The BIGGEST used HiFi bargains might be the SMALLEST (Patreon)

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2021-04-30 16:34:17

Imported:

2022-05

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Mini HiFi, I’ve wanted to talk about these for a while and I have some older classic examples to show in the future. It’s a segment of home audio that I’m quite enthusiastic about as it combines two of my interests, miniaturisation and HiFi.

https://youtu.be/OUvau-DMuEY

Mini HiFi was a category usually overlooked by HiFi magazines and websites. They preferred to focus on the higher end equipment and separate components. The affordable and convenient products bought by the average consumer received very little attention.

As they don't appeal to audiophiles or collectors, Mini HiFi systems don't generally command high prices on the second hand market. This means that they can offer great value for money, if you can find a good one.

There are plenty of people who still want something compact and competent on which to play their old tapes or CDs. Generally they'll go looking for a boombox, but good classic boomboxes are very expensive now and new ones are usually mediocre (at best). I think anyone looking for a compact physical music player might benefit from looking outside the (boom)box and consider a Mini HiFi instead.

In the video I show you the one I bought to demonstrate what you can pick up for a sensible sum of money in 2021.
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In other news it’s been a chaotic week here at the vast Techmoan Studio Complex. What started as a simple driveway alteration resulted in builders cutting through my broadband cable…twice. On two different days.

Twice I had to convince a VirginMedia call centre representative located on the other side of the world to send out an engineer as a wire that’s in two pieces definitely will never work again, no, restarting my router will absolutely not help and there‘s a very obvious reason they are unable to get results from their remote tests.

Considering the interruptions, noise and chaos it's a minor miracle there's any video this week.

However I’d ask you to please forgive the rather disjointed and somewhat technically shoddy and boated nature of this video. There are also a number of camera issues that I'll be resolving before I start on my next video.

It’s been a heck of a week. Hope yours has been more relaxing. Take care.

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The BIGGEST used HiFi bargains might be the SMALLEST

Collectors aren’t interested in Mini HiFi systems from twenty years ago - this means their prices aren't getting jacked up in the same way as old boomboxes and separates. Therefore used examples can make a good buy for anyone on a budget who just wants a compact system to play various physical music formats with minimum fuss. I bought one to test out this theory. AFFILIATED LINK to any SONY CMT-CP505MD Mini HiFis currently on ebay UK https://ebay.us/GOYUEi AFFILIATED eBay links to the Mini/Compact/Shelf HiFi section on: UK https://ebay.us/H1WdQS US https://ebay.us/hiWfWw DE https://ebay.us/iTeZyx CA https://ebay.us/IKJqFY AU https://ebay.us/7KxEd7 NL https://ebay.us/ujYoFu AT https://ebay.us/vGENUc FR https://ebay.us/esh80F ES https://ebay.us/ALE3c5 CHAPTERS 00:00 Overlong Intro 02:54 What I bought 10:20 A look inside 19:06 Tape Tests Pt. 1 21:37 Big in the UK 24:06 Tape Tests Pt. 2 25:20 CD to MD 29:02 Other Features Pt. 1 31:54 Mini HiFi - a lot to like 33:01 Other Features Pt. 2 35:26 Summary 38:57 Credits New Mini HiFis are still made but the only legacy physical media they'll play is the CD - if you want to play your Tapes or Minidiscs you'll be looking at the used market. Here is a link to some examples of current models. https://www.richersounds.com/hi-fi/separates/mini-hi-fi-system-deals.html (non affiliated link) --------------- SUBSCRIBE ------------------ http://www.youtube.com/user/Techmoan?sub_confirmation=1 ------------- Merchandise ----------------- https://teespring.com/stores/techmoan-merch ------------- SUPPORT --------------- This channel can be supported through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/techmoan *******Patrons usually have early access to videos******* ---------- Outro Music ----------- Over Time - Vibe Tracks https://youtu.be/VSSswVZSgJw ------ Outro Sound Effect ------ ThatSFXGuy - https://youtu.be/5M3-ZV5-QDM ------ AFFILIATED LINKS/ADVERTISING NOTICE ------- All links are Affiliated where possible. When you click on links to various merchants posted here and make a purchase, this can result in me earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network & Amazon. I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to AMAZON Sites (including, but not limited to Amazon US/UK/DE/ES/FR/NL/IT/CAN) FAQ Q) Why are there comments from a week ago when this video has just gone live today? A) Patrons usually have early access to videos. I'll show the first version of a video on Patreon and often the feedback I get results in a video going through further revisions to improve it. e.g. Fix audio issues, clarify points, add extra footage or cut extraneous things out. The video that goes live on youtube is the final version.