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The £1k System Challenge!

AAA5 CD player 300 ish s/h
Ion Ohelisk 3x/dpac1 300 ish
Naim ibls naca5

This is my bedroom system usually, aaa5 in main system at mo..
 
Just whittled my system down under the mark.

Benchmark DAC1 HDR $700 USD
Squeezebox Touch $200
DVD player $80
3886 gainclone $150
Snell Type J/II $200
Skylan stands $145
cables, etc. $45

Total: $1520 (£990 at today's exchange rate)
 
Bargain best system is the one I put together a while ago:

Roksan Xerxes/Tabriz Zi/DL110 - £250 (Bit of a bargain I admit)
42/110 £325
Kans/Stands £225
NAC5 Free Gift from Helpful PFMer

Roksan moved on, but they are good cheap turntables.
 
Systemdek IIX900 w/RB250 plus Rega Exact £100
Arcam Alpha amp £16.50
Royd A14 speakers £60

Great system £176.50. £823.50 left for beer and skittles.
 
All used...

Pioneer PL71 - £200
Denon DL110 - £60
Sony CDP-X303ES - £80
TEAC UD-H01 - £130
Sony TA-F770ES - £250
Q Acoustics 2010i - £115 (new)

Hang on a mo, that looks familiar ;)
 
Michell focus 1 - £200
Mission 774 - £200
AT440 - £175 (new)

A&R A60 - £100 (includes £30 for new caps)

Rega Ela - £150

Stands and wires £150
 
Thinking about it, my current setup can be entered if I go with my CDP as source. These are the actual prices I paid:

Technics SLP420 - £19
Puresound A10 - £450
Q Acoustics 2020i - £135

Sounds great :)

Lefty
 
Lefty said:
Thinking about it, my current setup can be entered if I go with my CDP as source. These are the actual prices I paid:

Technics SLP420 - £19
Puresound A10 - £450
Q Acoustics 2020i - £135

Sounds great :)

Lefty
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Does your Puresound A10 have enough grunt to drive the 2020i speakers?
 
banjoman said:
Does your Puresound A10 have enough grunt to drive the 2020i speakers?
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Was about to ask Lefty the very same thing. :)

My 2010i's seem to like plenty of oomph up them, although the 2020i's are slightly more efficient admittedly.
 
A thousand pounds is about $1540, a quick look on eBay and I think you could do the following in that budget:

AR XA turntable
AT 95E cartridge
Dynaco PAS2 preamp
Dynaco Stereo 70 amp
Spendor BC1s

Add digital later as funds allow.
 
Oooh! Can I join in?

Just got into this hi-fi malarkey after 48 barren years, and my (new to me) system fits the bill!

Marantz 6000 OSE CD player (already owned, but go on FleaBay for not a lot) - £70?
NAD C370/C270 integrated/power combo - £400 ...(The Wam)
Ruark Prologue II's - £375 .................................(AV Forums)
Speaker Cables - £50 ...................................(eBay)
Interconnects - £30 ...................................(eBay)

Total £925

Giving a bit left over to help pay for repairs to the amp! :(
 
banjoman said:
Does your Puresound A10 have enough grunt to drive the 2020i speakers?
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I'm pleased to report that the A10 has no problems with the 2020i's. Sure the combo won't blast out at party levels, but for normal domestic listening the combo is great.

I also tried the A10 with my 2010i's (borrowed from the AV system) and this also worked, although more restraint had to be shown with the volume due to their lower sensitivity.

As an aside, the little 2010i's sounded jaw droppingly good when used with a Krell FPB300. I honestly could not believe the sound they were producing. Make no mistake, those little Q's can mix it with anything you care to pair them with! If anything, I would say the 2010i's have more 'magic' than their bigger brothers. I eagerly await the Concept 20s which are supposed to something rather special :)

Lefty
 
The Dreamer said:
Oooh! Can I join in?

Just got into this hi-fi malarkey after 48 barren years, and my (new to me) system fits the bill!

Marantz 6000 OSE CD player (already owned, but go on FleaBay for not a lot) - £70?
NAD C370/C270 integrated/power combo - £400 ...(The Wam)
Ruark Prologue II's - £375 .................................(AV Forums)
Speaker Cables - £50 ...................................(eBay)
Interconnects - £30 ...................................(eBay)

Total £925

Giving a bit left over to help pay for repairs to the amp! :(
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You are more than welcome to join in :). That seems like a pretty good way of spending a grand on a hifi too.

Sorry to hear about the amp repairs, I have been there too, I blew up my Linn majik when I was 17 and had bent over backwards to pay for it. Linn fixed it for £150 luckily.
 
...some you win & some.....

...well, at least the system sounded great until it happened. Just a bit unlucky with the timing.

In the hands of local chap Jez Arkless, for him to work his magic!

..and thanks for the welcome :thumbsup:
 
Avoiding s/h stuff.

Cheap netbook £179
External 'WD Elements' 2TB USB drive £69
odac (eg E-DAC) £99
BK PearDrop class D amp £199
Phono cables`£5
Speaker wire (2 core lawnmower cable) £5
8 * Banana plugs £8
Acoustic Energy 301 speeakers, £385

Total £949
 
Current system:

Lenco L75 €60 (sh)
Linn LVX €130 (sh)
Nait 3 €330 (sh)
Naca 5 ~€150 (sh)
B&W 601s3 ~€250 (sh)
Atacama stands €150

Total €1070 or £914.27
 
I'm thinking of the following;

Rega 3
Rega planet cd
Rega Brio
AE109 speakers

Perhaps not that adventurous, but for a middle aged lady, hopefully a fairly fuss free, reliable and sensible sounding system?
 
TPA said:
I'm thinking of the following;

Rega 3
Rega planet cd
Rega Brio
AE109 speakers

Perhaps not that adventurous, but for a middle aged lady, hopefully a fairly fuss free, reliable and sensible sounding system?
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Looks good - you can't go wrong with Rega :)

Lefty
 
Gloss White Rega P3-24 with TTPSU, white belt, and brand new RB251; a 'trade-in' item from Inspire Hi-Fi, £395
Denon DL-110 £149
Myst TMA3 (with MM board) from klingklang in the PFM classifieds £150
Walnut Epos ES14s from Ewen1970 in the PFM classifieds £225
Epos ES14 stands from PFM classifieds (can't remember who, sorry) £50

Total = £969 leaving £31 for a bottle of Jura slightly peated single malt.

Listening to Joni Mitchell's 'Shadows & Light' and DSOTM on a Friday evening. :)

Malcolm
 
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