My CD player has died. I can hardly complain it is a Musical Fidelity V3, which I bought over 18 years ago.
So, now I'm looking for a replacement. The amp is still working - so I don't have to buy all the pieces together. Speakerwise I've got a pair of DynaAudio 40s which need an AMP with a bit of drive to get them going.
18years on what could I belooking at to replace this stuff?
I don't need a turntable, but something that can handle CDs are essential as I have around 400 of them. Music tastes are classical, jazz - metal, pretty much anything. I do have the odd MP3 stuff - mostly pop tunes of the day from Amazon. It would be nice to have somethign that could handle those (evenfrom a memory stick) but they are not a priority.
I also have an extensive DVD/blu-ray collection and rent discs from Cinema Paradiso.
Is a Universal disc player a good option these days? I know A sales person will try and sell me three boxes, but some blu-ray/disc players from Pioneer get praised for their musicality. A movie player is not essential at this stage, but if I can build a two box solution, that might not be a bad idea. The budget for the disc player and replacement Amp is around £1,500-£1800. The priority is the disc player just now. The Amp can follow in six months time.
Does anyone have any thoughts? Looking at losts of reviews there seems to be a blizzard of stuff about the connectivity with Apps which to me is a bit bewildering.
Where do you start if you are looking to replace something from 20 years ago? Many thanks for any advice.
So, now I'm looking for a replacement. The amp is still working - so I don't have to buy all the pieces together. Speakerwise I've got a pair of DynaAudio 40s which need an AMP with a bit of drive to get them going.
18years on what could I belooking at to replace this stuff?
I don't need a turntable, but something that can handle CDs are essential as I have around 400 of them. Music tastes are classical, jazz - metal, pretty much anything. I do have the odd MP3 stuff - mostly pop tunes of the day from Amazon. It would be nice to have somethign that could handle those (evenfrom a memory stick) but they are not a priority.
I also have an extensive DVD/blu-ray collection and rent discs from Cinema Paradiso.
Is a Universal disc player a good option these days? I know A sales person will try and sell me three boxes, but some blu-ray/disc players from Pioneer get praised for their musicality. A movie player is not essential at this stage, but if I can build a two box solution, that might not be a bad idea. The budget for the disc player and replacement Amp is around £1,500-£1800. The priority is the disc player just now. The Amp can follow in six months time.
Does anyone have any thoughts? Looking at losts of reviews there seems to be a blizzard of stuff about the connectivity with Apps which to me is a bit bewildering.
Where do you start if you are looking to replace something from 20 years ago? Many thanks for any advice.
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