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{Review & Giveaway} Sony’s Hi-Fi Music System Brings BIG Sound to Your iPod

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Each year, cellphones and iPods and just about everything else electronic gets smaller and thinner but when it comes to music, sometimes there’s no substitution for some large speakers and a big subwoofer. Sony’s MHCEC909IP Mini Hi-Fi Music system brings big thumping sound from your iPod with an all-in-one stereo system for an affordable price.

Disclosure: I was invited to select a product from BuyDig a large online retailer of electronics and home goods that provides brand new merchandise at an affordable price. I was not compensated for hosting a giveaway and all opinions are my own.

If you’re not familiar with BuyDig, the site is an authorized Sony Dealer, carrying a variety of Sony products, as well as other leading brands like Samsung, Toshiba, LG, Western Digital, Canon and Nikon. Needless to say, the site is a household favorite where we have personally purchased home stereo equipment in the past.

The Sony MHCEC909IP has 540 watts of power that are used to drive two large speakers and a 7.9 inch subwoofer. This is a lot of power and some pretty big speakers for a shelf system. In fact, it measures 7.9″ x 15.3″ x 12″, exceeding the height between two standard bookshelves. The speakers and subwoofer are separate units from the main stereo and it comes with a remote control. At first glance when the units are placed side by side, it has the imposing look of an over-sized boom box.

On the front of the unit is a panel that drops down to reveal an iPod dock. It’s a typical iPod/iPhone4 dock cable, not Apple’s new lightning cable connector, but unless you have a brand new iPod or iPhone you plan to use, it works great with the iPods and older iPhones from the last several years.

Plug in your iPod to gain access to your music and then crank the giant volume button to get BIG sound from an iPod with rich, deep bass. This unit would be good for listening to music somewhere that doesn’t already have big TV and surround sound speakers. Think kitchen, home office, a teenager’s room, or the best fit— a dorm room. Control your music from the remote so you can stand at a non-deafening distance. This unit reminds me a lot of a my husband’s college friend who used to blast AC/DC and They Might Be Giants. The booming stereo was the source of plenty of noise complaints since the sound extended well past his room, into the halls, and the quad beyond. I can only imagine what it would have been like had he had this system!

In addition to the iPod dock, it’s got a radio and a single disc CD player on the top of the unit. There’s also an alarm clock function with a sleep timer as well. The CD player will play MP3 CDs for another option of blasting your MP3 collection without having to use your iPod.

Summary:

Sony’s MHCEC909IP Mini Hi-Fi Music provides big sound from your iPod at an affordable price. It retails for $199 from BuyDig, an internet superstore for electronics and more.

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  1. amy williams says

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  10. kim c says

    I would install the system in our TV room since we spend so much time there.

  16. Kerri says

    We could use this in our living room but our house is so small we can hear it throughout the whole house!! 🙂

  28. Cori Westphal says

    I love all kinds of music! Bon Jovi is my all time fave! But Bryan Addams “Have you ever really loved a woman” is my all time fave!

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  31. Heidi K. says

    My favorite music is anything by the band “Over the Rhine”… they are the best!

  37. Austin Baroudi says

    I would put it in the living room where we spend most of our time!

  38. Austin Baroudi says

    My favorite song right now would have to be Starchasers by Charles Hamilton!

  44. Jenn says

    This would go in our downstairs family room. That is where we play cards and board games. Would be great to take turns listening to each others playlist.

  53. April Yedinak says

    I would put it on a shelf in my kitchen that my current (old and wimpy) stereo sits on.

  54. April Yedinak says

    My favorite music is indie/alternative. There a couple of songs that have been stuck in my head lately- “Yeah Yeah Yeah” by New Politics and “Long Walk Back” by The Rifles.

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  56. Jenn says

    If I won the Sony Music System, I’d stick that gorgeous sucker in the bedroom, so I could enjoy my favorite music anytime, without kid interruptions.

  57. Jenn says

    Right now I can’t get Skylar Grey’s “C’mon Let Me Ride” out of my head. It’s slightly raunchy, so if you do decide to listen to it, make sure kids aren’t around. 🙂

  60. Cindy B says

    My favorite music is anything sung by Josh Groban, that man is magic 🙂

  65. Heather! says

    The earworm stuck in my head right now is “Digging the Dirt” by Peter Gabriel.

  76. Kristina L says

    I would put it in my liiiivng room and crank it up during housecleaning:) to the song fishing in the dark that i cant get out of my head!

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  90. Patricia says

    I would put it in my exercise room to make it easier to work out, while I jam to music.