EdwardMarlowe
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I'm in the process of remodelling my home and will be wanting to replace my existing stereo equipment within the next couple of years. I've got the notion for something more aesthetically pleasing to go with the new room look. Deliberated on a modern microstack like a Denon M37 for a long time, but it feels a bit cold. I'm increasingly being seduced by the wood-enclosure and silver-face look of vintage equipment like 70s Marantz stuff. Don't want to go overboard on spending, but it seems to make logical sense to go for higher quality used stuff that has a bit of collectability to it (got a shock when my current system, for which my parents paid out the price of a small second hand car for my eighteenth in 1992, is worth about 20p!). Ideally, I'm looking for the following:
Amp (also preamp?)
-Two turntables (I already have one Rega Planar 3, a late 70s model I think - I'd like a second one so I can keep one set up permanently for 33RPM and one at 45RPM, so I'll obviously need some sort of A/B box - or would I be better putting them into separate channels on the amp?)
-CD player
-Radio Tuner - I know a lot of vintage amps have FM/MW built in, but I want to have a DAB band as well.[EDIT: Am I likely ever to have a use for DAB+? I find DAB gives me a better signal in my home than FM, by a long chalk; is DAB+ a white elephant, or worth buying a tuner that has that in it?]
Don't need ipod docking or anything of that nature, don't need cassettes, or anything else. No worries about movie sound, as I'll be building a separate, dedicated home cinema system. [EDIT: is that the answer to the DAB/DAB+ question - wire up a tuner for that sort of radio to the AV receiver and listen to radio via that?] The one modern touch I think I would like, though, is a subwoofer.... is that possible? Is it worth it if I have good quality vintage hifi running through two speakers as designed?
Looking for some suggestions on equipment I could/should be looking into, in particular with a view to mixing older and more modern components (thinking specifically of the CD & DAB). Will I need some sort of digital to analogue box?
Budget wise, spending less is always preferable, but I suppose realistically I could see me being prepared to go up to a grand over time. I'll be looking to build up the system over a period of couple of years; amp and speakers are where I'd like to start, to have vinyl up and running.
If anyone is able to point me towards some ideas of where I might go looking, specialist dealers, and such, I'd be most grateful. Also, any published guides as to what and how to look for with this sort of thing. I've had a hunt all ove the web, but not managed to turn much up so far - which may be my novice ignorance of the right search terms to use.... I'm afraid I'm new to doing much more here than setting up a boxed system per manual and plugging it in, but we've all got to learn, right?
Amp (also preamp?)
-Two turntables (I already have one Rega Planar 3, a late 70s model I think - I'd like a second one so I can keep one set up permanently for 33RPM and one at 45RPM, so I'll obviously need some sort of A/B box - or would I be better putting them into separate channels on the amp?)
-CD player
-Radio Tuner - I know a lot of vintage amps have FM/MW built in, but I want to have a DAB band as well.[EDIT: Am I likely ever to have a use for DAB+? I find DAB gives me a better signal in my home than FM, by a long chalk; is DAB+ a white elephant, or worth buying a tuner that has that in it?]
Don't need ipod docking or anything of that nature, don't need cassettes, or anything else. No worries about movie sound, as I'll be building a separate, dedicated home cinema system. [EDIT: is that the answer to the DAB/DAB+ question - wire up a tuner for that sort of radio to the AV receiver and listen to radio via that?] The one modern touch I think I would like, though, is a subwoofer.... is that possible? Is it worth it if I have good quality vintage hifi running through two speakers as designed?
Looking for some suggestions on equipment I could/should be looking into, in particular with a view to mixing older and more modern components (thinking specifically of the CD & DAB). Will I need some sort of digital to analogue box?
Budget wise, spending less is always preferable, but I suppose realistically I could see me being prepared to go up to a grand over time. I'll be looking to build up the system over a period of couple of years; amp and speakers are where I'd like to start, to have vinyl up and running.
If anyone is able to point me towards some ideas of where I might go looking, specialist dealers, and such, I'd be most grateful. Also, any published guides as to what and how to look for with this sort of thing. I've had a hunt all ove the web, but not managed to turn much up so far - which may be my novice ignorance of the right search terms to use.... I'm afraid I'm new to doing much more here than setting up a boxed system per manual and plugging it in, but we've all got to learn, right?
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