Panasonic SC-AK24 Compact Stereo System

by Panasonic

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 13 x 10.6 inches ; 16.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 46 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004SSRW
• Item model number: SC-AK24
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #367,961 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Panasonic's five-CD SC-AK24 mini system is designed for home listening--and for making mix tapes. Both cassette decks offer auto reverse and a nine-track tape-program sensor. The programmable CD player handles five discs, each with a separate open/play key. And the CD Manager lets you program a single track or select a range of songs from any of your five discs. The 3-D space equalizer offers six preset moods: disco, hall, live, heavy, clear, and soft.

With a three-way, three-speaker system and total power output of 100 watts, the Panasonic SC-AK24 is a powerful listening system. The speakers feature 5.5-inch woofers and detachable grilles.

The Panasonic SC-AK24 has a programmable timer that can wake you up with your favorite song or play a selectable length of music as you fall asleep. It features a wireless remote control and is Energy Star compliant, operating at 0.25 watts in standby mode.

A one-year warranty covers parts and labor.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great sounding system!, February 11, 2001

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Harvey Ramos "Geek" (Springfield, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panasonic SC-AK24 Compact Stereo System (Electronics)

The sound from this stereo is absolutely amazing with 75W per channel RMS (I'm not sure what the max is...) and three way speakers. The highs are crystal clear and the bass is strong, but I agree with the other reviewer that said the bass can get boomy. It will knock stuff off of nearby furniture....(that's not necessarily a bad thing unless your neighbors tend to complain...). There are several standard equalizer presets such as heavy, disco, soft, hall, etc. and a really neat Acoustic Image equalizer which lets you 4-way adjust between soft-sharp (for the high sounds) and light-heavy (for the bass). Or you can manually adjust the settings to your taste.

It has 12 radio presets for each band which are very easy to set and dual auto-reverse cassete decks. You can control just about all of the functions from a small remote control.

The reason I gave only 4 stars is for one reason. You have to stop the CD-changer whenever you want to change discs! It has a 5-disc CD-Changer with the normal random, repeat and program play and you tray load the CDs one at a time. It seems to take a long time for the door to open, so it especially bothers me that I have to listen to silence while waiting...

In summary, this is a great bookshelf system with eye-catching looks, impressive sound, all the features you need (tape, CD, radio, and AUX input). If you don't have the need to listen while you change CDs then this is a perfect system for anyone.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent unit if you can get a good deal, December 20, 2000

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R. Hamilton "sgtiger" (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panasonic SC-AK24 Compact Stereo System (Electronics)

It sounds really decent, though you'll have to adjust the bass settings for different songs, because sometimes it can get kind of boomy. The only thing I couldn't figure out was if it had balance control or not (I don't think it does.. but maybe I'm wrong). Other than these couple things, I'm really happy with the system, and I'd buy it again in a second if I could.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent system, January 18, 2001

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Michael Smith (Mountain View, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panasonic SC-AK24 Compact Stereo System (Electronics)

I really like this system that I got for Christmas. The sound is excellent, the remote is excellent (you can control almost everything from it), the radio is good, and everything else is good. It is really hard for me to say anything bad about it. Another convienent feature of this item is the RCA audio jacks in the back, which I can hook up to my TV for excellent sound. This product is the one you are looking for if you are in the market for a reasonably priced mini-system.