Having
lived with my current system for a number of years, it’s time for a
change and upgrade.
My
current kit comprises a Marantz PM4004 Amplifier, Marantz CD4400 CD Player,
Cambridge Audio DAB300 Tuner and Mordaunt Short MS902 Speakers. However, DAB
reception on the tuner (with an internal aerial) suddenly turned lousy (ie. non-existent)
last year and since then I have been using a cheapo Tesco own label DAB radio (£25)
with a lead from the headphone socket into the the tuner inputs on the amp which
works just fine for Five Live, my main radio station. I have checked elsewhere
in the house and the DAB300 works fine – just not where I have got the
hifi set up – I am assuming it is down to the sensitivity of the tuners and
that a more modern tuner would be OK.
Rather
than go for separates again, my attention has really focussed on a Micro System
and, in particular, either the Denon DM37DAB (£190), Marantz M-CR502 (£350) or
Cambridge Audio One (£300), any of which would be coupled with a pair of either
Tannoy F1 Customs (£100) or Wharfdale Diamond 10.1s(£200) – the total
budget is £500 and I am assuming that I would only get a negligible amount if I
tried to ebay the current gear.
Aside
from it needing to sound better than the current system (otherwise, what’
the point?), the only essentials for the new system is for at least 2 sets of phono
inputs to cater for a Cambridge IPod dock and the front two channels from my
Cambridge Azur 540R AV Receiver.
Any
opinions / advice please?
lived with my current system for a number of years, it’s time for a
change and upgrade.
My
current kit comprises a Marantz PM4004 Amplifier, Marantz CD4400 CD Player,
Cambridge Audio DAB300 Tuner and Mordaunt Short MS902 Speakers. However, DAB
reception on the tuner (with an internal aerial) suddenly turned lousy (ie. non-existent)
last year and since then I have been using a cheapo Tesco own label DAB radio (£25)
with a lead from the headphone socket into the the tuner inputs on the amp which
works just fine for Five Live, my main radio station. I have checked elsewhere
in the house and the DAB300 works fine – just not where I have got the
hifi set up – I am assuming it is down to the sensitivity of the tuners and
that a more modern tuner would be OK.
Rather
than go for separates again, my attention has really focussed on a Micro System
and, in particular, either the Denon DM37DAB (£190), Marantz M-CR502 (£350) or
Cambridge Audio One (£300), any of which would be coupled with a pair of either
Tannoy F1 Customs (£100) or Wharfdale Diamond 10.1s(£200) – the total
budget is £500 and I am assuming that I would only get a negligible amount if I
tried to ebay the current gear.
Aside
from it needing to sound better than the current system (otherwise, what’
the point?), the only essentials for the new system is for at least 2 sets of phono
inputs to cater for a Cambridge IPod dock and the front two channels from my
Cambridge Azur 540R AV Receiver.
Any
opinions / advice please?