Maybe 20 years ago I forked out for a Bose Wave CD/Radio/Alarm. I bought the hype and paid through the nose for it new, direct sale. It's a neat little job: the sound was 'OK', but I was never that impressed. Partly, because it's never been right - the CD player has always hunted like crazy. However when I bought it I lost the papers and never claimed under the warranty. It's been a perfectly satisfactory radio and wake-up alarm. However I lifted the top tonight and looks like I broke a little lug, so that the lid won't sit properly now.
Now I'm in a quandary. Do I get it mended ? We are in the age of DAB, MP3, wireless and iPods! What's the best leading-edge technology I should replace it with ? Or I should I finally bite the bullet and get myself a proper hi-fi? When I say 'proper' I do not mean with a turntable - that's going too far !
Frankly if one of you guys has an old valve/analog hi-fi set up with some nice Tannoy Dual Concentrics that I could tap a decent iPod dock into I'd be up for it.
Feel free you hi-fi nerds to jeer or educate me. As long as I can get back to a respectable level of of aural satisfaction that I needn't be ashamed of
"Nobody needs more than 20 strats." Mike Landau
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I considered one an a second room alternative to my 'proper' hi fi and ended up buying a Zeppelin instead.
I can stream audio to it via Apple Airplay from any iOS device (and my Windows based laptop) and enjoy internet radio via the TuneIn Radio (free) App.
It's a better sounding, better looking and more flexible product for me.
In fairness, my (quite expensive) 'real' hi fi sounds better, but not so much so that the B & W ever really disappoints.
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Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
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