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Except they are not £6k ... they are selling new for £4k in quite a few places. On the value of products made in China ... well that's a different question, but by all accounts the design and build quality is very good. Which Kii can you get for less money ... the Kii Seven are in the £7k - 9k...

I bought a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W and added piCorePlayer, Logitech (Lyrion) Media Server and BBC Sounds, I can now stream BBC Sounds content including all the BBC radio stations to any DLNA device … such as an Arcam SA30 if I had one. Took about an hour to set up but now have a BBC Sounds server...

Here's my 2p worth. Dynaudio Xeo 2 for around £600 new or nearly new. Pioneer RM-05 monitor new for £170 each + wireless streaming box of your choice e.g. Arcam irDAC II, iFi Zen Bluetooth DAC I have both. The Xeo 2 is a doddle to set up and use and sounds great, but is beaten for outright...

If the prices on the above website are anything to go by, they have increased quite a bit over the previous model.

https://www.av-connection.com/?PNo=YH-A3200SB

Most hifi begins to look rubbish as soon as you start adding cables. At the higher end the cables get fatter, tackier and are strewn across the floor for all to see.

Check out the Monitor Audio WT-1 / WR-1 Wireless Audio Transmitter & Receiver Kit. This could use your amplifier pre-out connection to stream wirelessly to the matching receiver which can feed a wireless speaker/s with RCA inputs.

Presumably if you have at least one new Sonos "master" device in your line up that was kept up to date with all the latest streaming service APIs etc. you should be able to link it up to any of the older devices as a speaker group and keep the older "local network " of products going? Or have I...

It's supposed to be a fantastic all rounder and great value.

How much space do you want your radio to occupy? Is something like a Panasonic SC-ALL2 ok (it does Tidal)? Or are you looking for a big improvement in sound quality and got lots of space?

How about a streaming CD player like a Yamaha CDN301 or CDNT670D and a pair of active speakers like the Edifier S2000 Pro which can take the output from the CD player.

Richer Sounds price £479 Then you can get £200 cashback by redemption from Panasonic Offer until 14 Jan 2020

Seems like the Sonos Tradeup programme has attracted a lot of negative press and the "environmental" credentials of this initiative are being called out as being very questionable. I think it very irresponsible for Sonos to brick perfectly serviceable and working devices that could continue to...

You could try a pair of powered monitor speakers like the Adam T5V and add a streamer to this. The Ruark MR1 already mentioned is also a good option. Alternatively a networked receiver like a Yamaha N402D and your choice of speakers around 150EUR might be within your budget. If a wireless...

If you want to max it up to your budget ... how about the Avantgarde Zero 1 ...