My current kit is as follows:-
Rega Planar 3 - bought 1981
Mordaunt Short MS25i speakers - bought sometime in the 90's
Arcam 7SE CD player - bought 2000
Arcam Alpha Amp - bought sometime in the 90's
As I have just celebrated a 'big' birthday, I was thinking of treating myself to a CD/amp upgrade.
I will keep the Rega and speakers (at least in the short term) - I play quite a lot of CDs and some vinyl - my listening tastes are wide - from Abba to ZZ Top and everything in between - rock (all shades), some country, pop, blues.
I also have a few special CDs - SHM-CD, blu-spec, SACD (can be played on a non-SA player) - so any suggestions as to the player that would demonstate the enhanced quality of these would be helpful.
My upper limit for my budget would be 1500 GBP approx.
Any advice please ?
Rega Planar 3 - bought 1981
Mordaunt Short MS25i speakers - bought sometime in the 90's
Arcam 7SE CD player - bought 2000
Arcam Alpha Amp - bought sometime in the 90's
As I have just celebrated a 'big' birthday, I was thinking of treating myself to a CD/amp upgrade.
I will keep the Rega and speakers (at least in the short term) - I play quite a lot of CDs and some vinyl - my listening tastes are wide - from Abba to ZZ Top and everything in between - rock (all shades), some country, pop, blues.
I also have a few special CDs - SHM-CD, blu-spec, SACD (can be played on a non-SA player) - so any suggestions as to the player that would demonstate the enhanced quality of these would be helpful.
My upper limit for my budget would be 1500 GBP approx.
Any advice please ?