Jimbos Audio ramblings

[Wakefield Turntables]

Jim,

Nice to see you posting again, sincerely good luck with upgrading your system.

[Jimbo]

Oh yes Been a MF fanboy since my Elektra E100 30 years ago. Though if I was spending that kind of money I'd be daft not to look at all options, as you are doing.

I will certainly tread carefully as it will may well be an expensive decision.

[Jimbo]

Jim,

Nice to see you posting again, sincerely good luck with upgrading your system.

cheers Andy, I do have a lot of stuff going on again so thought might be good to post up a bit of stuff.

[CageyH]

Best of luck with the search.
Personally, I would disregard the Chord on looks alone, but that is me, as I think it is very "Blingy".
It probably sounds very good, but I really don't .ike the styling Chord use. I think a lit of the money goes into the case, and I am happy with a good sounding, boring black box.

Based on the price of the Chord, I think I would look at the Rega Osiris as well.
The Rega lifetime warranty is an attractive selling point.

[Macca]

Best of luck with the search.
Personally, I would disregard the Chord on looks alone, but that is me, as I think it is very "Blingy".
It probably sounds very good, but I really don't .ike the styling Chord use. I think a lit of the money goes into the case, and I am happy with a good sounding, boring black box.

Based on the price of the Chord, I think I would look at the Rega Osiris as well.
The Rega lifetime warranty is an attractive selling point.

The thing about those Chord products is that you don't really see their level of quality in photos. I was never keen until I saw them at a show, and then you can see they are immaculately constructed. They look expensive. And they are, but plenty of equally expensive kit that doesn't have that quality of finish.

Yes some money goes on that but it doesn't actually cost that much to make an outstanding 100wpc integrated amp so with an £8K price tag there's plenty to spare for the cosmetics

[CageyH]

I am sure it is a quality product, and it gets good reviews, but it is still not my cup of tea.
It does not matter though, as it is not me that is potentially buying it.

[Macca]

I am sure it is a quality product, and it gets good reviews, but it is still not my cup of tea.
It does not matter though, as it is not me that is potentially buying it.

Cosmetically would not be my choice either but then I like 1980s Japanese styling so some way off for me.

Speaking of which at this price level Accuphase should be a consideration.

[Barry]

I think the styling and aesthetics of all Chord audio products is awful, regardless of series: Ultima, Motorola, or Etude. Looks have nothing to do with sound quality, obviously sound quality is the more important the two, but it's nice to have both.

[Barry]

Cosmetically would not be my choice either but then I like 1980s Japanese styling so some way off for me.

Speaking of which at this price level Accuphase should be a consideration.

Yes, I would go for either Accuphase or a Luxman amplifier.

[Jimbo]

Best of luck with the search.
Personally, I would disregard the Chord on looks alone, but that is me, as I think it is very "Blingy".
It probably sounds very good, but I really don't .ike the styling Chord use. I think a lit of the money goes into the case, and I am happy with a good sounding, boring black box.

Based on the price of the Chord, I think I would look at the Rega Osiris as well.
The Rega lifetime warranty is an attractive selling point.

I have heard the Rega Elex Mk4 ( I own one), Elicit and Aethos but not had the chance to hear the Osiris. I think the Aethos would actually suit but need to get one in my system to try.

I really like the styling of the Rega amps and the build quality is fantastic.