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You'd be better off looking at the Shanling ET3, which you can get from AliExpress for around £600. You'll need an i2S capable input elsewhere though. If you just wanted to try SACD, or DSD, then pick up either an Arcam CD37, which has the best DSD sound I've heard (average for CD playback...

I've assumed that's a given regardless of source though; granted with physical media, you can seek out the mastering you like if you with the right info, though I find Qobuz has been pretty stellar over the last year of using it. I took an annual subscription out at the turn of the year and...

Draft a list of your requirements, have a read of some user as well as pro-reviews, check the functionality and the interfaces of each, also any app support where applicable. Then plonk the money down!

I'd take the Technics. Had a Rega years ago and...glossy MDF just isn't where I'm at these days...!

Have to say that in 2025, if you've bought gear that sounds like dreck, you've i) bought dreck and ii) landed on that niche range of products that somehow are poorly designed. For the most part, I think you could almost buy a bunch of gear off a shelf, hook it up and be done with it. As...

They're 200w per speaker. Add a subwoofer and the low end is more than covered. My AVI speakers clock in at 325w per speaker (250 to each woofer and 75 to each tweeter). I have a pretty large room. No issues. I used to have a pair of Quad 9s which were also actives, were tiny and didn't...

I used to have the Arylic S10 - bought it a few years ago and for £50 it's pretty impressive. Nice sound quality to it, not so much info on the DAC in it, but then you can't be disappointed with it given the price. Stable app from memory, good connectivity to the BBC for radio, and fine for...

KEF LSX II or KEF LSX LT II active speakers. Think either covers your connectivity, improves on your current setup, should be able to accommodate a turntable but might need an adapter to hook up the ATLP3. Ignore the "powered" reference in the Absolute Sound review below - these are genuine...

It depends on where you bought it - if you're in the UK, then you'll have 5 years (in Scotland) or 6 years (in England and Wales) from the date of purchase to return to the dealer you bought it from - that's your contract of sale. If you're out of warranty, you still have the right as a...

Active speakers with an integrated amp? Utilising pre-outs on the latter presumably? I'd upgrade your deck, cartridge and get better actives. The AE1s are great, but you've got heaps of options with that budget. Maybe even chat to a couple of dealers that do a bit more than just Rega, Project...

Moving your speakers around a little.

I couldn't be more delighted for you. Enjoy.

I use the Wiim Pro Plus connected directly via eternet - tried Bluetooth, but very underwhelmed. It's okay for podcasts but the step-up with music is substantial (this is using the Cambridge DACMagic 200M - I'm not quite so keen on the sound of the Wiim on its' own).

No John, I referred to the Ebay link with the VM95C mounted to the head shell, not your Pioneer one...

Good laugh after the first sentence. "We all know..." which, as we all know in no way is a trolling post whatsoever...