UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, August 16, 1995
3D
IF YOU'RE SHOPPING FOR A STEREO,
THEN THE BRAND YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SHOULD BE ONE OF THESE WINNERS:
ENGINEERING AWARDS EGINEERS HAVE SELECTED NT VALUES"
1. Price Class vs. Performance.
2. Design & Engineering Excellence.
5. Manufacturer's Ability to Service
TOP 10 BRANDS WINNING MARQUE PRICE CLASS
1. MRAGE [Tower] by B&W $2,750.ea
2. B&W [Tower] by N.H.T. 2,095.ea
3. N.H.T. [Tower] by MIRAGE 1,395.ea
4. SNELL [Tower] by SNELL 1,350.ea
5. BOSTON ACU. [Tower] by SNELL 1,275.ea
6. KEF [Tower] by KEF 749.ea
7. KLIPSCH [Tower] by B&W 639.ea
8. PSB [Tower] by PHASE 595.ea
9. PHASE TECH [Tower] by SNELL 399.ea
10. M&K [Tower] by BOSTON 299.ea
VR-30 [Tower] by KLIPSCH 249.ea
KG 3.5 [Bookshell] by N.H.T. 169.ea
MODEL1.3 [Bookshell] by BOSTON 169.ea
CR-8 [Bookshell] by PSB 100.ea
Alpha [Bookshell] by PSB 100.ea
168-CONSIDERED
RECEIVERS OF THE YEAR
TOP 10 BRANDS
1. DENON
2. YAMAHA
3. ONKYO
4. NAKAMICHI
5. SONY ES
6. NAD
7. SONY
8. MARANTZ
9. H. KARDON
10. PIONEER
WINNING MODES BY PRICE CLASS
RE-1 [60Wich] by NAKAMICHI $899.
DRA-775 [60Wich] by DENON 749.
RX770 [60Wich] by YAMAHA 549.
705 [40Wich] by NAD 499.
RE-3 [37Wich] by NAKAMICHI 429.
DRA565RD [65Wich] by DENON 399.
RX570 [70Wich] by YAMAHA 399.
9R53 [70Wich] by MARANTZ 349.
9R53 [45Wich] by MARANTZ 339.
TX-V940 [95Wich] by ONKYO 299.
DRA365RD [45Wich] by DENON 249.
TX-910 [45Wich] by ONKYO 249.
RX395 [45Wich] by YAMAHA 249.
24. CONSIDERED
WINNING MODELS BY PRICE CLASS
DGL1 issued by NAKAMICHI
TOP 10 BRANDS
1. NAKAMICHI
2. DENON
3. SONY ES
4. YAMAHA
5. ONKYO
6. MARANTZ
7. SONY
8. NAD
9. H. KARDON
10. PHILIPS
CONSIDERED
10. PHILIPPS
38. CONSIDERED
WINNING MODELS BY PRICE CLASS
DR-1 [3-Head] by NAKAMCHI $929.
TC-KA3ES [3-Head] by SONY ES 849.
DR-2 [3-Head] by NAKAMCHI 749.
TC-WA8ES [Dual-Dec.] by SONY ES 499.
DRW-840 [Dual-Dec.] by DENON 399.
SD-S35 [Dual-Dec.] by MARANTZ 349.
DRW-660 [Dual-Dec.] by DENON 299.
TC-RX606ES [Auto-Rev.] by SONY ES 398.
KX-R470 [Auto-Rev.] by YAMAHA 379.
DRR-790 [Daylight BC] by DENON 299.
DR-3 [B/CAHPRO] by NAKAMCHI 429.
DRM-540 [B/CAHPRO] by DENON 259.
KX-390 [B/CAHPRO] by YAMAHA 249.
TOP 10 BRANDS WINNING MODELS BY PRICE CLASS
1. DENON CDP-CA9ES [5-Disc] by SONY ES $649.
2. YAMAHA DCM-580 [5-Disc] by DENON 649.
3. SONY ES GCD-P-600 [5-Disc] by ADCOM 599.
4. CAL AUDIO CDP-CA9ES [5-Disc] by SONY ES 499.
5. ADCOM CDC-B45 [5-Disc] by YAMAHA 499.
6. NAD DCM-460 [5-DISC] by DENON 429.
7. MARANTZ CDP-CA7ES [5-DISC] by SONY ES 349.
8. ONKYO DXC220 [5-DISC] by SONY ES 299.
9. NAKAMICHI DCM340 [5-DISC] by DENON 499.
10. SONY DX-1 [Single] by CAL AUDIO 269.
11. CD-63 [Single] by MARANTZ 269.
12. DCD-615 [Single] by DENON 219.
32 CONSIDERED DX-7210 [Single] by ONKYO
TOP 10 BRANDS WINNING MODELS BY PRICE CLASS
1. YAMAHA TXSV919THX [120X3,50X2] by ONKYO $1,995.
2. DENON RXV-1070 [110X3,30X2] by YAMAHA 1,349.
3. ONKYO SR-82 MK2 [110X2,75X2] by MARANTZ 1,149.
4. SONY ES AVR-2500 [80X3,25X2] by DENON 995.
5. NAKAMICHI RXV-870 [80X3,25X2] by YAMAHA 949.
6. MARANTZ STRGX900ES [100X3,30X2] by SONY ES 749.
7. ADCOM AVR-1500 [70X3,20X2] by DENON 749.
8. NAD AV-716 [5X3,20X2] by NAD 749.
9. KENWOOD TX-SV727 [80X3,20X2] by ONKYO 699.
10. PIONEER STRGX600ES [90X3,20X2] by SONY ES 549.
RXV-580 [75X3,25X2] by YAMAHA 399.
AVR-800 [80X3,15X2] by DENON 399.
RX-V480 [85X3,15X2] by YAMAHA 399.
23-CONSIDERED
WINNING MODELS BY PRICE GREED
1. VELOYNE
F-1500R [250W] by VELODYNE $1,595.
BPSS-210 [250W] by MIRAGE 1,495.
F-1200R [100W] by VELOYDNE 1,199.
MX-90 [125W] by M&K 999.
F-1000 [80W] by VELODYNE 899.
SW10-H [100W] by KLIPSCH 749.
SW2P [80W] by N.H.T. 699.
VR-500 [100W] by BOSTON 599.
252 PBM [80W] by ATLANTIC 549.
MS12 [100W] by MIRAGE 499.
SW1P [80W] by N.H.T. 479.
BSP-100 [100W] by MIRAGE 329.
YST-SW60 [50W] by YAMAHA
28-CONSIDERED
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