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Thank you - I'll keep this in mind for when I actually have (if ever) the space to go to seven channels. For now, the Oppo continues to sit under the couch.

IotaVX AVXP 7-230 Power Amp (Fed by Oppo BDP105D) How do you find this combination? Only reason I ask is that I've got an Oppo BDP103EU lying around unused.

Double-tap for Van Damme 4mm blue - does the job nicely. I've also got no-name pre-terminated speaker cable from Amazon and it works a treat to. Otherwise, QED 79 strand. All good stuff.

I have a Naim Uniti Lite (1st gen) on streaming duty (CD drawer too tempermental for that) and will run it into the ground and then recycle. But, it has been going 14 years now and seems as good as new (CD drawer aside). I was pulled in by the Naim religion, but then staged a self-intervention!

Wait until one of the IVA free days and save yourself 17-20% would be one of the recommendations I would give.

FWIW my Naim Uniti Lite (1st gen) is going strong as a streamer some 15 years after I purchased it. Ironically, it is the CD drawer that is problematic.

You don't need another DAC as long as whatever is giving you a digitial output (i.e. the streamer) can connect to the digital input of you amp.

I don't think you can beat the WiiM eco-system as a streamer and then add whatever flavour of DAC suits. My mini works wonders and no need for ethernet.

That's the one I would pick as the visual asthetic is lovely in my view. I think you'll get warmth to both the sound and the living room.

R2R would make my tube system seem even warmer, so I don't think it is a starter for me. Pity as I'd like to get their R2R DAC with the VU meters as that would be cherry on the cake from a old school looks perspective. I'd like to see if there was noticeable different between my Topping E30II...

Also consider the Shanling CR60 and / or Tangent CD player if you're looking for an affordable (?), small size, CD player.

WiiM Amp mounted to (via vesa) the tv or behind the tv feeding two Dali on-wall speakers either side? Just a thought. Or satellite type speakers if you could use a sub somewhere?

We share some of the same issues. I had to move the Oberon 5s into the office for todler safety reasons. He did manage to knock one over and put a very small dent in it ... which I fumed over for a few days; and then just got on with life. I moved to a Sonos Arc set up (not the answer I...

Two stations getting recent play for me are: 1. Radio Paradise - Rock Mix; and 2. Hotmix - Country Both for background / guests over / working as opposed to "serious" listening (not that I do much of that).

Just in case anyone comes across this post in the future and has the same issue an "old" Naim Uniti Qute achieves the same outcome - as it is totally remote controlled and has no buttons on the front panel. It was another option that flowed through my mind.