Awesome sound, awesome looks.

None that I can think of, none at all.

This is an excellent system! I paid $40 at a thrift shop for this unit, and was worth every penny, I absolutely love it! The sound, and clarity is amazing, this is well built, sturdy, and stylish machine that has clearly stood the test of time!

Now I'm not one to write a lot of reviews for products I've owned, especially for one that is over 15 years old, but I am so impressed with the sound and quality of this stereo that I just felt the need to share my enthusiasm, it really is that good! So if you found this unit somewhere used, and are Contemplating buying it, I say go for it, out of all the stereos I've owned big and small, this is by far hands down the best one I've had.

The strengths of this system are its crisp, clear highs. It also has the professional classy look to it. This system provides great sound which is reliable, upgradeable, and dependable.

The weakness some will say is the price,although no one will ever have any regrets with this system, the other weakness is the base, which can be fixed with a small 8 inch Subwoofer.

I saved up money for years and finally bought this system when i was 13 years old. Paying this amount for a system was the most I had ever spent in my life, so you can imagine how much research and testing of other systems out there. At first I was reluctant to spend this amount of money on a system, but I realized it was worth every penny, and i will be keeping this for a long time. This is the best mini system I have ever heard and seen. The sound is excellent, with crisp highs and room-filling midrange. The only thing lacking is the base, which can easily be fixed due to the "Subwoofer mono output." I was content with this system for about a year and a half when I craved a Subwoofer. Finally this year on my 15th birthday I recieved a Sony 8 inch Sub. This dynamic duo has filled the room with excellent sounds from 20khz to 28hz. The best part of this Micro System is that it is both expandable and can also be used for a long time without loosing stlye and class.

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None can compare to this.

The strengths of this system are its crisp, clear highs. It also has the professional classy look to it. This system provides great sound which is reliable, upgradeable, and dependable.

The weakness some will say is the price,although no one will ever have any regrets with this system, the other weakness is the base, which can be fixed with a small 8 inch Subwoofer.

I saved up money for years and finally bought this system when i was 13 years old. Paying this amount for a system was the most I had ever spent in my life, so you can imagine how much research and testing of other systems out there. At first I was reluctant to spend this amount of money on a system, but I realized it was worth every penny, and i will be keeping this for a long time. This is the best mini system I have ever heard and seen. The sound is excellent, with crisp highs and room-filling midrange. The only thing lacking is the base, which can easily be fixed due to the "Subwoofer mono output." I was content with this system for about a year and a half when I craved a Subwoofer. Finally this year on my 15th birthday I recieved a Sony 8 inch Sub. This dynamic duo has filled the room with excellent sounds from 20khz to 28hz. The best part of this Micro System is that it is both expandable and can also be used for a long time without loosing stlye and class.

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None can compare to this.

Very Good!!!! Goog Sound!!!

Audiophile sound quality, solid construction and very elegant understated style at a time of truely hideous looking systems.

Price is on the high end, but you get what you pay for, as the saying goes! Supplied interconnects not up to quality of rest of system. Sub would help (but not necessary) Remote could have had "mute" function.

I had specifically wanted an MCR-E100SL even after the E150 and E250 models replaced it. Fortunately Yamaha still had some left in inventory as of Spring 2002. I also ordered the matching tape- deck KX-E100 (the mini-disc player MD-E100 is not available in the U.S.). Let me say at the outset the system is everything I hoped for. Many reviews have cited the need for a subwoofer (sub-out provided), and although I ordered a YST- 105 as well I''m not sure it''s all that necessary. (I use a set of Yamaha RH-5MA headphones with this system, and they do make an amazing difference! I enjoy pipe- organ music and the bass response is incredible.) However, the system as supplied is very good indeed even for the demands of the pipe-organ. The Yamaha sub helps add some depth, but I suspect it''s not quite good enough to improve the sound significantly---there''s more rumble than fine articulation! Anyway, the MCR-E100 itself is outstanding. My CD player is actually very quiet despite some reviews to the contrary---no motor whine, just a few clicks when it loads. The single play CD player is the main reason I wanted the older version. The E250 changer is very noisy, much deeper (for my shelf) and more to go wrong! The E150 lacks the programming/editing controls of the stand alone CD units. The receiver unit is very basic, although it does provide bass, treble and balance controls. Programing the radio presets is a minor pain, and the manual is short on info. for features. Reception is very clear, but tuner demands a very good signal to provide this clarity. Otherwise the tuning section picks up and conveys every bit of static! This, ironically, is the problem with sensitive equipment! A brief word about the KX-E100, although it''s not part of the MCR-E100 system. It matches perfectly in terms of looks and width. The height (3 1/4inches) makes up the difference between the receiver and CD player (4 1/4 inches each) and the speakers (11 3/4 inches) so it all lines up if placed together on a shelf. I was impressed how well it plays in general, and old tapes in particular. No hiss to speak of, and no perceptible motor noise. I especially like the horizontal loading system (looks like a CD drawer from the outside). Finally, the elegant design, sound and outstanding quality put this system in a class of its own. A++ Yamaha!

