Pricy
Standard Member
Hi All,
Glad to be here at long last! I'm going to kick-off with another 'what system' thread (apologies for that) but I am currently mulling over a few ideas for a long over-due new system. Many years ago (like 20ish!) I owned B&W 603's with a Rotel RA-03 amp and can't answer the question as to why it's taken so long to sort a viable replacement! Partly it will be due to the ease and tidiness of the Sonos gear that I do have, but you can't beat proper Hi Fidelity, right? So here I am...
The room in question is 4m x 3.3m. I listen to all sorts, but mostly like bass heavy electronic music, through to 80s/90s bands.
Initially I set a budget of around £1200 for a set of speakers and amplifier with bluetooth, to stream for now until I can add a dedicated streamer & CD player.
I have auditioned a few ideas. Initially thinking the Audilolab 6000b and B&W 606's might work well. The 607's were only available, which didn't have the punch I'm looking for. However, the Monitor Audio Silver 100's sounded much more the ticket, which were paired with the Cambridge CAX-81. Great system but with stands and cables, I'm looking around £1700. So what concession to make?
Firstly, I think the CXA 61 will have enough power for the Silver 100's. I haven't heard the larger B&W 606's yet but are currently on offer at a steal - £300 cheaper than the Silver 100's. And then I keep looking at the 6g Silver 100's which can be had for £429. They're not as nice a finish as the new model granted, but I'd bet a gold clock that the new model isn't twice the listening experience?
The final piece of this jig saw, is cables of course. I've been swayed by the glowing reviews of Audioquests Rocket 11, but do I need to push the boat out to this level (circa £200 terminated)? I'll need 4.5M as the one run needs that unfortunately (slight odd placement in the room). Ultimately I won't scrimp, and certainly don't like to buy twice, so open to suggestions.
Anyway, I've searched around here but would appreciate any ideas that I may have over-looked, or affirmations of my initial ideas. Many thanks in advance.
Glad to be here at long last! I'm going to kick-off with another 'what system' thread (apologies for that) but I am currently mulling over a few ideas for a long over-due new system. Many years ago (like 20ish!) I owned B&W 603's with a Rotel RA-03 amp and can't answer the question as to why it's taken so long to sort a viable replacement! Partly it will be due to the ease and tidiness of the Sonos gear that I do have, but you can't beat proper Hi Fidelity, right? So here I am...
The room in question is 4m x 3.3m. I listen to all sorts, but mostly like bass heavy electronic music, through to 80s/90s bands.
Initially I set a budget of around £1200 for a set of speakers and amplifier with bluetooth, to stream for now until I can add a dedicated streamer & CD player.
I have auditioned a few ideas. Initially thinking the Audilolab 6000b and B&W 606's might work well. The 607's were only available, which didn't have the punch I'm looking for. However, the Monitor Audio Silver 100's sounded much more the ticket, which were paired with the Cambridge CAX-81. Great system but with stands and cables, I'm looking around £1700. So what concession to make?
Firstly, I think the CXA 61 will have enough power for the Silver 100's. I haven't heard the larger B&W 606's yet but are currently on offer at a steal - £300 cheaper than the Silver 100's. And then I keep looking at the 6g Silver 100's which can be had for £429. They're not as nice a finish as the new model granted, but I'd bet a gold clock that the new model isn't twice the listening experience?
The final piece of this jig saw, is cables of course. I've been swayed by the glowing reviews of Audioquests Rocket 11, but do I need to push the boat out to this level (circa £200 terminated)? I'll need 4.5M as the one run needs that unfortunately (slight odd placement in the room). Ultimately I won't scrimp, and certainly don't like to buy twice, so open to suggestions.
Anyway, I've searched around here but would appreciate any ideas that I may have over-looked, or affirmations of my initial ideas. Many thanks in advance.