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Thank you for taking the time to advise me.Yeah I’m looking at new speakers.I’ve seen a pair of Acoustic Energy AE 120s fairly local.Sound wise I think they’ll match the pioneer.I’m having discussions with the bloke selling them as we speak. However I have taken somebody’s advice and leaned my...

Thank you very much for taking the time to help,They are never quick replies,So thank you. would you mind me asking what speaker will suit the A400 then?Ive read older mission speakers and wharefdale paired well as they were warm speakers..I used to use a set of 505.2way back(no longer have...

Unfortunately I don’t live anywhere near you,and as for taking advice and being influenced I’m trying to get as much advice as possible to enable me to make some sort of informed choice.I don’t know what should work or not to be honest so I’m relying on and hoping you lot can help. I’m well and...

yes there are 2 tape outputs and yes no source is available on both channels. This is a message I’ve had outside of this forum: “”The A400s tape output won't work that way IIRC, if it does I wouldn't recommend it because it's known to cause slight damage to components inside. You'd need an...

Yes as you stated the Pioneer A400 is a far superior amp but it needs,as I understand top quality sources and speaker for it to shine otherwise it highlights deficiencies in the system.I haven’t used it in 20 years when I used Wharefdale 505.2s. I think my taste in how I like my music to sound...

Yeah that makes sense.Just though there may be a work around.

Yes I’ve done all those.No joy.I’ve set the output to source

Not what I wanted to hear really.I set the input to phone and the output to source. As far as the Cambridge is concerned I’ll either have to buy a separate phono stage or alternatively I’m looking at a NAD 3130 which had a pretty good phono stage,or so I’ve read.

Hi, I have a Pioneer A400 but I no longer like the sound.I’ve purchased a Cambridge Audio A1 MK1 as a bit of a stop gap.Now the A1 doesn’t have a phono stage but the A400 does. I thought I could connect the two amps together ,phono into the A400 then connected via the tape out of the Pioneer...

Many thanks.Would you mind recommending some speakers, new or old that would suit my amp.I know you suggested a three way speaker but there are so many and I believe my amp has a certain sound profile and that it only suits a softer sounding speaker. Hope I’m not requesting too much?

My intention is to upgrade my streamer to an Arylic S50 pro+ when Amazon HD is supported. Currently I stream via an apple airport express into a Beresford Caiman DAC. I realise there are far better streaming options available but financially the Arylic seems to tick all the boxes.It seems to...

Would it be ok to ask further advice regarding my amp?Should I keep it there are many many speakers out there for sale.I’ve come across a pair of PMC DB1i that are fairly local.Although they are more money than I was going to spend on a set of used speakers they are only slightly more than...

Thank you.So for now forget about upgrading the amp and maybe invest in the bronze 5s?I do like the A400,I think I’m hitting the point of feeling the need to upgrade rather than having to.