Looking for hifi with DAB, CD, iPod dock

libertino

Looking for a small unit with all of these features.

I found Technika MC-109DAB on Tesco's website. What's the quality of their stuff like?

Also found a Philips model for about £85.

I've seen inspiRED DAB Micro Hi-FI mentioned on these forums but can't find the product specification on the net.

I'm not too knowledgable on the technical details, all I know is I want it to have the three features mentioned (DAB tuner, CD deck, and iPod docking facility). The two things I need to know really are which brands are recommended/to be avoided, and what level/quality of sound I'll get out of different speaker outputs.

totalsolutions

Hi-Fi = £85 nope
Look at http://store.apple.com/uk?afid=p202%7CGOUKE105224154&cid=OAS-EMEA-KWG-UK_Top_KW_Exact-UK

libertino

totalsolutions wrote: »

Hi-Fi = £85 nope
Look at http://store.apple.com/uk?afid=p202%7CGOUKE105224154&cid=OAS-EMEA-KWG-UK_Top_KW_Exact-UK

I don't understand: "£85 nope" ? Do you mean spend more than £85 on a hifi?

penrhyn

Indeed considerably more.

The Pure Avanti Flow is very good, I have one, it does not have a CD drive but with an i-pod dock you don't really need one. Its wifi as well.

esuhl

I'm not sure if you're aware, but you can connect the earphone socket of an iPod to a phono input on a hi-fi (assuming it has one) -- you don't necessarily need a proper dock. It's not as elegant-looking as a dock, but it might widen your choice of equipment...

jaydeeuk1

My wife has this one.

http://www.johnlewis.com/230512497/Product.aspx?source=14798

Managed to get it for £159 which was a bargain from JL. Better than anything else I looked at in price range.

banger9365

mi wify has this on,and it works the new gen ipods,unlike a lot of the older ones http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/516163/TEAC-CX-225IDAB?cm_sp=FeatureEnd-_-Micro_Hi-Fis-_-position1

libertino

Interesting replies, thanks. I probably don't want one enough to spend over £100, so if there isn't good value under that price I might just get a cheaper DAB clock-radio!

cogito

esuhl wrote: »

I'm not sure if you're aware, but you can connect the earphone socket of an iPod to a phono input on a hi-fi (assuming it has one) -- you don't necessarily need a proper dock. It's not as elegant-looking as a dock, but it might widen your choice of equipment...

You can but it sounds carp. A dedicated dock will sound better but you'll never get hi-fi sound out of either an iPod or a unit that costs £100.

libertino

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5137480/c_1/2|category_root|Limited+Stock+Clearance|15294700/c_2/3|cat_15294700|Limited+stock+Home+Entertainment+and+Sat+Nav|15294829.htm?store=Oxford+City+Centre

This looks like it has good sound output for its size and price. The only flaw is it doesn't have DAB tuner. Is it possible to connect a DAB radio through the Audio input? Or is the stereo not good enough to be worth going to that bother?

timbim_2

Quality will probably be terrible. If you want to fill even a small room, you do need to spend a decent amount of money. Good HiFi costs good money. On the flip side, if you're planning to listen to mp3's at low bitrate, even a good system can't get good quality out. If you do decide to rip CD's, rip at the highest bitrate and save to a non lossy format. It's the only way to keep the quality.