nopiano said:What budget? The new Exposure models are smaller than typical, as are Marantz's HD Amp range. Project make lots of smaller items too.
bignige said:£700 for both CD player and amp total.
will I get units as good as what I already have for that budget?
Used Cyrus might be the best bet then, though some of their CD players aren't renowned for their reliability I believe. I can see Cyrus 8 amps and CD players on eBay for about £350 each.bignige said:£700 for both CD player and amp total.
will I get units as good as what I already have for that budget?
Nelis87 said:Denon pma-50 and dcd-50 seem to fit your needs
Nice idea, but I think the Unitiqute is the half width one, and that has no CD player. The full width Unitilite does!rainsoothe said:Does "small" mean half-width? You might find a Naim Unitilite in that budget (or slightly higher), and you get a very capable (imo) all-in-one (cd player, streamer, amp and even FM tuner if it has that particular module installed).
nopiano said:Nice idea, but I think the Unitiqute is the half width one, and that has no CD player. The full width Unitilite does!rainsoothe said:Does "small" mean half-width? You might find a Naim Unitilite in that budget (or slightly higher), and you get a very capable (imo) all-in-one (cd player, streamer, amp and even FM tuner if it has that particular module installed).
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I think Rainsoothe is querying the flexibility of the OP. The Unitilite might have a fuller width but its approx only half the height of a Cambridge amp I also have (and a Denon CD player)
So (in effect) it is a quarter of the size of those two componenets. And it does so much more - streamer and FM capability too.
If it's shoeboxes side by side I suppose it's Mission or Denon micro.
cheers wiggy
tonky said:nopiano said:Nice idea, but I think the Unitiqute is the half width one, and that has no CD player. The full width Unitilite does!rainsoothe said:Does "small" mean half-width? You might find a Naim Unitilite in that budget (or slightly higher), and you get a very capable (imo) all-in-one (cd player, streamer, amp and even FM tuner if it has that particular module installed).
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I think Rainsoothe is querying the flexibility of the OP. The Unitilite might have a fuller width but its approx only half the height of a Cambridge amp I also have (and a Denon CD player)
So (in effect) it is a quarter of the size of those two componenets. And it does so much more - streamer and FM capability too.
If it's shoeboxes side by side I suppose it's Mission or Denon micro.
cheers wiggy
I think, if using the English language correctly, then the OPs request for 'compact' would imply he is looking for something other than full-width otherwise I would have used the term 'slim' but that's just my thoughts.
tonky said:nopiano said:Nice idea, but I think the Unitiqute is the half width one, and that has no CD player. The full width Unitilite does!rainsoothe said:Does "small" mean half-width? You might find a Naim Unitilite in that budget (or slightly higher), and you get a very capable (imo) all-in-one (cd player, streamer, amp and even FM tuner if it has that particular module installed).
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I think Rainsoothe is querying the flexibility of the OP. The Unitilite might have a fuller width but its approx only half the height of a Cambridge amp I also have (and a Denon CD player)
So (in effect) it is a quarter of the size of those two componenets. And it does so much more - streamer and FM capability too.
If it's shoeboxes side by side I suppose it's Mission or Denon micro.
cheers wiggy
indeed, thank you for the clarification, and it also keeps box and cable count down. I would've suggested the UQ, but no CD player there, so it would still add up, and not meet the matching aesthetics requirement (unless OP would consider using the digital out of a blu-ray player into a Uinitqute's DAC).
The Unitiqute would've been my first suggestion, as I know one can find these within OP's budget.
Cheers
rainsoothe said:tonky said:nopiano said:Nice idea, but I think the Unitiqute is the half width one, and that has no CD player. The full width Unitilite does!rainsoothe said:Does "small" mean half-width? You might find a Naim Unitilite in that budget (or slightly higher), and you get a very capable (imo) all-in-one (cd player, streamer, amp and even FM tuner if it has that particular module installed).
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I think Rainsoothe is querying the flexibility of the OP. The Unitilite might have a fuller width but its approx only half the height of a Cambridge amp I also have (and a Denon CD player)
So (in effect) it is a quarter of the size of those two componenets. And it does so much more - streamer and FM capability too.
If it's shoeboxes side by side I suppose it's Mission or Denon micro.
cheers wiggy
indeed, thank you for the clarification, and it also keeps box and cable count down. I would've suggested the UQ, but no CD player there, so it would still add up, and not meet the matching aesthetics requirement (unless OP would consider using the digital out of a blu-ray player into a Uinitqute's DAC).
The Unitiqute would've been my first suggestion, as I know one can find these within OP's budget.
Cheers
And the Naim Unitilite that you cannot. Fail to understand why it was mentioned in the first place really.
Al ears said:rainsoothe said:tonky said:nopiano said:Nice idea, but I think the Unitiqute is the half width one, and that has no CD player. The full width Unitilite does!rainsoothe said:Does "small" mean half-width? You might find a Naim Unitilite in that budget (or slightly higher), and you get a very capable (imo) all-in-one (cd player, streamer, amp and even FM tuner if it has that particular module installed).
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I think Rainsoothe is querying the flexibility of the OP. The Unitilite might have a fuller width but its approx only half the height of a Cambridge amp I also have (and a Denon CD player)
So (in effect) it is a quarter of the size of those two componenets. And it does so much more - streamer and FM capability too.
If it's shoeboxes side by side I suppose it's Mission or Denon micro.
cheers wiggy
indeed, thank you for the clarification, and it also keeps box and cable count down. I would've suggested the UQ, but no CD player there, so it would still add up, and not meet the matching aesthetics requirement (unless OP would consider using the digital out of a blu-ray player into a Uinitqute's DAC).
The Unitiqute would've been my first suggestion, as I know one can find these within OP's budget.
Cheers
And the Naim Unitilite that you cannot. Fail to understand why it was mentioned in the first place really.
because one MIGHT find one within (or close to) OP's budget, and it's a great unit from a brand which at least should be on any audition list (imo). I mean usually there is some flexibility, and it's not like I suggested Statement or Mark Levinson kind of stuff, did I now?