If you want a sound similar to that in your car then get a decent headphone setup. A hifi setup in a room will sound completely different to that in any car, the two are just not comparable.
If I read it correctly, the CD is Marantz from the same sort of era as the amp. If that's the case, the DAC is pretty good.
Cables are simple. You don't need anything fancy, but also don't skimp of something too thin. Just basic copper wire 16 or 14 gauge (1.6, and 2mm respectively). A couple of £ per metre from a hifi store. Or Amazon basics should do the job.
WiiM Mini £89 often discounted to £80. It has Bluetooth too. You can upgrade at a later date with external DAC.
All great products, if they all work well you have a cracking deal. You could have easily paid more than that just for the speakers.
The cd works great the amp is only loud when direct source button is in is this normal ? Cheers
Hi m8 sorry to bother again i picked up the amp and cd player today it came with some castle monitor speakers which sound awful the amp only seems to generate volume when direct source button is on the volume knob is a bit wobbly please dont tell me ive bought a lemonYes if those contacts are bridged you only need to connect one pair. Separating them by removing those bridge pieces allows 'bi-wiring' and 'bi-amping' which are rabbit holes you really, really don't need to go down at the moment!
FWIW I take the view that if 'speaker cable is the best to use for a 5 metre run' then it's probably best for a two centimetre one - so this is how I've done mine. Though expect howls from somebody!
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On the bluetooth front, I have one of these and it's perfectly serviceable though I use it mainly for Internet radio, which it is very good at. I got mine off FB marketplace for eighty quid:
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These seem to have a thing for the DAB functionality breaking so don't rely on that aspect if buying SH.
There are quite a few bluetooth receivers around though as you've obviously seen browsing amazon. The main recommendation would be when you see something always google '{name of thing} review' before you buy. Buying from Richers is always a sound (fnaagh fnaagh) choice as they would normally take something back if you don't like it, provided you haven't broken it or thrown away the packaging. https://www.richersounds.com/mee-audio-af-ch-connect-hub-dual-bt-transmitter-receiver/
Have fun!
Aaagh somebody just pulled my string 😂
Can you help i bought my amp and cd player with 2 gale monitor speakers ( useless) for £70 my amp is loud only through direct input have i bought a lemon ? Not been used for ages by look of it volume knob seems a bit wobbly any help appreciated
Direct source is not a disaster probably just means the balance knob is taken out of circuit and possibly the auto switch on the headphone socket that auto kills the speakers when you plug in. Some amps had this to give the clearest possible signal path to be able to boast about being 'audiophile', or whatever. If you can live with direct source on and no balance control then wouldn't be a write off.
It's really neigh on impossible to make an accurate assessment without having the physical product in front of you.
Balance and everything working now there is a hiss when amp is turned up and no music playing
You didn't plugged the CD player RCA cables in the amplifiers phono RCA sockets by any chance?
I had the KI version of the PM66SE amp - and only really appreciated how good it was the day I set it up again to demonstrate it to a buyer 😕....but that's another story.
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