Sony CMT-BX70DBI

I bought myself an iPod Touch last Autumn and loved it, the only problem was that it sounded tinny if playing it without the headphones. I decided I needed to be able to connect it to a music system. The problem being that my music system was a cheap CD/radio player with no ability to connect my iPod to it. So off I went on a search to find a new music system. I wanted something to not only plug my iPod into, but also to play CDs (as I have hundreds of them) and radio functionality (depsite the awful signal we get up here in the hills of Mid Wales). This is where the Sony CMT-BX70BI comes in. It fitted the bill perfectly! It's got an integrated iPod docking ...  Read the complete review

After years of faithful service from my Aiwa separates, the amplifier finally gave up the ghost earlier this year so I decided to look for an inexpensive and smaller alternative. After several days of shopping around online, I decided on the Sony CMT-BX70DBi, tempted mainly be the low price (around £115 at the time). I must admit I viewed it as a stop-gap purchase at the time but now, several months later, I have still not been tempted to replace it with a more expensive unit. Here is my review... The unit is quite compact and light enough to be placed on a sturdy shelf (but don't place it too high up because the controls are on top of the unit). ...  Read the complete review

I replaced an old Panasonic hi-fi with this new fancy item as I needed an iPod dock and a DAB radio. It is a very stylish unit in trendy shiny black, and it is really small- the picture suggests it is much bigger than it is- but it is deep. The system is one of the few I found on the market that had DAB, FM and AM radio tuners. This was important to me as I enjoy listening to football, and often BBC radio Scotland has a different game on different frequencies- it can be very annoying when the game you want is on DAB or on AM on sets that don't have this tuner! The radio I have found to be excellent, I live in a decent DAB signal area- my TV aerial had to ...  Read the complete review

I couldn't resist buying this little unit for the bedroom, the perfect partner for my I-Pod Touch. It looks great, takes up much less room than my previous unit and works perfectly. The black finish fits in anywhere and is easy to clean. I had heard of the charging problems with some I-Pod's but found the dock cradle included with the hifi (also black, which is a vast improvement on the one supplied by Apple) sits it at the right angle and you just have to remember to press the I-Pod firmly into place and away you go. We have good DAB reception here and I found a good variety of stations including the wonderful BBC 7, using the wire arial supplied, the CD works ...  Read the complete review

a great, smart, sleek and stylish system with good crisp sound with a stong bass. easy to use and reliable. probably not a good system for a large room but for rooms such as a bedroom or kitchen i could not see better system to choose. can be easily mounted on the a shelf freeing up space in the room. connecting the i pod to the docking station is a very easy way to access your favourite tracks and in the future systems will probably phase out the need for a cd feature. the dab radio is also a great new technology, meaning you can enjoy interference free radio, even medium wave stations such as five live or talksport sound so much clearer when compared to the old, dated ...  Read the complete review