It is an absolute indignity to label this product in the category of MP3 player (Mouthshut.com! Hope you’re listening). I may strongly draw everybody’s attention who are reading this review or visiting the ’site’ to reconsider the category of this versatile audio-video machine. In the first place this is not merely a MP3 player. The specifications are hereunder;
MODEL: DHC-FL5D
Brand: SONY
FEATURES:
5 DVD, SVCD, VCD, ACD, MP3-CD Changer with CDR/CDRW reading capability.
5 speakers(2 main, 1 centre, 2 surround) plus 1 sub-woofer
Amplifier-60Watt rms per channel(total 5), Plus 120Watt rms Sub-woofer
Digital Dolby Prologic, DTS (5.1 channel)
Unique remote sensor with touch pad operation (Digipad)
Double cassette deck (With variable attenuation control, VACS)
FM/AM radio
The above are the highlights of the product and now you will agree why I object for the category it has been wrongly listed. These features are not just the only attractive part of this machine. It is decently designed with ’’arrangement-free’’’ design (see it to understand). Every component is matching with each other for its shape even the remote control unit is matching the shape of the speakers.
To simply tell you all how I bumped into this system will be story in itself. I was looking for a complete home entertainment system which could deliver the punch like no other. Not a single brand could even come close to Sony. Panasonic, Philips, LG, Sansui, Samsung were pathetic performers. It took me 2 & half years of waiting to find this one. If cost is not the criteria this one is a real pick. You can run any pirated, scratched old MP3 CDs, VCDs, DVDs or whatever. It has shattered the Sony’s typical feature of not playing the CDR/CDRW or pirated CDs. On my Kid’s B’day I carried this system to the 25feetX28feet hall & I couldn’t believe its’ performance. The Bass could shake & vibrate the sofas around. Watch a DVD movie and you will realise its’ awesome performance. Lastly, it proves why Sony is one of the most trusted & loved brand among many music enthusiasts & lovers.