Back to stereo focus...advice on major overhaul

[SiUK]

After a couple of decades of use I am retiring my hi-fi due to failing components. Can't complain as the £2500 spent 20 years ago has provided much in return. So now it is back to square one with a limited budget (£3000 ish). I want to focus on hi-fi now and incororate better av system when more funds are available. With this in mind can anyone comment on this setup? Or beginnings of a setup: Naim Nait 5i amp Cambridge Audio 752BD Dali Zensor 5 and then an Onkyo 5.1 1 box for surround until funds grow.as the 751Bd has dedicated stereo rca I though I could connevt to amp and the connect the 47" lg tv via hdi to the Onkyo 1 box. Any advice much appreciated.

 

[SiUK]

Sorry for spelling errors. I am literate. Posting from flippin smartphone..

--update (just got in)

Oh, and the room is 14 x 13, with chimney stack in middle of wall. Listening position is facing stack, so take off at least 15" from room width for listening, and speakers will have to go on either side of stack which is 59" wide. Facing the stack, there is a large window on left wall, door to the left (entrance) and on the right a door through wall into the dining room. So not a big room at all.

I like all sorts of music, right from 70's through to now, plus classical, guitar and vocal, which I listen to most of all. I hate harsh sounding equipment but don't like 'muddy' sounds. Obviously what everyone is after, transparancy, large soundstage, with a degree of warmth.

Music listening 80% and films and TV 20%.

 

[BigH]

You may want to try the CA752 and AVI ADM 9RSs, for movies you may want to add a sub but I find there is plenty of bass for music. Cost £1,250 for 9RS or £1,400 for 9RSS, £800 for sub. As for sound it will be clear, dynamic, wide precise soundstage but it not warm, I would say neutral but not harsh.

Whereabouts do you live?

 

[SiUK]

Hi. Thanks for suggestion.

Well, can't say I've ever considered active speakers. Interesting though. Amp and speakers in one cabinet. Hmm. I don't doubt they sound terrific just 'feels' like a too permanent solution and maybe not as flexible as separates....but that could be just my strange reaction to an almost all-in-one hi-fi with only one set of analogue sockets.

 

[altruistic.lemon]

Sonus Faber might be just the ticket, the Venere or the Liuto. They'll give you the touch of warmth most actives don't, plus a nice big soundstage and, indeed, sound. Couple them with NAD, Naim or similar and you won't regret it. you'll have plenty of room for expansion, too.

 

[the record spot]

Check out Genelec, nice presentation, great speakers - not heard a bad one of theirs yet and I've heard a good few of their models from £500 to around £1400 in the last few years. Not sure what connectivity your player has, but at worst, you might need to buy a passive adapter to hook up your player to the XLR input on the speakers.

http://www.genelec.com/