TDK NX-4cd, Micro Hi-Fi is Settled

He looks dashing and handsome with jet black color. Tool Micro Hi-Fi besutan TDK consists of a pair of metal bodied flat speakers, a subwoofer, and a CD player unit, and a remote control. But this is not any Micro Hi-Fi.

USB port, SD Card Slot / MMC
CD player in the body also appeared two slot. The most left, right next to the shiny round button on / off the USB port. Present beside the card slot SD / MMC.
This indicates, but can play the songs from audio CDs and MP3 CDs - including the fire itself in the CD-R or CD-W - this unit can sound off music from the MP3/WMA format files that fester in a USB flash disk, or SD card / MMC. And it is true.

Way too easy. Stay plug a USB flash disk, and the system will read the folder containing MP3 files. We recognize a USB flash disk, LED light right next to the USB port will light up red. Just, before we have to choose modes of Card-USB by pressing the Function button on the unit or the remote control. This type of mode can be monitored from the writing that appears on the screen in the lower right side of the player unit.

The same way done when we want to listen to music files was on the cards Secure Digital (SD). Push the card into the SD memory card slot, then use the Function button on the unit or remote control to move to the Card-USB mode. The existence of embedded SD card will be recognized when the right LED lights flashed green slot.

One that needs to be aware, SD card slot here can not recognize SDHC cards (Secure Digital High Capacity), aka the card with a capacity of over 2GB. 16GB Kingston SDHC card we were not recognized. But not when we tuck Kingston 1GB SD card containing MP3 files.

No matter if the music files are entrenched in several folders, as long as the contents of the folder does not mix its file type. NX-4cd smart enough to recognize any folder that contains MP3 files. If there are several folders containing MP3 files, just select the folder where you want to play the files it through preset buttons / folders on the remote control or the CD unit.

Oh yes, the selection mode should always be done. If you enter the CD, it should select the CD from the Function button. Or select a tuner when you want to listen to FM radio broadcasts. Select Aux if you want to connect another device, such as DVD player, to borrow the speakers feature Micro Hi-Fi.

Simplified Setup
Before you can enjoy the music - MP3 or FM radio broadcast - the NX-4cd, we must first 'manufactured' this music player. Do not panic. Not much kok which must be installed. In packaging, there are only two wires that are connected to the respective left and right speakers.

Well, just connect the cables to the jack on the back of the subwoofer. No need to be confused which cable must be connected to the left jack (white) and which to the right jack (red). Plug it around, because there is no marker where the cable to the left or right speakers. The important note is the placement of the speakers later. Place only one speaker on the left side and the other on the right side, according to the cable that you plug in the back of the subwoofer.

In addition to the two wires connecting the speakers, in the package have NO audio cable 9-pin to connect the CD unit to the subwoofer. This cable is typical, so do not be confused with the other. Connect one end to the subwoofer, and the other end into the jack on the back of the CD player unit.

One other existing cables are installed cable from the subwoofer. This is the power cord that you need to plug into the grid. Unfortunately the unit we received, this cable is not adjusted to the conditions of soil water. Outlet at the end of this power cord is a two-legged, but the oblique flat shape, so the need to convert before we can use it. However, the unit may be sold in general, the outlet had been adjusted to the condition of electricity Indonesia.

There Salam greeter
Oh yes, once plugged into the outlet grid and switch on the back button, round LED lights in front of the body subwoofer will light up red. But this is not meant Micro Hi-Fi was able to function. Bottom right screen panel is the CD unit will blink with a blue background color and a round button to the left under the red, but you can not enable the function of music in here because the unit is in standby condition.

You must first press the red button (or the red button on the remote control). Then the LED display and also the subwoofer turns blue and writings raise greeter "Hello" (later if you turn off the unit, also by pressing the red button on the remote control, will appear the words "Good Bye" on the screen).
Hello greetings it will quickly be replaced by other writings. If you happen to modanya set on CD and no CD that you insert into the player, the screen will display text No Disc.

However, when activated if you have selected mode tuner (FM radio), FM radio broadcasts directly exposed. We can choose any FM radio station, starting from the wave of 87.50 MHz to 108 MHz. The position of favorite radio stations that have been tracked can be stored into the memory by pressing the MEM / C-adj at the unit or remote control. Live set will be stored in the memory of how many numbers (available 30 positions).

If a particular FM radio waves were not right, puree position by pressing the logo>> | or <<| on the remote or the unit repeatedly CD. Use these buttons to select the FM radio waves and to promote / backing tracks on the CD.

Everything Center: Remote Control
In fact, more convenient access NX4CD function of the remote control is provided over the tiny buttons on the unit CD. The main reason, of course, because these activities can be done from a distance.

From the remote control is long and slender, we can control almost all the activities play music. These range from activate / turn off the unit, select the music mode, select the folder, playing songs in random order (random), silencing the sound (mute), set the timer, set to sleep mode (sleep: 10, 20, 30 - 90 minutes), to choose equalizer and bass enable this feature.

It is only when we need to approach this CD unit is when they want to insert / remove disks to the existing tray. Insertion / expenditure CDs performed by first pressing the big round button on the top right corner of the CD unit. If this button is pressed, the CD will open the door towards the top, and we can - with caution - insert a CD into the tray is vertical.

Oh yes, to support its operations, the remote control requires two AAA batteries.

