JVC KS FX470 Cassette Receiver

Price Paid:  $101.00 from Letgodigital.com

Year / Model Reviewed:
 95 Honda Civic

Summary:
I LOVE this head unit! I got it from Letsgodigital.com for $101 plus shipping! Killer deal! I have a 95 Honda Civic and the manufacturer head unit was HORRIBLE! I had a Sony before but it went kaput on me so I weighed my options and decided to give JVC a try. I compared it to similar Kenwood, Pioneer, Alpine and Sony X-plod head units. I thought the X-plod products lacked clarity and highs. I compared them at Ultimate Electronics, Circuit City and Best Buy and was pleased with the fx470''s performance. I''ve heard positive things about JVC''s durability and they make excellent home stereo products so I felt good about my decision. Now that I have it installed I am SO happy! I have a huge collection of tapes and I didn''t want to just throw them all away, but I knew it was time to upgrade to CDs. (Cassettes are like A-track now). The fx470 is a miracle product! I also bought the CH-X350 12 disc CD changer along with it for CD enjoyment. I also have some fairly new Infinity 352Is 6 1/2 speakers in the rear deck and Pioneer TA1666s in the front with stock tweeters in front as well. The installation was breeze. All in all, I was out of about 45 minutes, head unit and CD Changer installation. Didn''t really need instructions so I don''t know how clear they were. The fx470 and CH-X350 make a wonderful couple. They hook up directly with a J-link cable, the rest was just running the wires under my carpet to the trunk. (Couldn''t fit it anywhere else that seemed safe)The fx470 has 45 watts per channel, plenty to give you a little bump in the trunk. I can really hear every instrument now, and can really bring out the bass on songs I never even knew had bass with the old system even with the new speakers. I usually keep the bass on zero, so that lets you know it has plenty more juice. It has bass, treble, front, back, left and right speaker adjustment "SEL" options. (-6 to 6). A cool feature concerning this is the SCM or sound control memory. You can create your own preset sounds for different types of music. You can change the presets; POP, BEAT and SOFT to fit your own tastes by adjusting the bass treble and "loud option". Or you can turn it off "SCM OFF" and adjust that as well. I love this for the fact that I listen to a wide variety of music from R&B, gospel, pop, acapella and classical, to name a few. 18 tuner presets: FM 1, 2, 3 and AM. This unit has a powerful

Strengths:
Multicolored, flashy screen, Lots of functions, lots of bass potential and clear, expressive treble, comes with remote, CD changer controls. Powerful! What more can you ask for?!

Weaknesses:
NONE!

Similar Products Used:
Litened to Sony XRC-5300, Alpine CDM cassette reciever, Kenwood KRC-408