where to start

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out of the loft after a few years comes my pioneer A 400 amp also Roger speakers LS6a plus Kenwood turntable P-S 400

also speaker cables thrown in when bought.plus speaker stands not very dear.CD player has died so at the moment vinyl

has prime spot.i,m shaw this lot can sound a lot better,so where to start.i can afford to spend upto £1000 on cd player plus

money for cables & stands.also thinking about new turntable.sorry for long message

 

[Andrew Everard]

Excellent amp, good speakers.

I'd suggest you look at turntables such as the Rega P2, fitted with the Rega Bias 2 or Goldring Elektra cartridge (about £350 or so all in), or the Rega P3-24 with Elys 2 cartridge (£500), and CD players such as the NAD C545BEE or Pioneer PD-D6-J, which will fit your budget and work well with your amp and speakers.

 

[Anonymous]

Or the Rega Apollo?

 

[Anonymous]

any ideas on cables speaker & interconnects

 

[tonky]

After all those years the Pioneer A400 and Rogers speakers are still a class act that are very hard to beat!

 

[d_a_n1979]

Tarquinh:Or the Rega Apollo?

TBH i dont think the amp or speakers would do the Rega Apollo justice; dont get me wrong, good amp but just not up to the Rega level.

IMO i think Mr AE is right; the NAD amp would fit well as would some good Chord Carnival Silverscreen speaker cable and Chord interconnects as well as the Rega turntable but you could also have a nosey at the Project turntables as well. Depends on how much you'll be listening to vinyl!

 

[Anonymous]

Think you mean NAD CD player, not amp. Fair enough, my reasoning was that the Rega Apollo+P3 would just come within budget, and that combination would withstand more than a few upgrades, whereas the NAD probably would not.

Can't comment on cables, mine are also old and I'm sceptical about the worth of spending a lot of money on cables.

 

[Anonymous]

quite like the idea of Rega P3 with Elys 2 cartridge have seen it online for £390.have been studying mag what hifi for CD players

your 2 suggestions i like,but was thinking of being realy daring & looking at cyrus 6s & 8s.or are they to good for my system.

also stands & cables

 

[d_a_n1979]

Apologies; yes i meant the CDP.

With regards to the Cyrus CDP;s yes, theyre superb but i feel that they'd be a little too forward for your system and again; pairing with the Pioneer amp, it'd be wasted IMO.

A decent midrange CDP like the NAD or a 2nd hand Arcam CD192 would be a spot on match IMO

 

[Anonymous]

anyone know where to purchase or to have a demo on Pioneer PD-D6 J it seems to have disappeared

 

[Anonymous]

I read elsewhere on this forum that it's being, or has been, discontinued. If you're set on the Rega turntable, then see if you can do a deal for one of their CD players, too.