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Hi-Fi / Hifi players have generally over the years become smaller and better in quality. You can for example now buy quality mini hifi stereos for about £50 from top makes such as Bush, Goodmans and Alba. Of course there is then your middle of the road Hi-Fi / Hifi players makes such as Sharp and Sanyo and your premium brands such as Sony and Panasonic. At the top end you can buy Hi-Fi / Hifi players from Denon and Technics. The types of hifi available to buy are,

  • Micro Hi-Fi
  • Mini Hi-Fi
  • DVD Hi-Fi
  • Hi-Fi Separates

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On a high end machines some things to look out for are,

  • Digital Sound Processor (DSP) - alters the atmosphere of the sound.
  • CD compatible playback
  • Dolby Pro Logic surround sound for 4-channel sound
  • Dolby B noise reduction for cassette decks, this reduces the hissing noice
  • WMA compatible, CDs burnt on your PC which can fit far more tracks onto CDs
  • RDS tuner for the radio. Will pre-set favourite stations and display the name of the station.

Other more standard features on hifi's are,

CDR compatible allows the playback of recordable cds. Such discs do not allow tracks to be erased once they have been recorded. You may find older hifi systems will not recoginise recordable cds burnt on a pc for example. Therefore you may require a newer hifi to play them. Most average priced hifi's are now CDR compatible.

CD recorder allows for advanced CD recording technology which enables you to record from the CD changer, radio or external sources to create your own music discs and compilations. If you are into burning cds and creating mp3 compilations than this is a great feature to want on a new hifi system. Currently in 2003 a cd recorder is only included on more hi spec hifi systems so you may have to spend at least £200 for this feature.

CDRW compatible means the hifi enables the playback of re-writable cds. Rewritable discs can be erased and recorded on again and again. A re-writable cd or CDRW have been priced in 2003 at around £10 and therefore are more expensive than a normal recordable cd, but have the huge advantage that they can be erased and recorded on as many times as you like.

MP3 CD playback means you can create your own mp3 cds on your PC, to fit lots more music on to one CD. Some low spec or older hifi's do not support this feature, so you always want to look closely on the features available on the hifi you are buying if you create and play mp3 cds. MP3 is an audio compression system that allows users to compress audio files without noticeable loss of quality. MP3 stands for Motion Picture Experts Group Audio Layer 3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3), and because its ability to compress songs, it became de facto standard for music distribution over the web.

DAB feature on a hifi stands for digital sound quality for interference free reception access to more stations to listen to what and when you like digital display and scrolling text Its free with a DAB radio. A dab radio on a hifi also means you can easily tune your radio with electronic buttons, store your favourite stations with the pre-sets and RDS will also display the name of the station you are listening to.

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Posted on 20 / 05 / 2003

Aiwa Mini Component Stereo

We currently have a Aiwa mini component stereo and it is just what we were looking for to squeeze into the living room. The sound is great and the price was better than lower quality products. Truly the sound is wonderful for the price. While searching your site we found this same Aiwa mini component stereo and even though we live in the US and this site doesn't ship to the US I would recommend this stereo to UK users.

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Dianne, Sacramento


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Summary of Hi-fi Players

Hi-Fi / Hifi Players have generally come down in price over the years and are much better in quality. They mainly come with a cd player, cassette decks and a radio. Some of the better Hi-Fi / Hifi players include 3 and 5 cd disk holders and generate more watts for better sound quality.


 
     


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