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which HiFi companies make simple, good value products?

Qacoustic speakers with NVA Starter System should leave about £1k for the front end or spend more on the amps and less on the front end.
 
For me too Tisbury, Rega, Avondale, Q Acoustics etc... If you want real value for money look for T-amps.
A bit more exotic but very good vfm are Abrahamsen and Lab12.
 
I have always liked Creek amps.

I used have a 4330 and now have a 50A amp.

When they first started they catered to the student market - so needed to be good value.

Also they built their amps smaller than many others - easy for students to transport from home etc.

Their amps are still pretty small. I have my equipment on a bookshelf - the Creek 50A fits nicely.
 
Bob McC said:
90% of the population would think £1500 for a single item of hi fi to be utterly ludicrous extravagance.
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Yet would happily fork over £1500 extra for leather seats or a slightly faster engine in their car. Or pay the same amount for a year of sky. It's all about priorities.
 
To answer the OP Rega is a standout. Cyrus used to be, though I've not heard any of their newer offerings. Arcam seem relatively foo free.
 
pjdowns said:
Belles
NovaFidelity
Exposure
Cambridge Audio
NAD
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I forgot to add Beresford. If you want a bargain, try his DAC’s.

Anyone who is saying, Linn, Naim, Bose or Sonos is living in a completely different reality to me clearly. None of their stuff is good value, you are paying well over the odds for the name.
 
pjdowns said:
I forgot to add Beresford. If you want a bargain, try his DAC’s.

Anyone who is saying, Linn, Naim, Bose or Sonos is living in a completely different reality to me clearly. None of their stuff is good value, you are paying well over the odds for the name.
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Now you’ve done it! Wait for the return of a certain party reminding us that as a used to buy they are virtually unbeatable! Rolls Royce have the same used sales appeal I believe.
 
I see a lot of gear so far that I'd also cast a vote for -- Rega, Exposure, Cambridge (less so).

I'd add LFD to the list but not only are their prices banging on the roof, they've latched firmly onto Foo --nobody got time for that.
 
Have to give Leema a shoutout here, excellent company to deal with.

Also worth a mention are many already mentioned Rega, Roksan, Creek and Primaluna.

Musical Fidelity use to be fantastic, not sure how that will be under the Project flag.
 
I think for £1,500 one could purchase brand new a Pre & Power Emotiva amps (with good basic power output, basic DAC and even radio included! ) and buy a decent second hand speakers.
 
Hifi has largely become an expensive game compared to a decade or so ago. It's always been possible to spend loads of money but there used to be a buoyant market for cheaper products. As hifi has become more of a niche that's disappearing. Even Rega's entry level turntables are quite pricey nowadays, and they now make a few too many "statement" products for my liking. They're still among the best of the affordable brands though, outside of Japanese makers like Yamaha and Denon.
 
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