Want to spend my savings - pls help

I always wonder why apple make such crappy earphones with a nice player

Hi,

If you insist on a powerful Micro system under INR 10k, Sony MHC series is the way to go.

Another option that will satisfy the audiophile gang is - A 2-GB iPod along with a pair of AudioEngine-2 active monitors.

However, my recommendation would be to get a decent sound card such as Creative Audigy 2zs. Then buy a powerful PC speaker. This option will cost you around or under 10k and will be future-proof.

If you use your PC as a source you can consider the Audioengine A2 speakers:
Audioengine A2 Desktop Speakers

They are possibly the best speakers in their price range (9,900) and an excellent companion to your PC or iPod as they are designed to make compressed music sound better.

In India you can get it at bajaao.com:
Audioengine USA A2

Hi Anjali,
First of all DO NOT GO IN FOR MINICOMBOS/BOOMBOXES!
You have accumulated your 10k painstakingly & would be throwing it away if you go in for 2/3 in ones-they're crap in both sound & quality & I speak from first hand experience.
#Consider good quality computer speakers-Altec Lansing have a 2.1 for around 7k which puts out very good sound,loud enough for a party! I know a well to do Audiophile who has these in his den!
#Consider a good 2nd hand Stereo Amp & Bookshelf speakers-I know a person in Delhi who is selling a NAD 3020 amp & Wharfdale XP2 Speakers for around your budget.There would be others also in your city selling off good, branded stuff.
Start with these.You can always sell them off later easily & upgrade when your budget so permits.
Cheers & don't do anything rash.

Thanks everyone for the response. I am confused and now you guys are tempting me to wait and make a good system.. This will be my choice after sometime. I believe some/all of you must have heard all in one shelf system during your college days or atleast when you visited your uncles home while you were in school
So can you blindly ignore it??
If that is the case anyone here own Bang & Olufsen or Nakamichi audio?

Now I just need a "decent" system from Sony or Philips. That will do fine.
Ranjeetrain can you pls let me know how is MHC-RV222 model. I just looked at Sony website and it is Rs.7990 . Is it a good model? I will be going to Sony world to check it out

Thanks,
Anjali ks.

What is the point you're trying to make?

That model will do fine Anjali. Enough to impress your friends when they come over to your place to do the college project. Fits well in your study, looks cool and sounds decent.

Hi,
Ya i would blindly ignore it because i had one in my school/early college days!!!
Actually the defination of a "decent" system also differs from person to person.
If u are based in mumbai i suggest u go to a sony world(as u proposed) hear the sony mini comps and then just drop in at Lakozy @ chowpatty as hear some budget seperates so u have an idea of what each sounds like. Of course the seperates will cost much more but u have tons of people upgrading their HIFI and hence some decent pre owned stuff is always available.(lakozy itself may offer u some)
In case u prefer what u heard at sony world go for it by all means but at least u explored a few options and then took a call.
Regards

Don't worry if you are happy with sony go for it.Music is personal.When you come to such "geeky" forum the reply will be from "geeks".Don't expect bose,sony or philips from here.

If you are still in thrills of college try some DIY.(Isn't really thrilling with solder,mulitmeters,1000 components all ard ur room)

Thanks ranjeetrain.!
I am going to listen that system.