Best Compact installation

Even if you don’t want to do without a good sound in most of your rooms, it’s not absolutely necessary to spend a lot of money on expensive equipment. There are versatile devices that meet individual requirements with the most important components in a solid basic configuration. According to test reports, particularly cheap compact systems from Samsung, Sony or Philips have performed quite well. Usually a USB connection, a 3.5 mm jack plug and modern Bluetooth technology are all that is needed for successful music streaming. However, this does not exclude the possibility that higher-quality compact systems are also available for those whose interest in music and sound exceeds the usual requirements. Especially loudspeakers, which are housed in wooden cabinets with metal components, convey a particularly full sound. HiFi products from Yamaha or Denon, for example, are popular in this somewhat higher-value sector. Thanks to more powerful amplifiers and loudspeakers, good sound systems are comfortably able to provide sufficient sound even in larger rooms, e.g. at parties. Extensive equalizer functions for adjusting the tone colors, Bluetooth and Internet radio are only the beginning of a wide range of other possible equipment features.

Two-way speakers are used as loudspeakers, each of which distributes the frequencies for playing the music between a small tweeter and a large woofer. The cabinets are often intelligently designed with a so-called bass reflex channel so that full bass can also be achieved without a subwoofer. Classically designed systems are usually still equipped with their own reception area for VHF transmitters, which can be reached without interference by means of a throw antenna. Depending on the price, different devices are able to receive digital signals or directly Internet radio stations. As an alternative, an app on the smartphone can be used for streaming the stations for radio reception. Also on board every HiFi compact system is at least a CD player, since everywhere not yet digitized CD collections want to be played back. However, the drive is often already DVD-compatible. In these cases, the system can also be connected to a television. To connect external audio sources such as turntables, smartphones or MP3 players using a jack plug, all systems are equipped with a Line In or AUX socket. A USB slot is also included as well as a headphone output in some cases. In accordance with the advanced technology, the transmission via Bluetooth is provided in the plants as far as possible. This not only simplifies the connection of smartphones, PCs or laptops, but also allows streaming services such as Soundcloud, Spotify or Deezer to be played back. As a small extra, the possibility of charging smartphones on a compact system can also be considered, if a special connection is available. While all systems support the MP3 format both on a USB data carrier and on a CD, many systems now also support the Windows Media Format (WMA).