Mini Stereo's

[Shane Watson]

G'day servants eer I mean fellow contributors.... :rolleyes:

Ok, so with time on my hands I think of things I need, well really don't need, but want. And currently on my list is a new stereo / cd player for the master bedroom.

Problem is I want something that can just hang on the wall. And after visiting a couple of electrical shops there really dosn't seem to be much available actually nothing available.

Everything I have seen in the mini hifi section are small units, but they are very deep units which would render them useless to hang off the wall.

Now I know I have seen units made specifically to go on the wall and so I thought I would try a local audio specialist (todds) with no luck, well actually about $4500 latter I could have had something.... :eek: But it still wasn't what I really want...

So anyone out there know of somewhere that might stock or order something like this....I mean in todays society of asthetically pleasing streamlined appliances there must be one manufacture making something reasonably priced...
Cheers!

[MajorPanic]

G'day servants eer I mean fellow contributors.... :rolleyes:

Ok, so with time on my hands I think of things I need, well really don't need, but want. And currently on my list is a new stereo / cd player for the master bedroom.

Problem is I want something that can just hang on the wall. And after visiting a couple of electrical shops there really dosn't seem to be much available actually nothing available.

Everything I have seen in the mini hifi section are small units, but they are very deep units which would render them useless to hang off the wall.

Now I know I have seen units made specifically to go on the wall and so I thought I would try a local audio specialist (todds) with no luck, well actually about $4500 latter I could have had something.... :eek: But it still wasn't what I really want...

So anyone out there know of somewhere that might stock or order something like this....I mean in todays society of asthetically pleasing streamlined appliances there must be one manufacture making something reasonably priced...
Cheers!
Hi ya Shane

Get your ass & bank manager down to B & O to take your pick.
Here is a link: http://www.bang-olufsen.com/
Remember if ya want the best ya have ta pay & pay & pay :D

[tyrone]

Or BOSE, another high end make, they design systems that look good but you pay for the name.

[duckman]

Hi Shane,

How about a little lateral thinking? Why not a system which is totally concealed from view, apart from some discrete speakers and operated via remote control? The CD player if that is what you want, as opposed to a hard disk/iPod type thingy could be place in a cupboard somewhere. I don't know of such a system but am looking around for something of that nature for myself.

Just a thought.

[Ivan in Oz]

Duckman,
I'm thinking on your line.
A good CD/Cassette/AmFm Radio from a Car or like and built into a cupboard
[out of harms way]
possibly with a remote.

Ivan in Oz

[duckman]

Duckman,
I'm thinking on your line.
A good CD/Cassette/AmFm Radio from a Car or like and built into a cupboard
[out of harms way]
possibly with a remote.

Ivan in Oz
Yup, or even grab an old PC and press it into service as a sound system. One can fit a 'huuuuge' number of songs on a hard disc as MP3 files.

I've had a car radio as my job radio for a number of years. Put the radio, a couple of speakers, an antenna and a 12v motor bike battery into a ply box. Works a treat and is very portable. I'm seriously thinking of buying a new car radio with remote control to replace the original. :)

I can't understand why Dewalt haven't included a remote in the latest version of their job radio. They are becoming very popular.

Hooroo..

[nik]

I'm with Majorpanic on this one. Bang & Olufsen are the only way to go, superb quality, perfect sound and the best looks money can buy. But be prepared for the heart attack when you hear the price, but you get what you pay for right?

nik

[kiwigeo]

I'm with Majorpanic on this one. Bang & Olufsen are the only way to go, superb quality, perfect sound and the best looks money can buy. But be prepared for the heart attack when you hear the price, but you get what you pay for right?

nik
You do get what you pay for but only up to the point beyond which you have to ask yourself how much extra bang youre getting for the extra dollar.

My personal preference is the Bose Lifestyle systems mainly because they're unobtrusive and they take up bugger all space. They do however lack a bit in the bass department but if youre not into Doof doof music then its not a big issue.

