Julian, the arcam was swapped out for a meridian, the cable was ditched for a better quality 3 metre one.

At the end of the day if you are happy with the quality then thats excellent as its a great solution.

I have had a scan through Tom Alves music collection, he is obviously someone who is obsessed with music, I don't believe the investment he has made into music with be rewarded by this route.

Just trying to inject another way is all