Dec 2017: I just bought the KEFs after using entry-level Wharfdale Diamond 10.1 speakers for the past several years. My first impression of the KEFs is very positive. I know a lot of folks complain about the lack of bass, but that's not a huge issue for me. I love the added resolution the KEFs bring to the table over the Wharfdales. If I could figure out where to put it, I have an old 10" sub that's very musical that would be great.
March 2018: I picked up a new Rega Apollo CDP - 2017 version. They dropped the "R"
designation and as you can see from the photo, the appearance has
changed from previous versions. I'm getting a little more detail and
subtlety that my previous player (Arcam CD73) could not provide. I upgraded the power cord to a Wireworld Stratus 7.
April 2019: I finally replaced my 13 year old Arcam A90 integrated amp with a slightly newer Simaudio Moon 340i. I was considering a tube amp for a while (Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum was high on my list) but I ended up getting a solid state amp instead. This amp has everything I wanted including the upgraded D2 DAC. Now I'm in the process of upgrading the stock AC cord to a Cardas Twinlink and the IC to an AudioQuest Forest digital coax that connects to the Squeezebox. Currently, I'm using the Rega's DAC, but I will experiment with connecting it digitally to the Moon's DAC.
Always interested in hearing other folks opinions/suggestions.
Mini-monitors sitting in an IKEA Expidit bookshelf.
Morrow Audio SP-3
Spade terminators
Logitech Squeezebox Touch
Connects wirelessly to a Synology NAS running Media Server.
Simaudio Moon 340i
Recently added this 100wpc Integrated amp with the optional phono stage and the upgraded DAC Ver D2. This amp is somewhat of an upgrade to my old Arcam A90 which served me well for 13 years. Not sure how long this will stay in the system as I think I can do even better for similar money.
Rega Apollo (2017 version)
Picked up a new Rega Apollo CDP - 2017 version. They dropped the "R" designation and as you can see from the photo, the appearance has changed from previous versions. I'm getting a little more detail and subtlety that the previous Arcam CDP could not provide.
