jameskb101
Novice Member
Hey all
Would be very grateful for any advice. My current living room set up is an old Denon PMA350SE amplifier, hooked up to a pair of tannoy Revolution R1s and a HEOS link to enable TV sound and link to a multiroom setup with a couple of HEOS 1s (HS2) elsewhere in the house.
Pretty happy with sound quality and multiroom features, but looking for an upgrade to the setup to improve amplifier and/or reduce number of boxes as we're tight on space (2 br Victorian terrace). Music sources are currently mostly FLAC from a NAS or Spotify connect, though if I can persuade my wife to move over to tidal or similar that would be a win.
So, have been thinking about three possible routes to take:
1. Upgrade amp, keep link: Buy a better stereo integrated amp, but with a smaller footprint. Rega brio or Cyrus One, for example.
2. Upgrade amp, remove link, keep HEOS: Buy a stereo receiver / amp with HEOS streaming included. Options include Denon PMA150H or Marantz PM7000N.
3. Upgrade amp, remove link, remove HEOS: Move away from HEOS altogether in the living room and go with something like the Naim Uniti Atom. Would be a simple one box solution, and still support multiroom (directly with Spotify connect, or via separate apps for flax/nas streaming). Downside is mixed ecosystem in house (I'd have to keep the HEOS 1s elsewhere in the house for now due to limited budget).
Would really appreciate thoughts on where the best improvements could be made. Options 1,2,3 get progressively more expensive. Any opinions on sound quality in option 1 vs 2 particularly appreciated. Since I already have the Link am I best sucking to option 1 and simply upgrading the stereo amp? Option 2 is more expensive but I'm pretty paying for HEOS architecture which I would already have in the Link.
I suppose there's always option 4, accept it's a working setup that delivers good sound given the space and save my money.
Thanks a lot!
J
Would be very grateful for any advice. My current living room set up is an old Denon PMA350SE amplifier, hooked up to a pair of tannoy Revolution R1s and a HEOS link to enable TV sound and link to a multiroom setup with a couple of HEOS 1s (HS2) elsewhere in the house.
Pretty happy with sound quality and multiroom features, but looking for an upgrade to the setup to improve amplifier and/or reduce number of boxes as we're tight on space (2 br Victorian terrace). Music sources are currently mostly FLAC from a NAS or Spotify connect, though if I can persuade my wife to move over to tidal or similar that would be a win.
So, have been thinking about three possible routes to take:
1. Upgrade amp, keep link: Buy a better stereo integrated amp, but with a smaller footprint. Rega brio or Cyrus One, for example.
2. Upgrade amp, remove link, keep HEOS: Buy a stereo receiver / amp with HEOS streaming included. Options include Denon PMA150H or Marantz PM7000N.
3. Upgrade amp, remove link, remove HEOS: Move away from HEOS altogether in the living room and go with something like the Naim Uniti Atom. Would be a simple one box solution, and still support multiroom (directly with Spotify connect, or via separate apps for flax/nas streaming). Downside is mixed ecosystem in house (I'd have to keep the HEOS 1s elsewhere in the house for now due to limited budget).
Would really appreciate thoughts on where the best improvements could be made. Options 1,2,3 get progressively more expensive. Any opinions on sound quality in option 1 vs 2 particularly appreciated. Since I already have the Link am I best sucking to option 1 and simply upgrading the stereo amp? Option 2 is more expensive but I'm pretty paying for HEOS architecture which I would already have in the Link.
I suppose there's always option 4, accept it's a working setup that delivers good sound given the space and save my money.
Thanks a lot!
J