Customer Reviews

JVC MX-GT88 Compact Shelf System (Silver)

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This system rocks! This is an amazing product. It delivers rich, crystal clear sound. The best thing I love about the MX-GT88 is the bass. I never expected that a small system like this can sound so well when it comes to bass. I tested other models and brands but this one is truly amazing. If you are a bass lover, this is the system for you.

Highly recommended!!

i bought this system for the bass. it sounded ok untill i realized it has its own bass channels. i am really into bass so i hooked up an audiobahn 12 in. sub to the system as well as the 8's that it already has. now the bass is incredible. it is so loud that it shakes things off my dresser and even made a picture fall off the wall. if you want to do this it would be well worth it. all you do is take the wires from your extra sub and put the positive on the first channel and the negative on the second channel of the sub channels. if you hook up the subs that came with the system as well as your new one it will sound amazing. if you like bass this will make your head spin. i promise it is well worth it. if you are worried about burning up the amp from running all that power from it dont worry, it has a cooling fan built in. i have blasted it for hours on end and it never gets hot. if you like bass i garantee you wont be disapointed. this system also has really crisp and rich sound. i give this system five stars.

THIS SYSTEM IS AWESOME. VERY EASY TO USE. VERY GREAT SOUNDING BASE AND SOUND. THE PRICE AT AMAZON WAS THE LOWEST I FOUND. I TOTALLY RECOMMEND THIS SYSTEM. IF YOU WANT BASS, CLEAR SOUND, GREAT SOUND DYNAMICS GET THIS SYSTEM :-)

Wow, I'm a definite JVC man for the rest of my life! I just recently upgraded from their 240 watt system to this baby and it has blown me away with it's amazing sound and bass power! The built in giga tubes are amazing and just sitting on the bed between the two speakers while jamming you can seriously feel like a high wind is blowing through at you from two sides! THEY HAVE SO MUCH POWER!! No other system will wow you like this system (well I'm sure the systems that are even higher wattage than this one from JVC will!) GET ONE NOW IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A STEREO SYSTEM!!Q

I have been shopping for a mini system for over half a year. When the Sony came out with 240 Watts with a 120 Watts subwoofer, I thought that was the best system under $250. However, what changed my mind was the superior sound quality of this JVC system.

<p> The Sonys I tested, one came with 1 subwoofer, the other with 2 subwoofers. Both of the system were good until if I listened to jazz, the bass was too harsh, still in the more heavy metal music range. However, playing disco or club music was fine with the Sonys.</p>

<p>Okay, back to this wonderful JVC system. The second I turned up the volume of this JVC, the mid-range was smoother than the Sonys, the basss was softer than the Sonys, that was up until the moment I realized that there was the Super-Bass button and I pressed it, it was in the level 2 super-bass level, and it was the decisive point. The bass was deeper, smoother, more controlled, more powerful and better suited to different kind of music than the Sonys. In my opinion, the Sonys are only good for heavy metal and games.</p>

<p>This JVC is versatile for different kind of music. I have not mentioned the treble, which was excellent and crisp as well. After I brought it home, I enjoyed jazz music, club music, classical music, and other music types. </p>

<p>Yet, the appearance leaves some room for desire. Despite the good silver color, I do which that the JVC has more higher class appearance than the rest of the competition (such as Panasonic, Philips) which usually try so hard to compete for nowadays young gamers who like audio systems that look FUNNY.</p>

<p>Besides, the JVC does not come with Karaoke function, which is disappointing since no mini system nowadays offer karaoke functions anymore, even Aiwa has abandon the market for the gaming market and put USB input function instead.</p>

<p>All in all, sound-wise, this is the system one should seriously consider for under $250. You save money for not having the need to buy a separate subwoofer and you save space as well. And with 460 Watts total output, you can't go wrong with turning up the volume higher and higher until you feel every wall around you is dancing and shaking. </p>

I have been shopping for a mini system for over half a year. When the Sony came out with 240Watts with a 120 Watts subwoofer, I thought that was the best system under $250. However, what changed my mind was the superior sound quality of this JVC system.

