"mocha" wrote in message
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"Arfa Daily" wrote in message
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"souls" wrote in message
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Hi.
I was wondeirng if someone could help me find a nice mirco system. I
have
£200 and so far have looked at these
http://tinyurl.com/7uh67
http://tinyurl.com/9uknh
Would appreciate if anyone could give me a little advice or links to
other
nice mirco units.
If you need any more info please post back and let me know and I'll
provide
it.
Cheers
Happy xmas
Purely from a repairer's point of view, I would go for the Hitachi over
the Goodmans every time.
Whilst the Goodmans will be an adequate performer, the internal build
quality is reflected in the price. It has loads of features compared to
other units, but a very small price tag. That should tell you all that
you need to know about what's behind the brushed aluminium. The phrase "
all fur coat and no knickers " comes to mind ...
I really don't know what the " once warmed up " nonsense in the review is
all about. If anything has got to warm up in a fully solid state system,
then something is sadly wrong with the design.
Arfa
Hi Arfa
I'm in the same boat and looking for a mini system I had a look at those
two but they didn't take my fancy. COuld you recomend any.
I guess with that goodmans being so cheap once it knackers its a cheap
replacement but perhaps better to get something that will ast.
TIA
It's hard to give a firm opinion. In general, I would say that the prices of
these mini and micro systems have pretty much stabilized over the last
couple of years, to the point where you can make a fairly sound judgement as
to what you're buying, by its retail price tag. A unit costing £150 may not
be ' twice as good ' as one costing £75, but is, never-the-less, likely be
at least significantly better in the quality stakes - although
interestingly, not necessarily in performance.
There is still an element of name in the makeup of the price. For instance,
a unit from Sony or Hitachi, is likely to be more expensive than a similar
offering from say Thomson. Thomson is a lesser known name, but actually, the
build quality of their kit is pretty fair. Certainly on a par with some of
the lower priced offerings from the " names ".
In summary, if I was in your position, I would stick with one of the bigger
names - Sony, Hitachi, JVC, even Aiwa, which is now a part of Sony anyway.
Go for something in the mid price bracket £120 to 150, that has all of the
features that you want. Listen to your choice working if possible, including
the tuner, and try to go for one with fairly " solid " feeling speakers. If
anything lets these small systems down, it's the speakers. Allow yourself a
bit of styling for a few quid, if you want. One with a nice metal front, and
colourful VF display, will probably not perform, or be of any higher build
quality than a plastic cased unit with a basic LC display, but will be more
expensive.
All I've probably done is further confuse you ( sorry !! ) but it's a very
muddy subject. Hope some of what I've said makes sense, and is of use to
you.
Arfa
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