WHAT A SYSTEM!!!

well i gotta say, for the money i paid for my system, i wasnt expecting anything as good as this! considering i mainly listen to hard dance, the bass is extremely punchy, and not in the slightest bit saggy, unlike many of it's competitors. the treble - well its in a league of its own! many systems are unable to handle high pitched treble, an tend to squeal, this, on the other hand can handle some of the highest treble on todays dance scene. 1 fault tho - the bass! its way too good! i often listen to rock/punk music, and we all know that it has very 'uneven' bassline to it. this causes a problem if you keep the speakers near the unit, as the bass often (when on max volume) will skip the cd! anyway - a beast of a system, a bargain of a buy, an some absolutely bangin' bass! cant be beaten on price, quality or anything of the sort you'd expect from a mini system. if u wanna find any better than this, your gonna have to go with a stack system - sorry to tell you! hope this is useful.

FWM399 in silver!

over a year ago i wrote a review (under the name janowen4) about the superb Philips FWM399 mini system (still for sale here @ amazon). One of my only critisisms was the design, a dull finish with odd yellow inserts as speaker ports. Now the unit returns with a slightly different model number and a new finish. The glossy silver would look great alongside any modern home entertainment system. The sound is still amazingly clear, the bass big yet well in time with the music. the mid and top end frequencies float from the speakers with the clarity you'd expect from a top end expensive unit. The only difference between the 399 and 390, other than price, is that you can't remove the cloth speaker grills from the new 390 and more obviously, the power outputs are different. The 120watts of the 399 have been reduced to 60watts for the 390, but unless power is of real importance to you, you'll find the output of the 390 more than adequate. Turn the volume and it's not shy, your hair will be blown out of style, every last watt of power is there!...this one's well worth a listen.