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Gray, I'm not quite that old and would hope to outlive the PMC speakers. Besides I like a challenge.

Virologist, I have an older version D-M38DAB and have music playing from a USB stick/external hardrive. The trick is to ensure that the USB stick and or external hardrive are formatted at FAT32. Just copy music from your PC to the stick/hardrive and the Denon should be fine. My music is placed...

Thanks Andrewjvt for you offer. I always audition before spending, like test driving a car, hence the amount of time it has taken me to get this far. As mentioned, I am planning ahead but not committing yet. Dealers can be very understanding and patient and I do return to them to make my...

Gazzip, indeed why change them. They are pre 1999 and I doubt they will last forever, although I might be pleasantly suprised. I generally plan ahead, it has taken me over a year to decide on the Cyrus system. If they eventually do stop working, and repair is really not an option, I have a good...

Thanks Gray and Mark. The twenty 23 certainly get a good review and, as you both mention, are transmission line also. The current G30's paired with the Cyrus are good to my ears. The bass is punchy without dominating the overall sound whilst the Cyrus compliments these with its crisp detail. It...

Sorry CnoEvil, just been listening to Paul McCartneys Venue and Mars now that I have connected the turntable. Yes Q Accoustics do the 3050i that WhatHiFi raves over. Shouldn't be a wasted trip to Maidstone's SevenOaksSoundand Vision then.

Thanks Mark, Gazzip and CnoEvil for your replies. Thankfully SevenoaksSoundandVision at Maidstone appear to have most of the speaker ranges you have all suggested, apart from the Marbeth and Vienna thankfully. I will drop them a line and see if I can book a demo with the Cyrus gear set up.

Gazzip, thanks again for your input. I am a little limited to what speakers are available as I will need to audition them with the kit, hence the purchase when heard with the B&W CM6 S2. I know what the system can deliver and how it can sound. I like my current setup and the listening...

Thanks Gazzip. You are correct about the Cyrus sound but I do want all that detail it adds to the overall soundstage produced. They did sound really nice with the B&W combo, lots of detail, enough drive and great scale but would prefer a pair of floorstanders. I have looked at the B&W 683 S2 but...

I have just purchased a Cyrus 6a and Cyrus CDi combo, having had a demo setup at a local Hi-Fi store. They initially had this paired with the LS50 speakers but this was not to my tastes, too sharp, clinical and lacked warmth and bass. They then wired up a pair of B&W CM6 S2 which were very good...

Matt, dread to think what I would do with that budget but I did see some very nice items available. My wife was happy for me to buy a system, new, up to £1.5K but I just wanted to upgrade my Denon DM38DAB and speakers. I think I would have been auditioning for years before buying, by which time...

Okay, the challenge was to put together a budget HiFi system for less than £400 through eBay. As some of you will know, eBay can be a little hit or miss and more often miss. I broke the budget down into component categories. I put £100 aside for speakers, £80 for the amplifier, £80 for CD player...