Here we go again. Chap I’m working with at the moment got talking hifi and records and talked himself into wanting to upgrade his modest and dated system put together in the 80s. So looking for some ideas, suggestions and links to second hand bits and pieces that might give him the biggest bang for his buck.
Usual rules apply -
Completely ignore his stated budget and suggest something that costs more than his car and/ or house
When it comes to speakers the first, second and third answer is ‘big horns’. (He probably needs answer #4 in this case)
Start replacing stuff he wants to keep at great expense and hassle
Expand his box count beyond his combined number of fingers and toes
So…
He has a Linn Axis turntable with some sort of Mission arm on it which he wants to entirely replace (can’t blame him!) with a budget of something like £400.
Speakers are currently B&W DM100i by the looks of it. He’d prefer something similar size, that goes a bit deeper but without having to have something big and ugly which will trigger his wifey. I think he wants to spend £500 tops.
He wants to keep his current amp which he likes - NAD 3130, so speakers will need to work with that rather than a Krell etc.
Heco Ascada - OK built in amps but also has bluetooth so he can fiddle with that if he likes.
The mission arm isn’t too bad Perhaps he could get a Thorens 125?
