Recent content by eliotn

Just wanted to report that this combo sounds fantastic. :dance: I have audtioned the following amps and the ECI-3 is by far the best all-arounder for PMC 23: - MF M6500i, - Heed Integrated - Naim SuperUniti - ECI-3 Unfortunately I did not have access to any Bryston amps. :wall: The...

Damn, I dont play golf. ;) Thank you all for your responses. I shall comment after the audition.

Hi, I'm based in Bristol. Do you know any place where I could audition ADM9RSS? Alternativly, does anyone have a pair of them in the area and would be willing to present them to me, whilst drinking a good cup of tea? :grin: I would love to compare them against my current system: KEF...

So the key question is: Shall I start with the amp or with the speakers? If I start with the speakers, I will be auditioning them with the exisitng Marantz PM6004 amp (home demo). If I start with the amp, I will be auditioning it with KEFs Q300 (home demo). Which approach do you recommend...

I'm based in Bristol. The current system was put together at SevenOaks (Bristol). I auditioned 4x different speakers (B&W, KEF, MonitorAudio, Tannoy) with 4x different amps (Marantz, Yamaha, NAD, Rotel) and 2x DACs (CA and Baresford).

Thanks. The plan is: 1. Replace DACMagic with a better DAC. 2. Bring £2k (my budget) speakers back home from different manuf. - PMC, Proac, Spendor, other suggestions...? 3. Pick "the best" speakers. 4. Replace the amp as tha last component in the system.

Perfect advice.

If there is no perfect system, shall I start from the room, speakers, amp or source to build the ultimate system? How can I pick the right speakers without having the amp and vice verca? Lets forget about the budget for a second. Can someone explains please, how do you pick the first...

Thanks BenLaw. It sounds like the plan.

Electro very good advice, providing that I will remeber anything the following morning. To be honest this is what I've been doing for the past 15 years. I've been chasing the feeling of being in front of the stage, while auditioning various kits. The only problem is that everybody has some...

Ok, lets drop the %. Where or how can I audition a system, which is conisdered to be the hifi reference system? I think this is the only way to move forward and improve my own system.

Thanks davejberry. This is the main issue. How can I define what is 'wrong', if I dont have a template what is 'perfect'? I think I've never auditioned what is referred by audophiles - the 'hifi reference system'. Shall I take a couple of tracks I know very well and audition systems worth...

Hi all, My current system: KEF Q300 Marantz PM6004 CA DacMagic -> playing FLACs, AIFF, etc... Cables: Chord Carnivals bi-wire Room: 4x4m Music: Jazz, Electro Jazz, Ambient, Lounge Generally, I'm happy(ish) with the sound, but I know it can be imporved. What, in your opinion would be the...

I'm sure there are a few people on this forum who auditioned the same lot and found 685 or RX1 "the best"...:) Everything written here is subjective...

....stretch the budget to £399 (SevenOaks) and get a pair of KEF Q300...I auditioned very recently Marantz PM6004 wih the following: MA BX2 MA RX1 B&W 685 and finally KEF Q300 KEF performed (by far) the best with PM6004...It was connected to Caiman->Spotify...