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Looking to get new amp for Neat Petite SX speakers Contenders are Rega Elicit R, Naim XS2 and Roksan Caspian M2 Main source is Project X Pack through Trichord Dino/ Dino+ with HPPC Any thoughts on these possible combinations would be appreciated.....

I have chance of owning a pair of Neat Petite SX speakers but is my Marantz PM6300 amp good enough ? Not sure when funds would be available for an upgrade. Cable is Mowgami

i dont watch it. It's just on in the room.............. Actually,picture has improved considerably since first started this thread. Or so i'm told..............

swap both speakers over but leave the amp connections alone and you get "inverted phase "..............

or is Coronation Street HD too HD? When ever anyone steps outside into daylight ,their hair starts flashing like a aldis lamp on speed! Now,i'm sure theres some control on the tv i could turn down to alleviate this problem but i'm reluctant to alter my settings when this problem only occurs...

The Who's "Who's Next" on 180g vinyl dont know if the weight improves the sound but it feeeels good.....

According to hifi choice, the Knight 2s have mesh in the rear port to limit output but can they be used near a wall? On one side of my room ,i only have about 20cms to play with(where angle of bay window meets alcove) and the Knights like a lot of speakers these days are quite deep to begin...

Although i've not heard them myself , the Castle Knight 2's (£400) seem to be ticking a lot of people's boxes at the mo, especially after the Manchester show. And the build quality seems to be exemplary..........

Toshiba 520 dvd player (makes a fine job of music with rhythm and detail)-Cash Converter Creek 4140 amp( a classic !)- Ebay £40 Monitor Audio Monitor 9 speakers (Infinite baffle, Metal domes, 20 years old) - Ebay £22 Used in bedroom. Speakers kept in wardrobe have to be brought out...

The Destiny was so called cos Mike Creek said it was his destiny to build an amp of such quality. But now the "improved " mk 2 has been released, surely his destiny was to build that? Until the mk 3 appears..................

"I have mine bi-amped with the stereo power amplifier (no longer available due to lack of demand)." I didnt know that! I was hoping to do the same at some point in the future. Are there any still available anywhere ?

Most of Bjork's Vespertine. Barber's Adagio in G. Jeff Beck's version of "Eulogy For Dunkirk" Vaughn Williams' "Lark Ascending" and probably quite a few more .....

At least we know now why Superfi lobbed £500 off the price of the old iq70 Must have had a lot unsold after WHFi stuck the boot in! When i suggested to the manager of my local branch that maybe a new range was on the way, he denied it...... Look forward to demo-ing a pair of Q500's soon.

The opening bars of Deep Purple's Speed King make a great opening to the In Rock album.

If it's Creek.it will be good.......