Bush DAB hifi OR Hitachi DAB hifi?!

Shasta McNasty · 04-02-2004, 16:38

Link to Bush specs and Hitachi specs!

Which of these is a better buy?! Ideally I'm looking for a hi-fi with DAB, FM/AM, CD and mini-disc with LP... but MD appears to be dying away slowly - so maybe I should save up for an MP3 player instead!

Tenesmus · 06-02-2004, 23:42

Personally I'd lean towards the Bush, it looks like a "proper" hi-fi where the Hitachi looks like one of those £60 things you see down the market, and it seems to have more features. The Hitachi speakers look rather naff too.

But as with all these things, try before you buy...

cortina · 09-02-2004, 14:20

I have the Hitachi one, costs £199 from Dixons online (£299 in-store).
Sound is fantastic, so are the features. I tried them both and found for the £100 difference the Hitachi sounded good.
The Bush was surprisingly good considering the brand name, infact probably sounded better, but the £100 off swung it.
It has a mirror effect front, and a bright blue LED lighting it up, so it looks far from cheap.

Now the bad point!!!
My hi-fi had a problem, whereas when you advanced to the next track on a CD it started the next track a second or so into the track, maybe not a problem to some, but on those big guitar rifts (ala Sweet Child Of Mine) it misses the first note!, I have taken it back to a store 3 times for replacement, all 3 had exactly the same fault.
Called Hitachi head office support centre to see if it was a generic fault, there response was that it was nothing to do with them, Curry's and Dixon's have imported them from a foreign company, these units are not intended for UK use, and as such will not be covered by any Hitachi warranty!

Still, I am semi-happy with mine, so will probably keep it.

Just as a footnote, I notice the site you link too does not mention that,
1. the Hitachi also has 2 x Aux inputs,
2. it has NO headphone socket.

daKlown · 02-03-2004, 08:35

Sorry for hijacking this old existing thread but it didn't seem worth opening another for this query.
We've just picked up this Hitachi unit for £199 at Dixons and it looks and sounds great. The only niggling thing is that when it's in standby the CD display shows --:--, but we can't figure out how to set the clock! (We assume it's a clock). The instruction manual doesn't say and we've tried holding down the various buttons.

Can anybody help?

04-02-2004, 16:38	#1
Shasta McNasty Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 524	Bush DAB hifi OR Hitachi DAB hifi?! Link to Bush specs and Hitachi specs! Which of these is a better buy?! Ideally I'm looking for a hi-fi with DAB, FM/AM, CD and mini-disc with LP... but MD appears to be dying away slowly - so maybe I should save up for an MP3 player instead!

06-02-2004, 23:42	#2
Tenesmus Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Penzance Posts: 445	Personally I'd lean towards the Bush, it looks like a "proper" hi-fi where the Hitachi looks like one of those £60 things you see down the market, and it seems to have more features. The Hitachi speakers look rather naff too. But as with all these things, try before you buy...

09-02-2004, 14:20	#3
cortina Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 15	I have the Hitachi one, costs £199 from Dixons online (£299 in-store). Sound is fantastic, so are the features. I tried them both and found for the £100 difference the Hitachi sounded good. The Bush was surprisingly good considering the brand name, infact probably sounded better, but the £100 off swung it. It has a mirror effect front, and a bright blue LED lighting it up, so it looks far from cheap. Now the bad point!!! My hi-fi had a problem, whereas when you advanced to the next track on a CD it started the next track a second or so into the track, maybe not a problem to some, but on those big guitar rifts (ala Sweet Child Of Mine) it misses the first note!, I have taken it back to a store 3 times for replacement, all 3 had exactly the same fault. Called Hitachi head office support centre to see if it was a generic fault, there response was that it was nothing to do with them, Curry's and Dixon's have imported them from a foreign company, these units are not intended for UK use, and as such will not be covered by any Hitachi warranty! Still, I am semi-happy with mine, so will probably keep it. Just as a footnote, I notice the site you link too does not mention that, 1. the Hitachi also has 2 x Aux inputs, 2. it has NO headphone socket.

02-03-2004, 08:35	#4
daKlown Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Hull Posts: 52	Sorry for hijacking this old existing thread but it didn't seem worth opening another for this query. We've just picked up this Hitachi unit for £199 at Dixons and it looks and sounds great. The only niggling thing is that when it's in standby the CD display shows --:--, but we can't figure out how to set the clock! (We assume it's a clock). The instruction manual doesn't say and we've tried holding down the various buttons. Can anybody help?

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