spec me a digital home Hi-Fi

romperstomper · 5 Jan 2010 at 12:56

My current Aiwa is over 15 years old ,great sound (won best sound awards) but the cd no longer works and its not digital radio .

My new one must have ;

digital radio (DAB)
(able to record cd to cd would be nice but not essential)
compact
good realistic sound

not sure on price but between £100-£300 I guess (clueless)

probedb · 5 Jan 2010 at 13:13

Denon do some nice compact DAB stuff. Try their website.

romperstomper · 5 Jan 2010 at 15:14

probedb said:
Denon do some nice compact DAB stuff. Try their website.

yeah thanks just had a look in the local superstores ,sales staff are terrible ,they know nothing about anything ,and are not interested in finding out :confused:

probedb · 5 Jan 2010 at 19:25

Your best bet is to hunt around online and then just find some reviews of ones you like on forums

whitecrook · 5 Jan 2010 at 19:32

Just wondering why DAB is a requirement?

probedb · 5 Jan 2010 at 21:32

whitecrook said:
Just wondering why DAB is a requirement?

Because he wants to use DAB :rolleyes:

whitecrook · 5 Jan 2010 at 21:48

probedb said:
Because he wants to use DAB

Don't be an idiot.

I am genuinely curious as to the specific inclusion of the DAB requirement. From what I've heard over the last few years DAB was basically a non start, sounds rubbish with terrible bitrates and compression, limited coverage, and generally one is better off with FM and a good antenna. So why would someone want it? Is there a specific thing that only DAB can provide?

romperstomper · 6 Jan 2010 at 01:37

You get loads more stations with dab .

Not sure why they keep advertising it as interference free though as its not much if any less so than FM .

Mel_P · 6 Jan 2010 at 10:39

DAB is outdated, rubbish quality and marginal reception in many areas BUT is the UK system hence wehave no choice for many stations unless you want to listen via web but this is not very convenient generally.

whitecrook · 6 Jan 2010 at 10:57

or satellite I guess. OR cable (either using FM or digital). I guess it matters if you want a station that's exclusively on DAB. Are there any DAB exclusive station?

probedb · 6 Jan 2010 at 13:35

whitecrook said:
Don't be an idiot.

I am genuinely curious as to the specific inclusion of the DAB requirement. From what I've heard over the last few years DAB was basically a non start, sounds rubbish with terrible bitrates and compression, limited coverage, and generally one is better off with FM and a good antenna. So why would someone want it? Is there a specific thing that only DAB can provide?

You asked why he wanted DAB and I gave you an answer (bloody obvious but still an answer). Don't call me an idiot for responding to your question.

alle · 6 Jan 2010 at 13:47

probedb said:
You asked why he wanted DAB and I gave you an answer (bloody obvious but still an answer). Don't call me an idiot for responding to your question.

...It was a daft answer though.