Pleased to join this Forum. Didn't know about it until I was searching around a bit about Magnum Audio and saw posts by Colin Wonfor, a most impressive fellow.
Originally from New York City, I've been based in Hong Kong since 1995. In 1996 I had the chance to buy a Magnum Audio system (Two A.100 Monoblock Amplifiers, with accompanying P.100 Pre-Amplifier and PS.100 Power Supply) from an audiophile friend and I've been very happy with them ever since. They came with a pair of Celestion SL700s, that have now seen better days, but that charmed my ears for years. (Thinking about new speaker options now.) The purchase of this system required me to upgrade a bunch of peripherals (CD, turntable, etc.).
Lately I've been wondering what to do with the Magnums. My wife grew scared of them at home (they just seemed too complicated for her) and our young son was too curious about the buttons and heatsinks, so I moved the whole kit to my office. The A.100s perform admirably up to 10 hours a day, six days a week. (The irony is I feed them with music from the tuner on an old Android phone!)
But occasional stops into stereo stores have made me aware that the world has gone very digital with optical audio cables, NASs, DACs, Streamers, wireless this and that, and ... whew!
A few years ago I spent quite a lot of time transferring 1000+ CDs into iTunes, but have grown to dislike Apple and really want to find another solution. This has caused me of late to question whether I should move beyond my beloved Magnums into something more 'state of the art'. I don't want to give up all wires (especially to speakers), but wouldn't mind having my entire music collection available at the touch of a tablet screen.
I'm sure many of you have been where I am or are there now.
I look forward to any feedback from you.
Cheers,
Adrian