Recent content by jaybee6000

Thanks again for the replies, and interesting to hear you think my b&w's aren't necessarily the weak link, I assumed they might be due to their age and low price point when new. In that thinking is it worth me looking at a 7000 or 8000 series marantz amp, would have to go second hand so wouldn't...

Thanks for all the replies, some things to think about, and I know I need to audition some but was clueless as to what to try and now have some ideas. If I was to get an amp that was maybe a step up would my b&w's get the most out of them? Or if I was going down the speaker route would the 606...

Hi thank you for your reply, my budget could stretch to around £500. As for the sound I think it's the midrange that I feel could be improved, it's great for vocals but with guitars it often feels like it lacks the aggression that somne of my music should have

So I'm looking to change my setup and am really unsure as to which direction to go in. I currently have marantz 6003 amp & cd player connected to b&w 601 s2 speakers. The 6003's replaced the original 6000 series amp & cd and I did notice a decent improvement so one part of me is thinking just...

Thank you for the replies, I thought of the 4k ones but would I just be paying extra for 4k capability which doesn't really interest me as I want it to play my large collection of dvd/ blu rays rather, I'm not looking to buy a large amount of new 4k discs. Although they do often have upscaling...

Hi I have owned a pioneer bdp-450 blu ray player for a number of years which is now on its last legs. It was a very highly regarded machine in it's day about 10 years or so ago in the £200 range of players. How have you found new players compare to older machines? modern players often look a...