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ChrisWiggles · Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:07 pm Post subject: All-in-one receiver/system?

I'm looking for a small all-in-one amplified CD player type thing, to use on a boat.

Ideally I want one of those mini-systems, so I can power two pairs of cheesy speakers. Ideally it will have line level output of some kind, so I can cascade another amplifier off it to power some deck speakers.

I'm kind of drawing a blank, the shelf mini-systems don't really have any line-level outputs, and generally pretty limited input options (so I can hook up a DVD player, cable box).

One other problem is the space is kind of a narrow vertical space: again will fit a shelf-system receiver thing just fine, but I'd have to throw any legit receiver vertically and it would be pretty tight I think.

Would like to stay in the few hundred dollars range.

Is there something obvious I don't know about, or am I stuck getting an HTiB system and throwing away the speakers?

greg_mitch · Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 5320

Mini Executive System? Or iPod dock?

You could use the headphone out with 3.5mm to RCA converter to connect to external amp but couldn't use both built-in speakers and headphone...one or the other.

This is a bit more...

http://www.amazon.com/Kicker-Digital-Stereo-System-iPhone/dp/B002I529AY/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1298243840&sr=8-14

But it looks like it has the RCA outs you wanted!

ChrisWiggles · Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 1:15 am Post subject:

I'm thinking more along the lines of tossing the speakers and using the guts of something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-LBT-ZX66i-Ready-Shelf-System/dp/B001RB1XIO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1298250829&sr=8-1

There has to be some all-in-one type receiver/sources that I could cannibalize for this.

It looks like I'm probably going to end up just getting something like this or going for an HTiB receiver.

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

http://www.amazon.com/JVC-FS7000-FS-7000-Executive-MicroSystem/dp/B00000JBSN/ref=sr_1_44?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1298260771&sr=1-44

ChrisWiggles · Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 6:31 am Post subject:

Yeah, that one looks like it's got some more ins/outs.

It's just strange that there isn't more demand for something like this...? Just an all-in one CD/DVD/Receiver type thing, you'd think a lot of joe 6-packs would want something like that. I've spent too much time in the high-end of 8 thousand devices, weird now that I want an all-in-one box with flashy lights I can't even find it! *sigh*

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 2:45 pm Post subject:

If you can handle a used one, I've got a few. turns out these don't sell on CL... All hvae an aux in, I don't think any have line outs, but the price is right, $35....

ChrisWiggles · Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:32 am Post subject:

i think i'm giving up on this idea. Such a thing does not exist. I'm just going to pull out a bose bass module and toss that overboard and throw in a real receiver and call it good.

I was standing there looking for Aiwa stuff and thinking about hunting in pawn shops and had a 'WTF am I doing?' moment

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:03 pm Post subject:

Well of course it's not available. You forgot to post that you were connecting it to a .... Bose. <snicker>

ChrisWiggles · Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:30 pm Post subject: