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Out of curiosity (as this is what I would do), it would be interesting to swap back to some of the other DACs to see if you then notice those bits you didn’t before, now you know they are there.

Using any of the surround connectors is not going to work for what you are trying to do as they are for surround speakers - hence why you get sound when various surround/DSP modes are activated. Do you have the bridging/terminal plates/bars (pick a term 😀) for the speakers? If so, make sure...

A lot of mainstream brands have been missing for a while now which is a shame. Now no What HiFi? demo….😭

All great choices but as Al says, best thing to do is listen to some as you are the best judge for what you like. Personally, I had the 3030i and they are great speakers but I swapped back to Monitor Audio as I missed their superb clarity.

Perhaps consider a dongle DAC for your phone?

Welcome to the set up a pair of Monitor Audio RX6. I have not had floorstanders since I got rid of my Mission 752F / 754F about 25 years ago. These speakers have always had glowing reviews and having used them for just a few hours I can hear why. Really impressed so far. Currently not using...

Yeah, shame we don't seem to be able to do that any more.

If you flip the phone from portrait to landscape you can then see the signature.

I should be. Missed last year for the first time in many years as it’s been disappointing that a lot of main stream brands have not been attending. A couple are back this year so hoping to check them out along with everything else. Looking forward to it. 😁

It certainly appeals to me but was a little too late to the party. Back when I was looking at a new amp and CD player I was certainly looking at the Mission amp but the matching CD player (I like my components to match) was nowhere to be seen. Mission did confirm to me one would follow but...

I would always add a sub. Full stop. 😁

Hopefully Sony continue to produce great TVs. Used them for decades now.

Always use a sub for stereo. Partially this is due to me generally using standmount speakers but additionally, a sub can produce bass I simply cannot get from an average floorstander. (Not to say they don't do a great job I just feel a sub does it better).

Ah, the basic service has limited quality so I'm not surprised it sounded poor. Just to clarify. How is the CD connected to your amp? If connected via RCA then you would be using the CD players DAC. If connected via digital (optical/coaxial/HDMI) then it would use the amps DAC.

I expect there are many of us in the same situation. 😂 My kit always used to be half what I actually paid. 😁