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I just bought an API 701 several weeks ago and I am very happy with it. The caveat being that I am happy with it SO FAR. I bought mine on Ebay for right around $200.
Let me give you the pros and cons as I see them so far.
Pros:
-It is a rack mountable player
-I like the multiformat ability, because at my shows if I run a few dance tracks, I play the DVD videos with them. This machine will play just about anything that will fit ona CD sized disc.
-You can run this unit without the remote control. All functions necessary for karaoke are accesible from the front panel.
-32 step key controller--the most I've had on any of my other players was 16
-You can connect mics right to the unit in a pinch, it also has separate volume and echo controls for each mic
-Universal power supply
-Unlike other universal players, this one does not automatically launch track 1. It waits for a user input.
Cons
-I've got some concerns about durability. I've got mine mounted in a Gator road case, and I'm not sure how it will take the moving around like that. Like I said I've only had it a couple weeks, so the jury's still out
-Sometimes it takes quite a while (10-20 seconds) to read the karaoke discs and get ready to play. This is not a big deal to me because I use two machines at my shows, but it might be more important if it were the sole machine in my setup.
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