Recent content by isophene

Yes, I spoke to them on the phone earlier this week so as of now they are a going concern.

A month or so ago I posted on here that I was looking for a CD player to go with my recently acquired Leema Pulse and PMC DB1 Golds. To cut a long story short I bought a Leema Stream 2 from a private individual. The transaction went very well and the player is in immaculate condition but...

Thanks for your comments and advice guys, I'll add my impressions when I've settled the source.

So, I weighed it all up and have gone for a pair of the PMC DB1 Gold. Which cost £385 three months old. This struck me as a reasonable price. Now all I need is a source ...

The speaker/source arrangements are very much tbc: I like the idea of a pair of xeroes but if I chose a source in the meantime that needed something a bit different then I'd look at something else. I see you have a Naim cd5i, for example I'd be curious to hear one of those with my Leema. They're...

Well, I'm building a system from scratch around the pulse. The source I am considering is the Audiolab 8200cd. Or maybe the new Creek evolution 50 which looks like a similar deal, though £300 more. Speakers, thanks for all your suggestions guys, that's given me a lot to go on. I thought of the...

Thanks. That expands my list. It's funny, sound-wise I have a pretty broad tolerance, I'm open to experiment. So far I've also noticed neat motives, any experience / opinions of these? Cheers

Thanks for that. Like most people I want to hear detail and clarity but I'm imagining the valve stage will contour the sound from the source, which has been described as a bit dry or bright, with a degree of valvey spaciousness and depth. Is this what you've found with your set up? Don't let me...

Thanks for that ... they look the part. 'Natural' sounds about right too. As a perhaps stark contrast I thought of also auditioning, when the time comes, a pair of Neat Motives.

Thanks for that guys. I'm still researching it all, as much with my eyes as my ears at this stage, but I'll narrow it down. Any recommendations of valve friendly speakers for less than £1000 warmly received.

I've taken on board Record Spot's advice to build a system around amps and speakers rather than the source. Some would no doubt say different but I thought I'd go with it for a start ... and am now very curious about the 7 series pre-power combination from Croft Acoustics. The mid-range one...

Thank you, Record Spot, for a helpful and informative reply. I'll certainly give this whole thing much more thought. I like your approach. I'll consider a wider range of sources as per your suggestions. I didn't realise AVI made a cd player. Their speakers of course, the neutrons, I've heard of...

Hello everyone. This is my first post here. I'd like some advice. I'm building a system from scratch and am looking at some 2nd hand Linn kit - starting with an ikemi cd. Is this still regarded as a decent player for the money (it's over £500) and bearing in mind I've not really got into...