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93 of 93 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
the best of its type so far, 27 Jun 2006
This item certainly deserves a good review. Initially I was attracted to it due to its having two auxiliary inputs, allowing me to have both the TV and my mp3 player going through it. The sound of this system is definitely towards the hi-fi end of the market. There is no 'bass boost' type function here; a good system doesn't require an artificial injection of bass which colours all of the sound usually at the expense of mid-range. This system has more than adequate bass, treble and mid-range and sounds almost as good as the hi-fi system in my living room. It is true that for a few seconds after you switch on there is distortion for around 5-10 seconds as the system kicks in. This is hardly the end of the world when what soon follows far exceeds what one would expect from a micro system in terms of quality.
The main unit and remote control allow you to select a 'mode' (CD, DAB, FM, SD card, Aux1, Aux2). The CD drawer is a little on the flimsy side and hence rather vulnerable, but CDs sound excellent and full-blooded on this system. The SD card function allows you to record from the radio to SD cards - a nice little touch. This utilises the same controls as the CD - play, ff, rw, etc. These days you aren't very likely to need FM or MW as most stations are catered for on DAB, but you have FM should you need it. Each Auxiliary input is treated separately. You can alter the output of each one individually should the sources you attach to the system be rather quiet. I attach my mp3 player via a minijack to phono lead. This works very well. Be aware that the USB port in this system is not the same sort as you have for attaching mp3 players to computers and so on. Its function is for keeping the software of the unit up-to-date. Both Auxiliary inputs are of the twin phono type.
This machine is a very simple item to use and a very satisfying audio experience. It is attractive to look at and has all the functionality you'd require in a micro hi-fi system and more. I feel it is very good value indeed at the price.
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59 of 59 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent, 2 Aug 2006
We wanted a new micro-system stereo, wanted to go digital for radio reception, and a lot of people rave about Pure. We don't like the styling of most of their models (swinging too violently between faux-retro and outlandish) but their new DMX-50 caught our eye as a happy combination of style, tradition and minimalism. DAB and FM tuners, plus an mp3-compatible CD player and a 40W per channel amplifier, into speakers that, although marginally smaller than the ones on the Sony it usurped, pack a much better punch even at the low volumes we normally use. Perhaps the most distinctive feature is its huge blue-backlit passive LCD display, showing details on everything going on and providing captions for the six "soft buttons" running alongside it, cash-machine style. However, sometimes there is so much information to be displayed that the text still ends up rather tiny, and the viewing angle and clarity is limited compared with an active display. Another minor niggle is that there is no quick source selection from the otherwise good remote control, needing to cycle through half a dozen options. DAB reception is sophisticated (with pause/rewind functions, and even recording in mp2 format to a Secure Digital memory card for later playback or transfer to computer) and surprisingly good for our location (certainly far better than FM despite what doom-sayers claim) even with the supplied ribbon type aerial, and sound quality all round is impeccable. Unfortunately, however, our unit developed a fault within the first few days that caused it to lock up and then die altogether. The replacement has been fine thus far.
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45 of 47 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
DMX-50 Excellent, 25 Jun 2006
Only in the second week of use but the Dmx-50 is simply the best stereo unit I've owned. The Dab radio is excellent, the 1gb SD card I purchased records beautifully in full dab stereo, and plays all my MP3's sorted into easily accessible folders clearly visable on screen. Hook up to the laptop via a printer lead and up/downloading tunes is a sinch. The sound quality is spot on. The MP3 CD playback is a great addition. All good, with FM radio back up, Revu on dab I really can't at the moment fault this. Go and buy one. Next time that tune comes on air, you'll have no excuse but to rewind and record digitally, cool....just what i've been waiting for
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