[Phil Sandler]

All,

Hopefully this is the right group to post in.

I'm looking for a mini-receiver, for the sole purpose of hooking it up
to some speakers that were built into the ceiling of the bathroom and
bedroom of my condo. The jack with the speaker wire is in an awkward
place in the bedroom, with no room for a table/shelf with a full-size
receiver. I'd like to get receiver that is as small as possible, so
that it could simply sit on the floor and not be in the way.

I'm wondering if anyone knows if such a product exists. Some criteria:

1. As small as possible
2. At least three speaker connections, with a switch that allows "A"
speakers, "B" speakers, or "both"
3. Input for an iPod dock (split cable that plugs into red and white
connectors--not sure what they are called)
4. A radio would be a big plus, presets would also be nice
5. Less than $100 would be nice, but I would pay more if there were no
other options.

The sound quality does not have to be outstanding.


Thanks for any suggestions!


Phil

[Bill Riel]

In article . com,
says...

1. As small as possible
2. At least three speaker connections, with a switch that allows "A"
speakers, "B" speakers, or "both"
3. Input for an iPod dock (split cable that plugs into red and white
connectors--not sure what they are called)
4. A radio would be a big plus, presets would also be nice
5. Less than $100 would be nice, but I would pay more if there were no
other options.

The sound quality does not have to be outstanding.


Thanks for any suggestions!

Your best bet might be a used receiver - I purchased an older Rotel RX-
845 for around your price point to use as a "portable" receiver. It's
pretty small, though not really a "mini" unit, but the sound quality is
very good.

It doesn't have an iPod dock, but I don't think you'll get anything with
one at that price point. You can run a cable from the iPod headphone
jack to any of the analog inputs though. The radio tuner in it is pretty
decent and it's got a number of presets.

Otherwise, if you can up your budget, Denon makes one or two small units
that could fit the bill.

--
Bill

[Lionel]

Phil Sandler a écrit :
All,

Hopefully this is the right group to post in.

I'm looking for a mini-receiver, for the sole purpose of hooking it up
to some speakers that were built into the ceiling of the bathroom and
bedroom of my condo. The jack with the speaker wire is in an awkward
place in the bedroom, with no room for a table/shelf with a full-size
receiver. I'd like to get receiver that is as small as possible, so
that it could simply sit on the floor and not be in the way.

I'm wondering if anyone knows if such a product exists. Some criteria:

1. As small as possible
2. At least three speaker connections, with a switch that allows "A"
speakers, "B" speakers, or "both"
3. Input for an iPod dock (split cable that plugs into red and white
connectors--not sure what they are called)
4. A radio would be a big plus, presets would also be nice
5. Less than $100 would be nice, but I would pay more if there were no
other options.

The sound quality does not have to be outstanding.

http://www.eu.onkyo.com/products/product_en_43621.html

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http://www.eu.onkyo.com/products/product_en_461152.html

Thanks for any suggestions!

You're welcome