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[Taxi_Driver]

 

Looking for a new compact hifi.......
I listen to the radio more than anything else, so want a DAB radio
With a cd player would be nice.....not fussed if its single or mutiple discs, coz that wont get used much.
Sound quality wise.....i can tell the difference between bose and 'el cheapo' .....but not prepared to pay bose prices.....so somewhere midrange would do....
Last thing is reliability......it would be left turned on for about 12-16 hours/day......daft really   but i leave the radio on for Holly all day   ....so its on when i get up in the morning.....on when i goto work and on for an hr or so when i get home.....till i watch tv.

Any suggestions  :-/

[jjleonard]

saw this in the G/F's Next catalogue the other day... however it may well be sh*t.  

http://www.next.co.uk/shopping/electric/audio/6/1

[CaptainZok]

So controls need to be paw friendly too then.

[Martin_1962]

Looking for a new compact hifi.......
I listen to the radio more than anything else, so want a DAB radio
With a cd player would be nice.....not fussed if its single or mutiple discs, coz that wont get used much.
Sound quality wise.....i can tell the difference between bose and 'el cheapo' .....but not prepared to pay bose prices.....so somewhere midrange would do....
Last thing is reliability......it would be left turned on for about 12-16 hours/day......daft really   but i leave the radio on for Holly all day   ....so its on when i get up in the morning.....on when i goto work and on for an hr or so when i get home.....till i watch tv.

Any suggestions  :-/

Well since el cheapo is usually an upgrade from Bose - no point paying more for less.

I'd suggest the usual Japanese suspects - try the HiFi companies before the general ones

[Taxi_Driver]

So controls need to be paw friendly too then.

  She just sleeps  

But i leave it on, just for a bit noise in the house.......
My m8 leaves his plasma tv on all day for his dogs.....thats mad imo  

[Taxi_Driver]

Looking for a new compact hifi.......
I listen to the radio more than anything else, so want a DAB radio
With a cd player would be nice.....not fussed if its single or mutiple discs, coz that wont get used much.
Sound quality wise.....i can tell the difference between bose and 'el cheapo' .....but not prepared to pay bose prices.....so somewhere midrange would do....
Last thing is reliability......it would be left turned on for about 12-16 hours/day......daft really   but i leave the radio on for Holly all day   ....so its on when i get up in the morning.....on when i goto work and on for an hr or so when i get home.....till i watch tv.

Any suggestions  :-/

Well since el cheapo is usually an upgrade from Bose - no point paying more for less.

I'd suggest the usual Japanese suspects - try the HiFi companies before the general ones

You dont rate Bose then Martin?  :-/

[Martin_1962]

Looking for a new compact hifi.......
I listen to the radio more than anything else, so want a DAB radio
With a cd player would be nice.....not fussed if its single or mutiple discs, coz that wont get used much.
Sound quality wise.....i can tell the difference between bose and 'el cheapo' .....but not prepared to pay bose prices.....so somewhere midrange would do....
Last thing is reliability......it would be left turned on for about 12-16 hours/day......daft really   but i leave the radio on for Holly all day   ....so its on when i get up in the morning.....on when i goto work and on for an hr or so when i get home.....till i watch tv.

Any suggestions  :-/

Well since el cheapo is usually an upgrade from Bose - no point paying more for less.

I'd suggest the usual Japanese suspects - try the HiFi companies before the general ones

You dont rate Bose then Martin?  :-/

A triumph of marketing over substance, they make systems over a thousand which compete against Logitec cheapies as an example.

Emporers new clothes - if people spend a lot of money they are going to try to justify their purchase.

[Taxi_Driver]

saw this in the G/F's Next catalogue the other day... however it may well be sh*t.  

http://www.next.co.uk/shopping/electric/audio/6/1

It maybe  ....

Tho looks ok.....and seems to do all i want plus more.....so good call  
Will have a further look at it
Cheers  

[Taxi_Driver]

Looking for a new compact hifi.......
I listen to the radio more than anything else, so want a DAB radio
With a cd player would be nice.....not fussed if its single or mutiple discs, coz that wont get used much.
Sound quality wise.....i can tell the difference between bose and 'el cheapo' .....but not prepared to pay bose prices.....so somewhere midrange would do....
Last thing is reliability......it would be left turned on for about 12-16 hours/day......daft really   but i leave the radio on for Holly all day   ....so its on when i get up in the morning.....on when i goto work and on for an hr or so when i get home.....till i watch tv.

Any suggestions  :-/

Well since el cheapo is usually an upgrade from Bose - no point paying more for less.

