What Hi Fi Sound and Vision
16 DEC 2005
Ministry of Sound MOSMC130
Let’s begin by stating a fact that ought to be completely obvious: you’re getting a lot for your money here. At just £100, this neat Ministry of Sound micro is a class act. It’s not as good as Award-winning micros costing upwards of £300, but it gets far closer to them than it ought considering its phenomenally low price.
Best of all, the MOSMC130 includes a DAB radio tuner (as well as an analogue FM/AM one) and the obligatory CD player. Some micro-system manufacturers have taken the DAB facility as an excuse to push the price up, so MOS gets more Brownie points for offering DAB in such an affordable package.
Compromise is inevitable for £100
At this price, sacrifices have to be made: there are no connections on the back panel apart from the spring-clip speaker terminals. However, build quality is good for the money, and it performs decently enough with a strong, dynamic performance that offers impressively weighty yet well-defined bass.
The performance isn’t perfect by any means, with some rough edges, but for a unit costing just £100, the sound is extremely accomplished, and somewhat better than it has any right to be. All in all, this is a fabulous bargain.
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