Cheaper amp, better speakers, cheaper amp, better speakers. The differences between amps is nuance compared to the differences between speakers and even the same speakers differently positioned within a room.
You've got a respectable source; get the best speakers you can; think about optimizing your system when you budget recovers. Impeller;157919 Wrote: > In that case, I must have asked a really obvious question. :) > > > Was it the RA-1062 you meant? The 1072 seems to be the matching CD > player. > > Would the amp upgrade really make much difference at this level? > Wouldn't I be better off sticking with the cheaper amp and investing in > better speakers? (I'm only going on what I've heard/read - would > appreciate your thoughts.) > > Many thanks for the other advice - I shall have to invest some time > listening in shops. I think Quad ESLs are out of the question for now, > though. (They're those massive things, aren't they? Very expensive I > expect. I heard a pair at the What HiFi/Best of Stuff show recently > whilst they had Leftfield playing and they sounded awesome - so full of > natural sound.) > > I have listened to the Diamond 9.1s with an RA-04 amp round a friend's > house, and I was impressed. They sounded powerful enough for my front > room (not a very big room) and seemed to be very precise and > controlled. But as I said, I'll have to listen to some others. Any > particular recommendations around the £250 mark or below? -- highdudgeon Relax. It's about the music. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ highdudgeon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2195 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30074 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
