Danhifi
Established Member
I currently own a pair of Wharfedale 9.1's paired with a Monitor Audio A100. I use the Airplay function with my iPad to listen to music via Google Play with music I have uploaded. I really enjoy the sound, however for some odd reason I felt the need to upgrade!!! I live in Israel and travel to the UK every so often and before I arrive I usually order my gear. So far I gave purchased a pair of B&W CM 1 S2 speakers and now I am driving myself nutty looking for an amp and CD player. I won't have the opportunity to listen to any of the gear prior to buying it. I listen to 50's and 60's jazz, classic rock, folk rock and classical. I don't own a single CD, so I will be building a new library if I go the CD route. I have narrowed it down to the following and would enjoy the validation that the following items are worth the upgrade.
New Rotel A12 + Rotel CD14 £1200
Ex-Demo Units A14 + CD14 £1068
New NAD C368 + NAD C538 CD Player £1048
New NAD C368 with Blusound Module + Tidal Hi-Fi subscription
£1098
$11/month ( I am not so keen on this option as reviews of the blusound app are less the stellar and there are many parts; that if one goes down your stuck without music).
1. How would one benefit from the listed upgrades? Is it "better" then what I have?
2. All being about equal price, is one a better purchase the any of the others? 3. Are there other options in the same price range available that I could consider that would play nicely with the B&W's?
Any thoughts, comments, prepared statements, questions or lectures will be appreciated.
Dan
New Rotel A12 + Rotel CD14 £1200
Ex-Demo Units A14 + CD14 £1068
New NAD C368 + NAD C538 CD Player £1048
New NAD C368 with Blusound Module + Tidal Hi-Fi subscription
£1098
$11/month ( I am not so keen on this option as reviews of the blusound app are less the stellar and there are many parts; that if one goes down your stuck without music).
1. How would one benefit from the listed upgrades? Is it "better" then what I have?
2. All being about equal price, is one a better purchase the any of the others? 3. Are there other options in the same price range available that I could consider that would play nicely with the B&W's?
Any thoughts, comments, prepared statements, questions or lectures will be appreciated.
Dan