Recent content by matthewpianist

The drawer also looks too cheap to me. It's basically just the kind of CD-ROM drive you'd find on a desktop PC - fine if you're using it for ripping, but it would soon cheapen the experience for regular CD users.

"...the notes are in the right order..." Haha!!

There was talk of Mission doing one to match the amp, and they even showed one at High End Munich or somewhere last year, but it hasn't surfaced as yet, so who knows whether it ever will. That would essentially be an Audiolab CDT in half-width so good, but still more than I want to shell out TBH.

I saw that. Bit of an unknown quantity though...

Not yet, I'll be falling back on my NAD for now. I want something half-width, but there's not much out there without getting into silly money. Times like this, I wish I'd kept my Apollo-R, but they're expensive second hand, and they don't make new ones anymore.

Mine is now going back for a refund.

I take back my Project CD Box E recommendation. Mine has started misbehaving, and I'm sending it back.

Their DDs are rock solid. The 1210 was one of the best turntables I ever had, and the one I should have kept.

I'd be looking towards Technics by that price, personally.

Agreed. It's too easy to shoot things down in flames without trying them first. I would never suggest that my AT has the same performance potential as the Michell (for example), but getting the most out of something like that takes a lot of time and financial investment. The AT is plug-and-play...

Years and years ago. It was an old TD150 MkII AB. It was nice, but needed a lot of TLC, and the Thorens arm was pretty poor. I gave up on vinyl for some time. I've been through all sorts over the years - three different Regas, an SL-1210 MkV, Pro-ject The Classic, Pioneer PL12D, Michell...

I can very confidently recommend the Mission 778X amplifier. £549 buys you a flexible amp, with built-in DAC, phono stage and headphone amp that are all excellent, and it's all nicely screwed together as well. At present, if you want to keep things compact, the Pro-ject CD Box E can be found for...

I bought my AT-LP5x brand new for £299. It offers a heck of a lot, and the Rega P3 that I also own is currently sitting unused. If you can stretch to it, the LP-5x is a great buy. That's a Direct Drive, but there's also the belt drive AT-LPW30, at a lower price. For even less, there is the...

Personally, I wouldn't bother. Unless you're chasing big volume levels and/or driving difficult speakers, I don't think you'll hear much by way of improvement. Your Yamaha is a pretty robust integrated on its own, so why add another box? What speakers are you using?

They look cool, and it's good to see Dali finally switching to magnetic grilles! I might be tempted by a pair for a second system in the future.