where to buy home HIFI for old people (simple/cd/radio)
where to buy home HIFI for old people (simple/cd/radio)
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scorcher

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4,099 posts

258 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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Not had much luck searching about the net, so, where to buy something thats fairly simple to use, and has a radio and CD player.(and a tape deck?) Being up in their 80's they believe bigger will give them better sound so don't want a micro system (I've tried telling them ) but all the old school 'full size' home stereos don't seem to exist any more (or if they do, I can't find them)
Budget....... I asked them how much they wanted to spend and got "well it doesn't really matter, as much as you like............ upto about £150!"

Any help appreciated!

E31Shrew

5,962 posts

216 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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Tad over budget but a few second hand on eBay. Ruark R4


scorcher

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4,099 posts

258 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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Not quite what they are after. Thanks anyway.

miniman

29,434 posts

286 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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You're going to struggle to get anything decent at that budget IMO unless you go secondhand. Denon M37DAB fits the bill and turns up used with speakers in budget.

Recently got my mother a Cambridge Audio amp, Mordaunt Short speakers and a TEAC turntable for circa £300 or so. Swap turntable for CD and a tuner for roughly the same money.

thebraketester

15,563 posts

162 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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Ebay.... "technics Separates"

Belle427

11,448 posts

257 months

Tuesday 25th October 2016
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I'd agree the technics stuff is hard to beat. I had one similar to this years ago and it was great.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Technics-HD55-Compact-Hi...

Belle427

11,448 posts

257 months

Tuesday 25th October 2016
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I'd agree the technics stuff is hard to beat. I had one similar to this years ago and it was great.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Technics-HD55-Compact-Hi...

scorcher

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4,099 posts

258 months

Tuesday 25th October 2016
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Probably the way i'd go, but probably not the way they'll go. They were looking for new.I always tell them not to buy cheap tat, but it always seems to fall on deaf ears!