Recommendations for Budget Amplifier/Sound System?

[Ender]

I am looking for my father something around S$500.
He says he wants good sound as main use is CD and Radio but I will not be surprise if he hooks it up to his TV. To be used in his bedroom beside his bed.
Any recommendations? Bose?
TIA!

Ender

[jieming]

I am looking for my father something around S$500.
He says he wants good sound as main use is CD and Radio but I will not be surprise if he hooks it up to his TV. To be used in his bedroom beside his bed.
Any recommendations? Bose?
TIA!

Ender

Sorry, Bose is not budget . At $500, you can get those all integrated sets eg Sony , Samsung or Philips . Else you may want to look a preowned .

[LSL]

NAD 3020,Audiolab 8000A,Musical Fidelity A1 these are all giant killers and value for money integrated amps
match it with a Marantz cd63 you will not go wrong ....just my 5 cents worth.

[Ender]

Many thanks for the input, guess I will have to pop down to Adelphi to rook see rook see

Ender

[LSL]

surf echoloft u might be lucky !

[exxtrader]

Just get a soundbar if he 'might' hook up to his TV and DLNA frendly too.

[kurt]

maybe can consider Yamaha soundbars

[taxico]

please don't buy bose...

[stektan]

If he has a CD player already, maybe you can delight him by getting a tube amplifier. I think you can get a used one for around $600-800 at xtremeplace.com or echoloft.com

[VientoGDI]

yamaha

[Destro22BT]

My vote goes to Yamaha too...

Else, if he's got an ipod with all the songs imported into it, the Marshall Stanmore is both a good looker and a decent buy around this price if you import straight from the US.

[abudan]

Creative lor.. budget and quality