Recent content by Razz

Hi Sex - if I can call you that :-) I don't know how much you are prepared to spend for your upgrade - but I guess you want to remain in the budget sector of the market. I would have a few suggestions: First since you would like to keep your current amp - why not buy a second 640A and biamp...

That's not such a bad idea at all given your budget and your setup :-) I would recommend the same setup I suggested above - or indeed the one suggested by Andy - bar the CD player. Instead I would get a M-Audio Audiophile USB sound card which means you'll have a much better DAC for you audio...

When it comes to PC you have to firstly worry about the sound card. So first thing you should get yourself a fine external sound card - like the M-Audio Audiophile USB one - for around 100 quid. This way the digital signal coming out of your PC will be much better processed, you get proper...

If I would only have 300 quid to spend on a hi-fi I would immediately think second hand/ebay. I would watch ebay closely for a while and would get a second hand Arcam Alpha 7 CD player (for around 70-80 quid on ebay), a Marantz PM7200 amp (around 130-150 on ebay) and a pair of second hand B&W...

What budget do you have in mind?

Dear Billy, I have given your question a lot of thought... There aren't many 'obvious' choices at this 'midrange' price level. I personally prefer systems made - inasmuch as possible - by the same manufacturer, so that I know the synergy is perfect and you don't have to wonder afterwards...

Check put these nice photos I've found on a forum with several ADM9 users' reviews: (http://www.hifiwigwam.com/forum7/16897-1.html)

And what would your 1st system be Thaiman? :-)

After reading thousands of reviews for a decade like the proper geek that I am, this is the ultimate system I would personally chose for my dream home: AVI Lab Series CD player + AVI Lab Series Pre/Power Amp + AVI Trio Loudspeakers... (7,750 quid)... Well, you cannot stop a man from...

That's interesting rich51080, and it proves that all such evaluations of sound products are ultimately a matter of taste... However I'm just curious did you get to audition the Audio Analogue Enigma alongside the other three all-in-one systems? Razz

Dear Marion, I understand perfectly how you feel - I too have a huge music collection on my PC that I dearly cherish and have long waited for a complete solution like the ADM9s to appear (especially since I have always believed that active speakers with active filters set between the preamp and...

The Audio Analogue Enigma coupled with the Epos M5 would be the best sounding setup among the ones you've suggested - and indeed among all similar setups currently available on the market (according to most reviews). It would be more expensive than an Onkyo micro but I'm pretty sure it is well...

Hey Thomas, It wasn't easy but I've finally identified it! :-) It is produced by a company called AUVI Technologies - check the product web page here: http://www.auviworld.com/auvi/MSW1150.php It seems to be a US-based company: "Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, Auvi has expanded its network...

Dear peacha, Even if your home office cannot accommodate a 'bigger' separates system it would still be a shame to spend so much money on a all-in -one system. Many people on this forum would tell you that from an audiophile poit of view the B&O system is not your best choice. My suggestion...

I'd say you probably have to spend at least around 1000 pounds these days to match (and hopefully beat) your old system for sound... An obvious option - as often advised by this very magazine - would be the latest Roksan Kandy III amplifier (650 pounds) with the Monitor Audio BR5s speakers (400...