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Sony mini-system (very good but nowhere near MCR-E100) Denon micro-system (much more expensive and quality not as good)

Audiophile sound quality, solid construction and very elegant understated style at a time of truely hideous looking systems.

Price is on the high end, but you get what you pay for, as the saying goes! Supplied interconnects not up to quality of rest of system. Sub would help (but not necessary) Remote could have had "mute" function.

I had specifically wanted an MCR-E100SL even after the E150 and E250 models replaced it. Fortunately Yamaha still had some left in inventory as of Spring 2002. I also ordered the matching tape- deck KX-E100 (the mini-disc player MD-E100 is not available in the U.S.). Let me say at the outset the system is everything I hoped for. Many reviews have cited the need for a subwoofer (sub-out provided), and although I ordered a YST- 105 as well I''m not sure it''s all that necessary. (I use a set of Yamaha RH-5MA headphones with this system, and they do make an amazing difference! I enjoy pipe- organ music and the bass response is incredible.) However, the system as supplied is very good indeed even for the demands of the pipe-organ. The Yamaha sub helps add some depth, but I suspect it''s not quite good enough to improve the sound significantly---there''s more rumble than fine articulation! Anyway, the MCR-E100 itself is outstanding. My CD player is actually very quiet despite some reviews to the contrary---no motor whine, just a few clicks when it loads. The single play CD player is the main reason I wanted the older version. The E250 changer is very noisy, much deeper (for my shelf) and more to go wrong! The E150 lacks the programming/editing controls of the stand alone CD units. The receiver unit is very basic, although it does provide bass, treble and balance controls. Programing the radio presets is a minor pain, and the manual is short on info. for features. Reception is very clear, but tuner demands a very good signal to provide this clarity. Otherwise the tuning section picks up and conveys every bit of static! This, ironically, is the problem with sensitive equipment! A brief word about the KX-E100, although it''s not part of the MCR-E100 system. It matches perfectly in terms of looks and width. The height (3 1/4inches) makes up the difference between the receiver and CD player (4 1/4 inches each) and the speakers (11 3/4 inches) so it all lines up if placed together on a shelf. I was impressed how well it plays in general, and old tapes in particular. No hiss to speak of, and no perceptible motor noise. I especially like the horizontal loading system (looks like a CD drawer from the outside). Finally, the elegant design, sound and outstanding quality put this system in a class of its own. A++ Yamaha!

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Sony mini-system (very good but nowhere near MCR-E100) Denon micro-system (much more expensive and quality not as good)

Speakers have good bass response, remote is nice, size is nice. Looks great.

Sounds fantastic! Great soundstage and imaging. Music sounds live and very realistic. I think it sounds as good as my main system (NAD and Sounddynamics speakers) which cost 4 times as much. No frills, it''s classy looking and stylish. If you''re a real music lover take a listen to this one - it may make you skip one of those multi changer, foo foo featured devices that open when you wave your hand... I can''t recommend this highly enough.

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I listened to about a dozen competitors

AMAZING sound, small, versitle, asthetics, everything

Absolutely None

This little system is simply amazing. I must say, I am quite impressed with Yamaha. I wanted a system strictly for music and had originally planned to spend about $1600 for a whole system with a Marantz CD player and receiver. Boy I'm glad I came accross this amazing little unit. I now have a whole system for about $690.

What Yamaha did was take one of their best receivers and strictly cut out half the wattage. They added a sweet CD player component and two full-range speakers and packaged it into one (and I hesitate to use this word) "mini-system" The sound out of these speakers combined with the receiver is so incredibly full, spacious, and (that word again) amazing.

The speakers do give you a little bit of bass, but for the ULTIMATE sound, add a decent powered subwoofer (the receiver has a sub-out) and you now have a concert hall in your bedroom/living room/any room.

You get 3 aux in and 2 out ports on this receiver so you can hook up other components into it. I currently have my computer and bedroom TV hooked up to it.

5 stars in every possible way.

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Marantz 2020 Receiver/CD Player, Bose, etc...

Nice design, great for a bedroom system, and pleasing to the ears.

No reall low end with the supplied speakers. I added an 8in Yamaha sub, and it helped out alittle, but the sub didn't go that low either.

I was able to get this sysem at a discount from a local GoodGuys, just by calling and talking to the right person. The gold finish has to be special ordered, so i settled for the silver one. The speakers for this mini-system has a piano finish on the two sides of the cabinet. I saw the two newer mini-systems that later replaced these, that have the piano finish on all sides. I should have waited for the newer ones. they have alittle more wattage then this one. But given the price and what i whanted to use it for, it was perfect. After listening for a week, I noticed the music was missing the low end bass. I ordered the yamaha 8in sub to bring this system back to life. It helped, but strains under pressure. This system can't comapre to my main music system, but it does well in my bedroom, and I would think it would do really nicely in a dorm setting. So for anyone looking to add music to their samll to medium size room, i would recommend this system. Oh, I changed out the interconnects and speaker wire right when I got this system home, so I don't know how it will sound if you use the wire provided by the manufacturer.

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use to own a panasonic mini-system when i was in high school