What can anyone expect from a "micro" stereo? Turns out, at least in Philips' case, more than you might expect. It's actually kind of shocking how good it is. In a small footprint, you've got bass-reflex loudspeaker ports with 3" woofers, which give you richer low tones, all to make the most of your 18 watts of output power.
First, everything it says it can do, it does easily. Each feature works as expected, easy set-up (you will need to attach the speakers via their wires, which is very easy). The visual instructions make sense. Pairs up with my Apple Music perfectly. CDs sound clear and no fuzziness even on high settings, same for the radio stations and Bluetooth music. Virtually everything you can do with this system you can do via the remote (except eject CDs). The remote is like a TV remote in that it is super logical. In a pinch, you can adjust the volume with the lovely knob at the front, which has a very satisfying feel to it. Nice to know that if you damage or just can't find the remote, you can go to the manual buttons on the front. It has a clock, too, but luckily it's not constantly displayed so it won't glare at you at night. Just hit "clock" and it will show you the time.
Bonuses? For one, it has a sleep timer function for 120-90-60-15 minutes, which from what I've seen is pretty unusual in a stereo of any size. So, you can fall asleep to guided meditation CDs or to some soothing Spanish guitar on the local classical station or whatever you like. For another bonus, you can change the sound mode to your liking. You have "balanced, bright, clear, warm and powerful." I find that warm is a nice middle zone, but clear is better if you prefer the vocals to be more upfront. Powerful will rock the room. :)
Great price, surprising quality and super sleek looking. So much so that I bought a second one for the living room. It's more than adequate to fill up the space with beautiful sound. Enjoy!
