Nostalgic music centre with DAB

pennyshahin_2

Hi my wife wants to buy one of those nostalgic music centres that can play tapes, records , CDs and also has DAB and a headphone socket can anyone recommend a good one please.

Coopdivi

I wouldn't recommend any of them. They are expensive for what they are, the speakers are tinny and low powered and, because the speakers are integrated, you'll never get true stereo separation. So forget listening to Pink Floyd etc. Also, with the exception of Past Times, all the companies selling them appear to be dodgy no reputation outfits.

If you must have one though, the lowest price I can find is £187 including delivery from Steepletonejukeboxes.com. However I cannot recommend them and won't provide a link because they've hidden their Domain Registration details behind a privacy service which means they can't be trusted.

The next cheapest costs £208 including delivery from Aktis Computing. They're only slightly less dodgy as they use the address of Plusnet, who are an internet service provider, on their domain registration.

http://shop.aktiscomputing.co.uk/steepletone-cambridge-dark-nostalgia-dab-music-centre-749-p.asp

I doubt you'd want to buy it anyway. The speakers have a 3 watt per channel output which in my opinion is pathetic.

As an alternative what I would suggest is this retro style record player which has everything you want barring the DAB radio. It's still going to sound tinny but the speakers are slightly better at 5 watts per channel and it's miles cheaper. Plus you'll be buying it via Amazon so will have a lot less chance of being ripped off. £88 including delivery.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zyon-Wooden-Turntable-Record-Cassette/dp/B001EZPI02/ref=pd_sim_ce_4

Then if you want DAB this Sony audio system costs £93 including delivery from Amazon, has 10 watts per channel as well as separatable speakers.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-CMTFX250-Hi-Fi-Audio-System/dp/B003L5DVX4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1288067611&sr=1-1

So at £181 for the two of them you'd still be better off than buying that Steepletone tat.

If you want a DAB system with a bit more oomph this Sony has 50 watts per channel and costs £130 including delivery.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-CMTBX77DBI-Mini-Hi-Fi-iPod/dp/B003L5DVVG/ref=pd_cp_ce_1