Hope this is the right thread. And no doubt this'll cause much amusement, but here goes.
I've having to look for a new sound system as the old CD player has sadly put itself into "retirement".
I know "CD is on the way out" and I'm "living in the past" but I'm not entirely convinced about this wifi connected replacement that everyone seems to be going for. I'm not 100% against streaming but it seems most of these systems aren't so straightforward.
For starters, from what I understand, you have to have a NAS drive - bit of a faff to add that, but not a huge headache I suppose.
I've had a look at Sonos, but that reqiures a tablet or phone to be able to control it. Bose do something similar, but again, as with both, in order to access the album you want, you have to have another device to control it. I don't want to use my phone, and I've not got a tablet device.
Plus, a lot of them seem to push for actual streaming (Deezer, Spotify, Apple-wosit et al) I'm not interested in that, I just want to listen to my music - that I already have.
I know I can probably by a cheap CD player, but the ones that are still available don't seem to be suitable.
Are there any recommendations on these new systems? Any suggestions would be welcome.
I've having to look for a new sound system as the old CD player has sadly put itself into "retirement".
I know "CD is on the way out" and I'm "living in the past" but I'm not entirely convinced about this wifi connected replacement that everyone seems to be going for. I'm not 100% against streaming but it seems most of these systems aren't so straightforward.
For starters, from what I understand, you have to have a NAS drive - bit of a faff to add that, but not a huge headache I suppose.
I've had a look at Sonos, but that reqiures a tablet or phone to be able to control it. Bose do something similar, but again, as with both, in order to access the album you want, you have to have another device to control it. I don't want to use my phone, and I've not got a tablet device.
Plus, a lot of them seem to push for actual streaming (Deezer, Spotify, Apple-wosit et al) I'm not interested in that, I just want to listen to my music - that I already have.
I know I can probably by a cheap CD player, but the ones that are still available don't seem to be suitable.
Are there any recommendations on these new systems? Any suggestions would be welcome.






Which as you may have guessed is the one that I saw confusing Englbert Humperdinks.