My choice if money wasnt an issue would be the Perreaux systems made in NZ....especially their top of the range gold plated amp/preamp/CD player set. Veeeeery nice.

[Shane Watson]

Well, thats where I've seen what I am looking for - Bang & Olufsen....... Cheers MP!
Bose dosn't seem to have a wall mounted solution on there websites. And I actually like the idea duckman suggested, but unfortunatly its not practicle in my situation, though its going to get some further investgation.

Problem is I just know B&O are going to kill me with their pricing but its worth a look I guess, so off to the valley sometime soon.

Cheers guys!

[nik]

If you know what model of B&O stereo your interested in, then I have the 2002 price list if your interested in just a ballpark figure. They have probrobly changed the prices a bit, but in general, they stay the same. The cheapest stereo you will buy from B&O is the Beosound 1, and at $2290 you still don't get the remote control, which is an extra $380. On top of that you are going to have to pay the doctors fees and the price of the heart medication that you will have to buy :)

But if I was going to go out and buy one, and i didn't want to pay too much then I do know B&O used to sell 2nd hand units. That's what my dad told me anyway, he's bought B&O all his life, but i don't know if they still do it. The last one he bought was the beocenter 7000 sometime early in my life, i was only a tiny kid, and it's still going today. But technology sure has surpassed the old thing. But in my opinion, a good in between stereo is the B&O Century and at $2890 (including the remote this time) it's a good little unit that should last you a nice long time, plus give you some of the finest sound you can get.

My 2cents worth...

Nik.

[Shane Watson]

haha..yeah thats sort of the price range I was thinking they would be charging....The one I was looking at was the beosound 3000......but for them sort of dollars I can think of other more important items to buy. ;) specially when I already have a damn good (imo) yamaha setup in the lounge.

CHeers!

[nik]

Yeah, i thought that was the sort of reaction you would have had, almost everybody has that reaction :) But the beosound 3000 is a very nice unit, and at $3750 it had wanna be. But you think that is expensive, you know the one with the 6 cd holders, the beosound 9000? well it goes for $7200 and i don't even think that comes with speakers. One certainly has to have alot of dough to be able to buy the top of the line ones from B&O. Here's something to think about when you can't sleep, their plasma tv set goes for...yep you gessed it, $39500. I ask anybody here on this forum, DO YOU OWN ONE OF THESE TV'S?????????? If so, firkst of all, you are a lucky bastard, and second of all, if that's how much you would spend on a tv, then mate i would love to see your workshop. :) :)

Nik.

[Iain]

If I spent that much on a TV I wouldn't need a workshop, I'd just fly all of you over to help me out.
In the meantime I will stick with my humble NAD, never really liked B&O that much.
An aquantaince had one, well, he drove a Saab as well which tells us a lot, quirky fickle pieces of machinery that they are.
Probably becoming too opinionated now...

[bitingmidge]

Or BOSE, another high end make, they design systems that look good but you pay for the name.

Shane, aka moneybags(!)

Have a look at the Bose "Wave" system with a radio and CD/DVD player.

It's the world's most expensive clock radio, but really sounds the part and is not too bad at the price!

Cheers,

P

[HappyHammer]

This sounds like an excellent opportunity to cable the entire house (speaker wire is cheap) and hook it up to your Yamaha gear, install speakers and volume controls in every room and Bobs your Aunty!

HH.

[simon c]

Shane,

How about a Yamaha TSX20, you can get one for about $600

Simon

http://www.yamahamusic.com.au/products/p_avit/systems/page3_TSX20.asp

[Termite]

Get on to www.eastwoodhifi.com.au and send Steve a message about what you want. He's a really helpful guy.
Kind regards
Termite

[gemi_babe]

Can I just ask, are B-O remotes radio waved?

