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           manicminer
             from Paris (France) on 2007-08-27 16:37 [#02115130]
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 I'm looking for a hi fi separate that plays MP3s. I suppose  ideally this would be a hard drive based system, but the  only one I've found is pretty expensive.
 
  Another option would be something that plays MP3 CDRs......  any recommendations here? I've been looking at  this.
 
  Yet another option would be something that plays MP3  DVDs.... I suppose a lot of DVD players will do this -  including 
  this one. However, I don't want to have to have a TV  plugged into my Hi Fi system, and I should imagine it'd be a  real pain to trawl through an entire DVD's worth of MP3s on  a little LCD screen - or would it?
 
  I'd like to spend less than £100 if possible...... any  advice gratefully received.... 
 
  
         
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           Drunken Mastah
             from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2007-08-27 17:01 [#02115138]
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Most dvd players play mp3s. You usually don't flip through  them on the lcd panel, but rather on the tv, with some sort  of folder system.
 
  Why you would want a hifi thing to play mp3s is beyond me,  but suit yourself. You could possibly look into those media  server thingies where you just have a box that you connect  to the stereo and then you stream stuff from your  computer... 
 
  
         
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           JivverDicker
             from my house on 2007-08-27 17:15 [#02115145]
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doesn't airtunes do all that?
 
  
         
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           OK
             on 2007-08-27 19:44 [#02115193]
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most new ones read mp3s i think
 
  
         
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           Ceri JC
             from Jefferson City (United States) on 2007-08-28 04:49 [#02115247]
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I can't think of any, but I will watch this thread as I am  contemplating something similar myself. I'll probably wind  up just going for a half-decent MP3-CD deck, but a big HD  unit would be nice. I'll rig it up into a slightly modified  T-amp and project Hi-Fi Turntable and wind up with an  awesome system for under £250.
 
  Oh and wait for some prick to point out "You're not going to  get 'hi-fi' for under £100!" ;) 
 
  
         
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           Co-existence
             from Bergen (Norway) on 2007-08-28 14:06 [#02115437]
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You're not going to get hi-fi for under £100! 
  Just kidding around...I need something similar too. I'll be  watching you... 
 
  
         
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           Ceri JC
             from Jefferson City (United States) on 2007-08-29 02:59 [#02115566]
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He he, nowadays there are plenty of hi-fi components that  shame things costing hundreds of pounds, for under £100.  The afformentioned T-amp amplifier and Project turntable,  for example. 
 
  
         
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           Drunken Mastah
             from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2007-08-29 03:24 [#02115572]
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Also, the ps3 will receive media served over the lan (mp3s  as well as movies) and then you can send that through the  optical out.. if you want something that does more than play  files, that is... There are also lots of different  hard-drives encased in a hifi shell that do similar things. 
 
  
         
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