Class Home Audio

[Rikki Kitto]

Got the day off and I am rediscovering some of my old music and how good my Hi-Fi sounds. Just wondered what others are using at home and if they get many complaints off the neighbours

Meridian 206b CD player
Arcam Apha 10 power amps
ProAc Response Two Point Five Floor standing speakers Bi wired
Various high end connecting cables, speaker cables & power cables

I can't believe this kit is 15 years old + and sounds better today than when I bought it
Love it

[Sonic]

I love strolling downstairs on a day off, after a nice lie-in, when you should be at work, and cranking up the tunes on the hi-fi.

My previous neighbours when i lived in a terraced house used to think helicopters were landing outside when i put a film on, i made sure when i moved i got a detached house though, so no such complaints now

Linn Majik DS (Digital music streamer)
Linn Akurate Kontrol (Preamp/processor)
Linn AV-5125 (Dynamik) x2 (5x power amps each)
Linn AV-5140 (Aktiv, fronts)
Linn AV-5140 (rears)
Linn AV-5120 (center)
Linn AV-5150 (sub)

[s2driveruk]

yup, good mode of relaxation between conference calls, dive downstrairs, kids and wife out, hifi on and cranked up.

Definately not going to match much of the above kit wise but for what its worth:

Cyrus dAD7
Mission 753 floorstanders
Marantz nr1601 home cinema rec/amp - suprisingly good musically has so far stopped me going out to buy a dedicated amp

[Greg_S]

Likewise for me david, want to upgrade my amp when I have some cash.

Currently have

Monitor Audio Silver Floor standers, center speaker and dipole rears.
Marantz SR4400 amp

[Rikki Kitto]

Phew at least I'm not alone then, the missus goes mental when I let slip how much the next bit of kit will cost haha

[Colesy]

Very happy with my current setup:
Pioneer VSX-AX4ASi-S receiver,
Naim NAP250 power amp,
BK XXLS 400 Subwoofer,
B&W DM603 floorstanders,
B&W HTM7 centre &
Bose surrounds.

Couldn't live without the Naim NAP250, the sound is just amazing.

[Tony Stark]

An old marantz pm57 amp, old technics cd player. Speakers were cheapy acoustic solutions and apparently "didnt go with the rest of the furniture" so i binned 'em.

Dave grohl used to sound good through it on a sunday afternoon with my old mans tangent speakers.

[benntenn67]

My stuff is not new or high end but sounds "nice" (it's a bit like my stock S2 - not brash & in yer face but it can still deliver when you want to turn up the dial)

Rega Planer 2
Marantz CD42
Pioneer A 400 amp
Mission 702e speakers

[Rikki Kitto]

I bought the Pioneer new when it came out, lovely sounding amp for the money.

[brm180]

hifi

I bought my hi hi about 15 years ago which is as follows..

Michell Focus 1 turntable
Quad Cd Player
Quad pre anp
Quad power amp
Quad FM4 Tuner

Amazing sound for 15 year old hifi..

[borderS2]

Hi fi

At present I use a Sony AV receiver but with a pair of old Mission 770s on the front. For home recording I have an old Rotel amp and a pair of Soundcraft Spirit 2s.

The stuff I'm not using may be of more interest:
Tannoy Ardens? 300watt each and very big.
2 x Quad 405 + preamp
2 x Harman Kardon HK770 + preamp
Thorens 126 with SME 3009 Mk3 (and a Syrinx PU3 boxed)
Carver amp
+ ?

[Rikki Kitto]

Love Tannoys had loads of them over the years big warm sound, the tweeter design in the middle of the bass driver always impressed me.

[URquattroGus]

Been into hifi for quite a long time now.
Current sytem;

Dynaudio Contour 1.4S Speakers
Avi Lab Series V2 Power Amp
Bel Canto Pre Amp
Naim Dac
Sonos Streamer
Meridian 506 CD Player

The speakers are amazingly clear, low and loud, perfect for the fairly small room I have. Went through lots of diffrent ones before I settled on these.

I have quite a few spare sets of speakers and amps. Best to have one in every room! But I live in a flat at the moment, so probably not necessary!

I have a real weakness for bargain secondhand kit even if I dont need it...

[Rikki Kitto]

Same here, it's amazin what you can find at boot sales and flea bay

[Ross]

I've got an old Meridian 50 player, in the cupboard now and replaced with a Linn Sneaky DS and all my music ripped to my media server. No more CDs and sounds fantastic :mischeif:

Sonic has a crazy set-up, he bought my speakers and sub and just added it to his system...

I have Linn Ninka floorstanders running Active with 2x AV5105 power amps and an Exotik pre amp (with DS upgrade - uses Linn Akurate DAC). With a matching subwoofer and centre speaker.

It sounds great, but I really need to get rear speakers set up - I have everything to do it, just not sure how to without Laura noticing the trailing wires