I originally chose this product for someone else, who tasked me to find a great bookcase stereo to give as a gift. I ordered it and received it within two days via Amazon Prime. I installed and tested it on Christmas Day. It truly exceeded my expectations in every way. Very attractive layout and veneer, intuitive controls, solid feel, great sound quality. I tested the radio first, then the CD player, then the iPod dock. In all three cases, the performance was very impressive for such a small system. I would compare this very favorably to the Bose system that gets so much advertising. I've listened to that system in several peoples' homes and although it's a good system, I feel the sound quality and appearance of this Yamaha system is superior.
I liked it so much that I immediately ordered a system for our home. I ordered the green color for my friend, but I went with red for our home. It's beautiful and looks very sharp. My wife and I both have iPhones, and we use this system to play our music libraries. It comes with a remote control, which is in itself a very nice little unit. Flawless performance and function. I really have nothing negative to say about this system. It is priced very fairly for its performance, build quality, and appearance. I see another reviewer commented that the speakers cannot be placed adjacent to the unit due to heat buildup. I don't get this at all. The unit never gets hot, and the speakers are placed exactly as shown in the product photographs, that is to say "attached" to the main unit. There are zero issues with heat. I love this little system and I'm sure anyone who takes the chance on one without physically seeing one in the store will be delighted. Anyone have any comments on their experiences or questions, feel free to leave a comment.
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I wish I could rate this unit separately based on sound quality and functionality. Sound quality would be a definite five star, but a tad of a design/functionality flaw I'd rate it 3.
The sound quality of the unit is absolutely amazing! Such a tiny thing producing such awsome sound! One of the nice things about it is that you can move the speakers away from the unit. This way the stereo sound is even more enjoyable, and more pronounced. It has a very nice, deep bass, and clear highs. However, you can customize it to your liking, because it has adjustable, bass, treble, and balance controls. You can also dim the display panel - if you wish.
It stores 30 FM preset radio stations. Comes with an FM wire antenna that you can conveniently plug in at the back of the unit. It does not have AM reception - in case you wonder.
As you prolly read from the details by now, it plays MP3 and WMA sounds/music from CD-R/CD-RW discs, USB flash drives, iPhone/iTouch/iPods, and from an external/portable source. Unfortunately it does not read songs/MP3s stored on DVDs only CD-R/CD-RWs. If you plug in an iTouch/iPod, you can navigate it via the remote control. Eg, you can scroll the songs up/down, you can navigate outside/inside to a different folder/category/play list etc. The LCD display can display the playing time, remaining time, artist name, song name, album name.
It does have an alarm that you can set to wake up to your iPod/iPhone/iTouch, CD, radio or USB drive. It also have a sleep function.
Now here is the bad part, or should I say, inconvenient part. When you turn the unit off, it does not display ANYTHING on its display panel. It means that if you have set an alarm you will not know it because you'll be staring at a blank display. If you have an alarm set and the unit is ON, it will display an indicator that you have a timer set. Also, if the unit is off, it does not display the time either. As a matter of fact, even if the unit is on, it only displays the time when you hold the "DISPLAY" button on the remote for 2 seconds, and even then, the time will be displayed for only a second or two, and then it will switch back to display info about the currently playing media. So this is a disappointing reality.
I think this is the only thing about this unit that is annoying. If the unit incorporates a wake up timer and a sleep timer function (not to mention a clock), why on earth I am not able to see it or have it displayed when the unit is off!? This design flaw is a definite three star (or less)!
(Also just as a comment, you can use it only on one voltage setting. Eg, if you bought it in the states (110V) but plan to move or use it in Europe for whatever reason (220V) it won't work.)
Otherwise it's a great little unit that provides very good sound quality.
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This review is from: Yamaha MCR-040OR Micro Component System (Orange) (Electronics)
I have been looking for a mini sysytem for my home office for months. I looked at Cambridge and Bose and while researching ran across the Yamaha Micro. I have the Bose 321 system for my flat screen but I wanted something portable, sounds full and rich and looks good. The Yamaha hit all three. The sound from this system is fantastic..good base, treble and it does not sound tinny. I am glad I purchased this system...besides I love the Orange and it has button controls as well as a remote....bonus!!!!!1 I recommend!!!!!
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This review is from: Yamaha MCR-040OR Micro Component System (Orange) (Electronics)
I like the color (a better-than-Apple industrial safety orange). I like the sound. But the photos in the marketing material are misleading: this is a 3-piece component system, and the speakers should not be placed right up against the body, although it certainly *looks* very sharp that way. Yamaha support confirmed this: there has to be space between the body and the speakers or the unit will overheat.
Also, if you're putting this on an open bookshelf, you'll have to deal with the speaker wires showing.
I'd still buy it again. Just wish the marketeers hadn't misrepresented it.
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This Yamaha micro system has great sound and solid build quality, but be careful in your color selection. Despite the marketing claims, these products are not color matched to the iPod nano.
I ordered a unit in light gray and was incredibly disappointed by the color. The light gray has strong undertones of 1960s mint green/institutional green. It's not a reasonably close match to a silver iPod--or any other silver/gray piece of electronics equipment for that matter.
For those of you considering other colors, this is a nice piece of kit. The sound quality compares with the best of the systems I've owned, including a couple of Bose units. The sound is well-detailed and crisp with a natural tone.
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This review is from: Yamaha MCR-040OR Micro Component System (Orange) (Electronics)
i love, love, love this product! i love it so much i had to order a second one, and am thinking of ordering a 3rd. i first ordered the red one (beautiful color! its a true red), the look, the sound, and quality of it was so fantastic i had to order the orange, which is even more beautiful than i could have imagined (the color is almost a slight burnt orange). i now want to order either the pink or light blue.
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Recently got one of these from Amazon and am very satisfied with the unit. The sound is very crisp and clean. Unit is very well-built and sturdy. Nice metal case. Silky-smooth volume control. It does look better with speakers close to it but that does not concern me at all.
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Sounds very nice for a small unit..(note speakers are separate pieces) take with me RV camping and can be sat out on a picnic table and turned up (boon docking) or low for more populated spots, sound is great High or low or anywhere in between. Has plenty of options for playback....
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