Budget Hi Fi question .....

[Pale Rider]

[QUOTE 4000418, member: 45"] Well, apart from those blokes who buy cheap new cars.[/QUOTE]

And those blokes like me who make jokes about cheap new cars.

And to be fair, the spec from Ms Foodie is 'a box like dad has'.

I have a mini CD/DAB system like the Denon one and it does give decent sound when mated to quality bookshelf speakers - Gale Gold Mini-monitors in my case.

I can't be of much more help because I don't understand wireless sources and the like - which makes me feel old as well as out of touch.

Now where did I put that Dire Straits CD?

 

[slowmotion]

And those blokes like me who make jokes about cheap new cars.

And to be fair, the spec from Ms Foodie is 'a box like dad has'.

I have a mini CD/DAB system like the Denon one and it does give decent sound when mated to quality bookshelf speakers - Gale Gold Mini-monitors in my case.

I can't be of much more help because I don't understand wireless sources and the like - which makes me feel old as well as out of touch.

Now where did I put that Dire Straits CD?

I think you'll find it next to Dark Side Of The Moon.

 

[Hill Wimp]

This Cambridge Audio G2 £99 at Richer Sounds is by far my best buy this year , no ok my second after my Ridgeback but a very close second.

It's a brilliant little wireless bluetooth speaker with excellent sound quality, great portability, comes with its own little travel bag and a great range of colours. I love it and have just bought two more as they can be paired.

https://www.cambridgeaudio.com/products/wireless-speakers/g2

 

[srw]

No standard mp3 3.5mm jack plug though ....

Are you sure?
Oh yes.

I've got one of them (or rather a previous generation of the same thing) and it's extremely good - I spent more money on speakers, which for me was worth it. I keep a 3.5mm to phono lead permanently plugged into the "analog[ue] in" holes, and it very effectively plays MP3s via my tablet or phone.

 

[tyred]

Get something classic and chic

 

[Crackle]

[QUOTE 4000418, member: 45"]No-one listens to stereo any more. Well, apart from those blokes who buy cheap new cars[/QUOTE]
They kinda do, they just listen differently. My separates system got broken up years ago and i have bluetooth speakers but I still have my main desktop running through an old NAD 3020 and wharfedale speakers. OK it's playing MP3's these days or Spotify but I still like a good blast on a quality system, one where you can still tell crappy production from good production when you turn up the volume. Reminds me I've been meaning to get an amp of some sorts to run my old JPW's in the kitchen for playing stuff off my phone.

 

[raleighnut]

Some people pay a lot of money for top flight kit but the bottom has fallen out of the market for those that just want to listen to 'sounds' and claim not to be able to tell the difference between cheap kit and audiophile products like these
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...review&usg=AFQjCNFsLunR4RdJtfZ63gEpxa60p2kX_w

 

[Pale Rider]

No one may listen to stereo any more, but most of my stuff was recorded for it.

Whatever happened to recreating a sound stage?

I can usually tell if the left and right channels are swapped - doesn't happen with speakers once they are wired correctly, but putting headphones on the wrong way around leads to a mixed-up sound.

Seems to me quality has been replaced by quantity for many - a gazillion tracks on an MP3 player, usually listened to through tiny/tinny earphones or a £79 Currys 'hi-fi'.

NB: The word 'Currys' above has been turned into a hyperlink with no input from me - we are all slowly being 'monetised'.

 

[Fab Foodie]

No one may listen to stereo any more, but most of my stuff was recorded for it.

Whatever happened to recreating a sound stage?

I can usually tell if the left and right channels are swapped - doesn't happen with speakers once they are wired correctly, but putting headphones on the wrong way around leads to a mixed-up sound.

Seems to me quality has been replaced by quantity for many - a gazillion tracks on an MP3 player, usually listened to through tiny/tinny earphones or a £79 Currys 'hi-fi'.

NB: The word 'Currys' above has been turned into a hyperlink with no input from me - we are all slowly being 'monetised'.

I like Stereo for much the same reason as you, creating a sound-stage, positions of instruments in their space etc.
I do agree that kids these days are so used to listening to tinny sounding playback equipment, at least daughter #1 seems to want to change that ... and good on her!

 

[Crackle]

This thread just got me in trouble.

I just got a text from my son saying......"Turn it down!"

I hadn't heard him come in

 

[Crackle]

[QUOTE 4000910, member: 259"]The traditional family is not dead yet![/QUOTE]
Gotta move with the times. It's a wonder he didn't skype me.

 

[Electric_Andy]

£70 wired PC speakers "and you'll be grateful". Profit.

 

[Paul99]

To be fair there's very little difference between my 100 quid Bose in ear headphones and the latest spec. Apple thingies that come with your phone

That's because they are both rubbish, you just paid £100 for 4 letters of the alphabet.

 

[Aperitif]

Small, pretty, sonically excellent and only a little above your budget. USB + Digital input, superb speakers - a brilliant piece of equipment

Denon

I have this. With JBL Control 1 speakers - mounted on tin ears unfortunately, but it's very good!

 

[andyfraser]

[QUOTE 4001180, member: 45"]I think it depends on what you're using the speakers for.

When I was a teenager I had a great system, perfectly laid out in my room so that I was in the right place when lying on the bed.[/QUOTE]
Same here. Now I just have a Sony bluetooth speaker. It's portable; works with phones, tablets, laptops and actually sounds pretty good. I'm far easier to please these days.