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A couple of years ago I heard a Arcam integrated amp set up with my
pioneer cd deck and speakers. The sound was great to my ears. Now two
years on I cannot remember which arcam amp I heard and was thinking of
buying one on ebay and then having a visit to Wilmslow audio for a
test. Cannot remember which speakers they were matched too either.
Any thoughts on an ebay purchase and which Arcam amp please.



Arcam? No idea - I've just bought a brand new Denon PMA-655R amp in my 'SS
revisited' quest for best sound from the smaller of the Firewood Horns!!
(Bloody SS seems to grip the smaller, less sensitive drive units better!!) I
am under the impresion that it's an OK amp with a particularly good Phono
Stage - anyone care to confirm or shoot that down? I'll know later, when I
get it hooked up but I'm busy atm - I've just bought a job lot of '100'
records (I stopped counting at 150!!) from an 'audiophile' and there are
some absolute gems (MFSL stuff &c.) in them - very bargainaceous, so far!!

eBay? It's like everything else - OK if you keep your wits about you and
don't go paying a 1,000 quid for a chocolate bar which *might* have a ticket
to a TV show in it!! I've just taken delivery of a pair of Tannoy 609s
which cost a good bit *less* than a pair of 609 stands (only) in an entirely
different auction and, feck me if the speakers haven't come with the stands
**included**!! (With all the fixings + solid brass banana plug adaptors!!

Wot a nice surprise!! ;-)

(Buggered up now, I wuz going to rip the dual concs out for homebrew, but
they look far too good to do that and now there's the stands as well, I
reckon I'm stuffed!! :-)