Recent content by Fandango Andy

Bang for buck is going to be a WiiM Amp of some description and whatever speaker are on sale at Richer Sounds. Given the budget, would go for a separate amp and streamer. For me this would be the Marantz PM6007, or Rotel A8 (the later doesn't have a DAC, so you will need a stand alone one...

Have you heard them?

I once saw a system where the chap had run his speaker cables inside speaker stands through a hole in the floor, under the floorboards and up through the floor. He had an electrion install a socket behind his system so the power cable wasn't seen. I commented on how tidy it was. He thought I...

Very true

Him too 😳

Don't Use the C word on a hifi forum!😉 Joking aside I agree with everything @Allears said. probably no benefit to changing. The only caveat to that is make sure your speaker wire is of sufficient gauge for its length. probably not an issue for you, if I remember correctly your amp and...

I have all my CD's is big folders, about 200 CD's per book, and the CDs in boxes in a cupboard. I don't listen to them often, but have a few obscure ones that aren't on streaming, or where the CD is a just better than the streaming version.

Does the warranty cover structural damage to your floors? Have you felt the weight of their amps?

It looks like you are chasing your tail looking for some perfection that doesn't exist. A couple of weeks ago you thought your amp was a giant killer and your speakers were letting you down. Then you purchased new speakers blind. It sounds like they are better in some ways and not in others...

Never a bad idea! 🍷

My explanation of the switchbox is how you read it. The amp will need to deliver more power when driving two sets of speakers due to the lower impedance. For this reason I can no longer use both sets of speakers at the same time in my system since switching to 6Ω speakers. It was ok with two...

I remember seeing a Cyrus Discmaster and Dacmaster in a hifi shop in the mid 90's and asking why a CD player needed two boxes. I think it was the first time I ever heard the word DAC. I probably never thought about again until got a new CD player around 2000 which had a digital output. Not...

From an electronic point of view Marantz having the ability to connect to two sets of speakers is no different to using an external switch box. When playing two sets of speakers at once you are running them in parallel which is effectively like having a pair of 4Ω speakers with five drivers...

What do you do? Please select all that apply to you:

A few questions that will help give you the best answer: How big are the rooms? Do you intend to play both sets of speakers at the same time? How much are you planning on spending?