Recent content by csapob

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    Amp for B&W 805 Diamonds

    Hi guys, Thanks again for all your valuable input. I haven't finished reading up on all the stuff yet, it will take some time. You made some very interesting comments and recommended some hardware worth of attention. Developments are bound to follow. I finally went for a Musical Fidelity A3.2...
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    Amp for B&W 805 Diamonds

    Thanks for the advice. I am doing my homework now. I'll let you know how ot turns out.
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    Amp for B&W 805 Diamonds

    Hi guys, It just got to my ear, that I may be able to get hold of a used Musical Fidelity A3CR Preamp and Power Amp combo for somewhere around €1100-1200. Has anyone heard these things? The reviews available are not recent, but as far as I can tell these should be magnificent units. I don't...
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    Amp for B&W 805 Diamonds

    Hi, That's the whole point. The A1 you refer to is the A1 Integrated, a model biult from 2008. I thought this would be my next step up. My current amp is the very first A1 (bult in 1985)! This has nothing but 5 inputs and the speaker posts. That's it. Oh, and 2x20wpc Me being the fiirst and...
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    Amp for B&W 805 Diamonds

    Thanks a lot for all your comments, and recommendations. Since I am not familiar with most of the products you recommend I will have to start doing some serious research to understand the differences. Just two questions: 1: I have the 805D. Is it only the tweeter that differs from the 805S or...
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    Amp for B&W 805 Diamonds

    Hi Everyone, I need your advice: until now I have been using a rahter old system inhereted from my father. It is a Musical Fidelity A1, a Marantz CD 52 Mk-II, a Dual 503-II turntable and a Denon Deck. Speakers were Tannoy Saturn LR6. To make the system future proof I hooked up a V-DAC-II from...