Trade: Mark Grant Cables
Location: East Yorkshire, UK
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I'm Mark.
£4000 would buy a very good pair of active speakers with amplifiers built in that where chosen to work perfectly with the speakers, just to suggest something different for you to think about.
Adam http://www.adam-audio.com/
Genelec http://www.genelec.com/ or one of the many hi-fi brands, all good fun
An old thread : http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=6856
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Location: Sarf Lunnon
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I'm Dave.
£4000 budget for new amps. If only...
In - Tweaked Lenco GL75, Linn Ittok, Ortofon Cadenza Black
Through - Croft Micro 25 RS LS, power R monoblocks, RIAA R. Ortofon ST-80 SE SUT.
Along - Tellurium Q Ultra Black cables
Out - Harbeth SHL5 Plus XD's
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Dave
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Location: Devon
Posts: 1,903
I'm stu.
Buy a 2nd hand amp for a £1,000 and £3,000 on 2nd hand speakers.
301/Puresound 2A3/quite large Grf cab horny ones.Eminence/Coral/Le cleach
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Location: Warrington
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I'm Neil.
Yes indeed, a grand gets you a long way with an amp and much bigger gains with speakers, but I would also be looking to upgrade the DAC with £1k budget, so £2k for the speakers if I were upgrading. Having said this am using speakers that cost me £350 s/h and I would put them against anything, so research and don't assume that cost means better.Originally Posted by chelsea
Mana Acoustics Racks / Bright Star IsoNodes Decoupling >> Allo DigiOne Player >> Pedja Rogic's Audial Model S DAC + Pioneer PL-71 turntable / Vista Audio phono-1 mk II / Denon PCL-5 headshell / Reson Reca >> LFD DLS >> LFD PA2M (SE) >> Royd RR3s.
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Location: Portsmouth
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I'm Dave.
I kind of agree, but I'd be tempted to listen to some 2nd hand speakers around £4K first, some true quality like Quads and Logans to hear how much better it can sound. If your not impressed by these then spend the money on an amp but I don't think this will give as much of an improvement.Yes indeed, a grand gets you a long way with an amp and much bigger gains with speakers, but I would also be looking to upgrade the DAC with £1k budget, so £2k for the speakers if I were upgrading. Having said this am using speakers that cost me £350 s/h and I would put them against anything, so research and don't assume that cost means better.
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Location: Bridgwater UK.
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I'm alan.
+1 for Mark Grant's suggestions
Revox B795,NVA Phono 1,Teac PD H500C,SB Touch,Mark Grant Linear PSU,Bushmaster MkII,NVA AP70,IPL LS3TLM.Royd Minstrels.
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