Well guys it just shows this Hi Fi malarkey really is a matter of personal taste. Having narrowed my CD replacement down to the Arcam and Rega I arranged a demo of both items.
Having sought advice I fully expected to leave the store with a Rega tucked under my arm.
How wrong I was.
Both fine players no doubt. The Arcam though was simply streets ahead of the Rega (Controversial I know) The soundstaging and detail this player extracts from CD's is simply amazing. The Rega although very good sounded quite clinical in it's delivery.
The decision was made and the CD17 now sits in my Delta 290 and Kef IQ 70 system very nicely. A bigger bonus was that I managed to obtain it on sale at £479.00p
As a relative newcomer to this forum I hope I won't be 'banned' for praising the virtues of Arcam. There does seem to be a bit of a hate campaign going on against them on some of the threads.
Having sought advice I fully expected to leave the store with a Rega tucked under my arm.
How wrong I was.
Both fine players no doubt. The Arcam though was simply streets ahead of the Rega (Controversial I know) The soundstaging and detail this player extracts from CD's is simply amazing. The Rega although very good sounded quite clinical in it's delivery.
The decision was made and the CD17 now sits in my Delta 290 and Kef IQ 70 system very nicely. A bigger bonus was that I managed to obtain it on sale at £479.00p
As a relative newcomer to this forum I hope I won't be 'banned' for praising the virtues of Arcam. There does seem to be a bit of a hate campaign going on against them on some of the threads.