For what it's worth I replaced my CD6003/PM6003 with the 603 yesterday and impressions so far are very, very good indeed. After around 5-hours of listening so far in some respects it seems pretty much on a par but it's far too early for me to make a definitive judgement. That will have to wait until the weekend when the neighbours are out!, and if I can be bothered I might even unpack my Focal's to give them a whirl with it too. What I will say is that it is very musical (just like the 6003) and probably does a better job of poor recordings too.I've not heard the 6004 combo but by all accounts it's a very good replacement indeed for the 6003 - particularly the amp - so most definitely worth a listen. The reason I now have the 603 is that I really needed to downsize my bedroom set-up otherwise I wouldn't have gone down this route to be honest, although all the "extras" are more than welcome. If you only want a CD set-up then I would be inclined to look at seperates rather than the 603 IMO, although I can't comment how they might work with your speakers. Even though I've not heard the 6004's I would drag them along for a demo. Final thought on the 603, though....it seems FUN!!!
For what it's worth I replaced my CD6003/PM6003 with the 603 yesterday and impressions so far are very, very good indeed. After around 5-hours of listening so far in some respects it seems pretty much on a par but it's far too early for me to make a definitive judgement. That will have to wait until the weekend when the neighbours are out!, and if I can be bothered I might even unpack my Focal's to give them a whirl with it too. What I will say is that it is very musical (just like the 6003) and probably does a better job of poor recordings too.
I've not heard the 6004 combo but by all accounts it's a very good replacement indeed for the 6003 - particularly the amp - so most definitely worth a listen. The reason I now have the 603 is that I really needed to downsize my bedroom set-up otherwise I wouldn't have gone down this route to be honest, although all the "extras" are more than welcome. If you ONLY want a CD set-up then I would be inclined to look at seperates rather than the 603 IMO, although I can't comment how they might work with your speakers. Even though I've not heard the 6004's I would drag them along for a demo. Final thought on the 603, though?....it seems FUN!!!