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The Classe CP35 is the best £350 I've ever spent on any piece of hifi. If it were £2000 it would still be worth it.

I have the Classe CP35 pre amp and the Avondale T series SE 230 Monoblocks. Superb combination. End game for me without a doubt. The pre amp is a marvel, perfect match for the Avondale power amps.

I tried record cleaning, it didn’t work for me. They looked clean afterwards but still sounded dirty.

For me after forty odd years in and out of hifi. I've settled on Avondale T65 Monoblocks with SE230 boards and a Classe CP-35 preamplifier. Magical combination. Beats everything I tried over the years by a country mile. Worst potential upgrades? DACs, tried a few and retuned them all, not worth...

I think you can get a new pair on Voyager Monoblocks with SE400 modules for about £7000. Still a lot of money. They are special though, I'm delighted with my T65s with the SE230 boards.

I can't speak for your Naim, but I've recently bought a pair of T65 Monoblocks with the SE230 boards and they are superb.

For the moment I've settled on Classe CP-35 preamp. Sounds wonderful with Avondales and the Kefs.

Thanks for all your input, much appreciated. I've been having look and like I always do, end up overthinking things. Ideally, I'm looking for a DAC preamp, however it seems on these the volume is controlled by DSP. Is this an issue regarding sound quality? The T65s with the SE230 boards are the...

Yes the amps are great, only had them for a couple of weeks, fantastic bit of kit. I had thought about a Dac preamp, been looking at an RME ADI2, it don't really need all the whistles and bells though. I'm digital only.

I've just bought a pair of Avondale T65 Monoblocks with the SE230 boards and I'm looking for a preamp. Currently using a Rotel RC1572MK11, which sounds really good.. Avondale doesn't seem to offer much in the preamp dept and I was looking at an NVA passive, but there seems to pros and cons with...

I think you might be right, the only problem is my wife bought a new tv/hifi unit and it won't take full width units.

Has anyone on got the Exposure XM7 and XM9 power amps? Currently using an XM5, wondering if it's worth the upgrade? Speakers are Proac DT8s, room 12ft x17ft

Never.