All-in-one stereos

[SFHayes]

We just downsized hugely and we're looking to purchase a new stereo system that achieves the most in the least space.

 

To that, we need a record player, cd (with cd burner), cassette tape (double cassette not necessary), Bluetooth, aux-in, radio (AM not necessary, but FM definitely).

 

We need to find something reliable that satisfies all of these inputs, and fast. We miss music!

[Kal Rubinson]

Not likely to get it all.  Cassette tape facilities are no longer current nor are CD burners.  

[Blackmorec]

6 hours ago, SFHayes said:

We just downsized hugely and we're looking to purchase a new stereo system that achieves the most in the least space.

 

To that, we need a record player, cd (with cd burner), cassette tape (double cassette not necessary), Bluetooth, aux-in, radio (AM not necessary, but FM definitely).

 

We need to find something reliable that satisfies all of these inputs, and fast. We miss music!

Hi there,

There’s no way you’re going to get all those obsolete and near obsolete formats in a new system, so you’re going to be looking at the used market, which I would not recommend due to reliability, support and parts availability issues. On the other hand you could easily access nearly all the music you have on those formats via remote streaming.  

Times have moved on and so have music formats.  If you value efficient space saving devices, and want decent sound quality you should buy a pair of active self-powered speakers and a server to give you access to the network streaming music providers like Spotify, Qobuz etc. 

 

[Norton]

Welcome to AS.

 

Closest these days, if sound quality is also the priority and assuming you want the amp built in too, would be a separate turntable with onboard phono stage fed into a combo streamer/ radio/CD/integrated amp

 

For example a Rega Planar1 Plus  into a Naim Uniti Star -  would give you in 2 units a record player, CD, analogue and digital radio, Bluetooth plus various  streaming and CD ripping facilities if you wanted to explore.  Just add speakers.  You could most likely attach a s/h hifi cassette deck to another analogue input.

 

Not cheap though, about £4K together in UK ( Uniti star is £3.5k alone).  
 

Alternatively, a HiFi Rose 201 with its optional CD drive and same Rega turntable would be about £2500 in UK and give you much the same feature set, but in 3 boxes.

[Boy Howdy]

SF:

I got a Naim MuSo for our living room because size and quality of music were the two dominant criteria.  We are VERY happy with it.  If you can get to a bricks 'n' mortar to listen to one, I predict you will be pleasantly surprised.

Good luck.

Mike

[sphinxsix]

20 minutes ago, Boy Howdy said:

Naim MuSo

Probably the first thing my thoughts would go to if I had to choose some all-in-one.

 

[Rexp]

I'd suggest you start with the Rega P1 Plus deck mentioned above and some active speakers like the ones in the video below. You will have a really nice system that you can add to as you go along.

https://youtube.com/c/DSAUDIOreview

 

[bobbmd]

Try eBay audiogon or just google what you want there is a lot obsolete  equipment out there or find an electronics store that repair/sells older equipment