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One issue that has not been brought up is the size of the unit. Although the main unit is not as high as most shelf systems, I was disappointed that it's fairly deep. It won't fit on a 12-in shelf for example. Check the depth if that may be an issue for you.
The stuff about the different colors on the LCD seemed to really upset some people. Unless you seem to have a bad unit, it's pretty easy to set the LCD color on one of about 5 - although someone said they get a choice of 10. Whatever. I have a soft blue color I like, a girl reviewer liked the changes, someone liked red... Just pick a setting you like. Everytime the unit is unplugged or the electric to it goes off, however, the colors will loose their setting and will switch to rotating colors again.
I've had my system for several months for a bedroom in a ski rental condo that's a little tight on space. I don't have room for the boom box and the sound is still pretty good. For the money, it's not a bad deal. My major issue is that I'd like it better if it was a little more compact. Also, you would think that it shouldn't be long before Sony and some others are making some shelf systems with MP3 playback. So, if you don't need this right away, you may want to wait.
Now, about 6 months later, the backlight on the display is going out again, and I am stuck with RED!!! However and this is a BIG however, the sound on this thing is killer! I guess the backlight isn't that big of a deal.
Imagine a TV with 150 channels but you have to change channels one at a time, wouldn't that be inconvenient? You know that, I know that, but the makers of these mp3 players haven't figured that out. The remote included with the Rio EX1000 doesn't have digits 0-9 that would be required to skip directly to say, track 100. The remote only has next track, previous track, and skip 10 tracks, so if you turn your Rio EX1000 on and want to play mp3 track #107 you have to press "skip 10 tracks" 10 times, then "next track" 7 times. 17 button presses just to get to the song you want to play!
Now you could shove everything in folders, but that doesn't mean it'll be any easier, you'd still have to navigate to the right folder, skip up a few songs, etc.
Take my advice, skip this unit and find one that does allow "direct access" to songs. Usually it's the remotes with buttons 0-9.
Last night discovered something that may be of help to folks out there-
First a computer lesson -
There are two naming methods for files on cds -
1. Joliet - 64 character file names - standard used with most op systems
and
2. Romeo - 128 character file names - works with NT and XP op systems.
If you have saved your mp3 files with method two -(Romeo sytem) there will be problems for the RIO Ex1000 reading the file names and displaying same properly
- SIMPLE FIX - re-rip and use joliet (64 char) file names and everything will work fine with the RIO Ex1000.
hope this helps some out there-
great sounding system.
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The system is exactly what I was looking for something that would play MP3 files effortlessly!! it does-- taking id3 tags and displaying each play with artist and song title and time.
For a small system has a very rich sound along with many built in features - am & fm radio, cassette player and clock.
Thank You Amazon.com and J&R Music
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You get a LOT of quality and options for an amazing price when compared to the other systems. It has a lot of power, clock/timer/alarm, high watts, powerful speakers, plays all CDs, surrround sound, etc. The sound quality is excellent; very clear and crisp, although the bass is a little muddy sometimes.
The unit is very sleek and modern looking--very attractive. The wood is a light birch/beech, with silvery/light blue speaker netting covers. The display has many different colors to choose from--I keep mine on violet.
I am very pleased with this purchase--especially with the price and quality.
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The look:
For a girl, this system, to me, is very sleek and modern looking. The LCD display changes colors, which I like because I get sick of one after a while. The volume dial also has a lit blue ring around it that blinks when you use the remote. The brushed aluminum and frosted teal glass make it look like it cost a pretty penny. The tape deck is located on the top of the system, which I don't mind since I don't use tapes anyway. The speakers are laminate wood and the covers have stretched fabric over them (feels like pantyhose). The main unit is big and heavy, a tank as I like to call it. But I don't mind the bulk; to me it just seems durable.
The technology:
One thing I absolutely love about this system is it supports MP3 CD/CD-R/CD-RW playback. This means I can take a rewriteable cd and keep adding new tracks as I please. When you first put an mp3 CD in the player, it loads for a few seconds; this is because it rearranges the tracks alphabetically according to ID3 tags. When you play a song it scrolls the artist and song name...once. This is something I don't care for; I wish I could set it to scroll the name in the middle of the song. But I think this is a petty thing to care about when it can do so much.
The hook-up:
On the back of the main unit there is an AUX input (I hooked my stereo up to my computer) 2 standard clips for the 2 speaker cords with wires, 2 plugs for the subwoofers, and input for an AM and an FM antenna (included). Many people complained that there isn't enough power going to the speakers, which I don't notice since this unit isn't in a big room. But I also put 2 huge speakers attached to those clips, so I have 4 speakers running off a main unit that supposedly can only support 2 small speakers. And I have yet to see any problems and I have had this stereo on every day, for about 5 months. This unit isn't as weak as people are saying. My other 2 speakers are 3 foot tall 120Ws and this stereo hasn't showed any signs of not being able to handle them.
The remote:
I love this thing. From the remote you can set the clock, set an alarm, set the equalizer, tape deck controls (including automatic rewind) CD controls (with a skip forward 10 tracks button) am/fm controls, and volume. The max volume is 30, with 3 bass settings (1, 2, and 3) and at 30, and max bass my windows rattle. Some people have noted that at volume 15 a fan comes on, but with the volume that high I don't understand how they could hear it, I sometimes do when I press stop after playing songs for about an hour, but it's not loud enough to annoy me.
I love this stereo, the good things about it far outweigh anything that is lacking. If you don't think this unit is for you, wait a while until the technology gets better.
As soon as I hooked it up, I put the batteries in the remote, and the blue light around the volume dial started flashing away. The blue light flashes whenever a button is pressed, meaning that the remote was broken... which it was. I couldn't do anything with the remote unless I held down one of the upper tier buttons while pressing the button I wanted to use. So, that was my first disappointment.
Second disappointment, I put in some audio CD's I burned, several of them have loud pops at the beginning of each track. I was also dissapointed that there was no CD text on the screen. The manual boasts CD Text playability.... I should also say the problem discs play fine everywhere else, including my RioVolt SP250. Most of My MP3 discs display garbage for the titles, I don't know why... my RioVolt 250 has no trouble with the names..
What bothers me the most is the EQ/BASS settings... I wish they could be used simultaneously... there's not enough BASS on the Rock or Classic EQ, and not enough treble on the Bass Boost settings. Also, the salsa and samba EQ settings reverse the stereo channels... Sonic Blue said this shouldn't happen, but I've had 2 units (returned the first) and it happens on both.
It also drops some of the files on some of my MP3 discs (like 1 disc with 101 songs, it only shows 100, but the RioVolt shows 101).
The reason I'm keeping the unit is the sound. Despite the EQ anomolies, like forgetting the e=settings, etc... I think it does sound very good overall. I do play with the EQ settings alot. And I DO like the fact that I can pop one disc in and listen for several hours. The radio gives pretty good reception also.
I think Sonic Blue needs to do a lot more work with the software, as there are lots of bugs in it.. (You can fast forward infinitely through an MP3 file, and when you stop forwarding, the file plays from somehere in the middle of the file --- EQ settings don't always stick or are not always accurate --- Salsa and Samba settings reverse the channels --- MP3 file names don't always display properly, etc.) Too bad there's no firmware upgrade path.
2.Did not like the speaker connections; esp to the sub-woofer..
All in all, The Sonic Blue team is the BEST when it comes to MP3's as they make their product with firmware updates(Philips has no such thing and probably is not capable of thinking outside the box).
A major recommended system if you want to play mp3's... You will not be disappointed!!!!!!!!
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