A shelf stereo, also stereo, micro component system or mini component system, is a stereo system that is generally small enough to fit on an average shelf and sold with all necessary components packaged together. They may accept various media or connect to other systems. Description A shelf stereo is a compact stereo system. The systems are usually both small enough to fit on an average shelf (hence their name) and sold with all of their necessary components packaged together, if not outright integrated into the same physical enclosure. Components Shelf stereos may accept different types of media. Many stereos come with or have the ability to connect to other systems. Media and connections include: radio cassette CD a digital audio player (for e.g. MP3 or FLAC audio files), such as iPod Bluetooth devices USB flash memory drives satellite radio turntable See also Music centre Portable media player Table radio References Audio players Consumer electronics