Recent content by freedom1971

For me the AE's are a no brainer, although I have not heard the Dynaudios. The AE's work brilliantly with my (ageing) Cyrus CD & Pre/Power combo and would expect them to also pair well with your 8vs2. They are very flexible with positioning, due to the front firing slot port, and give a well...

I would personally avoid the MA's with your Cyrus amp. My experience is that B&W are a better match with Cyrus and I have used this combination in my main set up for over 12 years now and am still more than happy. I got hold of a pair of used Acoustic Energy 301's within your price range a while...

I don't think manufacturers can really make the specific recommendations that you are seeking. Pretty much any speaker will work with any amp, it's just a matter of how well they will work. The LS50's may well be great with the Marantz, and I can imagine that for me they would be, probably the...

Wasn't really being serious when I said this. My dry sense of humour doesn't really come across on forums! You are quite right though, too much choice is not necessarily a good thing, but it is annoying when you can't find just one dealer with the brands you are interested in, unless you are...

My tongue was firmly in my cheek when I said that! Of course people would still make the wrong choice, as I have done myself before. :doh: A home demo is a must with speakers though, if possible, no matter how good something may be in the shop, they could be no good at all in your own room.

Ah yes, the brushed black / smooth black dilemma as well... gotta love Cyrus!

Yup. Why isn't there a shop that stock every brand that you can demo everything in one foul swoop, then you'd never make the wrong choice...

I think the AE 301's are criminally overlooked too, well worth an audition. Maybe even the cheaper 101's as well, spec looks identical, just no gloss black or white finish.

I don't own the LS50's, although I would certainly love to try a pair at some point, I'm sure they are great in the right set up. All I am saying is that, like the Piano Man, I don't see the sense in throwing money at ever more expensive speaks when less expensive ones would possibly do as well...

Mr Piano is 100% correct. No sense at all in running expensive speakers off a budget amp, unless you have future amp upgrades planned.

I think Smartpower & Smartpower+ are probably about the best value secondhand, There are always some coming up for sale around the £200 mark. You will usually have to pay more for a PSX-R. I wouldn't worry about buying models a few years old as Cyrus are pretty rock solid reliability wise.

This is always the trouble with Cyrus kit and the many permutations of upgrade options. You start out with an integrated and before you know it you've got eight boxes and no money left, which is where I am at right now! My advice would be to go with the 8vs, which trumps the 6a power wise, then...

Well I have no experience of the Luxman amp or the CDM1, but I do use the Pioneer A-50 and B&W Nautilus 805 speakers, albeit in different set ups. I did try them together for a while and thought they worked well together. The A-50 is a very capable amp and produced a very clean, detailed & open...

I suspect he means all of them! Certainly, with the right speakers the Cyrus amps would probably better anything for the money. I fear with the RS1's though your ears would bleed, and unless you are prepared to change them also I would stick amps a little more on the warmer side of things. IMO...

Thanks for your reply. I do always take the lid off to play anyway so not a problem. Why is it you think I should get the psu first? I do intend to get one eventually anyway, but personally I would have thought the cart would give me the improvements I'm looking for here and now.