Recent content by olderhifiuser

I do have several old android phones I could use as controllers. and my wife's android tablet I am at that stage where suddenly I am rethinking spending £600 on a new CD player, and spending it instead on getting more up to date I guess.

By the way I don't have, and will never have an Iphone, so the whole Airplay thing is irrelevant to me

Current system - AR EB101 turntable, Arcam 8 amp & power amp, Pioneer CD recorder pressed into service as CD player when Arcam CD died, Castle Avon speakers (just bought second hand) Plus Qnap 109 server + Squeezebox Was going to buy a new Arcam CD player, but it seems they have withdrawn from...

Have Arcam dropped CD format? looking on their website today, the CD17 is listed as discontinued, and no CD players re listed as current I'm looking for a new CD player to replace my dead Arcam 8SE, and if the CD17 is going to be sold off cheaper maybe that's going to be the solution.

I did see these, the seller has some interesting feedback

I have now bought some secondhand Castle Avon speakers as a temporary solution while I listen to some others over the coming months I was without speakers for a few weeks - Pembrokes blew the tweeters a few years back, dropped one of the Rogers while putting in loft. My Arcam 8SE CD has also...

Some interesting replies there - what a wonderful bunch of people hi-fi people are I am looking at some second hand castle severn 2 speakers to keep me going while I go listen to some of the ideas over the next few months. Been without speakers for 2 days only and I am missing music while I...

My system is Arcam based - 8SE CD, 8 amp, 8 power amp. Having had Castle Pembroke speakers for a long time, followed by some Rogers LS4a when the Castles broke, I am looking for some replacements without spending a lot of money, I bought unseen/ unheard (I know !!) some JBL 270 floorstanders...