On 3 Oct, 10:55, "Keith G" wrote:
"Malcolm H" wrote in message

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Acoustic Solutions SP101 stereo amplifier £59.99 from Argos -
questions:

1. Comments and experiences?
2. Does it have a headphone output?

All comments will be read gratefully.

Thanks

I bought the Argos Acoustic Solutions matching '3 piece suite'
(Amp/CD/DAB) to investigate them:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show...cSolutions.JPG

The amp is very well featured with 'digital everything' all controlled
by the one knob and it does have have headphone socket.

Plenty of information he

http://www.acousticsolutions.net/product.asp?ID=92

Not that pretty lights bother me (as in I don't need them) its a shame
that AS can't get the same colour displays for each of their items of
kit.

Doc

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On 3 Oct, 10:55, "Keith G" wrote:
"Malcolm H" wrote in message

...

Acoustic Solutions SP101 stereo amplifier £59.99 from Argos -
questions:

1. Comments and experiences?
2. Does it have a headphone output?

All comments will be read gratefully.

Thanks

I bought the Argos Acoustic Solutions matching '3 piece suite'
(Amp/CD/DAB) to investigate them:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show...cSolutions.JPG

The amp is very well featured with 'digital everything' all controlled
by the one knob and it does have have headphone socket.

Plenty of information he

http://www.acousticsolutions.net/product.asp?ID=92

Not that pretty lights bother me (as in I don't need them) its a shame
that AS can't get the same colour displays for each of their items of
kit.


Yes and, if you closely, you will see that the drawer doesn't close too
prettily either - small details that spoil an otherwise inexpensive and
useful bit of kit (plays MP3 Cds) that wouldn't take a lot to sort out!

On 3 Oct, 12:47, "Keith G" wrote:
"Dr Hfuhruhurr" wrote in message

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On 3 Oct, 10:55, "Keith G" wrote:





"Malcolm H" wrote in message

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Acoustic Solutions SP101 stereo amplifier £59.99 from Argos -
questions:

1. Comments and experiences?
2. Does it have a headphone output?

All comments will be read gratefully.

Thanks

I bought the Argos Acoustic Solutions matching '3 piece suite'
(Amp/CD/DAB) to investigate them:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show...cSolutions.JPG

The amp is very well featured with 'digital everything' all controlled
by the one knob and it does have have headphone socket.

Plenty of information he

http://www.acousticsolutions.net/product.asp?ID=92

Not that pretty lights bother me (as in I don't need them) its a shame
that AS can't get the same colour displays for each of their items of
kit.

Yes and, if you closely, you will see that the drawer doesn't close too
prettily either - small details that spoil an otherwise inexpensive and
useful bit of kit (plays MP3 Cds) that wouldn't take a lot to sort out!

Oh yeah.
How does it compare with the 63MkII for sound quality? I've never come
across anything that matches those Marantz players for warmth it their
price level.

Doc

"Dr Hfuhruhurr" wrote


Not that pretty lights bother me (as in I don't need them) its a shame
that AS can't get the same colour displays for each of their items of
kit.

Yes and, if you closely, you will see that the drawer doesn't close
too
prettily either - small details that spoil an otherwise inexpensive
and
useful bit of kit (plays MP3 Cds) that wouldn't take a lot to sort
out!

Oh yeah.
How does it compare with the 63MkII for sound quality? I've never come
across anything that matches those Marantz players for warmth it their
price level.



Using the Marantz' own internal attenuation and juggling pause buttons
to perfectly time align and level match the same CD (CD and copy
thereof) in both players the sound was *indistinguishable* from one
player to the other. A number of different people here (3 or 4?) simply
couldn't tell which player was playing at any time, even when I switched
back and forth (seamlessly) on the various amps I used - no ifs or
buts - 100%!!

Consequently, I shunted the Marantz out on eBay and the AS CDP now
resides in my overflowing 'spares cupboard'..!!

It's possible, of course, the rest of my kit may have masked differences
that other kit might have shown up but I seriously doubt it....