Justin & Jerry's Hifi Blog

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Originally Posted by jandl100

As Andy / Tarzan would say ... :popcorn:
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Did someone call?:)

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Originally Posted by jandl100

This is a bit silly.

System in use at the moment is along the top shelf ....

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps6210dcdd.jpg

Technics SL-P1200 CDP and Audio Innovations Alto integrated amp - total cost to me less than £400.
(The speakers cost just a little bit more ;), even the cables cost me more than that! :))
And this is quite possibly the most enjoyable (does that mean the best? :scratch:) system I have ever had.

Sure, there's a bit of emphasis to the treble and imaging hasn't got huge depth 3D-wise and the bass from the MBLs can be a little bit more powerful, but .... I've had all sorts of excellent high end gear costing many £k powering my MBLs, and I'd put this budget priced electronics duo up against any of them and smile with confidence.

Funny old game.

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Jerry you are spot on (again), l too have a "little system" that cost next to nothing ( well the electronics anyway) that simply blows away any mid to high end kit l have ever had in terms of musicality and pure enjoy of music rather than sound quality, will do a review of it one day- great music making equipment does not have to cost the earth:eyebrows:

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Originally Posted by Tarzan

Jerry you are spot on (again), l too have a "little system" that cost next to nothing ( well the electronics anyway) that simply blows away any mid to high end kit l have ever had in terms of musicality and pure enjoy of music rather than sound quality, will do a review of it one day- great music making equipment does not have to cost the earth:eyebrows:

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I'm proud (ashamed?) to say my 'little system' is my main system. :o

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Originally Posted by MartinT

It's this one.

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Nice... I shall follow your progress with interest. More people should be made aware of how good these players are!

Marco.

The earlier Alto with the "hammerite" case sounds better :eyebrows:

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Damn :( - so mine sounds crap after all.

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Originally Posted by jandl100

Damn :( - so mine sounds crap after all.

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I can't remember if you were at my bakeoff or not when we did the blind mains cable test Jerry? :scratch:

We used the grey Alto amp for the test and Guy said it was way ahead of the later chrome version

I used a £20 cd player at scalford last weekend.
Sounded fantastic i thought.
Still of the belief if your using a digital front end only it is well worth throwing the majority of money at the speakers.

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Originally Posted by Beobloke

I'm 94.53% sure that the chrome ones were the later Audio Partnership version only

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The early ones were available in both black and chrome.
The later ones have a series of lights around the volume control which gives them away.

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Originally Posted by howlindawg

The early ones were available in both black and chrome.
The later ones have a series of lights around the volume control which gives them away.

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No lights and no RJwotsit remote socket -- So mine might not be crap, after all?

Does my system sound great or not? :scratch: Oh, the suspense :D