Recent content by jnmann

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    Newby upgrade advice please

    So the secondhand Brio R is £350, might get a little cheaper. Would this make a substantial difference or should I hold on to my money and save for Roksan? Looking on Vickers HiFi, they have the Cyrus 6 about half price (factory reprocessed) Where would these fit in quality wise with the...
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    Newby upgrade advice please

    Yes, only looking at the brio r. Will keep looking, thanks. Still unsure if TT is up to it or needs updating/replacing.
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    Newby upgrade advice please

    Whilst searching I've found a Brio for £350 (private), Roksan K2 for about £500 (shop). Brio seems good value but not sure on original rrp. Would I be better saving my money for something newer with warranty? £489 for a new Brio, Arcam A19 refurb at £499.
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    Newby upgrade advice please

    Doh, of course :-( silly me. How does the Roksan stack up to the Rega? Would either be better with the speakers discussed? Any comments on my turntable post please? Surprised to hear biwiring not worth it and amps not having additional ports as in speakers.
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    Newby upgrade advice please

    Strange, unit I looked at only had one input. Still favouring the rega brio having read more reviews.
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    Newby upgrade advice please

    I was actually just looking at a Caspian, bit cheaper than a new rega brio. Looks very limited on inputs though?
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    Newby upgrade advice please

    I notice none of the amps are capable of bi wiring, is this no longer a benefit? Roksan look like good equipment, any suggestions on models please? K2 for example?
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    Newby upgrade advice please

    Diamond do seem very good value. Would these improve on the Eltax? Looking at upgrades for the Rega, platten, tonearm rewire etc. Is it worth throwing money at this? Better left alone or better to replace? My heads been turned by the clearaudio concept....bit more than I'd intended but might...
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    Newby upgrade advice please

    Uhm, like the look of the Rega Brio....
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    Newby upgrade advice please

    Got an old version of that cleaner but will look at a new one :-) Music wise, Genesis, Marillion, not much else lol.....maybe a little Cure....and back to previous!
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    Newby upgrade advice please

    Thank you for your replies. Fairly small room, be lucky to get 10 feet away whilst listening. Budget quite open, been looking at monitor audios bronze 2 and Cambridge cxa60 or Onkyo A9020 which would he around £500.....if this would be step up? Maybe £500 for an amp. Prefer simple amps, no...
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    Newby upgrade advice please

    Hi everyone, popped along in the hope you good people can give me some advice on a possible upgrad eroute please. Currently running an old system, Rega Planer 3, Cambridge Audio A4 Amp. Eltax Symphony 6.2's. Just read that the speakers are worth pretty much nowt but still sound ok to me! I...