Recent content by Birdseed007

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    Newbie starter setup for vinyl

    That's a very tight budget and as others have said vinyl is the most expensive format to collect music on however here's what I would buy: Aiwa Turntable - £249...
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    Question Is expensive hifi worth it today?

    You know what - that's OK! You've done absolutely the right thing, had a listen objectively with an open mind and decided it just isn't for you and that's a perfectly valid position. Actually I think the earlier poster is right - Naim have gradually moved away from the somewhat raw but very...
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    Question Is expensive hifi worth it today?

    SR91, happy to PM with you if you like but am keen to not break any rules here if the good people of What Hi-Fi are letting me post here. To be honest I know Ketan Bharadia the Technical editor at What Hi-Fi and we always seem to end up lunching together and hanging out at industry events - top...
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    Question Is expensive hifi worth it today?

    Expensive hi-fi is certainly very audibly different to cheaper hi-fi and in the context of what many people spend on cars is a better investment. It's not unusual nowadays for many 'ordinary' people to spend say £300 a month on a lease or HP deal for a new car, so that's £3600 a year or £11000...