Advice needed on new Hi-Fi system
 

It's a lot of information to take in but I would first like to outline
two systems that I've ‘ended up' with (purely based on reviews and
user opinions):

Book a session at your local Richer Sounds or similar (i.e. NOT a
"high-end" audio shop) to listen to a selection of speakers. These,
and where you put them in your room, make by far the most difference.

Spend around £100 on an amp, rather less on a CD player. (Richer
sounds use the "Cambridge Audio" name now. It's not the old Cambridge
Audio stuff, but it's pretty good, and inexpensive).

Don't believe a word of what they tell you about interconnects. Go to
Maplins or your local electrical shop and buy something multi-stranded
and as thick as will go into the terminals for the speakers.

Enjoy your music.
Remember, moving your listening position a few inches makes much more
difference than changing cables. Finding the best room position for
your speakers makes much more difference than just about anything
else.

Advice needed on new Hi-Fi system
 

Laurence Payne wrote:
It's a lot of information to take in but I would first like to
outline two systems that I've 'ended up' with (purely based on
reviews and user opinions):

Book a session at your local Richer Sounds or similar (i.e. NOT a
"high-end" audio shop) to listen to a selection of speakers. These,
and where you put them in your room, make by far the most difference.

Spend around £100 on an amp, rather less on a CD player. (Richer
sounds use the "Cambridge Audio" name now. It's not the old Cambridge
Audio stuff, but it's pretty good, and inexpensive).

Don't believe a word of what they tell you about interconnects. Go to
Maplins or your local electrical shop and buy something multi-stranded
and as thick as will go into the terminals for the speakers.

With the greatest respect, that is not good advice. I have tried several
different interconnects on my system and they do affect the sound at the
speakers. One set of costly interconnects flooded my system with bass.

Whatever the technical aspects of this are - interconnects are important and
should be listened on your test system. Richer sounds will have a selection
for you to try in a listening session.


Enjoy your music.
Remember, moving your listening position a few inches makes much more
difference than changing cables. Finding the best room position for
your speakers makes much more difference than just about anything
else.

I can agree to that strongly. Try your speakers in as many different
positions as possible, a few inches really can make a huge difference (and
then try the different interconnects )
;-)

--
MrBitsy

Advice needed on new Hi-Fi system
 

Laurence Payne wrote:
It's a lot of information to take in but I would first like to
outline two systems that I've 'ended up' with (purely based on
reviews and user opinions):

Book a session at your local Richer Sounds or similar (i.e. NOT a
"high-end" audio shop) to listen to a selection of speakers. These,
and where you put them in your room, make by far the most difference.

Spend around £100 on an amp, rather less on a CD player. (Richer
sounds use the "Cambridge Audio" name now. It's not the old Cambridge
Audio stuff, but it's pretty good, and inexpensive).

Don't believe a word of what they tell you about interconnects. Go to
Maplins or your local electrical shop and buy something multi-stranded
and as thick as will go into the terminals for the speakers.

With the greatest respect, that is not good advice. I have tried several
different interconnects on my system and they do affect the sound at the
speakers. One set of costly interconnects flooded my system with bass.

Whatever the technical aspects of this are - interconnects are important and
should be listened on your test system. Richer sounds will have a selection
for you to try in a listening session.


Enjoy your music.
Remember, moving your listening position a few inches makes much more
difference than changing cables. Finding the best room position for
your speakers makes much more difference than just about anything
else.

I can agree to that strongly. Try your speakers in as many different
positions as possible, a few inches really can make a huge difference (and
then try the different interconnects )
;-)

--
MrBitsy

Advice needed on new Hi-Fi system
 

Laurence Payne a écrit :


Enjoy your music.
Remember, moving your listening position a few inches makes much more
difference than changing cables. Finding the best room position for
your speakers makes much more difference than just about anything
else.

....But doesn't help copper mines and high-end audio industry, to kick
out of moroseness !
;-)

Lionel

Advice needed on new Hi-Fi system
 

Laurence Payne a écrit :


Enjoy your music.
Remember, moving your listening position a few inches makes much more
difference than changing cables. Finding the best room position for
your speakers makes much more difference than just about anything
else.

....But doesn't help copper mines and high-end audio industry, to kick
out of moroseness !
;-)

Lionel

Advice needed on new Hi-Fi system
 

To get an idea of the difference, understand that Marantz and NAD
amplifiers
use circuit boards made out of paper!

So?

Advice needed on new Hi-Fi system
 

To get an idea of the difference, understand that Marantz and NAD
amplifiers
use circuit boards made out of paper!

So?

Advice needed on new Hi-Fi system
 

Whatever the technical aspects of this are - interconnects are important
and
should be listened on your test system. Richer sounds will have a
selection
for you to try in a listening session.

Simple rules for interconnects -as short as possible, as heavy as possible,
and construction quality for consistency.

If you can solder **well** then make your own, neutrik connectors, any high
quality cable (van damme, canare, belden whatever). Otherwise buy the
cheapest of the heavy ones, and unscrew the plugs before buying to see the
quality of workmanship on the joint.

Advice needed on new Hi-Fi system
 

Whatever the technical aspects of this are - interconnects are important
and
should be listened on your test system. Richer sounds will have a
selection
for you to try in a listening session.

Simple rules for interconnects -as short as possible, as heavy as possible,
and construction quality for consistency.

If you can solder **well** then make your own, neutrik connectors, any high
quality cable (van damme, canare, belden whatever). Otherwise buy the
cheapest of the heavy ones, and unscrew the plugs before buying to see the
quality of workmanship on the joint.

Advice needed on new Hi-Fi system
 

Hi,

In message , Tim S Kemp
writes
To get an idea of the difference, understand that Marantz and NAD
amplifiers
use circuit boards made out of paper!

So?

I personally know of two NAD amplifiers that have gone up in flames when
the PCBs caught fire. I couldn't say what caused this to happen or how
common it is, but when it happened to a colleague, he called NAD from
work to moan about it, only to be told 'Oh yes... they sometimes do
that'. His face was a picture, and the NAD support guy got a case of
earache that day.

--
Regards,
Glenn Booth