farewell pioneer, hello sony

had to replace my poor dead pioneer cd/mp3 receiver yesterday as it died on me after 2 years of use...i must be a hard master indeed...went to JL SIM LIM and got the SONY CDX-GT450S installed at a cost of slightly over 300 bucks...money down the proverbial longkang again...

oh well, at least now when i play CDs, maxine's powered antenna will not be raised...better aerodynamics...hehe...

specs of the new set:-

Key features

• S-MOSFET 208 Watts Max (52 x 4)
• Front Aux-Input
• CD/MP3/WMA/ATRAC3 Playback with ID TAG
• 24BIT Digital to Analogue Converter
• Pre-Out x 3 (Front + Rear + Sub)
• RM-X151 - Wireless Card Remote (incl.)
• CD/MD Changer Control - UniLink
• Display Type - 3 Colour LED/13 Segment LCD
• EQ3 Stage2 - 3Band EQ/7Presets
• DSO II - Dynamic Sound Stage
• CD-R/RW Playback
• CD-Text Display/Scroll
• BBE-MP
• SSIR-EXA Digital Tuner
• Preset - FM18/AM12
• Tel ATT/Navi ATT
• Silver

CD Deck

• Mechanism: DRIVE-S Mechanism
• Disc Compatibilty: CDR/RW Playback
• Text Display: CD-Text Display/Scroll
• Audio Format: CD/MP3/WMA/ATRAC3 Playback with ID TAG
• Playback modes: Repeat/Shuffle/Pause
• Max Installation Angle: 45 Degrees

Tuner Receiver

• Tuner Type: SSIR-EXA Digital Synthesiser Tuner
• Preset No: FM18/AM12
• FM Tuning Range (MHz): 87.5 - 107, 87.5 - 108 Mhz
• AM Tuning Range (kHz): 531 - 1602, 530 - 1710 kHz

Audio Processing

• Max Output Power (@4ohm, 1 kHz): 52 Watts x 4 (MAX)
• Pre-Out: x 3 (Front + Rear + Sub Out)
• Pre-Out Voltage: 2 Volts Pre-Out Voltage
• Pre-Out Impedance: 220 Ohm
• Auxiliary Input: Front Aux-In
• DAC: 24BIT Digital to Analogue Converter
• EQ Type: EQ3 Stage2 - 3Band EQ/7Presets
• Bass/Treble: Low/ Mid/ High
• Low Pass Filter Cutoff Freq: 78Hz/125Hz
• Speaker Impedance (Ohms): 4 - 8 Ohms

CD/MD Changer Control

• CD/MD Changer Control: CD/MD Changer Control - UniLink
• Text Display (CD): CD Text Display and Scroll (CD)
• Text Display (MD): Title Display and Scroll (MD)
• Changer Play Mode: Repeat/Shuffle (CD/MD)

Display Panel

• Panel Type: Detachable Face Panel
• Panel Finish Colour: Silver
• Key Illumination (Colour): Red Key Illumination
• Diplay Type (Back light Colour/LCD type): 7 Colour LED/13 Segment LCD Display
• Contrast Control: Contrast Control
• Dimmer Control: Auto Dimmer Control

General

• Dimensions (w x h x d): 178 x 50 x 181 mm
• Mass: 1.2 Kg
• Attenuate: Tel ATT/Navi ATT
• Wireless Remote Commander: RM-X151 Wireless Card (Incl.)
• Rotary Commander: RM-X4S Rotary Commander (Opt.)