The ‘Modern Hi-Fi’ thread....

[mustang1]

I got a B&W Zeppelin a few years ago. Might not be saying much but it's the best quality hi-fi I've ever had.

I was really impressed when I first heard that. I just wasn't expecting the sound quality to be that good for something so small.

 

[raleighnut]

A bit carp?

Maybe, I haven't heard them so I'm just guessing but really a bookshelf speakers strength should be a very detailed sound if a tad 'bass light' and the Cambridge gear is pretty well regarded, I owned a Cambridge CD5 (still do in fact) and sound quality wasn't a problem but build quality was as it sort of 'packed up' a bit after 6yrs in that it'll play some discs, not play others and skip/stop on some but then the Teac one I bought after that did pretty much the same (glad I didn't waste money on a 5yr 'guarantee' for either) I'm hoping that the Denon CD player I use now outlasts the 6-7yr 'product life' that seems standard these days for any electronic components but I won't be surprised if it doesn't.

 

[Rezillo]

Dears
My plan is as follows. Build a pair of IPL acoustic M1TLm. Transmission line speakers and fnd a suitable amp to drive them.

You can't go wrong with any of the IPL kits, of which I've built a number. My S4TLs, more than twenty years old, are now on their third set of drive units, not because they've failed, but because it is so easy and relatively cheap to upgrade to the latest ones (plus you can then experiment with your own designs using the old units). The current ribbon tweeters are great.

 

[Tim Hall]

@Markymark in the 80s.....

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...90s and ..00s too

Stylin', wilin', livin' it up in the city
Got Chucks on with Saint Laurent
Got kiss myself, I'm so pretty

 

[Venod]

My hearing is down on the higher frequencies so spending shed loads of money on HiFi is not for me, all of my stuff is on a NAS drive so I bought a Yamaha WX50 and some Dali speakers, I am impressed with the sound, I also bought a speaker for the bedroom, it is a whole house system a bit like Sonos, and controlled with your phone, it links direct to Spotify and other on line services.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

I was really impressed when I first heard that. I just wasn't expecting the sound quality to be that good for something so small.

I heard it in a John Lewis and was struck by how, even though it wasn't particularly loud, the clarity was such you could hear it all over the store. Saw one secondhand on eBay and nabbed it for £100, absolute bargain.

 

[BoldonLad]

Music saved on a NAS drive, plus internet radio (none stop 60’s), with Sonos Speakers in every room, controlled by an App on phone. Sort of reliving our youth, but, with gadgets!

 

[Pale Rider]

My hearing is down on the higher frequencies so spending shed loads of money on HiFi is not for me, all of my stuff is on a NAS drive so I bought a Yamaha WX50 and some Dali speakers, I am impressed with the sound, I also bought a speaker for the bedroom, it is a whole house system a bit like Sonos, and controlled with your phone, it links direct to Spotify and other on line services.

A mate had some Dali speakers but they kept on slipping off the shelf.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

All my stuff is 16 years old now but I still like it. Bought primarily for home cinema surround I have B&W 602 s3 at the front B&W DM303 at the back, a Denon amp, and a Rotel CD player. Speakers are on Atacama stands wired with Ecosse Reference cable. I tried out an Arcam CD player but took it back as I could hear the power supply whistling from across the room. I use my old PS3 as a DVD and Bluray player.
Recent additions are a silent PC to handle all sorts of video and sound duties, and a QNAP 251+ network attached storage running Plex with the whole sound and video collection on it.
I can connect to that and play stuff anywhere in the world there's internet.

Just to make things more fun I've got tinnitus now so just get frustrated listening to music in the quiet.

 

[Tight Git]

Amplifier wise agree with the post further up - Rega Brio is just in your price range. I have the previous version and can recommend it.

 

[Venod]

QNAP 251+

I have this NAS very impressed with it.

 

[raleighnut]

Amplifier wise agree with the post further up - Rega Brio is just in your price range. I have the previous version and can recommend it.

It was my suggestion, I've never heard one but people I know (from the now closed HiFi shops) rate it that is when they're not ripping the pi55 out of me for using 1967 amplifiers. One of them in particular has a full Naim '6 pack' and Linn Sondek but keeps swapping speakers in search of 'Audio Nirvana' is always a bit upset that his £30,000+ set up doesn't sound that much better than my system that's worth a 10th of that.

However the Rega doesn't have tone controls, much like the Cyrus and the Nait (or any Naim Amps) so it's a no for me to them in my system.

 

[Maenchi]

I've got a Cambridge Audio CD and Amp (Topaz) connected to Eltax bookshelf speakers, I've tried moving the speakers a few times but the sound is still generally a tad dead / muffled.

Could it be down to the speaker wires being really long?

I used to have a Topaz amp and I thought it sounded a bit 'dead' I upped it to an Azur 651A which fixed it:

 

[Fab Foodie]

You can't go wrong with any of the IPL kits, of which I've built a number. My S4TLs, more than twenty years old, are now on their third set of drive units, not because they've failed, but because it is so easy and relatively cheap to upgrade to the latest ones (plus you can then experiment with your own designs using the old units). The current ribbon tweeters are great.

Thanks!
I visited years ago and was mightily impressed.

 

[Fab Foodie]

[QUOTE 5176480, member: 259"]Cambridge Audio amps all sound a bit dull at low volumes. I'm not a fan personally.[/QUOTE]
Mmmmmm need to have some life at low volumes.