I still cant believe a basic mistake like that caught me out,especially when I'm always telling my students to "start with the basics",check the simple things first before you start dismantling equipment and replacing expensive components but there you go we all make mistakes!
Thankfully the system is now sounding like I expected,managed to get a good hours listen at lunch time,so pretty pleased with where we are now.
Bryston is still in place as are the new speaker cables,have managed to temporarily secured the phase switch in the correct position and from the sound of things I do not think any damage has been done to the system.Had a quick look on the PMC website and the repair centre is closed which I fully expected but it seems they will fully service the amp for £99 which seems reasonable to me and guessing if they find any issues the warranty will cover that,so we should be okay there.
I will put the Audiolab in just to see how it performs while I have the opportunity.Then hope to get to fine tuning the system and enjoying some music again
I would still like to upgrade my sources,maybe add a dedicated streamer,to avoid having to use the laptop not that its a major issue, I'm thinking more from a sound improvement point.From the research I have carry out seems reasonable gains can be had there, depends on the costs involved or I may purchase a new cd player and get back into buying some Cd's,I'm not sure yet.I love the selection and ease of use of using Tidal as a source so may opt for a streamer initially.
Any idea on streamers? I was thinking something along the lines of a Bluesound Node2i or push the boat out if its worth it,maybe the new Naim ND5 XS2,not sure yet just long term planning still got lots to do and try at the moment just planning ahead really.
Hope everyone is well and thanks again for your help and support .