Cereal Killer
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A used linn axis, Cyrus 3 amp and mission 751 speakers should be just in budget.
All available in matching black
All available in matching black
Are you set on vinyl playback?
If not, spend most of the budget on speakers. £50 on a s/h amp and £30 on a basic streamer.
If so, see if you can find an original Roksan Xerxes with a flat top board. Bloody marvellous TT. Then spend £50 on a s/h amp and the rest on speakers.
I'm not sure what you mean but i am guessing something to do with to much information, i guess?
Too much information leading to too much choice.
It's why I suggested a starting point. You may not end up choosing a new record player, but there are plenty of places selling Rega / Project; they are well supported; they are fairly easy to set up; and I think the quality might surprise you.
I see it as a process, and if the learned people here know more about what you do like/don't like when you hear something, they will tune their advice accordingly.
My Rega Apollo/Brio 3 sounds superb at low volumes, I have your predicament where neighbours are concerned, I chose this set up based purely on this, it took a while to find something that wasn't going to shake the room but delivered tight, defined detail in spades at low volumes when required.I have a picture of it somewhere although i can't remember the model numbers, it consisted of:
Sony direct drive turntable
Technics amp
Technics tape deck
Sony tuner
Bolivar 64 speakers and stands
I didn't know that Rega Planar 3s could be had for £150:
http://audiocounsel.co.uk/pre-loved/
Don't see anything new bettering that at twice the price. Simple, almost nothing that can go wrong with it and I'd have thought Rega would look after you if it did.
Same shop has Linn Keilidhs at £250. I've had a pair for years, and it was only curiosity that led me to try other speakers. Work well against the wall.
£200 left for an integrated amp, cables etc. Lots of choice there I'd have thought, old or new.
Unless the equipment is faulty I would personally leave the recap, from recent experience, you could well be wasting your money, I had a Naim system recapped recently, (the work was carried out well, in case those who carried out the work are reading) firstly, I noticed zero improvement in SQ, secondly, I basically threw money in the bin.I'm digging that, cool system.
With regard to re-capping and servicing older amps, is there anyone of note Londonish that does that kind of work?
Thanks everyone for the excellent advice. Keep it coming, however i am demoing these tomorrow:
Project P2 with Ortofon Cartridge
Marantz PM6003 amp
Kef Q 100 speakers
Maybe a Marantz CD player but thinking of using my OPPO.
What do you good people think?
So good you said it twice!!
Congratulations and I'm sure it's a fab system.
But you will soon get the upgrade bug... we all succumb sooner or later....
Mull
A result then.
I know, i could have spent a full day in there, it was like an Aladdin's cave of HiFi gear.
Not only the equipment, but you have a dealer you like now.