I'm on a budget but would like a cd player with mp3 capability, a
powerful amplifier (100 watts or more) and a radio tuner. Cassette deck
is not important but might be useful. Having 1 remote to do everything
is a plus.

I do not have a lot of space either so...

What about buying a mini system (Panasonic, Sony etc) for around £150
and putting some better speakers (£150 worth - mission, bowers &
wilkins etc) to this sytem?

For £300 would this sound much better than just the standard £150
mini system?

Richard Blackwood wrote:

I'm on a budget but would like a cd player with mp3 capability, a
powerful amplifier (100 watts or more) and a radio tuner. Cassette deck
is not important but might be useful. Having 1 remote to do everything
is a plus.

I do not have a lot of space either so...

What about buying a mini system (Panasonic, Sony etc) for around £150
and putting some better speakers (£150 worth - mission, bowers &
wilkins etc) to this sytem?

For £300 would this sound much better than just the standard £150
mini system?

This sounds like a viable approach. I'm not real familiar with mini
systems, other than the fact that they usually come with the cheesiest
speakers imaginable. You will definitely improve the sound by upgrading
the speakers.

Note that you probably won't find a mini system with a 100 watt amp, but
you probably don't need that powerful an amplifier, especially if as you
say you don't have much space. Typical speakers put out about 89 db SPL
at 1 watt 1 meter, so you only need a bit over 10 watts to reach 100 db
SPL, which is fairly loud.