Recent content by greycounciller

Great, thanks for that!

As per title. Will there be a show this year?

For me, the underrated star of the show was the Canton system. Though expensive, I thought the sound was clean, effortless with very good clarity and weight and depth. It was well demonstrated by the German representative. Only the KEF setup was striking and of course the Arcam/KEF setup. For...

The accompanying DVD is amazing too.

Yes, had a look at that, not really into micro systems though, plus it lacks inputs and bi-wire binding posts. I'll definetely seek out an audition for the receiver though.

Thanks iMark. This is close to the thinking I had. Would a standalone CD player improve the sound if only fed through the DAC? I once tried a friends Marantz CD63 SE KI in my system and didn't see THAT great a difference?

I have a dilemma. I want to replace my AV (Yamaha RX-V673) amp for a low to mid range Stereo amp. Music via the AV amp is too cold and clinical. I stream music via Spotify and listen to Music via DNLA also, along with CD's. I don't listen to FM much. I have a Pioneer BDP 450 player that I use...

I was hoping to see one for myself. Was only able to see a review in German (using Google translate) but you never get the full flavour of the review. i was tempted to buy a Marantz PM 6005, but found it rather forward and bright. I listened to a Creek 50A which was much improved, but would...

I have the Q's partnered in my AV system and find they only really 'sing' when they are played loud. They are also very large depth wise meaning you'll need a lot of space to the rear to get them positioned. By contrast, a friend of mine has the Tannoys and they do sound better clarity and image...

How about a Windows Phone App!!

Hi Shanka. I'm a BDP 450 owner (You may have seen some of my posts around on forums!) and my unit is very good indeed and don't see me replacing it for a while. I bought mine to replace my ageing DV 600 multi format unit and it betters it in every way. The only issues I had with it was the odd...

As you say, Duaplex, some of the very said players function with no problems what-so-ever and others just fail. My BDP 450 loads and runs with no issues, apart from the Network side as I mentioned before. That however is not a great issue as many amps these days duplicate the same features via...

Just to throw in my lot, I have the Pioneer BDP 450 and primarily, it is a very good player, but it does have some issues. For me, it's been freezing while using DNLA features. This will definitely need a firmware fix to sort out properly. Sonically and visually, it's very good and mine is...

I'm currently using the Pioneer BDP 450 with this TV and on the whole it works very well. The player only has HDMI outputs, but since I don't use it for 3D, it won't be an issue. Picture quality is good and sound thru AV amp is very good. There are many cheaper alternatives available and I'm...

Thanks for that David. Tha's kinda what I assumed. With the LS3's going for about £800 odd on ebay, I told him it's the perfect time and speaker to upgrade to. Time will tell..........