My ears are ready to retire!

"...I move my bedroom clock radio BOSE wave radio down to my garage when I wash my car and I am surprised how pleasant it is for background music. Plays pretty loud without distortion..."

Sorry those things are pretty awful. You can do better with a 100 buck do everything player from the big box store and a 100 dollar pair of good loudspeakers. So 200 all in for brand new.   

Thank you all for the great recommendations! Looks like I am going to choose between Buchardt A500 & the Kef LS50 Wireless II and the new kef compact sub. 

He said all in one. I thought that meant built in speakers. Once you start with separate speakers, there are some pretty nice small ones that can be expensive and you can get a nice expensive integrated amp that has a digital music tuner. He said he was retiring from audiophilia. It was just a thought. maybe there are other things like the Bose Wave out there - I’m sure there are lots of options but I’ve never looked into it. I know my son got a speaker from Walmart for $8 that links to his iPhone. He says it sounds fine. Thankfully I’ve never heard it.

I doubt a $100 pair of loudspeakers are good, although I guess that depends on what good means to you. My son would probably think they are awesome.

Hey @analoguefan - sounds like you are not really leaving audiophiledom, just shrinking its footprint in your house.

Thats’s great. Be careful- soon you’ll get a turntable and start back down the rabbit hole.

"...I doubt a $100 pair of loudspeakers are good, although I guess that depends on what good means to you. My son would probably think they are awesome..."

Probably better than the 2 dollar speakers in a Bose. Seriously my Dad was happy with his Bose until I played something that the Bose couldn't play. It was unrecognizable as music. Anyway, enjoy your garage system, if it's working for you, and it does for some music, enjoy.