The Sonys I tested, one came with 1 subwoofer, the other with 2 subwoofers. Both of the system were good until if I listened to jazz, the bass was too harsh, still in the more heavy metal music range. However, playing disco or club music was fine with the Sonys.

Okay, back to this wonderful JVC system. The second I turned up the volume of this JVC, the mid-range was smoother than the Sonys, the basss was softer than the Sonys, that was up until the moment I realized that there was the Super-Bass button and I pressed it, it was in the "level 2" super-bass level, then it was the decisive point. The bass was deeper, smoother, more controlled, more powerful and better suited to different kind of music than the Sonys. In my opinion, the Sonys are only good for heavy metal and games.

This JVC is versatile for different kind of music. I have not mentioned the treble, which was excellent and crisp as well. After I brought it home, I enjoyed jazz music, club music, classical music, and other music types.

Yet, the appearance leaves some room for desire. I do which that the JVC has more higher class appearance than the rest of the competition (such as Panasonic, Philips) which usually try so hard to compete for nowadays young gamers who like audio systems that look "funny".

Besides, the JVC does not come with Karaoke function, which is disappointing since no mini system nowadays offer karaoke functions anymore, even Aiwa has abandon the market for the gaming market and put USB input function instead.

All in all, sound-wise, this is the system one should seriously consider for under $250. You save money for not having the need to buy a separate subwoofer and you save space as well.

Yet, JVC, please perfect it by making a up-scale appearance the very next time and a karaoke function.

What more can you ask for in a compact shelf system. I bought this one and I was thrilled with its mind-blowing power of 460 watts of pure audio. This system will rock your crib! For bass enthusiasts this is the system to look for at any electronics store. The system has two powerful amplifiers built in the chassis. One for the 8-inch subwoofers driving out 160 watts per channel into 6 ohms and 70 watts per channel into 4 ohms for the midranges and tweeters, totaling 460 watts! I have a Sony PHC-Z10 100 watt shelf system. It sounds a little louder for the mids and highs, but my JVC GigaTube system has much more thump to it. I also like the sound mode it has. It has Rock, Pop, Classic, Dance Club, Hall, and Stadium. I also like the Sound Turbo function it has so you can play your music to the max. It also has an independent subwoofer volume level control system so you minimize distortion of your bass and to avoid damaging your subs on accident if your are playing a song that has more bass in it's signal. It goes from level one through three. This system will also sound great for any compatible auxiliary component such as a video game system, DVD player, VCR, etc. All you need is red and white RCA audio jacks to connect your component to the auxiliary input. In my opinion, this system sounds very excellent for only $250.00. Be sure to test a display model of the MX-GT88 at the store before you purchase it.

I bought this unit because it had decent power combined with the ability to play an MP3 CD-R. It plays these MP3's great, from Rock to Folk to Opera, from low bit rate talk shows to high bit rate symphonies.
This unit has bass to spare, more than I want at the highest setting. It does the high end okay. For my non-discerning ear, parts of the mid-range seemed abit weak, at least from straight CD-ROMs. The mid-range seems less of an issue with MP3's in general, and I am also able to compensate with a graphic equalizer filter before I make a new MP3 CD.
The tuner and cassette are fairly standard. I wish the cassette had Dolby. I really like the control knob for selecting an MP3; you can quickly twist through a 100 song MP3 disk to find what you want.

I have recently bought this MX-GT88 Model stereo. I am very pleased with it. The performance is outstanding and I would recommend this product to anyone to buy it. The sound quality is there and is outstanding. The GIGA-TUBE Low-Pass Advanced Labyrinth TUBE Subwoofer technology will blow you away. This 460W stereo flexes its muscles very well when in operation. This is a higher-ups for all mini-systems. I am very proud of this stereo. I have made a very good purchace for my money and it was worth it. And trust me your money will be worth buying this model. JVC rocks all the way!!

I think this stereo system is awesome. I dont think it could get much better. The sound quality is great. The bass is great. Theres nothing bad about it at all. I am so pleased with my stereo. :)