can display id3 tags as well.
The best is of course, the ability to stream mp3 songs and internet/web radio over the network to it so that I don't have to burn CDs for every new song that I download. The downside is that I have to connect it to the network and it doesn't have wireless connectivity. So I can place it only at certain spots where the ethernet cable can reach. This can be the biggest problem with this unit. The software is pretty straightforward to use on the computer.
Another big disadvantage is that it has no audio-out terminals. So I can't connect it to my amplified or home theatre system. Why wouldn't they give some preamp outs or even headphone jack. Just can't imagine this shortcoming. How could Sony forget and leave this out? Can't imagine that such a output jack would cost a lot. Would have also preferred 220v (European voltage) in addition to 110v for US.
Also there is no clock that is always displayed.
It uses really small speakers inside but them in a 360 degrees which gives a great surround sound. It played all the mp3 CDs that I had without any problem and the FM reception was as good. The remote is neat and small. The display is uncluttered and can display id3 tags as well.
The best is of course, the ability to stream mp3 songs and internet/web radio over the network to it so that I don't have to burn CDs for every new song that I download. The downside is that I have to connect it to the network and it doesn't have wireless connectivity. So I can place it only at certain spots where the ethernet cable can reach. This can be the biggest problem with this unit. The software is pretty straightforward to use on the computer.
Another big disadvantage is that it has no audio-out terminals. So I can't connect it to my amplified or home theatre system. Why wouldn't they give some preamp outs or even headphone jack. Just can't imagine this shortcoming. How could Sony forget and leave this out? Can't imagine that such a output jack would cost a lot. Would have also preferred 220v (European voltage) in addition to 110v for US.
Also there is no clock that is always displayed.
