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A digital AM/FM stereo tuner processes FM and AM radio broadcasts digitally, locking in on the signal for less drift and reduced distortion. It also stores station frequencies in convenient presets, while a fluorescent display with dimmer lets you customize the display brightness.
The NS-33's CD player accepts and plays 3-inch as well as 5-inch CDs, and multiple repeat modes allow you to repeat a track, a program of tracks, or an entire disc, all at the touch of a few buttons. Random play shuffles and randomly plays every track in complete random order without repeating a single track, until all selections have played.
Bass and treble controls allow you to adjust the frequencies of the music to your own listening tastes, and 8x oversampling combines excellent phase linearity with superb suppression of digital noise, resulting in better and more natural sound and imaging. Dual, 1-bit digital-to-analog converters provide single bit digital-to-analog conversion, significantly improving small signal linearity to provide pure reproduction of the original sound recorded on a compact disc. Dual D/A converters provide redundancy when translating the digital information to an analog signal, reducing errors.
An auxiliary audio input lets you listen to the sound from another product, such as a TV, CD player, or MP3 device, and an optical (TOS-link) digital output is used to send a pure digital signal to the digital input on another product, such as a Dolby Digital receiver or MD recorder.
Other convenience features of the NS-33 are a sleep timer that automatically turns off the power after a preset time period, a play timer that lets you set the timer to start playing a preselected source at a given time, and a full-function remote control that provides complete control of the unit from the comfort and convenience of your chair.
Here's why I don't like it: The motion sensor is highly sensitive to motion of any type. When you get the stereo, the default setting is to open it (the CD door) at any nuance of motion. However, this setting should be changed immediately. Which brings me to my second gripe. The menus and setups are fairly counter-intuitive. It took me a few days to figure everything out, but I'm sure an hour or two with the manual would do me some good. And, my final gripe: quality was not exactly where I want it to be. The stands for the speaker are el cheapo plastic and the first system I received was riddled with defects. I sent it back to Amazon and got a new one that worked well immediately (thanks, guys).
Here's why I like it: Number one, the price is right. For $..., you can't beat it. And, unlike most products they sell, Amazon had the best price on the internet. Number two, it's wall mountable, which saves massive amounts of space. It even comes with a nice little template which you can use to put the right holes in your wall. The subwoofer produces nice lows and you can tweak the treble, bass, and woofer levels on your own, which I much prefer to the "audio environments" that have become so popular in times of late. Finally, it's sexy as hell and you can change the colors of the speaker grilles as much as your fluctuating mood desires.
Do I recommend it? Yes. I feel this is one of the best mini systems on the market for the price. However, if you're willing to spend a little extra, I'd recommend a Nakamichi soundspace (any model) because they're oh-so-beautiful.
Don't expect this unit to outperform the Nakamcki or the BO, but it does perform for this price.
The remote is a nightmare... Pioneer design engineers-->what happened? Also, the instruction manual describing the remote is also as bad as the remote because it has so many mistakes and misreferences.
Playing MP3s from my desktop sounds excellent. I have a sound blaster live and coupled with Winamp, I am able to control the sound much much better. But again, CD play could have been better.
Overall, I like it because it sounds great with my computer and hanging the speakers on the wall saves space, but if I ever get a mini-system again, it won't be Pioneer... ...
Cheers.
Sounds are neutural and smooth; Although it comes with a woofer, it was more comfortable at the mid to low setting. I listen to various musics, from Bach's Vocalise to Paul Van Dyk's trance mixes, and I don't really like the over amplified bass even with a beaty music. So I'm very satisfied for its balanced amplification over the whole range. I haven't tried a very high volume, but its heavy power amplifier which is also the base for subwoofer seems to be capable of handling some powerful output too.
The looks are just like its performance with simple, minimalistic design. I'm sure there could have been some more touch-ups in terms of, say, controls and LCD display options, but it has just a few buttons hidden on the top and one-line honest-looking display, that's all. The remote is too small and flat-rectangled, it seems problematic on my hands. Also, Woofer's design with cheesy looking chrome painting and red power indicator and black stripes on sides doesn't look very natural with main unit and satellites, to my opinion.
In conclusion, I'm satisfied with its performance/money. But if you're a bass-mania with love for sexy and sharp sounds(and design), this one may disappoint you even at the low price.
Q: How many Zen masters does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: None. The Universe spins the bulb, and the Zen master stays out
of the way.
One of the chief duties of the mathematician in acting as an advisor...
is to discourage... from expecting too much from mathematics.
-- N. Wiener
