Recent content by Audio Maniac

Your amplifier deserves better quality loudspeakers than KEF R500 or MA Silver. Anyway, you will spent more than 1000 pounds for a decent pair of floorstanders. You are in Europe and there are lots of good options, like Spendor, Harbeth, ATC, Linn, Proac, ELAC, Dali, etc.

Sources do make difference but digital sources become obsolete quickly ... 90's high-end amp and speakers are still high end today, but the same is not valid for digital sources.

For 100 pounds, it's worth having your NAD repaired.

Marc, All Creek's export products are 115/230V. The referred amp can be converted into 230V easily. I reckon you referred to the amp on sale at HiFiDo Shop, didn't you?

A model I am sure will be a good partner to your amp is Dali Mentor Menuet mini monitors. They produce well controled tight bass you are after.

I would try to get a second hand Creek 5350SE or Creek Destiny. Perhaps, the former is best sub 1000 pounds integrated amplifier ever made in Britain. The latter is more powerful, a bit more refined and uses the same MOS FET outuput. I would only purchase an Marantz if I had a chance to choose...

Within your budget I'd choose Rega Brio R or Creek Evolution 50.

I have both passive and active speakers. Anyway, my main setup uses a pair of passive speakers.

Yes, I was expecting such type of disagreements. I have already owned some Cambridge and Arcam's products and opened all of them to check their built quality. All Arcam's products that I have opened adopted high quality parts, like Japanese capacitors, including expensive OS CON polymer...

ARCAM is one of the last British brands that still makes audiophile quality entry level ($) products. Their products are built to last for decades like in Hi-Fi golden ages (80 and 90's). Im my opinion, comparing ARCAM's products to those made in China under Cambrige Audio's label is...

I lived in the UK a decade and half ago. At tha time, most hi-fi hobbyist were wealth enough to purchase an under 1000 pounds hi-fi component. Anyway, I have to agree everyone has their on budget constraints that is very personal. Some would prefer to spend more on cars, others on hi-fi gears...

You misunderstood my post. What I meant is that an external DAC would bring a similar performance of Marantz CD6005 for half of the price. I also meant that a dedicated CD player does only make sense for someone looking for audiophile gears, otherwise a combo cheap BD player (I'm considering...

Inexpensive for British standard is audio component under 1000 pounds.

REL is the subwoofer brand I most like but S/5 is more proper for home cinema applications. If you need a sub for music, you'd better to get a REL's class AB powered subwoofer. For my taste, class D subs are not musical despite their fast transient response and high control. The problem is the...

Based on my past experiences, entry level Marantz amplifiers like PM600X are not a suitable partners to B&W speakers. It's not related to tonal issues but with drive capabilities. Most B&W are power hungry loudspeakers that need high current capability to drive them properly. Unless you don't...