Al ears
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you mean a certain sector of the population has gone mad.....
have you seen the prices they are asking for some knackered old turntables??
have you seen the prices they are asking for some knackered old turntables??
plastic penguin
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I know. It isn't just hi-fi, classic car prices have gone through the roof....
Anything tagged as classic or vintage has silly numbers.
Would I pay circa £400 for a amp that was first produced in 1976? (Referring to my old Pioneer amp). Of course I wouldn't.
plastic penguin
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Please don't take this wrongly, but with those Linton speaker you will never hear the best of the Tucana.
You really need MA Platinum, Dali Epicons, flagship Totems.....
Al ears
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Or Spendor.....
you could add anything you like.
However, I am a great believer in the fact that if the speakers work well in your listening room then it doesn't really matter which amp you use as long as it has adequate power to drive said speakers.
A blind listening test with two similarly specced amps and you would be hard pushed to tell which was being used.
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WayneKerr
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Agree with Al. At least this is better than the other way around, incapable amp driving very expensive speakers... there are some out there. I'm a firm believer in price matching components but if not then a good amp with lower spec speakers is next best thing.
plastic penguin
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Can't disagree with that. These are the speakers that work well with the Tucana: Voodoodoctor, once of this parish had the PL100 working with his Tucana; someone on a different forum has Epicons and I know about Totems.
Al ears
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Meanwhile, getting back on topic, and to reiterate I have no plans for any new gear this year unless something goes kaput!
Touch wood it will not.
Happy New Year to all forum members.
Touch wood it will not.
Happy New Year to all forum members.
plastic penguin
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Pretty much the same. Only half considering a streamer because of the new TV.
Symples
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Not strictly hifi, but if they weren't asking such high prices, I'd get one these below.
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Memories: )
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MeanandGreen
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MeanandGreen
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2023 will probably be uneventful for me with Hi Fi other than adding a Toppping D10s to my second system so I will have USB connectivity for computer use with my current set up.
Symples
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Equal if not better sound quality (I've not demoed) but more importantly. Access to other online services.
Besides vtuner the N50A only has Spotify.
MeanandGreen
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Maybe it depends what other devices you use, but I find streaming other apps via Airplay works very well.
record_spot
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No plans at the moment for new gear in 2023, though you never know. Still delighted with the 34 year old Kenwood DP-990SG CD player which is incredible. Really, I've no need to add anything. Might pick up the odd curio CD player for fun later in the year, but for now, nothing on the horizon and no plans to shift any of the main components till they finally give up the ghost.
Gray
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Me too - and so far I've failed.
(Been trying since V1 first came out, 7 years ago).
Gray
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A bigger (better?) screen - but a large library would still take a lot of scrolling.
Then there's the proprietary Cambridge upsampler (though more than one owner has said they wish it could be turned off 🤔).
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Al ears
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rayolight
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I have completed my second system this year and am able to swop things around with switching boxes so ,no ,I am very satisfied with what I have got. However hoping to build a room in the garden to house it all,in the coming year,one of the advantages of living in Spain where land is cheap
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rayolight
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I have the Cambridge CXN V2 and can't praise it enough, so long as you have a good Internet connection it is superb. I use Tidal,the high quality tracks are really excellent, it's fairly expensive per month,but you gets what you pays for👍
MeanandGreen
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Al ears
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No it isn't if it deviates drastically from the OPs post.
If you want conversations there's always the possibility of opening a new thread....
skinnypuppy71
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No plans to upgrade in 23, I've basically changed my whole system since April 22, maybe like a pair of solid steel stands for my neat petite classic, when I demd the Neats they were on the ss stands and aesthetically match better than my current atacama moseco 6 stands.....oh and I'd really like a origin live zephyr tonearm for the Avid....Next Christmas maybe.lol.
jamesrfisher
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No plans to upgrade in 2023 as my new speakers arrived yesterday. Now have Dali Rubicon 2s. Straight out of the box they are sounding so good and working very well with the Primare. Everything is that little bit snappier, can hear the strings being plucked on the guitar, drums are crisp, for small speakers deliver very good taught bass.
And to think they should get better as run in! Also not on stands yet as waiting for them to arrive.
And to think they should get better as run in! Also not on stands yet as waiting for them to arrive.
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