the best companies for hifi all in one systems Options

[takeshibeat]

i ve had a sony all in one hifi system which i bought 1998 if i remember correct
after a half year i started to have problems with cd player on it , i sended it to a hifi repair service where they fixed the problem but soon aproximately 2 mounths after the repairation the same problems started again,
my second hifi all in one system was sharp and it to damaged itself after 2 years
some guys told me i should buy components and that they would last longer but it doesnt have sense to me
since i can only listen to music via headphones because i live in a flat that has very poor sound isolation and my room
is to small for components
so i wanted to ask which companies make best (all in one) hifi systems with the longest lifetime
i was satisfied with the sound of both of my hifi which i ve head but they didn t last long and i spended lots of money on the first one
i ve saw on the net that today s hifi systems have the possibility that you listen to music on them via usb so i guess it would last long (i listen music via usb 5 years allready on my laptop and dont have any kind of problem)
if any of you could give me some names of the companies that make the best all in one hifi systems with the longest lifetime i would be very thankful

[takeshibeat]

the soundcard which is integrated in my laptop is poor quality
i have sennheiset hd 598 headphones and which ever headphones i connect to laptop the sound is not good because the soundcard is bad

[Arnold B. Kruege...]

the soundcard which is integrated in my laptop is poor quality
i have sennheiset hd 598 headphones and which ever headphones i connect to laptop the sound is not good because the soundcard is bad

Ever run the freebie Audio Rightmark tests on it, or look the chipset up on the web?

If your laptop's sound system sounds like C&@%, then I feel your pain. My old laptop made ugly noises over the headphone jack whenever the hard drive ran.

In contrast, at $30 the Behringer UCA 202 could be a good cheap fix. This review lays out the issues:

Good technical Review

[mzil]

at $30 the Behringer UCA 202 could be a good cheap fix. This review lays out the issues:

Good technical Review

Considering his stated headphone's 50 ohm impedance, by my read, that review site you linked to wouldn't recommend the UCA202 for his application, based on the UCA202's output impedance (also 50 ohm):

Most of these headphones are 80 – 600 ohms and would work reasonably well with the Behringer depending on how loud you want to listen and their sensitivity. But with typical 16 to 32 ohm portable headphones, it’s a different story. Here the UCA202 struggles.

... If you want a headphone amp, and happen to have some 80 – 600 ohm fairly efficient headphones, the UCA202 is also worth considering.

...The headphone output, on the other hand, works best with fairly efficient high impedance professional or studio-type headphones (with an impedance in the 80 – 600 ohm range). For typical 16 – 32 ohm headphones you probably won’t be that happy unless they’re really efficient or you like to listen at low levels. There may also be some significant frequency response variations due to the impedance

Is there something I'm missing?

This post has been edited by mzil: Sep 14 2012, 18:16