Is this a music center?

A music center is a complex of household equipment made in the form of a single device. It is designed to play sounds and music from various external media, such as disks, flash drives, memory cards, records, etc.

Types of music centers

There are several currently on the market:

• Microsystems, the width of the front surface of which ranges from 175 to 180 mm. The sound power of such equipment does not exceed 40 W. As a rule, such devices have a stereo receiver, a deck for one cassette and a player for 1 CD.

• Minisystems with a front surface width from 215 to 280 mm. Such devices differ from previous ones mainly in sound power and a large number of CD players. Systems of this type can work not only with the FM band, but also with RDS. Mini-systems may have special noise suppression devices, built-in multi-channel audio converters and remote controls.

• Midisystems, the width of the front surface of which is 320–360 mm. Due to their size, such devices have not become very popular. Despite this, the sound quality they produce is the highest. As a rule, such systems have a block design of several components. They can be equipped with several disc players, a large number of cassette decks, a digital tuner, etc.

Thus, when choosing music centers, you definitely need to pay attention to the types of such devices.

Advantages and disadvantages

Regardless of the type of music center, such a device has a number of the following advantages:

• multifunctionality;
• the ability to use various external drives for playback;
• good sound quality and speaker power;
• the presence of a large number of types of systems on the market, etc.

The disadvantages of music centers include such disadvantages as:

• relatively large sizes;
• significant cost of equipment;
• insufficient functionality of microsystems, etc.

Despite the above features, music centers are still in demand.

Principle of operation

A music center is a special type of device that occupies an intermediate position between stationary systems and portable radios. This device is controlled via a system controller. The center panel is equipped with a large number of different buttons and indicator lights. All of them are connected to the management part of the equipment, which analyzes the received data.

Note! The front panel can be equipped with an infrared radiation receiver. It is present in those models that are controlled using a remote control.

As a rule, music centers operate from an electrical network. Some devices can operate from a battery or battery.

Models have karaoke function. After connecting an external microphone to them, the singer's voice is muffled. Instead, a person can record his performance.

The elements of a music center can form a single whole or be placed in different blocks. In the second case, they must be connected to each other using wires.