Hi guys this is my first post, sorry for its length but I wanted to get quite a few ideas out here. People at richer sounds are a bit useless and tend to treat me like a child.
I got into hifi 18 months ago when I was 16 and bought a second pair of wharfedale valdus 500's (the ones with the shiny cones). I purchased a tangent amp 50 from richer sounds (because it was the cheapest), However the amp isn' t the greatest thing in the world and keeps overheating: currently at leeds uni and dj regularly at house parties...and the amp always goes into meltdown. I just bought a Cambridge audio 740a amp for £270 ex demo (inc postage) which has yet to arrive. Was the 740a a good choice for the money? Will it work well with the speakers, I really have no idea about system matching.
I was wondering if the abilities of the new amplifier would far outstrip the speakers I have and if it would be worth upgrading them. I would ideally like more louder speakers with more bass and more refinement. My musical taste includes most (almost all) genres but if I had to pick a few I'd go with sixties, seventies, trance, rock, electronic and classical. Any suggestions? Also is the 740a likely to overheat? I know its in another league to the tangent but im still a bit worried. I do tend to listen to music at outrageous volumes, hence the overheating.
To sum up I would appreciate any suggestions for upgrades, and the amounts I would have to pay for a significant improvement so in a sense my budget is unlimited, the valdus 500's are efficient speakers (93db) this is a characteristic I would like to keep, willing to look at second hand speakers.
I also bought a second hand sw 150 subwoofer for £20 but to be honest I find it a bit pathetic (and sometimes pointless), what can I buy with significantly greater output, would like to drop down to below 20hz and prefer sealed box by preference.
Also is there any chance I could see the what hifi review of the 740a (also the valdus 500's but I dont think they were ever reviewed).
Please dont recommend dj speakers/pa amps, it all sounds like c##p (to my ears anyway). (Funktion 1's being the rare and far too expensive exception).
I got into hifi 18 months ago when I was 16 and bought a second pair of wharfedale valdus 500's (the ones with the shiny cones). I purchased a tangent amp 50 from richer sounds (because it was the cheapest), However the amp isn' t the greatest thing in the world and keeps overheating: currently at leeds uni and dj regularly at house parties...and the amp always goes into meltdown. I just bought a Cambridge audio 740a amp for £270 ex demo (inc postage) which has yet to arrive. Was the 740a a good choice for the money? Will it work well with the speakers, I really have no idea about system matching.
I was wondering if the abilities of the new amplifier would far outstrip the speakers I have and if it would be worth upgrading them. I would ideally like more louder speakers with more bass and more refinement. My musical taste includes most (almost all) genres but if I had to pick a few I'd go with sixties, seventies, trance, rock, electronic and classical. Any suggestions? Also is the 740a likely to overheat? I know its in another league to the tangent but im still a bit worried. I do tend to listen to music at outrageous volumes, hence the overheating.
To sum up I would appreciate any suggestions for upgrades, and the amounts I would have to pay for a significant improvement so in a sense my budget is unlimited, the valdus 500's are efficient speakers (93db) this is a characteristic I would like to keep, willing to look at second hand speakers.
I also bought a second hand sw 150 subwoofer for £20 but to be honest I find it a bit pathetic (and sometimes pointless), what can I buy with significantly greater output, would like to drop down to below 20hz and prefer sealed box by preference.
Also is there any chance I could see the what hifi review of the 740a (also the valdus 500's but I dont think they were ever reviewed).
Please dont recommend dj speakers/pa amps, it all sounds like c##p (to my ears anyway). (Funktion 1's being the rare and far too expensive exception).
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