the record spot:Only two I think; my late dad bought me a NAD 3020A way back in 1986 and I'll be hanging on to that for good. For different reasons (we now have twins!) I will be hanging on to the rest of my gear for some time. That said, a sterling buy has been - on a WHF recommendation a decade ago - Mission's 733i floorstanders. Extremely capable with all types of music, a good misdrange and treble. The bass can get unruly on occasion, but that's easily managed by bungs in the bass ports. A solid 5 star buy at £330 then and they'll last another ten years hopefully. Great speakers.
LOL - what a difference a year makes!
A pair of Mission 752s has seen the 733i speakers put out to pasture in the spare room upstairs. Suspect they'll be going on Ebay or Gumtree before long.
The old Linn CD player went and became a new Marantz SACD/CD effort which is remarkably good VFM (or was) at £600, but getting it at half price was a bit of a winner. Took a bit of a while to get used to the new sound; very lean articulate bass although more realistic than I've heard before, rich midband and a rolled off treble. Very neutral too I think, it leaves little of its character imprinting on the music in the way that the Linn did.
The amp nearly changed, and I bought an early 1980s Technics SU-V6 off Ebay recently. More bottom end and good highs, nothing like the "warm" Technics of the mid-90s, but it lacked substance in the midrange and that's where most of the music lives! It's likely to go to another sale, although I may set up a second system based round vinyl.
Best buy of the year then? The 752's are great speakers no question, for the £75 I paid, an absolute steal and in another league, but I have to go with the SA7001-KI. It really is a fine player for the money and all you really want to do is play disc after disc. Objective achieved then Marantz!
LOL - what a difference a year makes!
A pair of Mission 752s has seen the 733i speakers put out to pasture in the spare room upstairs. Suspect they'll be going on Ebay or Gumtree before long.
The old Linn CD player went and became a new Marantz SACD/CD effort which is remarkably good VFM (or was) at £600, but getting it at half price was a bit of a winner. Took a bit of a while to get used to the new sound; very lean articulate bass although more realistic than I've heard before, rich midband and a rolled off treble. Very neutral too I think, it leaves little of its character imprinting on the music in the way that the Linn did.
The amp nearly changed, and I bought an early 1980s Technics SU-V6 off Ebay recently. More bottom end and good highs, nothing like the "warm" Technics of the mid-90s, but it lacked substance in the midrange and that's where most of the music lives! It's likely to go to another sale, although I may set up a second system based round vinyl.
Best buy of the year then? The 752's are great speakers no question, for the £75 I paid, an absolute steal and in another league, but I have to go with the SA7001-KI. It really is a fine player for the money and all you really want to do is play disc after disc. Objective achieved then Marantz!
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