Recent content by jbill

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    Kef E305 and Arcam AVR360

    So I had an interesting test this week. The Kef 305 and Arcam combo sounded absolutely amazing. It was subtle and so musical. I had earlier tested the Cambridge Audio Minx S325 5.1 and hated it. I suspect it wasnt balanced very well but the bass was so overpowering it was like everything was...
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    Kef E305 and Arcam AVR360

    Thanks for the replies and comments, I know its hard to ask for opinions on what is after all quite a subjective experience. I'm really interested to hear the different setups and will definitely post back with my thoughts afterwards.
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    Kef E305 and Arcam AVR360

    Hi all, I have a budget of about £1500 to spend on a receiver and speaker setup. It needs to be of the smaller sub/sat variety because of the better half and I have been reading reviews of QAcoustics Q7000, Mass B & W MT50 and Kef E305. I had anticipated getting one of these along with a fairly...
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    Please wake me from my nightmare!!!

    Thank you for the incredibly quick reply Andrew. Whilst I do not doubt your opinion at all and I feel relieved by the comment re 100hz, just as a matter of discussion, if it is not that important why do manufacturers put it on some models and not others, and why ask us to pay extra for it?
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    Please wake me from my nightmare!!!

    Ok it's not really a nightmare, my Panny CRT has just given up the ghost so I am going to buy a nice LCD. But it is a bit of a minefield. I have decided on Panasonic, it is only going to be 32" and I have Sky (just ordinary not HD) and a PS3. I also have a 5.1 setup so sound is not as important...
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    Ebay got the better of me

    I just thought I would update in case anyone is interested or it helps someone make up their mind. I have finally put my system together, with the Arcam A65 and CD72 from ebay (both in superb condition, boxes manuals etc a real bargain) but after arguing endlessly with my wife about the size of...
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    Ebay got the better of me

    Thanks for all the advice everyone it is really appreciated. I ended up buying a CD72 this afternoon, this has been an expensive couple of days. I still can't decide what to do about speakers both Joel's Linn's and the B&W's look great but I am worried about space, I am not sure that I can...
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    Ebay got the better of me

    Hi all, I have been lurking here a while now gathering info in order to buy a new system since my old Denon mini system broke. I wanted to get some decent seperates on about a £300 budget and had just about decided to get the Cambridge system at Richer Sounds BUT.... Today I made the mistake of...