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    Dared MARS – Hybrid Vacuum Tube Amplifier - I bought one.

    http://www.dared.com.hk/index.php?route=product/product&path=92&product_id=168 Bought this as a band-aid to get me through as I needed a pre-amp to get my Quad 909 and Dynaudio X-12's going again. Cost me about 290 pound and about the size of 3-4 DVD cases stacked up, seems well built and is...
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    Sold my creek evo50a!

    I have a Leema Pulse that I bought at the recommendation of PP and ran with a pair of Dynaudio Excite X-12's and loved the sound. Due to wanting to play music loud for long periods I felt I needed more power and got my hands on a second hand QUAD 909 and use the Pulse as a pre-amp. If I could...
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    Cambridge Audio CXN vs 851N (why no love or review for the 851N)

    Hey splasher, Thanks for that I guess those are all decent considerations, a couple of things I have read is the difference is more noticable in higher quality recordings as well. Unfortunately cannot test where I live. The Cyrus XA is listed around the same price in the UK but is actually...
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    Cambridge Audio CXN vs 851N (why no love or review for the 851N)

    I see the CXN has just won the best streamer. My Quad 909 is on its way back from interstate after being serviced/upgraded by dada electronics. I have no pre-amp at the moment and was heavily thinking about buying the 851N but it doesn't seem to get a lot of love and there is not that much...
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    Naim NAC-N 172 XS vs Cambridge Azur 851N?

    Thanks, I would love to be able to go and try them out but it is 3000km's to the nearest capital city where I live! After looking around a bit more on the net and in the same price bracket as the 851N is the unitiqute 2? Maybe thats what I should be comparing? I know the uniqute 2 has the amp...
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    Naim NAC-N 172 XS vs Cambridge Azur 851N?

    What do you think? Used as a pre amp and streamer into a Quad 909 and currently a pair of Dynaudio X-12? Would the Naim be too smooth or warm in this set up? Would I be better going for the maybe drier, brighter detailed 851N? I mean I only ask because when I showed the missus tonight she...
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    Need clarification on connection, as making me nervous!

    Thanks mate. I appreciate it.
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    Need clarification on connection, as making me nervous!

    Hi All, Being in a remote part of Australia with no hi-fi dealers. I am about to buy a Cambridge Audio 851N or CXN and it states it is a digital pre-amp. What I am concerned about is where do I connect it to my QUAD 909? Just through the analogue outs? I don't beleive there are any other...
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    Speakers for my system?

    So I have sent the QUAD 909 off to Melbourne for a overhaul. I have decided on the Cambridge Audio CXN streamer. I have one last upgrade that is going to cost me the most money. Replacement speakers for my Dynaudio X-12's. My wife and I listen to wide range of music but top 40, R&B, balads...
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    Cambridge Audio CXU vs CXN?

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone out there has compared the two purely based on musical audio performance? Unsure if it is worth the extra for the bluray performance or to have a separate bluray player? Thanks, Darryn
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    Can a streamer be used as a pre-amp?

    Hi again, As part of upgrading my system, currently using my Leema pulse as the pre-amp (I know) to my QUAD 909. To use the Leema in a second system (or sell) can I use one of these new Cambridge Streamers or something of the like as a pre-amp as it would kill two birds with one stone? Thanks DJ
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    What is the limit of my QUAD 909 power amplifier?

    Been a while! Looking at upgrading my Dynaudio Excite X-12's. Can my QUAD happily run the likes of Dynaudio Contour 1.4's or PMC Twenty .22's I have a B&W PV1d I would pair with either if needed or would I be better off moving back to the Dynaudio Focus 260 or PMC Twenty .23's and get rid of...
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    Leema Acoustics great customer service.

    The Remote Was 20 Pounds. He Said The Usual Courier Company They Use quoted 80 Pound Delivery! So He Put It In A Padded Envelope Which Cost 3.50. i Was Fine With The Cost, Having No Remote Is An Inconvenience.
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    Leema Acoustics great customer service.

    Having moved home 3 times in a year managed to lose my Leema Pulse remote control (it is kinda tiny). Now settled in a new place I contacted Leema Accoustics via email (I'm in Australia). Quickly I received a response, recieved a quote and account details from Harry. Due to the office closing...
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    Kef ls50 vs Atc scm11

    The Quad 909 in is storage at the moment due to a marital break up. I have gone from living in an apartment that was as big as a house where the Leema would run out of gas at the levels I was listening to (which to be fair was loud!) :rockout: , to a 1 bedroom apartment where I don't need to...