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I was looking at the Atom when it was £1,750 and had found a 0% deal (which is still avaialble). I most definitely would not pay £2,000 for an Atom. Thank you for the amplifier advice. The Musical Fidelity is still on my "possibles" list and I will look into the Arcam options. I am beginning...

There was zero involvement with the Tannoy's. The sound was clear, detailed, precise, etc. but not once did I feel involved in the music. I played a variety of tracks by Barbra Streisand, Dixie Chicks, Rush, Slade, Spikedrivers and Stevie Ray Vaughan, all with the same result: zero involvement...

Thank you for the suggestion. Given I did not like the combination of my Tannoy Sensys DC1 speakers and the Atom, I am not going to consider Naim equipment.

Agreed there should be no problem with matching between the CXN and CXA, however, it is the speakers I am concerned about. I have now taken the Naim Uniti Atom off my list for two reasons: one, the price increase and the other the sound with my speakers. I would not have paid £1,750 for the...

Thank you for that suggestion. The Cambridge Audio CXN and Cambridge Audio CXA60 were on my initial list but I was put off by the review stating the latter needed careful partnering and my being stuck (for now, hopefully!) with Tannoy Sensys DC1 speakers - with the thought of lugging my speakers...

Nelis87, in the user manuals for the N-50A and N-50AE it states 'The USB port of this unit conforms with the USB 2.0 standard. The transfer speed may be insufficient for some content you play, which may cause some interruption in sound.' Have you experienced any such problems with the N-50A...

Thank you. I will look into it.

Thank you for that. I did not know the companies were related. Funnily enough I never had any trouble with my Denon PMA 350SE.

Thank you. I shall make a note to look into the Oppo (and Oppo in general).

Thank you. I have looked at the X35 but it is pretty expensive (approximately £1,700 at a quick search) and it seems to be too good to be true. I could not find any reviews of the X35 and the user manual did not inspire confidence by referring to Cocktail Audio X35.

Thank you for the link. I looked at the Yamaha NP-S303 network player but overlooked the stereo receivers.

Thank you. Sorry, I should have mentioned that I will never buy another piece of Marantz equipment because each of the three (two amps and one CD player) I have owned broke around the two/three years mark. I remember looking at the Denon DNP-730AE but cannot recall why it did not make my list...

Thank you, both, for your replies. The Yamaha WXC-50 is on on my reserve list as it requires the use of an app. I do not have smartphone and so would have to use my tablet (which is currently turned on once a week at most); I just know that I would not listen to music so much if I had to access...

Following a few years where I have not listened to music, I am now keen to begin listening again. I do not have room to store lots of CDs and so have decided downloads are the way to go for me. I am interested in hi-res downloads (including DSD). I want a system that is easy to use and would...