Hi Fi

malg said:
In the size of room I have they are stunning. They need the stands though. I had them on bookshelfs for a year or two then bought the stands - like a totally different speaker. Like everything I suppose, it's about individual tastes. I did want to go with the 805 diamond but the PM1s done the job for me. My listening is mainly early 80s, Kraftwerk, JD, NO, Velvet Underground and a little of Radiohead...... oh, and Back in Black and a bit of Pink Floyd. I'm old.


The wife likes the look of them though..... that's half the battle.
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Similar music tastes then, plus I'm also a bit old. The Wife isn't allowed in my room!
 
I've got a nad c320 amp from 2005 and some tannoy revolution dc6 speakers, I just play Spotify via WiFi through an audio chromecast for a source (got a nad cd player in the cupboard that has been retired). Going to upgrade soon but not sure how (one salesman at richer sounds said to buy a node 2i streamer, another said to get a Cambridge one or the quad vena amp to replace both nad amp and chromecast). Any advice welcome
 
The Fat el Hombre said:
I've got a nad c320 amp from 2005 and some tannoy revolution dc6 speakers, I just play Spotify via WiFi through an audio chromecast for a source (got a nad cd player in the cupboard that has been retired). Going to upgrade soon but not sure how (one salesman at richer sounds said to buy a node 2i streamer, another said to get a Cambridge one or the quad vena amp to replace both nad amp and chromecast). Any advice welcome
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All good advice. The Quad is the most convenient and the Cambridge is the best for sound quality so depends how happy you are with your NAD. I had the node (cheapest option - decent sound but quirky to live with) quickly moved it on for the Cambridge CXN. Even made the new Taylor Swift album sound exceptional :-)
The NAD was a giant killer in its day. Buying separates allows you to upgrade bit by bit (space allowing).
 
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The Fat el Hombre said:
I've got a nad c320 amp from 2005 and some tannoy revolution dc6 speakers, I just play Spotify via WiFi through an audio chromecast for a source (got a nad cd player in the cupboard that has been retired). Going to upgrade soon but not sure how (one salesman at richer sounds said to buy a node 2i streamer, another said to get a Cambridge one or the quad vena amp to replace both nad amp and chromecast). Any advice welcome
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Have a scan at Raspberry Pi media servers (DIY and ultimately customisable). You can attach a DAC to the Pi and connect it directly to your NAD then stream audio via your home wifi. You can also connect a Network drive to your wifi so that you can you can play any audio files.

You can run the Pi headless, so you can use a phone or a tablet to control your system.

Something like this: https://about//www.runeaudio.com/
 
The Fat el Hombre said:
I've got a nad c320 amp from 2005 and some tannoy revolution dc6 speakers, I just play Spotify via WiFi through an audio chromecast for a source (got a nad cd player in the cupboard that has been retired). Going to upgrade soon but not sure how (one salesman at richer sounds said to buy a node 2i streamer, another said to get a Cambridge one or the quad vena amp to replace both nad amp and chromecast). Any advice welcome
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Don't discount the Arcam RPlay streamer either. I've got one and it sounds fantastic.
 
Just replaced a 15yr Onkyo system with some Sonus speakers. OK it's not strictly a Hifi but the sound quality and ease of use is truly amazing.
 
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