Hi,

I'm looking at buy secondhand from ebay, want cd/amp/speakers. My house is
an old spanish place, small rooms and tiled floors.

I listen to rock/alternative/pop stuff

Want to spend around £1000/$1800

Can anyone reccomend good value second items that might give me a good
sound.

Thinking of second hand Naim/Cyrus and a nice pair of bookshelves... Any
ideas?

On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 09:15:36 GMT, Adie wrote:

Hi,

I'm looking at buy secondhand from ebay, want cd/amp/speakers. My house is
an old spanish place, small rooms and tiled floors.

I listen to rock/alternative/pop stuff

Want to spend around £1000/$1800

Can anyone reccomend good value second items that might give me a good
sound.

Thinking of second hand Naim/Cyrus and a nice pair of bookshelves... Any
ideas?


What's wrong with S/H Marantz, Rotel, Nad? I've found the Marantz in
particular (from late 80s through 90s) to be great sounding stuff.
You'll pay for the prestige of the name (Naim?) with British stuff and
have trouble getting it fixed after. If you must buy British, look at
Tannoy speakers.

On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 01:46:17 GMT, in rec.audio.opinion you wrote:

On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 09:15:36 GMT, Adie wrote:

Hi,

I'm looking at buy secondhand from ebay, want cd/amp/speakers. My house is
an old spanish place, small rooms and tiled floors.

I listen to rock/alternative/pop stuff

Want to spend around £1000/$1800

Can anyone reccomend good value second items that might give me a good
sound.

Thinking of second hand Naim/Cyrus and a nice pair of bookshelves... Any
ideas?


What's wrong with S/H Marantz, Rotel, Nad? I've found the Marantz in
particular (from late 80s through 90s) to be great sounding stuff.
You'll pay for the prestige of the name (Naim?) with British stuff and
have trouble getting it fixed after. If you must buy British, look at
Tannoy speakers.

Ive tried the run-of-the-mill NAD/Rotel/Marantz stuff and found it all to
be terribly lifeless, nothing special. As far as British stuff, the Brits
make the best high-end hi-fi, period, so an obvious route...

On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 07:35:48 GMT, Adie wrote:

On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 01:46:17 GMT, in rec.audio.opinion you wrote:

On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 09:15:36 GMT, Adie wrote:

Hi,

I'm looking at buy secondhand from ebay, want cd/amp/speakers. My house is
an old spanish place, small rooms and tiled floors.

I listen to rock/alternative/pop stuff

Want to spend around £1000/$1800

Can anyone reccomend good value second items that might give me a good
sound.

Thinking of second hand Naim/Cyrus and a nice pair of bookshelves... Any
ideas?


What's wrong with S/H Marantz, Rotel, Nad? I've found the Marantz in
particular (from late 80s through 90s) to be great sounding stuff.
You'll pay for the prestige of the name (Naim?) with British stuff and
have trouble getting it fixed after. If you must buy British, look at
Tannoy speakers.

Ive tried the run-of-the-mill NAD/Rotel/Marantz stuff and found it all to
be terribly lifeless, nothing special. As far as British stuff, the Brits
make the best high-end hi-fi, period, so an obvious route...


Hmmm. Could Arnie possibly be right about brand cachet and the value
of snob appeal?

Arnie, could we do a quick DBT here.....?

paul packer said:

Ive tried the run-of-the-mill NAD/Rotel/Marantz stuff and found it all to
be terribly lifeless, nothing special. As far as British stuff, the Brits
make the best high-end hi-fi, period, so an obvious route...

Hmmm. Could Arnie possibly be right about brand cachet and the value
of snob appeal?

Just what we need on RAO -- another argument about religion.





--
A day without Krooger is like a day without arsenic.

I would highly recommend this used equipment for a second/bargain
high-end system:

Integrated Amp:
http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....ube&1154367716 $625. o.b.o.
Or: http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....ran&1153394301 $650.
o.b.o.

Spkrs: http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....oni&1153848728
$750. o.b.o.

CDP: For a second system I would not bo into high-end on a player. Just
get an inexpensive player at your local store. Or, if you already have
one then use it. If it has a digital output you can upgrade later by
getting a decent DAC, such as:
http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....onv&1154625175 $500 o.b.o.
Or http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....onv&1152662290 $325.

"Adie" wrote

I'm looking at buy secondhand from ebay,
want cd/amp/speakers. My house is an
old spanish place, small rooms and tiled
floors.

I listen to rock/alternative/pop stuff

Want to spend around £1000/$1800

Can anyone reccomend good value second
items that might give me a good sound.

Add to your short list.
Integrated used amps:
Creek 5350SE
Denon PMA-2000

Used bookshelf speakers:
B&W 705
Focal Jmlab Cobalt 806
Paradigm Studio 40

Used CD Player:
Depends on usage.

On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 10:43:26 -0400, George M. Middius cmndr
[underscore] george [at] comcast [dot] net wrote:



paul packer said:

Ive tried the run-of-the-mill NAD/Rotel/Marantz stuff and found it all to
be terribly lifeless, nothing special. As far as British stuff, the Brits
make the best high-end hi-fi, period, so an obvious route...

Hmmm. Could Arnie possibly be right about brand cachet and the value
of snob appeal?

Just what we need on RAO -- another argument about religion.

Better than yet another argument about US politics replete with
senators' names. (groan). Or whether gays should marry. (double groan)
Tubes v. SS seems gripping by comparison, and isn't even OT.

paul packer said:

Just what we need on RAO -- another argument about religion.

Tubes v. SS seems gripping by comparison, and isn't even OT.

Since you're a SS diehard, have you considered attending a meeting of
the Smarmy-Winky Masturbation Club with Arnii & Tommi? Nothing sets off
the titters like the word "tube".




--
A day without Krooger is like a day without arsenic.

Powell wrote:

"Adie" wrote

I'm looking at buy secondhand from ebay,
want cd/amp/speakers. My house is an
old spanish place, small rooms and tiled
floors.

I listen to rock/alternative/pop stuff

Want to spend around £1000/$1800

Can anyone reccomend good value second
items that might give me a good sound.

Add to your short list.
Integrated used amps:
Creek 5350SE
Denon PMA-2000

Used bookshelf speakers:
B&W 705
Focal Jmlab Cobalt 806
Paradigm Studio 40

Used CD Player:
Depends on usage.

That all sounds rather gay, think i'll stick wih NAIM, a MAN's HIFI.

In article , Adie
wrote:

Powell wrote:

"Adie" wrote

I'm looking at buy secondhand from ebay,
want cd/amp/speakers. My house is an
old spanish place, small rooms and tiled
floors.

I listen to rock/alternative/pop stuff

Want to spend around £1000/$1800

Can anyone reccomend good value second
items that might give me a good sound.

Add to your short list.
Integrated used amps:
Creek 5350SE
Denon PMA-2000

Used bookshelf speakers:
B&W 705
Focal Jmlab Cobalt 806
Paradigm Studio 40

Used CD Player:
Depends on usage.

That all sounds rather gay, think i'll stick wih NAIM, a MAN's HIFI.

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