I'd suggest the usual Japanese suspects - try the HiFi companies before the general ones

You dont rate Bose then Martin?  :-/

A triumph of marketing over substance, they make systems over a thousand which compete against Logitec cheapies as an example.

Emporers new clothes - if people spend a lot of money they are going to try to justify their purchase.

Im not really a hifi buff.....but one of my neighbours has a bose system.....and its amazing sound quality.....didnt cost him that much....bout £800 iirc.....too much for what i want tho....
Vx fitted bose to Omega elites tho didnt they.....so vx must have rated it  :-/

[Vamps]

Ehh what is a wireless........

[Martin_1962]

Looking for a new compact hifi.......
I listen to the radio more than anything else, so want a DAB radio
With a cd player would be nice.....not fussed if its single or mutiple discs, coz that wont get used much.
Sound quality wise.....i can tell the difference between bose and 'el cheapo' .....but not prepared to pay bose prices.....so somewhere midrange would do....
Last thing is reliability......it would be left turned on for about 12-16 hours/day......daft really   but i leave the radio on for Holly all day   ....so its on when i get up in the morning.....on when i goto work and on for an hr or so when i get home.....till i watch tv.

Any suggestions  :-/

Well since el cheapo is usually an upgrade from Bose - no point paying more for less.

I'd suggest the usual Japanese suspects - try the HiFi companies before the general ones

You dont rate Bose then Martin?  :-/

A triumph of marketing over substance, they make systems over a thousand which compete against Logitec cheapies as an example.

Emporers new clothes - if people spend a lot of money they are going to try to justify their purchase.

Im not really a hifi buff.....but one of my neighbours has a bose system.....and its amazing sound quality.....didnt cost him that much....bout £800 iirc.....too much for what i want tho....
Vx fitted bose to Omega elites tho didnt they.....so vx must have rated it  :-/

Discuss VX Bose with DaveDND

As to home entertainment - it is quite poor - check the home entertainment forums.

I would be looking at spending about £150 to £200 on a small CD Radio with bookshelf sized speakers, from a Japanese brand I have heard of and know is reasonably good.

eg

Pioneer, Denon, Panasonic, Sony, NAD - that sort of level

[Taxi_Driver]

Ehh what is a wireless........

Its like a gramophone  

[Marks DTM Calib]

These are very nice:

http://www.richersounds.com/showproduct.php?cda=showproduct&pid=DENO-DM37-BLK

plus

http://www.richersounds.com/showproduct.php?cda=showproduct&pid=ELTA-MONITOR3BCH

Difficult to beat for a small DAB capable unit with MP3 playback.

[Taxi_Driver]

Looking for a new compact hifi.......
I listen to the radio more than anything else, so want a DAB radio
With a cd player would be nice.....not fussed if its single or mutiple discs, coz that wont get used much.
Sound quality wise.....i can tell the difference between bose and 'el cheapo' .....but not prepared to pay bose prices.....so somewhere midrange would do....
Last thing is reliability......it would be left turned on for about 12-16 hours/day......daft really   but i leave the radio on for Holly all day   ....so its on when i get up in the morning.....on when i goto work and on for an hr or so when i get home.....till i watch tv.

Any suggestions  :-/

Well since el cheapo is usually an upgrade from Bose - no point paying more for less.

I'd suggest the usual Japanese suspects - try the HiFi companies before the general ones

You dont rate Bose then Martin?  :-/

A triumph of marketing over substance, they make systems over a thousand which compete against Logitec cheapies as an example.

Emporers new clothes - if people spend a lot of money they are going to try to justify their purchase.

Im not really a hifi buff.....but one of my neighbours has a bose system.....and its amazing sound quality.....didnt cost him that much....bout £800 iirc.....too much for what i want tho....
Vx fitted bose to Omega elites tho didnt they.....so vx must have rated it  :-/

Discuss VX Bose with DaveDND

As to home entertainment - it is quite poor - check the home entertainment forums.

I would be looking at spending about £150 to £200 on a small CD Radio with bookshelf sized speakers, from a Japanese brand I have heard of and know is reasonably good.

eg

Pioneer, Denon, Panasonic, Sony, NAD - that sort of level

I did see one yesterday in Comet.....3 disk changer/DAB.......TB's fav make  
But only reduced by a fiver in the sales......not much off  
In fact all of Comets DAB stuff didnt have much discount.....so much for credit crunch prices  

[Plomien]

I recently got a Philips MCB204 Micro system.
its a good little system.
USB in/out, dab radio, cd player tape player and an input point at the back