Recent content by T1mmydon

The current kit works perfectly. After listening to all your advice, I went down a different route and picked up a Cyrus XPA 50x2 power amp which I'm now using to bi-amp with the Cyrus 3. This has fixed the bass issue as the Cyrus 3 + PSX-R runs the low end and the XPA the tweeters. For the...

I've tried them in various rooms and placements over the years and always the same result. Advice I was given at the time was my CD player was the likely issue (a TEAC VRDS-10 SE) but now I'm using a Cambridge streamer and it's exactly the same. They also said the speakers should have plenty of...

Thanks for the advice. I was expecting to be told keep the amp and replace the speakers so interesting it's the other way around. I will get in touch with the local store and have a good listen. I was always a Roksan fan but it was outside my (student) budget in the 90's. Saw the K3 on a deal...

I do have a local Richer Sounds. I didn't think they'd be interested in a "is my kit better than yours?" type enquiry. Is that a pretty normal thing to do these days? I spent many hours in demo rooms but only ever with kit they were trying to sell me.

The level of detail and depth of soundstage is excellent but I struggle to get any authority or depth in the bass. I always thought the Cyrus wasn't powerful enough and was perhaps better suited to smaller speakers. I listen to a lot of electronic and ambient music so the basslines are often...

I've recently rediscovered my love of listening but trying to catch up on 25 years lost knowledge. One thing I still have is my orginal Cyrus 3 integrated amp and PSX-R and Mission 753 speakers (both in perfect working order). In 1994, these cost me £800 (500 for the amp, 300 for the PSX) and...