Recent content by Tomle

Very good advice. re: the phono amp, I think I'll leave that as is. After some careful counter listening, I'd say it's probably more the output volume of the vinyl than the intricacy of the phono amp. Schoolboy error! Overall though, the system does still fluff the upper mid bass, no matter...

Very good point. A cheap sub will probably just be woof. The Arcam is fundamentally a very good piece of kit (replaced and, in some areas, improved on a Marantz CD7300 and NAD C370). The only other reason I thought of the Rega Brio was that it could provide an upgrade path (get the Apollo CD...

Thanks for the tip, but the reason I've got the Solo Mini (and Project Genie) is due to space restrictions. Luckily the NAP100 and the Rega are shoebox too. One day I'll get back to real size!

If I did go for the NAP100, would the pre-outs from the Arcam Solo Mini completely bypass any 'sound-creating' elements of the latter's amp? i.e. Will I be using the NAP as the amp to all intents and purposes. Or will the signal be going through one amp into the other? My concern is the...

I've got an Arcam Solo Mini running some Tannoy Precision 6.1 speakers. There's a disinct lack of punch on the lower end, and a feeling that the 25 watts isn't enough to drive the speakers as well as they could be driven. For example the electric bass on a Herbie Hancock album just lacks the...