On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 18:51:28 GMT, NSM wrote:

"TCS" wrote in message
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| On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 02:36:03 -0500, Choreboy
wrote:
| For Christmas I visited relatives with a Bose stereo. The tuner/CD
| changer feeds audio through a cord to the subwoofer, which has the
| amplifier.
|
| A CD has jammed in the changer. The way to open the case is not
| obvious. Bose says it would void the warranty, but they will charge
| $200 plus shipping to fix it.
|
| Would it be better to replace that component with another brand of
| tuner/changer?
|
| Yes. The unit isn't as good as a $150 panasonic sold at
target/walmart/kmart.
| The $99 RCA minisystem (also with a changer) is also a superior unit.

But is it compatible with the powered woofer?

The rca and panasonic have two properly sized woofers and stereo.
The bose is monofonic at frequencies you'll notice. Only a subwoofer
should be mono; the woofer(s) shouldn't.

BTW, I'm surprised to see
anyone use 'RCA' and 'superior' in the same sentence!

Only compared to bose. If you find someone who'll take $1500 for the RCA,
it'll be just like the bose -- you'll have that special feeling of pride that
comes from spending way too much.