Tweeting and fluttering! (Sharp C651H)

Member Name: leviathan

Product:	Sharp C651H
Date:	24/07/01 (219 review reads)
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Advantages: I can actually use the thing.

Disadvantages: Demo mode.

One of the advantages or disadvantages my ‘Luddite’ of a husband claims, of having young folk around as one gets older. Is being gently coerced (sometimes none too gently) into embracing modern technology.
Of being ‘persuaded’ into packing away ones much loved, and played 45’s, and LP’s (they will be worth a fortune one day), the old Ferguson record player, and into replacing them with an up to the minute Mini component System, and CD’s.

Which is how I acquired my Sharp CD-PC651H.

Now before I list the ‘spec’s’ (note the jargon) I must confess they are meaningless to me. I would not recognize a ‘woofer’ or a ‘tweeter’ if they bit me on the nose.

However I managed to set the thing up, without begging for assistance, by following the simple instructions provided, and can honestly say I am delighted by the sound quality, and the easy to operate remote control.

Specifications:
General
Power Source - AC 230V 50Hz.
Power Consumption – 125W
Width - 270mm
Height - 300mm
Depth - 362mm
Weight – 7.6 kg

Amplifier Section.
Output power - Front Speakers. RMS 60W (30W + 30W) (10%T.H.D.)
RMS 56W (28W+28W) (0.9%T.H.D.)
Centre Speaker RMS 20W (10%T.H.D.)
RMS 14W (0.9% T.H.D.)
Surround Speakers RMS 20W (10W=10W) (10% T.H.D.)
RMS 14W (7W+7W) (0.9%T.H.D.)
Output terminals Front speakers 6 ohms
Centre Speaker 4ohms
Surround Speakers 8ohms.
Headphones 16-50 ohms -32 ohms recommende
d.
CD digital output (optical)
Input terminals Video/Auxiliary (audio signal x 2;500mV/47 kohms.


Good Lord I am getting writers cramp, and my eyes are closing involuntarily!

How does anyone get a buzz from talking about this stuff. And they do you know!
The young guy who sold me the thing waxed lyrical for about an hour, until I was convinced I was purchasing something akin to a space shuttle.

Oh well as Magnus would say. “ I’ve started so I’ll finish “.

Compact disc player section.
Type. 3-disc multi-play.

Signal readout. Non-contact 3 beam semi-conductor laser pick-up.
D/A convertor 1 bit D/A convertor
Frequency response 20-20,000 Hz
Dynamic range 90dB (1 kHz)

Radio Section
Frequency range FM; 87-108MHz
AM; 522-1620 kHz

Cassette Deck Section
Frequency response 50-14,000 Hz (Normal tape)
Signal noise ratio 55 dB (Tape 1, playback )
50dB (Tape 2,recording/playback)
Wow and flutter (don’t ask me) 0.15% (WRMS).

Still with me?

Okay. Features I like.
Random play on the 3disc CD. Pre-programmed equalizer. Extra Bass. Clock.(particularly as it is easy to set.) Timer recording. Now I don’t miss the radio programmes I like, that invariable clash with ones on the TV.

Dolby Pro Logic Surround. I knead my bread dough, in time with Beethoven’s 5th, played on full volume using this feature. It really le
nds power to the elbow!

Features I don’t like.
Demo Mode. The constant scrolling , and bright flashing lights are hard to ignore, and become hypnotic. I also think they are a bit tacky, and unnecessary. ( I keep them switched off)

The radio ariel. Although fine wire it is difficult to disguise against a plain wall.

The remote control. This small, fiddly remote, looks cheap, is too easily lost behind cushions, and is difficult to read and operate.

So far my Sharp has performed beautifully.
As stated installation was straight-forward, even for a technophobe like myself.

And one day who knows I may be able to differentiate between woofers, tweeters, wow’s and flutters. I may even be able to tell my ohms from my watts!

Good listening…

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