"Wally" wrote

If modern audio electronics is as good as they say it is, I'm tempted to
agree with Keith, in that maybe you're allotting too much of the budget to
the electronics and not enough to the speakers. In other words, you could
cut the cost of the amp/CD/radio and not suffer much loss in quality;
while
adding the savings to the speaker budget could make a *big* difference.


Sadly, if you don't want to go eBay/secondhand a fahsand pahn isn't a lot of
money for an *it all* audio solution these days! I'm less inclined to
rcommend secondhand these days as the 'names' have goon loopy for price and
the cheap crap seems to be well tatty, from what I've seen on some eBay
auctions!

(When I wanted a 'remote controlled' SS stack the other say I didn't want
to fart about trying to mix and match shrapnel!!)

My findings with the Argos cheepies:

DAB/FM - perfectly OK on a proper aerial but the DAB works fine off the
supplied wet string aerial - the FM is indistinguishable from a Denon and a
Technics tuner I have here. The DAB is DAB - not as bad as some would have
you believe at times...!! Only 4 presets on each of DAB and FM - plenty for
me!!

The CDP - plays MP3s from CDRW and is much of a muchness at anything like
the price. The cruncher for me was with the 'internal volume' halved on a
Marantz KI Sig CDP, I could not tell them apart and could flick between them
seamlessly!!

The amp - weakest link in the chain but with digital everything. I've
supplemented mine with a Denon but only because I *wanted* the Denon! (For
the pre section which is configured perfectly for my needs - the Argos amp
isn't, it has only Line Out which does not give me remote volume control on
valve power amps!)

(You get the same remote with each of them - so you should never lose
them!!)

VFM - outrageous for brand new 'feature-rich' kit with warranties!

Build quality - you can't help but like them!

Sound quality - fine!

Glad to have them - oh yes!

:-)