Spec me a mini hi-fi

Jamie1994 · 16 Apr 2010 at 21:42

Hey guys, I've been looking for a Mini Hifi and I have no experience at all with them, never bought one. After I heard a friends Sony MHC-GT444 I decided I wanted one.

If at all possible I'd like one that has a very good sub, I love bass
and is able to connect it directly to my PC via either optical or coaxial.
I love the design and look of the Sony MHC range so if there any other brands with similar design I'd love to know. I also like my music quite loud so fairly high watt would be nice as well, although I'm not really sure what is and isn't high all I know is the GT444 sounds pretty perfect and I think its 700w.

I've been looking at the Sony MHC-EC99i and the Sony MHC-GT444.

Looking to spend around 100-200 pounds.

Thanks for reading.

Jamie1994 · 16 Apr 2010 at 21:49

smoove said:
Dont waste your money mate on that cheap crap. Buy some seperates.

Haha, like I said I'm pretty clueless about HiFis etc.

I guess buying separates means buying the different parts on their own, could you recommend some good speakers and amp and anything else I need. If I was buying them separate would I need to up my budget?

Jamie1994 · 16 Apr 2010 at 21:56

Thanks for the advice mate, I'll have a look around at separate parts then and read some reviews.

Jamie1994 · 16 Apr 2010 at 22:25

Woah lol, after having a look around this looks complicated, pre-amp? power-amps? how many amps do I need lol.

Any chance someone could link me to a beginners guide or something for buying my first hifi.

Jamie1994 · 16 Apr 2010 at 23:56

I really am at a lose here, if I buy an amp that is a pre-amp and power-amp in 1 and some speakers can I just connect that to my PC through optical or analog.

Trying to get my head around the hardware.