Hello all,
My first post here so be gentle!
Back in 1989/90 a 18/19 year old lad went a little crazy (according to his parents) and spent a fair few pounds on a complete hi fi system. It was used a lot for a few years and then was retired to the loft. Anyway recently having had an epiphany I realised that the system must still be stashed in my mothers loft and decided to take a look. And there it was in pristine condition and so far what appears to be fully functional order (with the exception of the CD player).
Anyway the system as is:
Turntable - Rotel RP855
Cassette Deck - Denon DRM600
Tuner - Pioneer F656
CD - Sony CDP470
Amp - Mission Cyrus 1
Speakers - Mission Floorstanders (unsure of model - where is this found? I can only find serial 620018217)
To my untrained ears, it sounds fantastic (well when I compare to my 2 mini systems, Denon RCD-M35DAB (from 2006) and a Pioneer XC-L7/CT-L7 (from 1999/2000). However the CD player doesn't operate
and so I need to get a new one. I have approx £500 / £600 available and wonder what the general consensus on a suitable replacement would be. The Marantz CD6002, Pioneer PD-D6-J, Cambridge Audio 640C all seem decent players, although the Marantz is less than half of what I have available. With the additional money left over, should I replace my amp? I've read so many great comments about the vintage Cyrus amps, so don't really think it is worth changing it for changing it's sake.
Anyway folks, any thoughts? Please share your thoughts and comments and hopefully you can help me make my mind up.
Cheers
Paul
My first post here so be gentle!
Back in 1989/90 a 18/19 year old lad went a little crazy (according to his parents) and spent a fair few pounds on a complete hi fi system. It was used a lot for a few years and then was retired to the loft. Anyway recently having had an epiphany I realised that the system must still be stashed in my mothers loft and decided to take a look. And there it was in pristine condition and so far what appears to be fully functional order (with the exception of the CD player).
Anyway the system as is:
Turntable - Rotel RP855
Cassette Deck - Denon DRM600
Tuner - Pioneer F656
CD - Sony CDP470
Amp - Mission Cyrus 1
Speakers - Mission Floorstanders (unsure of model - where is this found? I can only find serial 620018217)
To my untrained ears, it sounds fantastic (well when I compare to my 2 mini systems, Denon RCD-M35DAB (from 2006) and a Pioneer XC-L7/CT-L7 (from 1999/2000). However the CD player doesn't operate
Anyway folks, any thoughts? Please share your thoughts and comments and hopefully you can help me make my mind up.
Cheers
Paul