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Heard the Iota 2s at Cranage recently and blown away by them. Careful what you wish for though...!

Welcome to the forum! I see you're over in the Borders - I used to stay over that way a few years ago for a while. Bit short on hifi dealers admittedly...! If it was me (which is my way of saying you can regard or disregard this as you see fit), I'd get a list together in my head of the...

The Yes Blu-Ray audio discs were probably the best example I've seen of how this can be done well and I've all of their classic era reissue for this reason alone. I'm less fussy about Steven Wilson's remastering efforts, but having the reissue, the original mix, the original vinyl needledrop...

It's arrived, it's fab!! #DenonDVD3930

Not seeing any obvious upgrade path there unless you get a used higher end model for your budget. Maybe try repositioning your speakers a little to see if that changes the sound a little in the first instance.

Oops, I did it again...having said, oh you get the idea. A disc player I used to have a decade ago and stupidly got rid of, well, one turned up in mint condition, serviced, original box and ready to go (to me!). Bit of an impulse purchase (aherm...) but hopefully a full working Denon DVD-3930...

People coming on here and other fora asking "what brands should I look at".

No thanks, but appreciate the offer.

You don't require a separate ground wire with a Rega deck or tonearm as the tonearm's where the grounding comes from.

Maybe, but I tend to prefer to keep that connected unless it's a Rega, or similar. Either way, the Duo's all boxed up now.

Cambridge.

It arrived early afternoon, I set it up and connected all the relevant leads, ground loop wire, etc. Annoying hum. Swapped out the interconnects from the t/t to the phono stage. No change. Swapped out the leads from the phono stage to the switching box that goes out to the speakers. No...

Shill puppet JFC going by some of his posts.

Are you incapable of reading? My final sentence was clear on my awareness of the companies and services available. The rest of your post is a marketing fluff piece with a side dish of overdone hyperbole.

So, what are they adding that'll take it up to that next level that isn't available for £1500-£2,000 now? Bearing in mind VAT, Labour costs... Oh, and I'm aware of the options and the companies, but I'd like your thoughts on the matter.