Yamaha MCR 730BL Micro Component System Black
Yamaha MCR 730BL Micro Component System Black
A brilliant combination of Yamaha technology for high sound quality packed into a micro component system with an elegant design and finish.
HDMI
High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is the first and only digital interface to combine uncompressed high-definition video, multi-channel audio and intelligent format and command data in a single digital interface. HDMI switching, providing the most advanced method of delivering high quality video signals to a home theater system to enable the reproduction of DVD and satellite TV sources with HD quality. HDMI can also send the digital audio signals from sources such as DVD Audio, CD, Dolby Digital and DTS to provide simple components connections.
DVD Video
DVD is essentially a large capacity optical video storage media that contains movies or other video content for home entertainment. DVD has become the standard for video publishing by most movie and video studios.
Video CD
DVD Players equipped with Video CD capabilities will be able to play video and sound media that has been compressed together using the MPEG 1 standard, and recorded onto a CD disc.
CD Text Display
Get information about the CD currently playing right on the CD players display. The 3-mode text display shows the CDs title, the artists name and the title of the track.
User Ratings and Reviews
3 Stars great sound, but…
This Yamaha system offers incredible sound in a small, solidly built package. However, what is not clear from the description is that it is not designed as a stand-alone audio system (the reason I bought it). To access many of the menu functions it must be connected to a TV. So, if you are looking for a compact home theatre system, this could be a good choice. If all you want is a small but high-quality music player, continue shopping.
5 Stars Genuine bookshelf system
This truly mini-system offers far better value than the comparably priced Bose radio. The speakers can be separated for true stereo and their bass response is amazing considering the size of the drivers (4-inch midrange/woofers). All three units are about the size of a shoebox–about 4 by 8 by 11-inches deep–and the receiver has been designed to play many different kinds of media.
About a month after purchasing this system, I added Yamaha’s YST-FSW150 subwoofer to it and now have full-range response. Although it’s not the equivalent of a carefully selected system costing twice as much, it will be more than adequate for those who don’t want to accommodate multiple components and lots of wiring.
A couple of minor gripes: I wish Yamaha had designed the system so that random/shuffle play could be accessed without having to turn on the TV in order to scan a menu. And, I wish they had added a system connection jack to the back of the receiver so that my subwoofer could be turned on or off by the receiver.
3 Stars Yamaha MCR 730BL
While in no way an audiophile, I would say the sound is great and I would rate that as 5 stars for smaller rooms.
My beef is with the controls. I hate remote controls and most of the functions on this unit are controlled using the remote. I am old fashioned and like buttons, dials and switches on the unit itself. Also, while you can set Bass and Treble, the unit has no equalizer. While the CD player works and sounds fine, it seems very slow to load, read, and then play.
In summary, this could easily be a 4 or 5 Star unit for someone else but my gripes were not clearly addressed in the sales information.
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