Recent content by subharmonic

BigH, where can you get it for £300?

I'm not averse to an AV amp - really it's just getting the right one. Given that Monitor Audio could be an option - how do the BX series stack up against the RX? No contest? Is there any other speaker options we should be considering - something else I've not come across in this bracket? So...

Here's the thing - us "enthusiasts" wouldn't be that put out, and would see the value in a home demo option from speaker manufacturers - such as Mordaunt-Short, or whoever - but I reckon he would just find it all too much like a pain in the ass - you know, having to pack them up in the event...

Home demo would be ideal - if we can get something sorted out with a local shop. AFAIK most of the components we're looking at are stocked by Superfi - but I'm unsure of the shops allow for home demo.

Ah - ok. I'm not concerned about the size of the speakers - really it's performance. I guess he likes having a bass that's quite present - and if these are that small, they might struggle to push enough air for a reasonable bass effect - he doesn't really listen to dance music - though he is a...

At a fundamental level - what he will be using the system for is music - and potentially using the components I listed above - ie CD player and duplicator (it's a one to one type - ie one CD in one tray, and another tray for the copy), TT, and cassette deck. So at the very least the new amp will...

Forget active speakers - I only mentioned my Tannoys because that is my background. He'll be far more at home with a more traditional type of set up. Regarding auditioning set-ups. I have told him about this - but whenever I've suggested it, I've been quickly rebuffed. I know - it maybe...

Yes - I tend to agree - I think it might be a bit complex otherwise for him to get his head round. He doesn't use a computer as source - doesn't seem to me that he's ever likely to either. I can see him possibly going down the route of maybe getting spotify - or streaming some stuff - maybe at...

What would you need to switch between sources though? Like I said - although he doesn't use them, he does have a TT, a CD duplicator, and an old cassette player and he will want some means to switch between sources. Difficult to do if you don't have them patched into something - and so what...

Floor standers aren't a necessity - we just want gods honest bang for buck. Obviously stands cost money, so they might eat into the budget a bit - but we can cross that bridge if it makes sense. His existing speakers weren't floor standers anyway, but, I don't think he has proper stands - he'd...

I know what you're saying re: each person having individual sonic tastes - I'm just not sure if he'd schedule for an audition. I'd say it's probably difficult to audition everything that's out there in this bracket - though a lot of these speakers are available from Superfi currently, and he...

Ok - so I've £1200 to spend on speakers and amp. Or at least that's what I think I need to get to overhaul my uncle's aging and starting to fail system. Currently he has an A&R Cambridge Arcam Alpha amp, and a circa 20 year old Aiwa CD deck, with an additional CD duplicator. He also has an...