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Listened to the Cambridge Audio with some outrageously expensive speakers and it sounded amazing. Then I listened with some Control 1s. Clearly not as good but perfectly acceptable for what I need it for. And looks like I have something that will be fine for when the speakers eventually get...

There's also the Monitor Audio Airstream A100 down to £199. But as with the Yamaha I can't find any info if it will play nicely with Google Music via Android - not sure if Google want everyone to buy a Chromecast rather than use DLNA.

Hopefully I can get to hear them tomorrow. The 351A is a special offer at that price and there's only 1 in stock at my local Richer Sounds. I go away for 10 days the day after tomorrow so I might have to make a snap decision in the shop.

Hi I'm on a limited budget and further to my previous post I've narrowed down my search for an amplifier to the Cambridge Azur 351A (£170) or Yamaha RN-301 (£219 - as suggested by CarlDW). I have 4 x JBL Control 1 speakers and the plan is to stream via a Chromecast Audio. Having trawled...

Thanks. Interesting. I'd been looking at the Cambridge Audio Azur 351A with the Chromecast (since learned that it has a AKM AK4430 192kHz 24-Bit Stereo DAC). I'll look into how the Yamaha performs with Android and Google Play Music, but it's definetly worth a look as long term I was...

Hi there! I'm on a very limited budget and want to improve my current hifi setup. I'm looking for an amp that will power 4 x JBL Control 1 speakers with music played from Google Play on a tablet via a Chromecast Audio. I'd like to spend less than £200. Any suggestions? It's not audiophile...