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Squeezebox/hi-fi required - advice

dowlinj · 2010-01-15 20:18:21

Hi, I'm on the look-out for a new hi-fi. I've got around €300-€400 to spend (perhaps more if the equipment really gives me what I need) and would like something which fits the following criteria: Needs to include speakers in the setup. Has an auxiliary input capable of playing music from an mp3 player (I currently own a…

15-01-2010 8:18pm

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dowlinj

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Hi,

I'm on the look-out for a new hi-fi. I've got around €300-€400 to spend (perhaps more if the equipment really gives me what I need) and would like something which fits the following criteria:

Needs to include speakers in the setup.
Has an auxiliary input capable of playing music from an mp3 player (I currently own a Zune not an iPod! so an iPod dock isn't of much use). Can otherwise take input from a media server over a wi-fi connection. (Squeezebox boom or duet perhaps?)
Relatively compact as my house is quite small.
Has the capability to play radio.

I was initially thinking about getting a receiver with maybe some 5.1/6.1 surround sound speakers and connecting my ps3, Sky tv and mp3 player through this. However, I don't really want the hassle of ripping up walls and skirting to put down the wires for all the speakers so I'm edging away from this.

An all-in-one hi-fi or squeezebox type of thing would probably suit me more. Main priority is being able to play my mp3 collection/radio through something other than my crappy laptop speakers but anything which gives me something more would be great.

As you can tell, I really haven't a clue what I want or what I'm talking about so any advice that might set me on the right path would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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