Fave Mid-size Boxes???
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Peter, "BIG" Ben isn't even close to a mid-size box. 
jaetee
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Based on my personal experiences with lots of midsizer's I'd have to rank them like this:
1) JVC M70 (hands down best for top notch build quality, excellent tape deck, and it can slay many larger boxes. Heavy. Surprisingly battery efficient)
2) Pioneer SK-71 (sounds like the M9990, but has switchable line-in and very elegant design with cool multi-segment, multi-colored LED VU's. A gentleman's box)
3) Sanyo M9990 / M9994 (at normal volumes, I actually like my M9990 better than the M70. Has very classic look, too)
4) Sharp GF-9191 / 9292 ('cuz I had one as a teen and they look better than #1 & #2 above. And they sound pretty good, too. It's got well matched components inside)
I would expect the Aiwa TPR - 950 / 955 to slot in their somewhere around #2 or #3. I'll let you know whenever I get one.
Honorable mention: Panasonic RX-5150 is a very well-made, competent and decent sounding box with cool soft-touch tape controls...., but I do believe all of the boxes (#'s 1-4) above sound better, despite the "ambience" feature.
1) JVC M70 (hands down best for top notch build quality, excellent tape deck, and it can slay many larger boxes. Heavy. Surprisingly battery efficient)
2) Pioneer SK-71 (sounds like the M9990, but has switchable line-in and very elegant design with cool multi-segment, multi-colored LED VU's. A gentleman's box)
3) Sanyo M9990 / M9994 (at normal volumes, I actually like my M9990 better than the M70. Has very classic look, too)
4) Sharp GF-9191 / 9292 ('cuz I had one as a teen and they look better than #1 & #2 above. And they sound pretty good, too. It's got well matched components inside)
I would expect the Aiwa TPR - 950 / 955 to slot in their somewhere around #2 or #3. I'll let you know whenever I get one.
Honorable mention: Panasonic RX-5150 is a very well-made, competent and decent sounding box with cool soft-touch tape controls...., but I do believe all of the boxes (#'s 1-4) above sound better, despite the "ambience" feature.
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