Micro hi-fis

Coz21 · 04-03-2009, 19:42

Do you have a bunch of wires round the back of a micro hi-fi like you do with a large mini/midi hi-fi?

Nigel Goodwin · 04-03-2009, 20:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coz21

Do you have a bunch of wires round the back of a micro hi-fi like you do with a large mini/midi hi-fi?

Less wires, because you have less options.

Most probably just the mains lead and the speaker wires.

AlanO · 04-03-2009, 20:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coz21

Do you have a bunch of wires round the back of a micro hi-fi like you do with a large mini/midi hi-fi?

Depends - some midi / mini hifis which were all in one units the only wires were speakers, mains connection and radio aerials (FM was always external, some had internal AM aerials).

However some, had each component as a separate e.g. Tuner, Amp, Tape Deck, CD player and those needed additional wires to connect them to the amp and also to ensure a single power source - sometimes it was just ribbon cables others used the phono connections.

At the very least you'll have

speaker x 2
mains
FM aerial
and possibly AM aerial.

Does this help?

Coz21 · 04-03-2009, 22:06

Yeah, that helps. Thanks guys. Be glad to get rid of spaghetti junction, lol.

Andy Carlton · 05-03-2009, 11:12

If you are thinking of buying an all in on system...I would go for the Denon DM37DAB which has had stunning results:

http://www.richersounds.com/showbigp...all_305208.jpg

Coz21 · 05-03-2009, 15:09

Thanks, but we have decided to get this one:

http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/pro.../specification

We want one with digital radio and cassette aswell as CD.

sancheeez · 05-03-2009, 15:56

Cassette! Cool! Old Skool!

Got a very similar little Sony system we use in the kitchen. Sounds pretty decent for such a small unit and our one is years old now.

In terms of wires, ours has:

Mains lead
Speaker wire connecting speaker 1 to hifi unit
Speaker wire connecting speaker 2 to speaker 1 (speaker 2 does not connect directly to the unit)
Optional ariel cables - which we don't bother with

We predominantly use it with an MP3 player which connects to the 3.5mm jack under a little door on the front of it.

04-03-2009, 19:42	#1
Coz21 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,852	Micro hi-fis Do you have a bunch of wires round the back of a micro hi-fi like you do with a large mini/midi hi-fi?

04-03-2009, 20:11	#2
Nigel Goodwin Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Derbyshire Posts: 41,789	Quote: Originally Posted by Coz21 Do you have a bunch of wires round the back of a micro hi-fi like you do with a large mini/midi hi-fi? Less wires, because you have less options. Most probably just the mains lead and the speaker wires.

04-03-2009, 20:52	#3
AlanO Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,902	Quote: Originally Posted by Coz21 Do you have a bunch of wires round the back of a micro hi-fi like you do with a large mini/midi hi-fi? Depends - some midi / mini hifis which were all in one units the only wires were speakers, mains connection and radio aerials (FM was always external, some had internal AM aerials). However some, had each component as a separate e.g. Tuner, Amp, Tape Deck, CD player and those needed additional wires to connect them to the amp and also to ensure a single power source - sometimes it was just ribbon cables others used the phono connections. At the very least you'll have speaker x 2 mains FM aerial and possibly AM aerial. Does this help?

04-03-2009, 22:06	#4
Coz21 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,852	Yeah, that helps. Thanks guys. Be glad to get rid of spaghetti junction, lol.

05-03-2009, 11:12	#5
Andy Carlton Inactive Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sutton Coldfield Posts: 3,879	If you are thinking of buying an all in on system...I would go for the Denon DM37DAB which has had stunning results: http://www.richersounds.com/showbigp...all_305208.jpg

05-03-2009, 15:09	#6
Coz21 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,852	Thanks, but we have decided to get this one: http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/pro.../specification We want one with digital radio and cassette aswell as CD.

05-03-2009, 15:56	#7
sancheeez Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,762	Cassette! Cool! Old Skool! Got a very similar little Sony system we use in the kitchen. Sounds pretty decent for such a small unit and our one is years old now. In terms of wires, ours has: Mains lead Speaker wire connecting speaker 1 to hifi unit Speaker wire connecting speaker 2 to speaker 1 (speaker 2 does not connect directly to the unit) Optional ariel cables - which we don't bother with We predominantly use it with an MP3 player which connects to the 3.5mm jack under a little door on the front of it.

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