Help! what compact stereo for a college dorm
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Christmas is coming...would like to get a compact audio system for my college student. Can you advise me on a compact and inexpensive yet quality system? Only have 2 desires from my student: 1) multi-cd/dvd player and 2) remote control. And findally from my corner, I'd like to get some Axiom M2i's to add the sound quality.
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Re: Help! what compact stereo for a college dorm
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Bob, to go along with M2s, I'd suggest that a very good buy in a multi-disc(5)CD/DVD player is the Panasonic F85(about $130)suggested by Audioholics and a fine low-priced receiver is the Pioneer 912 (about $290).
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For a small dorm room, the M3ti's may be a better choice than the M2i's. The M2i's will need a subwoofer. Without one, they'll sound very lacking in depth. They'll be clean and clear for sure, but your son/daughter I'm sure will miss the low end.
The M3ti's in a small room can get away without a sub. It's still not going to go all that low without a sub, but it's the "small room - no sub" speaker of choice.
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I must admit that the though I haven't heard the M2s or the M22s, my M3s do sound a little exciting due to a nice mid-bass and upper bass. for my small room (15x10x10), the M3s play quite loud with ample bass. I would like to add a subwoofer but I'm desperately fighting upgradeitis and till now, its working. The M3s should be suitable for your listening since they "seem" to encompass the entire frequency range.
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If i were livin' in a dorm room id probbly leave my stereo stuff at home and bring along my good headphones and a headphone amp. Then id have my computer which would also play my movies and have a tuner card for tv, along with 30 megs or so of songs!
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I like the idea of using the computer for your movies, tv, and music, but I'm not a huge fan of headphones. I still say get a pair of speakers.
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Unless you spend over $200 on a tuner(like a good viewsonic), do not expect anything close to decent for TV reception.
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Yeah, although I do own what I consider is an excellent pair of headphones, I tend not to use them unless I have to. In my office I have a Sony "executive microsystem" , which is constantly playing music softly. And I cannot possibly replace even these crappy little speakers with headphones.
Perhaps it's time for me to replace the Sony speakers with a pair of the M2s...
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Not trying to bum out all the axiom supporters here, but I would just go w/ one of the Denon/Mission shelf systems for your dorm room. I am not very far removed from the dorms, just a couple years, and remember what it was like =)
Save yourself a few bucks, get you an average shelf system that takes up VERY LITTLE room, and save the fun stuff for four years from now.
By the way, I think ecost has a pretty good deal on a Denon refurb shelf system right now.
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If you start with a small system with quality speakers, those speakers can always be integrated into a better system after graduation. M22ti mains now will make excellent rear channels down the road for a 7.1 system, or would be perfect for the "bedroom" system later on, when you go all out for the kick-ass HT system later.
If you buy some crap shelf system now, it'll end up in the trash 4 years from now.
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