Recent content by tommytom

when you bought the 85, did you listen to the 55 as well??? how much difference is there bewteen the 50 range and the 70 range and the 80 range is the question...

B&W CM10s floorstanders, and CM1 and CM Centre I listened to some NAIM kit, superuniti and 172/200 combo, and they were awesome, but obvioulsy no 5.1 through that, and an extra £1,500. So I think I'm compromising, the Pioneer sounded great, not quite NAIM good, but the tradeoff to get spotify...

HI, I just listened to the new Pioneer LX58 AV receiver, and I was wondering if anyone knew if there was much of a difference between the 58, 78 and 88. According to Pioneer website, all I can see is Air certification on the 78 and 10 watts per channel more, and a USB DAC on the 88. The price...

Roger that thanks. I know this is a tiny little thing, but I have i have copies of all my music as mp3 and Apple lossless where they're CD rips. Just noticed that the Arcam can't play ALAC... I know you can't have everything... but... £4,000.... really... come on... and yes I know there are a...

How do you think the Arcams compare to dedicated stereo pre/pro like a Naim for music? Cant find somewhere that has all the kit to demo side by side with the right speaker package...

yeah, that's what post number 11 was about. I'm trying to make sense of what they said. I've emailed again for clarification. We'll see. Has anyone heard the 750 and compared directly to an Anthem 710, or a Yamaha 3040, Pioneer LX87/8?? Is it really worth twice the price?? And is it...

I'm not overly bothered by the very latest and best, and understand all about compromise, I just think you must pick your moment. Of course everything will eventually be obsolete, I'm just hoping not to be the sap that spent £4K on a receiver without the most vital bit of kit, a few months...

I emailed Arcam directly about this, and they got back to me saying HDMI 2.0 isn't a reliable spec, and no-one can claim compatibility yet, as it hasn't been ratified...(?). I was asking if there would be a HDMI 2.0 receiver shortly, and he mentioned that there would be no new model of the 750...

Hey, I'm just about to buy a projector and screen myself. Here's what I'm thinking. I was going to buy the new Sony HW55ES, it produced a cracking picture, but then I got to thinking. I'm not sure I want to invest in a top of the line 1080p projector when 4k models are 'starting' to come...

Hmmm, Have you heard any of the Anthem/Pioneer/Yamaha vs the Arcam...? It's twice the price of these three, is it better? is is twice-the-price better? A little bit loathe to spend this much on a receiver that only has HDMI 1.4. It claims 4K60P passthrough, though I'm not sure what that...

OK, so the options with a 4K budget appear to be: Arcam FMJ 750 (£4,000) Naim 172/200 leaving about £1,000 to spend on a receiver. Anthem/pioneer.. whatever. Or top of the range Anthem 750 (£2,000) plus perhaps a streamer?? or power amp for front channel speakers

HI, Looking for a little advice from the more knowledgeable here. I'm about to put a projector and 5.1 setup into my living room. My budget is a little flexible, over £4k for stereo amp/receiver. I have a cheapish projector in mind that will hold me until 4K becomes a more affordable reality...