I mean your going through all this trouble with finding the right system etc, but there is nothing worse then lying in bed, half asleep and you have to roll over to grab the remote, then angle it toward the unit....and if its in a cupboard, sheesh, Your gonna have to open the cupboard up or NOT and bang ya head on it in the middle of the night going to the loo LMAO

I just wanted to say, that BOSE have an awesome system. My Dad has had BOSE systems for 16 years or so and the newest unit he has, has the most smallest set of speakers (speakers can be wall mounted)with the rest of the unit hidden, with a remote control that is radiowaved. So no matter where you are in the house, you can turn it up, on or off. This system would be THE system for the house. The quality of sound and the loudness these guys throw out is amazing. Worth checking out!

I certainly wouldn't base my choice on a website. Go into the best sound performance shops around and try out all the systems. After all, If your going to throw $3000+ at them, its gotta be what you are really after.

[Shane Watson]

Thanks for the advice gentlemen...Think I might put this idea on the back burner for a while. I got some timber work to get on with round this place and thats going to take the penny prioity for time being...But you've all given me some good ideas on where to look when the penny tree starts flowering again. :D

Cheers!!

[vsquizz]

Shane, some of the little Kenwood systems ($300-$600) have remotes. Put the system in a nice little bedside or bedhead cabinet. Plug it into a cd/dvd/box unit and go with the 5.1 surround sound mini speakers sold with the TV entertainment systems.

[Shane Watson]

Shane, some of the little Kenwood systems ($300-$600) have remotes. Put the system in a nice little bedside or bedhead cabinet. Plug it into a cd/dvd/box unit and go with the 5.1 surround sound mini speakers sold with the TV entertainment systems.


My main desire with this though is for it to be wall mounted. And while all the common hi-fi brands have mini hi-fi's in there range, none are wall mountable. Well you could mount them on the wall but they arn't designed for it and would look terrible.

Cheers!

[simon c]

Shane, did you check out the Yamaha I posted, seemed a reasonable price and atractive enough

[Shane Watson]

Shane, did you check out the Yamaha I posted, seemed a reasonable price and atractive enough


Hmmm, well no I actually didn't...Shame on me! :eek: I thought I had looked through the yamaha site properly before you posted that, but apprantly I didn't...Thanks for that! Will follow up on that one as well.

I also got a hardly normal cattledog today and they have a fairly cheap one in it. Looks just what I want, but am doubtful.

Damn I'm fussy! Mwahahahaha!! :eek:

[Shane Watson]

Shane,

How about a Yamaha TSX20, you can get one for about $600

Simon

http://www.yamahamusic.com.au/products/p_avit/systems/page3_TSX20.asp


Hmmm well I wonder why they never told me about this one when I went to Todd's HiFi....they're usually on the ball....Might have to go back and follow up with Cameron..

[Shane Watson]

Hmmm well I wonder why they never told me about this one when I went to Todd's HiFi....they're usually on the ball....Might have to go back and follow up with Cameron..


Well it appears this model is no longer available...bugger...

[Barry_White]

How about this one if you have plenty of money. It would hang on the wall.

http://www.yamahamusic.com.au/products/p_avit/music_cast/default.asp

Sorry posted wrong address before.

[Shane Watson]

How about this one if you have plenty of money. It would hang on the wall.

http://www.yamahamusic.com.au/products/p_avit/music_cast/default.asp

Sorry posted wrong address before.


Yeah looked at that system a while back. Rather a nifty idea really. But would be better to setup while building. So will leave that one sitting at Todd's until I build. But by then something else will be along no doubt..

Cheers!

[bigAl]

Hi Shane,

For what it's worth, I can't recommend the B&O too highly as a stand alone unit. We've got one in the bedroom that puts the big component system in the lounge to shame.

Just remember, B&O are great at Audio and are amazingly innovative. (Did you know that they invented 'Dolby', had a better idea and sold Dolby NR to Dolby Labs and kept the good one themselves).

Al.

[bitingmidge]

For what it's worth, I can't recommend the B&O too highly as a stand alone unit. .

Me either...but then I've got a Beocentre in the shed!

P
:D

[bigAl]

BitingMidge, I want your shed.

Al.

[bitingmidge]

Swap you for your workbench!
:D :D :D

P