pauljcarr
Standard Member
Hi all,
Sorry for asking an impossible question but I want to make sure that I do not make a mistake that I live to regret.
Before Christmas, I bought a Teac Reference 300 Mk II/III from Richer Sounds. The price was great, performance too but unfortunately, it developed a fault after a few days - the CD unit (PD-H300) would not respond to the remote. RS didn't have any more in stock and I swapped for a Teac Legacy 700 which they had on special offer. I know these are do not compete in the same marketplace but I could not resist the price @ £199. However I didn't like the sound so back it went. I had read a bit here and elsewhere online about the Teac CR-H255 and the Onkyo CS515DAB and decided I should go for one or other.
Impatience took over so I went for the Teac which is....well, fine but.....
The sound seems a bit light, lacking bass and warmth, and I can't help but feel that there could be more "definition". BTW I am not a career audio enthusiast and have never had enough cash to buy anything other than home friendly hifi, i.e. not too big, not too intrusive, not too expensive. Accordingly, I am not certain what I should be looking for and what expectation is reasonable but I cannot help but feel that I should be more wow-ed than I am.
My question is really this - should I go for the Onkyo and would it give me noticeably better performance? I have read very positive remarks on the Onkyo, seemingly a little less so on the Teac, but I have not seen a "head to head" review.
I am using Gale 4040 floorstanders, again because they seemed to be a good deal. Although I have had these over 2 weeks, I think I could persuade RS to swap them but my budget will not significantly exceed the £99 that the 4040s cost me.
I have around a week remaining within my 14 day period to make up my mind. Any advice greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance,
Paul
Sorry for asking an impossible question but I want to make sure that I do not make a mistake that I live to regret.
Before Christmas, I bought a Teac Reference 300 Mk II/III from Richer Sounds. The price was great, performance too but unfortunately, it developed a fault after a few days - the CD unit (PD-H300) would not respond to the remote. RS didn't have any more in stock and I swapped for a Teac Legacy 700 which they had on special offer. I know these are do not compete in the same marketplace but I could not resist the price @ £199. However I didn't like the sound so back it went. I had read a bit here and elsewhere online about the Teac CR-H255 and the Onkyo CS515DAB and decided I should go for one or other.
Impatience took over so I went for the Teac which is....well, fine but.....
The sound seems a bit light, lacking bass and warmth, and I can't help but feel that there could be more "definition". BTW I am not a career audio enthusiast and have never had enough cash to buy anything other than home friendly hifi, i.e. not too big, not too intrusive, not too expensive. Accordingly, I am not certain what I should be looking for and what expectation is reasonable but I cannot help but feel that I should be more wow-ed than I am.
My question is really this - should I go for the Onkyo and would it give me noticeably better performance? I have read very positive remarks on the Onkyo, seemingly a little less so on the Teac, but I have not seen a "head to head" review.
I am using Gale 4040 floorstanders, again because they seemed to be a good deal. Although I have had these over 2 weeks, I think I could persuade RS to swap them but my budget will not significantly exceed the £99 that the 4040s cost me.
I have around a week remaining within my 14 day period to make up my mind. Any advice greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance,
Paul