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Sharp XL-B530 200W Bluetooth & MP3/CD Player/AM/FM Speaker System (Brown Oak)

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Nationwide Group via Amazon has Sharp XL-B530 200W Bluetooth & MP3/CD Player/AM/FM Speaker System (Brown Oak) on sale for $129.99 - $50 off when you 'clip' the coupon on the product page = $79.99. Shipping is free.
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Features:
  • Powerful 200W max output power (100W RMS) with loudness control for all your great beats and programmable playback
  • Brown wood finish provides a breath-taking touch of décor
  • Bluetooth streaming for all Apple and Android compatibility
  • MP3/CD/USB/WMA AM/FM digital system
  • Built-in advanced LED display

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Nationwide Group via Amazon has Sharp XL-B530 200W Bluetooth & MP3/CD Player/AM/FM Speaker System (Brown Oak) on sale for $129.99 - $50 off when you 'clip' the coupon on the product page = $79.99. Shipping is free.
  • Note: Sold & shipped by Nationwide Group. Must be logged in to clip coupons; coupons are typically one-time use.
Thanks to community member AstraStar for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Powerful 200W max output power (100W RMS) with loudness control for all your great beats and programmable playback
  • Brown wood finish provides a breath-taking touch of décor
  • Bluetooth streaming for all Apple and Android compatibility
  • MP3/CD/USB/WMA AM/FM digital system
  • Built-in advanced LED display

Editor's Notes

Written by jimmytx | Staff
  • About this Store:
  • Additional Information:
    • Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars on Amazon based on over 1590 customer reviews.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and/or view the Wiki and forum comments for further helpful discussion if available.

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The_Love_Spud
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Probably a downgrade. If I read the specs right your ION Pathfinder 4 has an 8" woofer(?). The woofers on this unit are 4" each. Of course,there are loads of other variables here...

This Sharp solution is going to be somewhere between functional to great in a reasonably small space. I personally like cheap micro systems as a substitute for soundbars and/or cheap dedicated PC speakers. I suspect the capabilities of a system like this Sharp will fall apart when pushed (i.e. - run loud) and placed in an outdoors setting.

Good luck!
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just notice this is sell/ship from third party if anyone concern about not directly from Amazon.
slickdealgb
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Bass. And yes, I'm laughing.

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slickdealgbFeb 15, 2024 02:53 AM
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Quote from CleverDeer137 :
Laugh all you want the Vizio soundbar and wireless sub are great. Lots of base for $125 bucks
Bass. And yes, I'm laughing.
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Feb 15, 2024 03:25 AM
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RumzDizzleFeb 15, 2024 03:25 AM
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We back in the early 00's?
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Feb 15, 2024 03:34 AM
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BaaliBandapirrlaFeb 15, 2024 03:34 AM
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It does taste like dried peas, so not amazing, but not different than others.
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natofrombombatoFeb 15, 2024 03:42 AM
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Quote from slickdealgb :
Bass. And yes, I'm laughing.
I don't know why. My family has gone through quite a few audio solutions for the TV. My parents has a Bose system which sounded pretty good except for the dialogue was muffled by the bass. My mom would turn it up so loud to hear dialogue that the system could be heard throughout the house. She got a Vizio sound bar with satellite speakers that hook up through the Bluetooth connected subwoofer. She can now understand dialogue at much lower volumes. I have a pioneer receiver with floor speakers. The sound is pretty good, but the Vizio m series sound bar in my room still has better audio for dialogue. Bass is the enemy of dialogue. I did setup a lepia receiver with Dayton audio bookshelf speakers for my granny, and she loves it. There are a lot of ways to skin a cat, and a quality sound bar is a good solution too.
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TooManyMindFeb 15, 2024 03:46 AM
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This will work fantastically for my home office. I'll be listening to soft tunes while studying and graphic editing. Thanks op!
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tygronFeb 15, 2024 03:48 AM
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Quote from natofrombombato :
I don't know why. My family has gone through quite a few audio solutions for the TV. My parents has a Bose system which sounded pretty good except for the dialogue was muffled by the bass. My mom would turn it up so loud to hear dialogue that the system could be heard throughout the house. She got a Vizio sound bar with satellite speakers that hook up through the Bluetooth connected subwoofer. She can now understand dialogue at much lower volumes. I have a pioneer receiver with floor speakers. The sound is pretty good, but the Vizio m series sound bar in my room still has better audio for dialogue. Bass is the enemy of dialogue. I did setup a lepia receiver with Dayton audio bookshelf speakers for my granny, and she loves it. There are a lot of ways to skin a cat, and a quality sound bar is a good solution too.
You need to be careful in any deal thread regarding Audio/Video, speakers, receivers, amps, etc. The audiophiles (I use a different word to describe them) assume everyone wants to spend thousands on their setup. When in reality ~99%+ of people in these threads just want to watch Netflix and maybe some BluRays at home in their free time.

