[quote user="fr0g"][quote user="Acid"][quote user="fr0g"][quote user="Acid"]
Well think I will go for the Cambridge 840
The B&W speakers I already own today along with a NAD C352 amp thatïs about to be replaced.
[/quote] Dude. I am now living in Sweden, what price are you looking at for the Cambridge - (It retails at a silly 10998 SEK here in Karlstad ~£900) - I am currently trying out a Lyngdorf SDA2175 power amp in conjunction with the pre-out from my Arcam A80, and to be honest, it sounds pretty amazing so far... And is the SAME price(well a tiny bit less) as the Cambridge. You pay through the nose for British kit here in Sweden... much better value from Scandinavian equipment... Dali, Primare, Lyngdorf etc.[/quote]
I agree with you about the price and Im looking at the pricetag 10998 SEK on HiFi Klubben in Kristianstad. I have consider to go for the Lyngdorf but I want to replace my NAD because isnït very happy with the quality on NAD. So for that reason if I want to go for the Lyngdorf Im looking on the SDAI2175 model with a pricetag of 14898 SEK and I think that`s little to much for me.
Also a little bit worried that people here say the have had many problems with the Cambridge 840 and 740. Is the build quality really that bad? I think it seemed pretty solid when I had a look on the V.2
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Well. I think the build quality of the 7/8 series is very good...(I once tried a 5 or 640 (cant remember which), and I found it to be very flimsy - but that was way back when they first appeared. Maybe they're better now).
Oh and I seriously recommend trying the SDAi2715 - I will be doing... At only 3000 SEK more, for a true high-end amp its a bargain. Looking around the net, its got the build and features of an amp twice the price. Its just wether you like its incredibly 'clinical' , 'true' sound'?
I am using Hi-Fi Klubben too, and I just cannot bear the though of shelling out 10988 for an amp that retails in the UK for the equivalent of 9200 SEK.[/quote]
Ok planning to buy a new amplifier next week so I will have a go and listen to the Lyngdorf then. Thanks for the help man!