I've lost touch with the hi-fi world over the years so would be grateful for any advice/comments on some of my upgrade ideas.
Having almost entirely given up on loudspeakers, most of my current listening takes place using a Cambridge Audio azur 640C CD player, a Marantz PM7200 amplifier, Pro-Ject Head Box II headphone amplifier, and Sennheiser HD600 headphones.
I am looking to change the CD player and am considering the Audiolab 8200CDQ, which would remove the necessity of using a separate headphone amplifier.
I haven't got to the stage of auditioning the Audiolab/Sennheiser combination, but do wonder if I'd need to buy another set of 'phones in order to get the most of the Audiolab. If so, which models should I consider?
I also wonder if it might not be better for me to consider going for the 8200CD and buying a separate headphone amplifier. (If this were clearly the better option, I wouldn't mind going beyond the total cost of £1000 for the CD player/headphone amplifier, but not by much.)
Many thanks, in advance, for your help.
Having almost entirely given up on loudspeakers, most of my current listening takes place using a Cambridge Audio azur 640C CD player, a Marantz PM7200 amplifier, Pro-Ject Head Box II headphone amplifier, and Sennheiser HD600 headphones.
I am looking to change the CD player and am considering the Audiolab 8200CDQ, which would remove the necessity of using a separate headphone amplifier.
I haven't got to the stage of auditioning the Audiolab/Sennheiser combination, but do wonder if I'd need to buy another set of 'phones in order to get the most of the Audiolab. If so, which models should I consider?
I also wonder if it might not be better for me to consider going for the 8200CD and buying a separate headphone amplifier. (If this were clearly the better option, I wouldn't mind going beyond the total cost of £1000 for the CD player/headphone amplifier, but not by much.)
Many thanks, in advance, for your help.