DUAL FFH-101A (1993)
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DUAL......Well that's what you see on the front panel but on the inside, this is a GoldStar unit. (GoldStar = LG today)
This system was also available as GRUNDIG MC10. The unit has a front-loading CD player, digital tuner with presets, autoreverse cassette deck and remote-controlled amplifier (system) with equalizer presets. The performance of this system is quite good and it does work very well. It has an elegant finish and it will look good anywhere you'll place it. As you can see from the pictures I have both remotes, the matching DUAL remote and the one branded GoldStar.
This system was also available as GRUNDIG MC10. The unit has a front-loading CD player, digital tuner with presets, autoreverse cassette deck and remote-controlled amplifier (system) with equalizer presets. The performance of this system is quite good and it does work very well. It has an elegant finish and it will look good anywhere you'll place it. As you can see from the pictures I have both remotes, the matching DUAL remote and the one branded GoldStar.
JVC UX-A6 (1993)
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The UX-A6 from JVC is a Disc-size micro component system from 1993 consisting of two units, designed for stacked or side-by-side installation. The UX-A6 is the last version of this series that started with the UX-1 Micro System introduced in 1990. The size of the two, almost cube shaped units, is a direct result of the size of a Compact Disc, hence the "Disc-size micro" naming. The top component CD/Tuner combination unit connects to the Cassette/Amplifier unit via a proprietary cable. On the front of the CD/Tuner unit we have an extra large multifunction display for CD, tuner, tape, timer operation and a 5-band Spectrum Analyzer. Originally the display had a green backlight color but since I had to replace those light bulbs with some larger/longer size bulbs I no longer could use any kind of green light bulb cap. Anyway I think this orange color is nice too, after all that's how the original UX-1 was illuminated. The CD player sits on top of the unit, and no this is not one of those "push-to-open" type of players, the UX-A6 has a Motor Driven CD Door. The tuner section is a 2-Band digital synthesizer tuner with 30-station (15 FM and 15 AM) preset capability. Looking at the Cassette/Amplifier module is where you can really see how serious this micro component is. Take a look for example at the cassette recorder. This is a 3-Motor! Full Logic Controlled Auto-Reverse recorder with Dolby noise reduction and music search. The amplifier section that sits squeezed behind the cassette recorder module has a maximum 2x14W power output. It also features electronic bass and treble control together with a 4-Preset EQ system and Active Hyper-Bass circuit for enhanced low-frequency output from small loudspeakers and AUX input. In terms of comfort, mode selection is not necessary to start the playback of the required source, the UX-A6 features automatic source selection. The Timer/Clock function features: Timer on/off with preset volume function, Wake-up volume setting with 5 different levels and Sleep timer that can be set for up to 120 minutes. A 36-key remote control will control all the functions of this micro system. This level of sophistication and quality manufacturing can be hardly found on any other micro system from any manufacturer. This unit easily qualifies as the KING of Micro HiFi components. It's simply Unbelievable, Incredibly Fabulous.
Cover Photo Art:Future Shock - Update February 2026
Cover Photo Art:Future Shock - Update February 2026
SHARP XL-1100 / XL-1000 (2000)
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It's black, It's white.... Compact designer audio system from SHARP. The black is model XL-1100 and the silver is model XL-1000. They are in fact both the same system with 2 x 10 W (RMS 10% THD) amplifier, motorized door and 1 bit D/A converter CD player, digital tuner with 30 random presets, headphone output and optical digital output. There is only one difference. The display of the XL-1100 has blue light and the XL-1000 has orange light. Blue light is in fashion today, but the orange back light display is easier to read. Another surprising rebadge of this unit was the KENWOOD HM-233.
SONY MHC-1600 (1991)
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This is a SONY MHC-1600 (amplifier, tuner and cd player), part of the MHC-1600 CD system which also had a dual cassette deck, loudspeakers and remote control. This unit can work as a standalone unit with different speakers and a SONY "friendly" programmable remote control. Some technical details are as follow: amplifier 2x30 W sinus, 7 band equalizer with 7 band spectrum analyzer, 5 EQ presets and 5 manual EQ settings, 40 program for your favorite radio stations. The CD player has a 1-bit D/A converter, 24 titles to program and various edit functions to help you with your cassette compilations.
TECHNICS SC-CH 900 (1992)
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Top of the line and an extremely complex system for those who wanted a compact system, but not so special for those who wanted a high-quality system. It has so many functions and settings that it is difficult to operate it even with the instruction manual in front of you.
- From top to bottom first there is a sound processor with equalizer (manual and preset curves), Digital sound field processor, Dolby PRO-LOGIC and Karaoke functions that can be infinitely combined and shaped.
- The second unit is the integrated amplifier with a function display and timer with controls for center and rear levels for surround sound operation.
- The next unit is a tuner-CD player combination with a big display. The whole front panel flips down to access the cd tray.
- The last unit is perhaps the most satisfactory. It is a double cassette deck with both cassettes being autoreverse. The recorder cassette has an automatic (CCRT) bias, level, eq and automatic record level setting that works fine. It also has Dolby B and C with HX Pro noise reduction.
The whole system is functional only if you have all the 4 pieces and are linked together with their special cable. On top of this, the CD player "makes music" only if it is connected to the sound processor using a digital optical cable.
In conclusion this is a very good system, but too complex for the average user to operate.
- From top to bottom first there is a sound processor with equalizer (manual and preset curves), Digital sound field processor, Dolby PRO-LOGIC and Karaoke functions that can be infinitely combined and shaped.
- The second unit is the integrated amplifier with a function display and timer with controls for center and rear levels for surround sound operation.
- The next unit is a tuner-CD player combination with a big display. The whole front panel flips down to access the cd tray.
- The last unit is perhaps the most satisfactory. It is a double cassette deck with both cassettes being autoreverse. The recorder cassette has an automatic (CCRT) bias, level, eq and automatic record level setting that works fine. It also has Dolby B and C with HX Pro noise reduction.
The whole system is functional only if you have all the 4 pieces and are linked together with their special cable. On top of this, the CD player "makes music" only if it is connected to the sound processor using a digital optical cable.
In conclusion this is a very good system, but too complex for the average user to operate.
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