Unit plus CD Clock
As mentioned above, the CD unit is fine. Thin body panels, but the thickened blood circumstances behind so sturdy when sitting.

We look first at the back. There thrower grating at the back of the air above. In the bottom panel there are two holes, each one on each side, to where the nail hanger CD units if the unit wants to hang on the wall - something that we do not recommend.

Near the base, there is a slot that serves to accommodate three AAA batteries. Our expectation, batteries function NX-4cd functioning as a clock with alarm and timer functions. But until the final seconds of the unit was in our hands, we have not managed to activate an alarm clock function following could wake in the morning we had a choice of MP3 songs or FM radio broadcasts. Unfortunately the manual that might explain this absence in the package we received.

But never mind. Let's move to the right side. On this side there are two jacks. The top one is a 9-pin jack for connection to the subwoofer (cable available). At the bottom of the headphone jack is, if we want to listen to music without disturbing others. Size is a standard headphone jack, 3.5 mm.

What about the left side? Here we will see a thin wire that serves as an FM radio antenna. Under the circumstances lined red are two jacks for connection to external devices like a DVD player. In order not reversed installation jack, jack most dyed red and labeled R (right, right) while the lower white tinged with labels L (left, left).

Yuk now move to the front, the main part of the CD player unit in NX-4cd this. Dominating the front of this player is the 'tray' CD that will open up (sliding) when the round button on the right side of the unit is pressed. Open button at the bottom of the lining of a Fuction buttons, and two volume control buttons. Under the button to decrease the volume (Vol -) looks a circle containing a square screen. On the screen that we can monitor all the activities and status NX4CD.

On the right of the screen is present, respectively, said the tiny buttons for functions Play / Pause, Stop, Preset / Folder (forward and backward), and Repeat. In the second row there are two other buttons, the Skip buttons (forward and backward). Meanwhile, the third row shows (from right to left) a large round button On / Off, USB 2.0 port with red LED, slot SD / MMC with green LED, and a tiny button labeled Mem / Prog / CLK-adj to save the position of the FM radio station memory.

Speakers and Sound Quality
Now all we have seen. Now turn the speakers and subwoofer. Yes, remember not if NX-4cd mengemaskan two speakers and a subwoofer, aka the 2.1 channel speakers?

Both speakers took dikemaskan NO. Her body is covered in black color make it feasible placed in any room, including bedrooms and family rooms, He was a thin (1.3 cm), but the shiny chrome leg braces that caused steady nan needed a place about 7.3 cm. Physical thinness of the speakers due to applying a flat-panel speaker technology from NXT to become a mainstay of NO for so long.

No nothing on the body of the second speaker. Flat front panel, made of metal. Each 5-watt speaker power, more than enough for the needs of the living room / family or bedroom. When we tried, the sound produced by speakers sounded clean and crisp. High notes sounded rich and clear. In any large volume, the sound does not sound broken. Trebelnya steady, the power of this system.

Low tones, bass, also issued properly by the existing subwoofer. On strong volume, subwoofer is pounding with a steady bass. Unfortunately, the middle tones, mid-bass, not heard here. When the volume turned down, the middle tones sounded soft.

Fortunately TDK provides Bass Booster button (on the remote labeled BBS) that can create music sound richer and warmer. This feature makes the overall sound quality become better, more stable, especially when we listen to classical and acoustic music that focuses on the middle tones. Moreover also available for the equalizer settings: Jazz, Classic, Pass, Rock and Pop.

Oh yes, in the back of the speakers we will see a section with two holes. So in addition to put on the table, the two speakers can be hung on the wall. But for this we have to provide their own nails. Well, choose nails long and strong if you want to hang the speakers on the wall, because the speaker pretty heavy weight, 700 grams. Body's known is made of metal, not plastic.


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Do not be fooled by the slender physique and tiny. TDK NX4CD that this modern look really great, presenting a clear voice, clear, and powerful for the audience whether it's songs from audio CDs, MP3 CDs, or even FM radio. Micro Hi-Fi is worth considering if you crave a quality music player is good, but easy to use and efficient place.



PLUS: slim design; efficient place; operation easy; clear sound quality; no SD card slot and USB port.

MINUS: Radio FM only; tone was absent.

SCORING ASSESSMENT
(maximum 5)
-Performance: 4
-Facilities: 4
-Ease: 4
-Price: 4

SPECIFICATION: TDK NX-4cd
Number of speakers: 2
Number of subwoofer: 1
Number of CDs: 1
CD Type: CD player standard
CD Recordable: Yes
Number of CDs: 1
Support: SD Card (Secure Digital)
Audio Type: Stereo
Audio formats: MP3, MP3 VBR, WAV, WMA
FM Tuner: 87.5 to 108 MHz
Output:
- Speaker: 2x5 W RMS
- Subwoofer: 30 W RMS
Power consumption: <30 watts
Completeness:
- Remote control
- Subwoofer
- Cable power
- Cable power and audio connections 9-pin
- Cable speaker (2)
Dimension (plt):
- Speaker: 13.9 x7, 25x20 cm
- Unit CD player: 20.7 x8, 2x20, 6 cm
- Subwoofer: 13,1 x24, 2x17, 3 cm
Weight: 6.6 kg
Warranty: 1 year
Price range *: U.S. $ 315