JustCruisin said:
Whats your honest opinion compared to your M-90.??
This is a tough comparison..... 2 entirely different beasts. I will comment on the SOUND only. The looks are very different and everyone has different tastes.
The JVC M90 is a high quality sound that is balanced in some decent lows, great mids, and clear highs. Great box for Jazz, classical, country, and easy listening. I'm not saying that it can't pound out some hip hop or rap, but that is where the M90 comes up short in the volume/distortion compared to the C100. The M90 doesn't need the bass turned down too much for listening at just about any volume. The JVC is built MUCH better than the C100.
The C100 now is STUPID loud. Because of the bridged amp setup no one will ever crank there C100 past 40 (on the 100 scale) because it is loud. Clear highs, almost "make your ears bleed" kind of loud. The C100 can hammer out a bass note much better than a M90. It has a little more speaker wobble to get these lows. The loudness switch really helps for low volume listening because you get the booming bass and the really loud highs. If you are cranking tunes with your C100, you MUST turn the bass down to get the distortion down.
Again, I would still pick the M90 over the C100 for using because I wouldn't be afraid to crank the JVC where I know the C100 could overheat the amps or simply stop working because it is built so cheap. If I want loud and impressive, the C100. If you are trying to show how well a boombox can sound and how well it is built, then the M90.