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Barclay James Harvest - Once Again. It was recorded there.

The Marantz is the more confidence-inspiring of the two in use - I've used both. The Arcam has a nice, solid casing, but in operation it feel sluggish and fussy compared to the Marantz.

Look at the new Dali Kupids. They even come with the wall mounts, and there's a range of colours.

The current Marantz CD60 is nothing special, and not worth the extra over the CD6007, unless you want the hefty looking box. The DCD-1700NE is a nicer object and offers SACD playback, but again, my experience with the previous model doesn't suggest it's worth the outlay. I only dealt with...

Okay, with a £10k budget I would get yourself to a dealer who knows LP12s and Naim kit well, and who also carries equivalent brands. Cymbiosis, Moorgate and Vickers Hi-Fi spring to mind as people who know what they are talking about and will help to ensure you use your budget for maximum benefit...

Only Cumbria and the North East.

Bi-wire is a waste of time.

I’m familiar with all three, so will be interested to read your thoughts. Personally I would drop the MAs from the list and consider the Acoustic Energy AE109/2

Naim will still service the amps, and it’s worth exploring. What’s your budget for replacement?

I own Diamond 12.3 amongst others. I’ve put them on this evening, and they really are excellent all rounders.

It could be worth having the turntable serviced and putting a new cartridge on it, and then doing some comparative auditioning of speakers against yours. There are good dealers who could offer both, and it would be time well spent.

Welcome. You are at risk of spending money for a sideways move here, a change rather than an improvement. You have solid kit, and it will take careful thought to get your next step right. What do you feel are the shortcomings of your system, what size is the room and what music do you listen...

I think they would certainly benefit from the better power delivery of the WiiM over the Eversolo.

I have owned the standard BR-02 and the powered version (the latter are sometimes advertised as 'active', but they're not. They're very nicely made and, IME, have quite a dry and detailed sound - quite different to what you are used to. It will be interesting to hear how you get on with them. I...

Just for wider interest, I have now heard the Eversolo Play, and I agree fully with the WHF review. It sounds like wet lettuce compared to the WiiM Amp Ultra. I have also heard the Bluesound Powernode, and that is excellent. None of them are quite as good as the DMP-A6gen2 and Mission 778X...