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Hi,
I'm planning to buy a nice entry-level audiophile stereo setup for vinyl records, but I still need some advice. My budget would be approx. €5000 (max. €5500).
This is what I have in mind:
- 2x B&W CM8
- Rotel RC-1550 or RC-1580 (€650 vs. €1200)
- Rotel RB-1552
- Clearaudio Concept with MM or MC (€1100 vs. €1400)
- Maybe a Clearaudio Smart Phono?
I'm already 100% sure for the CM8's, the RB-1552 and the Clearaudio Concept.
First problem is the choice between the Rotel RC-1550 and RC-1580. The RC-1580 supports a MC-phono input, whether the RC-1550 only supports MM. I got the advice to choose the RC-1550 together with a Clearaudio phono preamplifier... This way if have MM and MC and the sound should be better then the RC-1580 without a Clearaudio phono preamp?
Although I could choose the RC-1580 and buy a Clearaudio phono preamp in the future...
Then the Clearaudio Concept. All the parameters are set in the factory... But what if (in the future), I want to upgrade with another Clearaudio cartridge, is it just plug-and-play (because all the settings where done in the factory) or does the turntable need adjustment? If it needs adjustment, then I'm more likely to buy the MC-version.
Finally I would like to have some information about correct speaker- and interconnectcables.
I'm not planning to spend a fortune on them, I just want some decent price/quality cables. It's also easy to upgrade cables in the future.
For interconnects: Chord Company Crimson Plus? Since they won the award for best interconnect.
And for speakercables I got the advice to get a pair of Transparent Cable Waves: http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/Transparent-Cable-The-Wave-200-Lautsprecherkabel-/400123893162?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item5d293e15aa
Final question: what do I need to connect the Rotel RC-1550(80), the RB-1552 and perhaps the Clearaudio Smart Phono?
2 interconnects from the RC-1550(80) to the RB-1552 input? But how should the Smart Phono be connected?
This is al new to me, hence the simple questions.
Hope I get some good advice!
Thanks,
Glenn
I'm planning to buy a nice entry-level audiophile stereo setup for vinyl records, but I still need some advice. My budget would be approx. €5000 (max. €5500).
This is what I have in mind:
- 2x B&W CM8
- Rotel RC-1550 or RC-1580 (€650 vs. €1200)
- Rotel RB-1552
- Clearaudio Concept with MM or MC (€1100 vs. €1400)
- Maybe a Clearaudio Smart Phono?
I'm already 100% sure for the CM8's, the RB-1552 and the Clearaudio Concept.
First problem is the choice between the Rotel RC-1550 and RC-1580. The RC-1580 supports a MC-phono input, whether the RC-1550 only supports MM. I got the advice to choose the RC-1550 together with a Clearaudio phono preamplifier... This way if have MM and MC and the sound should be better then the RC-1580 without a Clearaudio phono preamp?
Although I could choose the RC-1580 and buy a Clearaudio phono preamp in the future...
Then the Clearaudio Concept. All the parameters are set in the factory... But what if (in the future), I want to upgrade with another Clearaudio cartridge, is it just plug-and-play (because all the settings where done in the factory) or does the turntable need adjustment? If it needs adjustment, then I'm more likely to buy the MC-version.
Finally I would like to have some information about correct speaker- and interconnectcables.
I'm not planning to spend a fortune on them, I just want some decent price/quality cables. It's also easy to upgrade cables in the future.
For interconnects: Chord Company Crimson Plus? Since they won the award for best interconnect.
And for speakercables I got the advice to get a pair of Transparent Cable Waves: http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/Transparent-Cable-The-Wave-200-Lautsprecherkabel-/400123893162?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item5d293e15aa
Final question: what do I need to connect the Rotel RC-1550(80), the RB-1552 and perhaps the Clearaudio Smart Phono?
2 interconnects from the RC-1550(80) to the RB-1552 input? But how should the Smart Phono be connected?
This is al new to me, hence the simple questions.
Hope I get some good advice!
Thanks,
Glenn