As long as YOU are happy with your setup then it is fine.

Could it always be better? Sure, but literally less than 1% of people care that much to drop thousands and then be snarky to anyone else that doesn't get the same sound "quality" as their app/algo tells them they are getting. LMAO
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slickdealgbFeb 15, 2024 03:54 AM
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Quote from natofrombombato :
I don't know why. My family has gone through quite a few audio solutions for the TV. My parents has a Bose system which sounded pretty good except for the dialogue was muffled by the bass. My mom would turn it up so loud to hear dialogue that the system could be heard throughout the house. She got a Vizio sound bar with satellite speakers that hook up through the Bluetooth connected subwoofer. She can now understand dialogue at much lower volumes. I have a pioneer receiver with floor speakers. The sound is pretty good, but the Vizio m series sound bar in my room still has better audio for dialogue. Bass is the enemy of dialogue. I did setup a lepia receiver with Dayton audio bookshelf speakers for my granny, and she loves it. There are a lot of ways to skin a cat, and a quality sound bar is a good solution too.
True. And thanks for the reply.
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FranksAndBeansFeb 15, 2024 03:59 AM
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The draw of buying a micro component has pretty much vanished especially when all-in-one bluetooth speakers pretty much have the same capability with lesser wires and space. It looks retro but finding room to place three boxes and run wire in-between doesn't make much sense.
Little compact receivers like this have basically become impossible to find, at $80 it's not bad just for that. The value is in being able to pair it to different speakers.

We have nice little digital amps now but a small box that has Bluetooth, usb media, and cd still has a place. Still has a place for something like a bedroom system where you want those functions without the space.
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randypsFeb 15, 2024 04:02 AM
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People of a "certain age" may always prefer a physical form factor similar to the older units.
I highly recommend a Sonos One. $200. For one speaker that had to be heard to be believed. I'd never swap it for a design like these in this post.
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DontTaxBeerFeb 15, 2024 04:59 AM
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Quote from JasonDB :
It's for grandpa lol. Sharp hasn't been relevant for years. I think we had this in our kitchen in the late 80s.
i think they make analog wall clocks now. i bought one off of amazon last month. it's the non-ticking kind.
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Quote from DontTaxBeer :
i think they make analog wall clocks now. i bought one off of amazon last month. it's the non-ticking kind.
The non ticking ones are pretty cool actually.

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raneasimmonsFeb 15, 2024 06:54 AM
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Quote from tygron :
You need to be careful in any deal thread regarding Audio/Video, speakers, receivers, amps, etc. The audiophiles (I use a different word to describe them) assume everyone wants to spend thousands on their setup. When in reality ~99%+ of people in these threads just want to watch Netflix and maybe some BluRays at home in their free time.

As long as YOU are happy with your setup then it is fine.

Could it always be better? Sure, but literally less than 1% of people care that much to drop thousands and then be snarky to anyone else that doesn't get the same sound "quality" as their app/algo tells them they are getting. LMAO
I agree!!!

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