plaback volume and quality
1037648
The playback was terrible, at super high (faster than Chipmunk) speed, making it unintelligible. I've already thrown it into the trash. Pay a few more dollars for the Panasonic, which I found satisfactory.
1037649
it's very good. crisp, clean, little background noise. it improved the quality of tapes for supervision.
1037650
It was very tinny - unsatisfactory. I was only going to use it for recorded narrations, not music, but it was not suitable for even that. I returned the item.
1037651
Playback volume was good. The quality was average since this unit is in Mono.
762318
I don't really know. What I can say is that the DBX eq is excellent. Setting the eq to +6db across the spectrum and then equalizing the volumes produced no audible difference in the sound between the the eq in and out of the circuit. The noise level is also inaudible. I highly recommend it and would buy it all over again knowing what i know now. Good luick on your purchase. HEHJr
1256937
Hi John, I am using this as a bedroom system and am powering a pair of Paradigm MK5 SE speakers (small towers) with it. I am running it through a DAC and just using a extra iPod as the source. It fills the large bedroom with beautiful sound and stout bass. You will want to make sure that your speakers have a relatively high sensitivity number - probably 87 or higher for best results. It really helps to smooth out the sound from a digital input. My father-in-law was so impressed with the sound, he just got one to power his Martin Logan bookshelf's. I have not tried to use it as a preamp, so can not comment on that. Overall, it's a great little piece for the price. Hi John, I am using this as a bedroom system and am powering a pair of Paradigm MK5 SE speakers (small towers) with it. I am running it through a DAC and just using a extra iPod as the source. It fills the large bedroom with beautiful sound and stout bass. You will want to make sure that your speakers have a relatively high sensitivity number - probably 87 or higher for best results. It really helps to smooth out the sound from a digital input. My father-in-law was so impressed with the sound, he just got one to power his Martin Logan bookshelf's. I have not tried to use it as a preamp, so... » Read More Hi John, I am using this as a bedroom system and am powering a pair of Paradigm MK5 SE speakers (small towers) with it. I am running it through a DAC and just using a extra iPod as the source. It fills the large bedroom with beautiful sound and stout bass. You will want to make sure that your speakers have a relatively high sensitivity number - probably 87 or higher for best results. It really helps to smooth out the sound from a digital input. My father-in-law was so impressed with the sound, he just got one to power his Martin Logan bookshelf's. I have not tried to use it as a preamp, so can not comment on that. Overall, it's a great little piece for the price. « Show Less
1682219
Yes, no problems whatsoever with volume. The only dislike I had about it was the color wasn't accurate.
1630576
Volume does not get distorted at a high volume and the bass is great without loss of quality. Highly recommended.
458849
I am happy with the mono sound (not stereo) and cannot separate background noise from the player induced noise with my old tapes. Sorry. Good luck.
370917
There will be some bleeding if your volume is too high. It will be fine at normal volumes.
200960
When I received your request, I had just finished purchasing some new LPs. So as an experiment I immediately put one the new albums in a new Master Sleeve. When I pulled the record out to play. I could not see any dust. When I played it using an ONKYO TX-535 with 2 Klipsch Synergy F-20s 2 Klipsch Synergy F-30, using a Audio-Technica AT-LP1240-USB that is using an Audio-Technica AT120E cartridge. The sound was crystal clear as usual. When I run out of my current supply of Master Sleave's, I will be buying more. I have never seen such a well made sleave, that is so easy to use and gives great protection to my LPs. When I received your request, I had just finished purchasing some new LPs. So as an experiment I immediately put one the new albums in a new Master Sleeve. When I pulled the record out to play. I could not see any dust. When I played it using an ONKYO TX-535 with 2 Klipsch Synergy F-20s 2 Klipsch Synergy F-30, using a Audio-Technica AT-LP1240-USB that is using an Audio-Technica AT120E cartridge. The sound was crystal clear as usual. When I run out of my current supply of Master Sleave's, I will be buying more. I have never seen such a well made sleave, that is so easy to use and... » Read More When I received your request, I had just finished purchasing some new LPs. So as an experiment I immediately put one the new albums in a new Master Sleeve. When I pulled the record out to play. I could not see any dust. When I played it using an ONKYO TX-535 with 2 Klipsch Synergy F-20s 2 Klipsch Synergy F-30, using a Audio-Technica AT-LP1240-USB that is using an Audio-Technica AT120E cartridge. The sound was crystal clear as usual. When I run out of my current supply of Master Sleave's, I will be buying more. I have never seen such a well made sleave, that is so easy to use and gives great protection to my LPs. « Show Less
1615387
The pac-audio website seems to imply the insertion loss is 1.3dB (the sentence is cut off, but I believe this is what they mean). That corresponds to a 13% loss in power (note: most dB values do not convert to % this easily), and much less than 13% in perceived volume. (The human perception of "loudness" is not linearly related to power)
2161476
has very good quality. the sound is clear. supports very high volumes. I recommend them. support 100 watts RMS and 4 ohms. Are of the type Midrange (Midwoofer)and generates SPL 96dB.
611847
The block noise about 85% out. You can still hear outside things but it is really muffled. The music is clear and good quality. The bass sounds nice as well.
46848
The Acoustech PL-66 are awesome surround speakers. Great looking, incredible sound and best bang for the buck. Efficient, low power, clean sounding speakers. That's why I own them and got a great deal from Amazon.
951249
I notice minimal leakage even at loud volumes. If there is any amount of ambient noise in your quiet environment you should be just fine.
886330
I can respond on the sound quality part... It says in the owners manual to have the unit volume all the way up and then tune up your music source. I use it for my Zumba (R) classes and sounds great at a higher volume level. I love it!
880153
The volume is very good, maybe even too loud if maxed out. Slight hearing loss will not be a problem.
902625
I tried this one and the 12 version and both were awful. For a few dollars more , the front firing 475 watt 12 in is way better. I ended up with that and the acoustech pl 200 is amazing for the money. Do yourself a favor and cough up the extra $175 and get pl 200. Its really worth it. The Polk is better of the two you asked about but no where in the same league as the pl 200.
673430
Yes, the quality will be excellent. You will probably have to feed by single sheets though, which will be a pain if you have to do a lot of volume.