Recent content by prospero108

Indeed it is.

Just for the sake of completeness and to compliment good service when it occurs. My A29 is now back with me after Arcam agreed to fix it under warranty and got their Belgian distributor to send it back to them at no cost to me apart from a short trip to the docks in Antwerp (which was no hassle...

Thanks for the swift reply, no I have tried that: It is independent of the volume knob- it does not happen when the volume is changed nor is there any crackle when there is no source- ie it only happens when something is playing regardless of source (CDP, Streamer or TT). It happens at low and...

Dear All I have been having a strange problem for a short while and would like some advice. I recently upgraded my speakers to a pair of Harbeth SHL5+ which as you can imagine are rather wonderful however a few days in and I get a crackle in the left speaker after about 30-40 minutes- the...

As always great advice guys, I have a few to look at there, the ATT440 seems to be favourite judging by the reviews. I won't be doing anything until I get back from sunny Spain in 2 weeks so I appreciate the opinions and happy to hear others. Thanks. Chris

Thanks for the feedback What's the problem with Ortofon? And what Shure/AT would be compatible with my TT? Not an expert in this area... Chris

Dear all I am currently running a Pro-ject debut III SE with a factory fitted OM10. It was just fine until I upgraded the rest of my system. I am now using a Arcam A29 with Kef Q900's in a big room and it is all good until I go vinyl. It just seems that the turntable is too weak and congested...

Goodness, looks like I well and truly lit the blue touch paper with this one. Thanks for all the replies, some interesting stuff. To be fair to the dealer who said this he also said that digital is the way to go. It doesn't change my plan of upgrading amp and speakers before source but that is...

I am in the process of upgrading my system and during exchanges with various dealers one stated the line above. This was a bit of a surprise to me what do others think? Chris

Thanks for your advice guys, more welcome!! The Super fi deal is for Rosewood only (I want black) and they have sold out!! Just for future reference how would the Rega Elex-R pair with the KEF's?

Bumping my own thread here as I am still in the same position as before (Christmas and kids needs got in the way). I have 1500 gbp to spend. I want to upgrade the speakers so that the current PM6004 can cope (just) but with a view to upgrading it later in the year. I don't want to upgrade both...

I have found the following locally in my budget (or near enough) : B&W 683S2 Dali Ikon 6 Mk2 Wharfedale Diamond 159 Monitor Bronze BX6 KeF Q500 or even the Q700 Appreciate your comments based on the criteria already stated.

Again thanks for your advice, I thought I should check my measurements just to be sure and indeed I was wrong my room is 54m2 !! (It is an open plan living/dining room). I would certainly like to keep the amp for the moment so that I can upgrade that next year thus I am looking for speakers in...

Thanks for the responses, I intend to stick with floor standers for aesthetic as well as performance reasons. I had considered the B&W's but was concerned about the ability of the amp to drive them, if it can I would prefer to do the gradual upgrade improving the amp next year. If the B&W's...

Dear All A couple of years ago I bought a basic system as follows: Marantz PM6004, CD6004 with Mission MX3 speakers. I also hooked up a Squeezebox Touch and Pro-ject Debut IIISE turntable. I have been very happy with it so far but I am now in a position to spend around 1000-1500gbP on upgrading...