Boombox

[kmac]

Hi

Not really hi-fi but I'm after a decent quality CD boombox for 100 notes or less. Only afeyr CD and radio and can even live without the radio. Any ideas anyone?

Got a ""Wharfedale" from Argos and its was such poor quality (build and sound) that it had to go back pronto.

 

[shrink]

get a couple of cyrus boxes, some missions and a lot of duck tape

 

[kmac]

Yeah but not for 100 notes dude!!

 

[Tenson]

Slightly DIY solution is to get a cheap portable CD player, a Sonic T amp and then some Tangband W871 3" full range drivers and put it all in a wooden box. You could probably build it smaller than most boom boxes.

http://www.tb-speaker.com/detail/1208_03/w3-871sc.htm

 

[kmac]

Thanks Simon but was after a more "click on this link to buy" type solution. Its for a relative who is in hospital and needs a non-headphone music solution (own room so no issue of disturbing anyone else).

 

[bottleneck]

this might be an option -

http://www.parrot.com/uk/products/wireless-speakers/parrot-boombox

it's bluetooth, so you store your music on your phone or whatever, and bluetooth it to the player.

it's also got RCA input, so if they haven't got a mobile /laptop or similar you can get a £39.99 dvd player from tesco's and whack it in.

 

[kmac]

Thanks bottleneck - that's more like the sort of thing - that with a portable CD player might do the trick.

Oh no its £150. Hmmm...maybe I will make one up as Simon suggests. The reason i need to go cheap is thereis a high probability that it will get nicked!! Otherwise I would have just gone for a Denon Dm31 or similar unit

 

[Tenson]

If you don't want to build the small speakers I suggested, then look for some on eBay. I'm thinking along the lines of the RadioShack (Tandy) Minimus speakers.

http://www.angelfire.com/vt/audio/minimus.html

 

[andyoz]

II'm thinking along the lines of the RadioShack (Tandy) Minimus speakers.

http://www.angelfire.com/vt/audio/minimus.html

Gee, someone has bothered to do a write up on the Minimus speakers. Way too much time on their hands methinks..