Hi

[paule]

Hi,

Looking at getting my 18 year old Hi fi back up and running again after a long time in storage- and of course looking at upgrading bits along the way.
Music wise- pretty eclectic mix like most people on here i'd imagine.
When it comes to listening at home though, and just want to chill, then some Jazz/ soul/ funk, everything from Miles davis through King curtis, aretha franklin, Sam cooke, the Meters etc- always on Vinyl and ideally live recordings.

Led zep/ jimi H, through stone temple pilots/ smashing pumpkin, sound Garden, GNR, nirvana- were also top of the list when i last had my system running. Kinda lost track (excuse the pun) a little bit in the recent years of compillation frenzies, hype and brain wash commercial radio- so getting the stereo back on the agenda should open up my eyes a little to invest in some music again.

Stereo-
Audiolab 8000s
Marantz Ki sig 63
Rega Planar 3 ortofon 520mk2
Project phono box
TDL Rtl 3 with uprated cross overs...but blown drivers/ tweeters courtesy of an over enthusiatic cousin and a crappy AV amp driving all Channels into the RTl's

Also have a perfunctury Av set up around it for the odd movie- Ruark Dialogue/ Yamaha E492amp.Couldn't careless about sound integrity of that- as long as audio is comming from roughly the right places & there is stereo effect of sorts.
Second hand Sony VPl vw100 projector is awesome though. ~100 inch with saturation and immersion that you just don;t get out of any TV i've seen. all for £200 with several hundred hours left on the bulb- i'm outta luck when that goes.

I'm rarely sold on latest is greatest-so looking for ideas/ advice on bargain Second hand equipment that compliments the other kit, to juice things up a bit. Speakers top of the list for obvious reasons..then the Vinyl bits n bobs, maybe even some upgraded kettle leads to impress/ infuriate the GF. The water may take the same time to boil, but i'm positive the tea really does taste better.

Cheers
Paul

[Puffin]

Hi Paul. The Audiolab amp amd Marantz cdp were pretty much the standard fare 20 years ago. I had an 8000A and a Philips 610MkII. Shame about the TDLs, are there no spares available or alternatives to fix them with? although you may be wanting a change.

Rob.