Recent content by JimTT

Thanks. Maybe the Rotal a10Mk 2 would suit. But are there any cheaper options? I'm happy to add external bluetooth. AS well using a hoe to play from I'd like to be able to play Cds on a bluetooth speaker in the room next door. Is that done easily?? Sorry I really do know nothing!

Thanks. I'm having trouble with the amp finding. If i put a max budget on it at £600 and if the only features I want are 1. a good amp 2. 2-way bluetooth 3. 40/50W per channel (enough to power some larger speaker) I'm all in a tissy and can't pin some options down

Yes, aside from the speakers I'm building a new system - so yes I should go to a shop for a listen. I'm unfortunately shy about such things! I'll feel a horrible obligation to buy something! But i'll do it. No Blu-ray player ( people on here would laugh if they saw my tv set up - a 2000s Mac...

Thanks for your verbose offering! It is agood point you make that personla preference is a huge part of it. It isn't the case that one component is simply better than another. I probably need to go to a shop and have a listen. I'm sure it will all sound better than what I currenlty have

Hi, thanks. Yes I was thinking that if I get a cheaper CD player I can get a more expensive amp. So if I connect via analog the CD player needs a decent DAC? But if I connect via digital it doesn;t matter as it then just uses the amp's DAC? My story is this... My Denon CEOL N8 CD player has...

Does a CD player need a DAC if the amp it is being plugged into has one? Why is plugging in a Marantz CD6007 any better than plugging in a Tangent CD2? Am I just being a simpleton?

Just wanted to thank you again. I'm feeling a lot more clarity this morning, My head was spinning a little yesterday with all the new ideas and advice pouring in. Your advice was very good. I want this next system to last me 15-20 years so it would be silly to jump in and get sub-par equipment...

Thanks everyone. Lots of sound advice. Think I'm gonna get a CD player (prob the Denon one) and attach it to the old R8, and bide my time...before striking!...and buying a suitable amplifier

Ok thanks. Yeah the amp is exactly £100 (though the seller has added a bluetooth card). I'll take that on board an forget that amp You are a prince among men!

oh! that is a good point. The rest of my Denon mini system is fine. The radio works and I can plug in a USB and play fine from that. So I could just hook up a new CD player to it? (my hi-fi tech knowledge is basically zero) With an eye to then getting a amp later?

Thanks for this. I spotted this in the window of my local hi-fi shop a few months ago and was interested in it as I would like the option to stream stuff or play via bluetooth. I am very much a CD user though - the digital distraction of streaming services just does something to my brain and I...

thanks for this. I had worried the amp was a bit old. Thanks for the specific amp and cd player suggestions. So with that Yamaha and Denon I'd be getting an entry level seperates system - would this be an improvement on my defunct DenonCEOL mini system? And also allow me to, at some point, get...

Hi all, I've had a Denon CEOL RCD-N8 mini system hooked up to a pair of Wharfedale Diamond 10.1s for nearly 15 years now, and the CD player has now conked out. I'm now faced with getting a like-for-like replacement such as the Marantz Melody X DR612 mini system(£430) - or I could get some...

Just want to thank everyone for their input. I tried moving my speakers further apart - as they are only 50cm apart. Instantly the sound fills the room a lot more. That's what I wanted. I wanted the music to envelop me! Thanks everyone - I know next to nothing about hi-fis.

Thanks Doug. I think you're right - and everyone else. My speaker positioniong is poor. They're far too close together. I simply need a bigger flat!