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Denon D-M35DAB review

The Denon D-M35DAB Micro Component System is a good all-rounder, and would be great for either the bedroom or the living room. With CD, tuner and various connection options on the back, you can use it as a stand-alone unit or integrate it into your home-entertainment system Read more

£380

9 August 2005 by Tom Espiner

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Intempo Fusion preview hands-on

The Intempo Fusion is a £99 DAB/FM-enabled iPod dock for the bedside, with a built-in sub woofer and portable design. It'll be on sale from mid October, but we got an exclusive pre-production model and got to test it out. It's definitely ideal for quiet bedroom listening, we found, as louder and heavier sounds weren't as good as softer ones Read more

10 October 2008 by Nate Lanxon

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Denon S-81DAB review

The Denon S-81DAB is a reassuringly well-built CD player and radio with integrated amplifier and an iPod dock. Connectivity is good -- the unit includes an AK-P100 dock which lets you plug your iPod straight into the Denon for complete playback control -- and it puts up an excellent fight performance-wise Read more

£549

6 December 2006 by Chris Stevens

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PURE Digital Chronos iDock review

The PURE Digital Chronos iDock is a triangle-shaped waker-upper. Using it is extremely straight-forward and simple. For technophobes or grandparents experiencing DAB for the first time, PURE's iDock won't offer any confusion and it'll be a perfect bedside companion Read more

£87

18 February 2008 by Nate Lanxon

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PURE Digital Legato II review

A mini hi-fi system with a DAB radio that can pause and rewind live radio, the Legato II improves over its award-winning predecessor with more powerful speakers and an SD card slot for even more digital fun Read more

£250

24 May 2007 by Nate Lanxon

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Arcam solo review

Mini systems are often considered the hi-fi choice of dilettantes, but the Arcam solo, which integrates a 100W amplifier, CD player, FM and DAB radio, seeks to change that. The system borrows its components from other tried and tested Arcam models, such as the DT-91 -- an impressive heritage that explains why the unit sound so good Read more

£800

5 July 2006 by Chris Stevens

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Yamaha CRX-M170 review

A mini system that will capably replace your existing hi-fi system in one fell swoop, the CRX-M170 integrates a 50W stereo amplifer with subwoofer output, a DAB radio and a CD player into a single unit -- we were surprised by what this fairly compact unit can deliver Read more

£187

3 January 2006 by Chris Stevens

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LG FA163DAB review

LG's latest CD micro system is the FA163DAB -- catchy, huh? -- and with it comes DAB radio and iPod docking functionality. There aren't a million iPod-compatible DAB systems in the world, and even fewer that conform to this form factor. Plus, the FA163DAB costs less than £200 Read more

£148

23 October 2008 by Nate Lanxon

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PURE Digital DMX-50 review

The DMX-50 calls on PURE's expertise both in small speaker-cabinet design, and in higher-end digital-to-analogue conversion circuitry. It integrates a CD player and a 40W RMS amplifier, looks more expensive than it is, and offers rewind and pause of DAB playback. Sound quality is good too, as far as DAB allows Read more

£200

15 March 2006 by Chris Stevens

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Tangent Cinque review

The Tangent Cinque combines a DAB radio and CD/MP3 playback in an all-in-one system. Available in three glossy colours or a walnut effect, the Cinque will fit into your kitchen or bedroom perfectly. Overall, it's an attractive system that looks the business and sounds great Read more

£180

23 April 2008 by Nate Lanxon