- Aug 10, 2019
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Hi, be gentle with me as it's my first post.
My current set up is absolutely donkeys years old. My trusty old Wharfdale Glendale XP2s (30 years old) have died.
My old CD player is a Trio (before they became Kenwood) and although it works, it is 25 years old.
My amplifier is a relatively 'new' Arcam Alpha 5 Plus. which if my memory serves me correctly is about 40w per channel.
My plan is to retain my Arcam amp and add some new speakers - first choice Tannoy Mercury V4 floorstanders, according to the reviews I'll need to spend £700 plus to better them.
Second off is to ditch the CD player and replace it with a Panasonic DMP-BDT210 Blu ray. (my DVD is yonks old too)
I suspect that the true audiophiles won't like the idea of playing CDs via the blue ray and I'm not sure either, but funds aren't unlimited and if I can kill two birds etc...
My listening/watching nowadays is largely concert/music DVDs the odd CD, and MP3 music from the laptop via cable to an aux input on the amp. Given my relatively modest requirements am I on the right track?
Paul.
My current set up is absolutely donkeys years old. My trusty old Wharfdale Glendale XP2s (30 years old) have died.
My old CD player is a Trio (before they became Kenwood) and although it works, it is 25 years old.
My amplifier is a relatively 'new' Arcam Alpha 5 Plus. which if my memory serves me correctly is about 40w per channel.
My plan is to retain my Arcam amp and add some new speakers - first choice Tannoy Mercury V4 floorstanders, according to the reviews I'll need to spend £700 plus to better them.
Second off is to ditch the CD player and replace it with a Panasonic DMP-BDT210 Blu ray. (my DVD is yonks old too)
I suspect that the true audiophiles won't like the idea of playing CDs via the blue ray and I'm not sure either, but funds aren't unlimited and if I can kill two birds etc...
My listening/watching nowadays is largely concert/music DVDs the odd CD, and MP3 music from the laptop via cable to an aux input on the amp. Given my relatively modest requirements am I on the right track?
Paul.