Looks sharp and has great sound! A friend gave it to me as a gift. I love the Mid-Century Modern look it has. Timeless.

No complaints at all.

Great look Compact Good sound quality

not great looking remote

Outstanding look... I am very pleased with the sound quality. I purchased a refurbished system and it looks perfect... only minor marks on the bottom of the speakers. Great value, I would recommend it to anybody

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JVC Micro Sytem

everything

can't wake up to random tracks on cd

excellent, excellent dorm room system. looks really cool. i have the fs-sd5 (the cheapest of the fs series), and it's exactly what i wanted -- a cd player, a good radio (comes with good antennas), an alarm clock (wake up to cd or radio), and it has an auxiliary input for my tv/vcr. and support for a subwoofer. yeah.

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Styling/Appearance

Abysmal sound quality
Power

This product was an utter disappointment. I went to my local circuit city, tested pretty much all of their mini-systems, and at the time thought this sounded the best. I bought it online a few weeks later. I set it up in my room, and the first thing I heard was a VERY audible hissing sound in the back. I tried adjusting all of the cords, and the sound still persisted. I brought the rest of my family into the room and they all heard it too. I immediately called up the web site at which I had bought the system, and returned it. This system was a waste of money, and I do not recommend it for anyone. It does look nice though, so if your not gonna play any music on it, I fully recommend it.

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Style, sound, ease of operation

Would be easier to program if remote included numeric buttons.

This is cool stuff. The cherry speakers really catch your eye as does the main unit's low profile. It makes a simple statement without being obtrusive. Perfect for my living room. It will crank too if need be. I've got mine hooked up to an ARS108PS sub. JVC is unmatched at the mini execuitve system.

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I've had a JVC FS-1000 for three years

size, Styling, color, etc.

Lack of power, if you like to chance the speakers someday...

I had to chance my old system to this because lack of space. I had technics RDS-receiver and cd-player. Speakers were Jamo's studio 190.
I read some reviews from here before I desided to buy this system. I had little doubts agaist the speakers but when I got them home and started to listen, I could believe my ears. Sound was so clear and bass was filled all my expections and little over...This system is a wolf in a sheeps skin...

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Very poor sound quality. Lack of power. Very outrageous B&W look alike stickers

What the hell JVC was thinking with this minisystem??? They put a sticker over each speakers so the drivers look like the one B&W use on their hi-end products (yellow kevlar cones) Do they really think it looks cool? I think it looks ridiculous. It's like someone who drives a 1983 DX Civic and put a Type-R sticker on it.

The sound is crappy, muddy with a no soundstage at all. No bass, bad quality high and mediocre vocals.

If you think this minisystem sounds good, it's probably because it's your first one and your new into music.

I received mine as a gift and return it the second day. I purchase a Sony minisystem instead. Sounds a little bit better but enought for the bedroom.

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A very good sound,bass, good looking and cheap

low watt

the best deal that i had

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Slick look, great sound, build, size

vulnerable flip top, some ergonomic niggles

Chosen for shelf in bedroom – Denon DM-30 was too deep to fit, Nakamichi too expensive. Impressed with weighty build and smart finish. Love the cylindrical speakers – real wood veneer and what look like kevlar drivers. Amazing for price. Paid AUD600 (about USD320) reduced from AUD750, and knocked out by sound quality for this money. Lovely airy, spacious sound with sweet highs, non-fatiguing, voices sound breathy and “in the room”, rock and dance tracks really pump. AHB-Pro circuit helps bass, but bass freaks will need a sub. Note the claimed 19 WPC is quoted at the rather disingenuous “10% THD”, in other words it manages 19 watts just before it explodes. However there’s sufficient punch for the intended duty. Tuner performance is nothing special – fairly harsh and transistory sound, so radio lovers should look elsewhere. I never use it so I don’t care.
Not sure about top-loading CD players – hard to keep out the demon dust. The glass flip top looks lovely but vulnerable to prying fingers – not ideal for parties or ham-fisted buddies. Low-profile design and flashing lights give it a fun spaceship look. Useful socketry – sub out, digital out and aux in although none feature proper RCA plugs, what do you expect. Clean neat styling, low button count, minimal features are all pluses with me – I hate fuss and gimmicks.
The display is dim and hard to read. Also when you switch it to clock it won’t stay there – if you change the volume, stop/start a CD etc it changes back to track display. This is very annoying. Also features 24 hour clock only, not 12H alternative. However the timer is easy to use. The remote has some confusing duplication of commands but you get used to it.
This is a beautiful-looking and thoughtfully designed little system with startling sound quality and useful features. I highly recommend it for the bedroom or office, but not for busy households, people with kids or dorm rooms. It’s no party machine, but if you’re careful with your kit, like me, it’s a winner.

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None so far

I purchased this specifically to drive some in-ground patio speakers I have buried in the backyard. My Nakamichi amplifier would not fit into the cabinets in the house where the speaker wire entered from outside the house.

So, I was looking for an all in one unit which would primarily FIT into the available cabinet space and would drive the outdoor speakers to an acceptable volume. That's really all I wanted.

This unit fit the bill very nicely. As an added bonus, I will move the unit into my office during the winter and use it there. I like this unit alot already, and am almost relishing winter arriving so I can actually SEE the unit, which currently spends all of its time behind a closed kitchen cabinet door.

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